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<onlyinclude>'''Personal meaning enhancement''' is the experience of a considerably increased sense of personal significance becoming attributed to | <onlyinclude>'''Personal meaning enhancement''' is the experience of a considerably increased sense of personal significance becoming attributed to innocuous situations, and coincidences. Trivial observations not usually noticed may seem connected, and a subjective state of "seeing solutions" might become one of seeing problems, ultimately arriving at a full-fledged paranoid psychosis.<ref name="Bowers1966">Bowers, M. B., & Freedman, D. X. (1966). Psychedelic experiences in acute psychoses. Archives of General Psychiatry, 15(3), 240-248. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1966.01730150016003</ref> For example, one may feel that the lyrics of a song or events in a film directly relate to their life in a meaningful and distinct manner that is not usually felt during everyday sobriety. This feeling can continue to occur even when it is rationally understood that the external stimuli does not genuinely relate to the person experiencing it in such a direct manner. | ||
At its highest level, this effect will often synergize with [[delusions]] in a manner which can result in one genuinely believing that innocuous events are directly related to them. For example, one may begin to believe that the plot of a film is about their life or that a song was written for them. This phenomenon is well established within psychology and is commonly known as a "[[Delusions#Themes|delusion of reference]]."<ref>Sedler, M. J. (1995). Understanding delusions. Psychiatric Clinics, 18(2), 251-262. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.57851</ref><ref> | At its highest level, this effect will often synergize with [[delusions]] in a manner which can result in one genuinely believing that innocuous events are directly related to them. For example, one may begin to believe that the plot of a film is about their life or that a song was written for them. This phenomenon is well established within psychology and is commonly known as a "[[Delusions#Themes|delusion of reference]]."<ref>Sedler, M. J. (1995). Understanding delusions. Psychiatric Clinics, 18(2), 251-262. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.57851</ref><ref>American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.), 819. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.GlossaryofTechnicalTerms</ref></onlyinclude> | ||
Personal meaning enhancement is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] compounds, such as [[psychedelic|psychedelics]], [[dissociative|dissociatives]], [[cannabinoid|cannabinoids]], and [[deliriant|deliriants]]. However, it can also occur under the influence of [[sleep deprivation]] and [[stimulant psychosis]]. | Personal meaning enhancement is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] compounds, such as [[psychedelic|psychedelics]], [[dissociative|dissociatives]], [[cannabinoid|cannabinoids]], and [[deliriant|deliriants]]. However, it can also occur under the influence of [[sleep deprivation]] and [[stimulant psychosis]].<ref name="Bowers1966"/> | ||
===Psychoactive substances=== | ===Psychoactive substances=== | ||
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | ||