Just imagine! And when I say just imagine, I mean just that – pure, boundary-less imagination. I’ve been trying to wrap my head around different theories of the brain, different mental disorders, and the limited functionality in which the brain operates both with and without having ‘disorders’. So here’s my theory: this ‘normal’ state of our brain is in fact a disorder that have become a common disorder that seems to be the most optimal in comparison to the others.

Now, before you think I’m crazy, just remember that I said this is all just an imagination. I am simply exploring a ‘non-logical’ direction that many may be afraid to imagine. But what is a ‘logical’ approach, if not an approach that society has labeled as normal based on the data that once again society has labeled as facts? It seems like my imagination is really going far on this one.

For as long as I can remember, there has been a myth which states that humans are limited to 10% of their brain. In the more recent years, there have been many studies and scientists that debunked this myth – basically destroying the possibility of even imagining such a thing. But to honest, no discoveries were made playing it safe, so I am still imagining such a theory and possibility. I must say, when it comes to figures such as the 10% which was once introduced, my imagination doesn’t go to the extent of calculating. So please don’t expect me to throw any crazy imagined figures at you.

If you’re still imagining with me, great! Now, just imagine if what we classify as mental disorders is simply a fragmental availability of our ‘complete’ brain? A normal functioning brain of course would not seem limited nor fall under the category of mental disorders or mentally limited because this is the best we know, and the best we can understand as to what ‘normal’ means to the human species.

Let’s use Schizophrenia as an example. This condition is known as a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. So a person diagnosed with this disorder can suffer from a range of symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning. Now, imagine with me. Imagine that this disorder is labeled so negatively because of our limited understanding of what it really means. Imagine that this disorder has such negative effects because we cannot control the symptoms and what a person is experiencing. Imagine that a persons diagnosed with this disorder suffers not because of the disorder itself, but because of what our brain has been re-coded to do – which is to only operate in fragments.

There are many therapies that are prescribed by experts and professionals around the world that enables persons to explore consciousness using hallucinogens’ or other drugs which has the same effects BUT can be better controlled. Bare in mind, this is no push for the use of drugs, this is simply to highlight the power of ‘control’. Because anything that we can control, any part of us that we can control, gives us access to becoming better versions of who we were, who we are. So just imagine a ‘normal’ functioning brain being able to access that fragment of the brain by will and control. Just imagine the therapeutic awareness and deep exploration one may be able undergo within themselves or within the limitless realms of life itself. Just imagine!

Let’s highlight Autism as well. In many cases, if not most, persons who are diagnosed with autism usually excel in specific areas but face a compromise that strongly affects behavior and functionality. There are many challenges that a autistic person faces, and if you look at things that is gained from this disorder, you see that autism pushes particular skill levels way beyond that of an average person. Just imagine that because of our re-coded brains, our brain is constantly fighting itself. Fighting for usage, fighting for fragmental control, limiting the possibility and capability of other fragments of our brain. When you think about it, why do we as humans and animals constantly fight amongst ourselves? What triggers this? But most importantly, where does the triggers happen? So what makes it so unimaginable that our brains can be at war with itself? Just imagine!

My imagination has pushed me to the conclusion that while we may well be using our brain at 100%, that 100% is only a measurement within the fragments that we access. I imagine that IF we are able to find the peace within our brain – code it to collaborate – we will be able to then accumulate the full access of all fragments and have true control of our brain and what we classify as ‘disorders’. For just imagine being able to explore and control the effects of these disorders and manipulate them to our will. Just imagine what we will be able to do, what we will be able to see, where we will be able to access!

I’ve only named two (2) disorders of the many that are classified. That was just to stroke your imagination and make you wonder just how much potential our brain may truly have.