Can you seperate your mind?

Question

Split it? Partition it?

And no, it's not called schizophrenia.

Answer 1

yes, but every time i put it back in I have parts left over..
can't figure it out

Answer 2

The "mind" isn't a thing that can be divided, and no one has ever seen it. It's an "experience" of "consciousness" involving awareness, memory, will, etc. that results from the interplay of your brain, your body, soul, and environmental stimuli.

Having said that, the experience that we call "mind" can manifest itself in different ways. For example, it can be intensely concentrated on something such as reading a book, or it can be analytically involved in a technical subject or it can be passively receptive in the face of beauty and awe.

The "mind" can in a sense be partitioned when, for example, you are self-conscious when doing something. People who are anxious about public speaking, for example, concentrate on their topics, while at the same time, worrying about making a blunder and being embarrassed. Another example, we may feel a physical urge to do something like eating for example, but your thoughts are saying, "No, you're on a diet". Both are manifestation of the "mind".

On the other hand, the brain is partitioned by nature. For example, the left side of the brain houses more analytical functions that affect the "mind" while the right side houses linguistic, aesthetic functions that also affect the "mind". The brain is also partitioned in other ways.

I don't know if I clarified anything or made it more confusing. But that's my take on the subject.

I'm hungry! All this writing has me thinking about food!

Answer 3

Yes I think we can. I have a mental illness (no, not schizophrenia) and it seems as if my thoughts are of two seperate entities. It's always conflicting thoughts that usually relate to my self-image. It's almost like the little 'angel' and 'devil' sitting on my opposite shoulders.

Answer 4

I presume you mean to shut down the cognitive part and allow only the automatic part to remain active.

Yes, done through meditation where you enter the dormant stage. Should have a mentor or helper standing by though to help you return.

Answer 5

Don't forget there's a lot of people out here that probably only have a 1/2 a brain to begin with!

Answer 6

Yes...men do it all the time. They compartmentalize their feelings. This enables some of them to feel love for their wife...and love for their mistress...and they never confuse the two...it is very separate to them; one not to be confused with the other. I learned from this observation and discovered if we could separate our emotions from our reasoning abilities; we can often become more cognitive of what is around us...and see it with brand new eyes...so "Thank you, gentlemen!" I could elaborate more, but you get the idea.

Answer 7

Yes, I've done it when I gave birth to my children. If you concentrate hard enough you can separate your mind from the pain. While I wouldn't say that it was 100% painless, I was able to give birth naturally with no medication.

Answer 8

You know when I broke off my 20 year marriage.. I asked when does my heart catch up with my head?I understood I was doing the best thing for me but my heart took forever to repair itself.

You can

Answer 9

I'm sure I could, but I'd be more than willing to bet that it would be excruciatingly painful, and likely quite deadly.

Answer 10

Not sure, but I think that's what's happening when someone has a seizure, but I could be wrong.