Belief, hope, and desperation tightly intertwined with each other. On the other hand, logic is differentBefore we start, we should understand the meaning of belief, logic, desperation, and hope. So this is my conclusion after reading some articles and thinking about it at the midnight for a few days.
"Belief is a psychological condition that makes people agree or assume if something is correct or true. People tend to hold to this opinion till someone or something proves it otherwise."
"Desperation is losing hope when that little spark suddenly disappears and everything becomes dark."
"Hope is like an imaginary creature, it makes us feel full, it helps us in our lowest moment in life, it always sounds like ‘it’s okay you can do it, keep going I’m always on your side, everything is gonna be alright, there’s still a probability you can win this battle’ etc etc."
"Logic is a realistic way of thinking and prioritizing facts by measuring what percentage of the probability of a statement is true."
When I decided to write about this case, I’m aware there will be a lot of logical fallacy because humans are complex and unique. This is purely my opinion, influenced by which books and articles I read, people that I spent my life with, and how the environment shapes me being who I am today. I tried to see things from a different perspective but I’m sure there’s still a lot of unobserved perspectives or perhaps I refuse to observe cause I couldn’t cut down my ego and put my shoes in a perspective with which I strongly disagree.
There was a time when people around me in their lowest moment in life, they were vulnerable and the light on their eyes suddenly disappear. They didn’t talk much like they were before, they barely smile and melancholy. Some of them became toxic and feel pity for themselves, curse people with privilege in an unhealthy way. I experienced this situation as well, wrote about it in my last post about life crisis. Desperation feels like there’s no chance for anything, the clock still ticking, the earth still rotates, only your universe has fallen apart, leave a big hole which you don’t have any idea how to fix it.
In this depression moment, an instant solution with a sugar-coated result seems like an oasis. Doesn’t matter if it obviously bullshits, people need something to fill in the hole. For others who watch it outside of the box, these people seem like an idiot. I’m one of them, I used to feel annoyed by people who not think rationally when they desperate, I always say if you use feeling more than logic then that’s the problem. I’m really selfish and ignorant to not see things from their perspective, right? This is the main reason why I want to observe this case.
Belief mostly affected by our environment, the value of what’s right and wrong in society around us constructs the way we see the world. This condition influence how we deal with desperation. I live in a religious country, a believer tends to pray more often and do some special rituals when they desperate. These actions are their way to recharge their hope, to keep living. Still, many of them believe in black magic, how can people who claim to have faith in God/s believe in such a thing? It sounds like a betrayal. I would say black magic is ridiculous, but some people may say I don’t believe it because I never experienced it by myself, yes of course cause how can I experience something I don’t believe? Just because people believe in it doesn’t mean it’s real, right? Unicorn is magnificent, yet, it’s a fantasy. For anyone who might know this, tell me is that kind of magic can happen to someone who doesn’t believe in it?
To be honest it’s obvious why do people tend to believe in something not logical when they desperate, as I mentioned above they need something to fill them up, they need hope to keep living, so fuck logic as long as they can find happiness ASAP they will believe in it. But the thing is I wonder how the brain works in our lowest moment in life, how this situation makes people struggle to think rationally?
I found an article about this problem. In our brain, there’s a part called the hippocampus, which regulates the production of a hormone called cortisol. During times of physical and mental stress, including depression, our body releases cortisol. On the other hand, there’s a part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for regulating emotions, making decisions, and forming memories. When the body produces an excess amount of cortisol, the prefrontal cortex also appears to shrink. Shrinkage of the brain can disrupt brain function. Scientifically, that is the reason why people couldn’t use their logic properly in a depressing situation.
In conclusion, the way to prevent ourselves to believe in something not logical which probably leads to a bigger problem is to try to understand brain function and hormones in-depth and learn how to control it. I won’t talk more about brain function here cause there are tons of things I have to learn and not gonna lie it’s too complex and complicated.
The article I mentioned above:
https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/effects-brain#How-Can-Treatment-Change-the-Brain?
Duh, this is bad writing lol
Imma update if there's something left (which is a lot), my anxiety suddenly occur and I can't function properly, this unpublished post is one of the causes, gonna fix grammar mistakes next week, so yea that's it bye.
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