one popular model of neuroscience posits 3 top level neural networks each of which arise out of your other brain structures; the Salience Network (watching for danger), the Direct Mode Network (dreaming, judging) and the Executive Network (planning, reminding).
The thoughts generated be these different networks are distinct enough that with practice anyone can suss out which network is sending thoughts but I can’t do it automatically I have to analyze to figure it out still.
It sounds like you sorted this out on your own which is pretty fascinating! I really had to struggle to find the distinct flavors of those three different networks in my mind.
Very interesting. I don’t find this disturbing and it makes a lot of sense to me.
I’ve long known that my “salience network” is over active and / or an asshole. People often describe these as intrusive thoughts or “l’appel du vide” (call of the void) but I get warnings from that fuckhead all the time. “It would be so terrible if you plunged that knife into your belly right now”. Also just spiralling catastrophising anxiety like “That work thing you’re worried about is gonna turn out so bad”… and so on and so forth.
IDK if I would’ve naturally come to the conclusion that there are 3 distinct networks. For me it feels like there are 6 or so, with some overlap.
Huh, this is one and the same for me, more like a mode-switch depending on situation. But that might be because of Asperer. No one is talking, too: i need to translate thoughts in words.
I’m sure for most people, this is somewhat disturbing.
However, I have at least 3 voices going in my head at any given time, and they cycle.
One is figuring out what’s happening.
One is analyzing what was just happening.
One is talking to itself.
All while I decide which one is the most interesting.
And which one is deciding?
Me, of course.
one popular model of neuroscience posits 3 top level neural networks each of which arise out of your other brain structures; the Salience Network (watching for danger), the Direct Mode Network (dreaming, judging) and the Executive Network (planning, reminding).
The thoughts generated be these different networks are distinct enough that with practice anyone can suss out which network is sending thoughts but I can’t do it automatically I have to analyze to figure it out still.
It sounds like you sorted this out on your own which is pretty fascinating! I really had to struggle to find the distinct flavors of those three different networks in my mind.
Very interesting. I don’t find this disturbing and it makes a lot of sense to me.
I’ve long known that my “salience network” is over active and / or an asshole. People often describe these as intrusive thoughts or “l’appel du vide” (call of the void) but I get warnings from that fuckhead all the time. “It would be so terrible if you plunged that knife into your belly right now”. Also just spiralling catastrophising anxiety like “That work thing you’re worried about is gonna turn out so bad”… and so on and so forth.
IDK if I would’ve naturally come to the conclusion that there are 3 distinct networks. For me it feels like there are 6 or so, with some overlap.
That’s pretty cool!
Mine have names too, sort of like positions on the bridge, I guess?
[HopingForBetter], or just my name, is usually deciding what to pay attention to.
Vega is the one that’s usually analyzing.
Francesca wants to have fun.
And then there’s Vivian, the destroyer of worlds…
Huh, this is one and the same for me, more like a mode-switch depending on situation. But that might be because of Asperer. No one is talking, too: i need to translate thoughts in words.
I hear things. I’m bipolar though.
I often have to check in with a person close to me to see if they heard what I heard, or if its my “imagination.”
For those worried, I’m under the care of a psychiatrist, and mostly this isn’t an issue anymore.