Derealization, Kinda?
Deconstruction has brought me a lot of peace, but it has also changed everything. It has caused me to view everything differently. And, I mean EVERYTHING. One of my big takeaways has to do with reality and it is equal parts terrifying and comforting. I have concluded that nothing is real and at the same time, everything is real. Is that derealization? I don't know. I kinda don't think so, because the reality I am referring to is not the physical reality. I do not question the things I experience with my senses. I believe that I exist in a physical realm and that in that physical realm exists all manner of other people, plants, animals, etc. When I talk about reality, I mean all social constructs. I'm talking about society. I'm talking about all the things we've made up. Things like economics, math, religion, government, social hierarchy, social norms & etiquette, beauty standards, money; any and all ideologies. I am talking about day to day life. None of this is...