Dubemikael
Feb 15, 2020
Scholarship / Tell us about a concept, theory, or topic you have explored. Questbridge Prompt (200 words) [2]
Tell us about a concept, theory, or topic you have explored simply because it sparked your intellectual curiosity. Why do you find it intriguing? How do you want to explore it further?
"L'appel du vide", intrusive thoughts or urges usually pertaining to self-destruction. I personally experience this on a day to day basis, and at first, it used to scare me. The thought that I was dangerous to myself was a possibility that I couldn't understand. It's a concept that is commonly romanticized in media and isn't really recognized by psychology even though there is data that suggests that a significant amount of the population showcases this trait. Why is it such a widespread phenomenon, yet mentioned so little? That, I don't have an answer to yet, but I have come to a conclusion as to why it does happen. Human beings are one of the few organisms that tend to form packs and "colonies" without prioritizing the pack over themselves; we exist as free animals and are always looking for ways to experience that freedom. These self-destructive thoughts are a manifestation of that will to express our freedom. It is in a way your subconscious saying "This is my body; I own it, and I can do what I want", and no matter how inspiring this might sound it still remains somewhat terrifying.
Thank you for reading this. Its part of my application to get a scholarship to a summer program i really want to go to.
The call of the void
Tell us about a concept, theory, or topic you have explored simply because it sparked your intellectual curiosity. Why do you find it intriguing? How do you want to explore it further?
"L'appel du vide", intrusive thoughts or urges usually pertaining to self-destruction. I personally experience this on a day to day basis, and at first, it used to scare me. The thought that I was dangerous to myself was a possibility that I couldn't understand. It's a concept that is commonly romanticized in media and isn't really recognized by psychology even though there is data that suggests that a significant amount of the population showcases this trait. Why is it such a widespread phenomenon, yet mentioned so little? That, I don't have an answer to yet, but I have come to a conclusion as to why it does happen. Human beings are one of the few organisms that tend to form packs and "colonies" without prioritizing the pack over themselves; we exist as free animals and are always looking for ways to experience that freedom. These self-destructive thoughts are a manifestation of that will to express our freedom. It is in a way your subconscious saying "This is my body; I own it, and I can do what I want", and no matter how inspiring this might sound it still remains somewhat terrifying.
Thank you for reading this. Its part of my application to get a scholarship to a summer program i really want to go to.
