Trapped

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   In the case of an extreme dissociation or intrusion (one that doesn't resolve on it's own or resolves slowly) a mind can be put in an awkward state.  It might even feel to the person affected like they're trapped.

   Everyday things can become difficult or impossible with normal functioning of the mind impaired.

   That includes things like:

• Learning
• Planning
• Managing time
• Critical thinking
• Accessing memories
• Experiencing emotions

   At some point (assuming a long enough life) we're all going to experience these problems.  Continuing to learn and change is the best way to treat or prevent them all.

   Sometimes that won't be an option.

   You might be wondering when that might be.

   It's when a person enters a persistent vegetative state.

   A mind could become trapped in a state like that because of a few things:

• Awareness might be difficult or impossible to gain
• So awareness could only be lost
• Without awareness the reference is circular in the worst way possible

   When someone's in a persistent vegetative state it's often described as being "awake but without awareness".  The exact words used from the link below are "awake but showing no signs of awareness".

   Medical link: https://brainfoundation.org.au/disorders/vegetative-state

   Helpful link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_vegetative_state

   That's a huge problem.

   Because without awareness and the ability to shift awareness the mind can't change.

   If it can't change it can't gain awareness.

   If it can't change it can only lose awareness.

   But in no way does it mean the mind has stopped existing.

   There are ethical and moral issues around this that I'm highly opinionated on.  Due to that I won't go further with this post.

   Am hoping someone will pick up from here to find ways of doing things in the future that are better than what we have now.

   Better is usually easier to define.