Fantasy Talk:

Psychological, Physiological, Historical, and Societal Consequences of Belief in Unrealities

Anyone who has “walked with me” on this musing of nothingness for awhile, they know that I have constantly made the statement, “Most people have never had an organic thought of their own in their entire lives.” From the time of being a toddler sitting in front of a television or computer screen, throughout childhood in public school, in church, via Hollywood, via political banter and ALL THE OTHER TIME via a smart device or electronic medium. Nobody is sitting quiet, being thankful for the moment they are in, or even “stilling their minds” in any meaningful way.

Most people are vitamin, amino acid, omega 3, cholesterol, and mineral deficient, so their physical brains are not functioning correctly, and they participate in sundry “vices” that additionally tear down the body and mind. Even eating garbage falls into this category. Eating trash is a vice too. It’s “substance abuse.” Chemical substances.

So the average mind both physically and intellectually is suffering from a deficit. Like a “programmed machine” it has not been allowed to “run free,” or run to its full capacity. The average mind has been “running beneath its power curve.” This is a bad thing. For example, here in California, it is not uncommon to see middle aged men driving brand new Corvettes. 120-150 thousand dollar high performance cars. These cars, purchased by men “trying to relive their youth,” and thinking the car will “catch them a hottie.” Nope, “They were chumps before the Vette.”

The Corvette drivers are always alone and always driving 60 mph in the middle lane. Always. Like the average mind, the car is not being driven to its design potential, it just chugs along with everyone else, when it should be flying. This is bad for the high performance engine over time. It was designed to “smash,” not cruise. I ride a Kawasaki Hayabusa motorcycle, one of the fastest production motorcycles ever made, and Inshallah, like my mind, I am not in the middle lane. I ride. Trust.

So there is a whole population of people not using their full minds and not having original organic thoughts. What does that equate? Think about that? It means the population at large is pliable, like putty, and emotionally reacting to “things” that are being “deliberately inculcated into them via visual and auditory stimulus.” It means, “mind control.”

“Go out side and walk on the grass,” this is always my first advice. Why? To connect the body and discharge negative energy. I say this because most people will walk on the grass without holding a smart device. Now they can think. Now they will think. They will think about the grass on their bare feet. They will look down at their feet. They will look at the grass. Their eyes will exchange electrons with something real. This “helps” focus the mind.

I have often contemplated this topic, and I have come to a rational deduction of what I believe the “root of the deficit” is within the population at large and how this effects them mentally and physically, to wit, “FANTASY TALK.”

See, when “all of this” is broken down to its distilled essence, EVERYTHING that the people are exposed to is fantasy talk. “Fantasy talk” is something that is not true and can never be true. It’s just babbling for the sake of deception or pride.

1. Geo-Politics- This is replete with NOTHING BUT FANTASY TALK. Used to pacify and control.

2. Religion- This is replete with NOTHING BUT FANTASY TALK. Used to pacify, buoy up with false hopes, and control.

3. History- This is replete with NOTHING BUT FANTASY TALK. Used to pacify, generate false bravado, reinforce the narrative and control.

4. NEWS- This is replete with NOTHING BUT FANTASY TALK. Used to pacify, “reinforce lies,” emotionally engage, and “daily control.”

5. Hollywood- This is replete with NOTHING BUT FANTASY TALK. Used to pacify, buoy up false hopes, deliver messages, predictively program, and control.

6. Sports- This is replete with NOTHING BUT FANTASY TALK. Used to pacify, channel energy, divide minds, fleece wallets, and control. There is even a “fantasy football league.”

7. Nationalism- This is replete with NOTHING BUT FANTASY TALK. Used to pacify, generate consent, manufacture allegiance, and mentally control.

So, fantasy talk, or lies, has become the, in esse, reality for the population at large. everything based upon someone “else” running their mouth with fantasy talk. Now it should become perspicuously clear why “listening to nonsense” is something that is highly unpalatable to this writer, “MOST OF IT IS NOT REAL.” It’s just fantasy talk and lies.

I have incorporated the following report that I generated with the use of sundry A.I systems. Fantasy Talk does have consequences, and that report if here:

Fantasy Talk: Psychological, Physiological, Historical, and Societal Consequences of Belief in Unrealities

Executive Summary

Fantasy talk refers to repeated, emotionally compelling speech that departs from objective reality but is presented as truth. When embraced and acted upon, it can lead to cognitive decline, physiological stress, delusional thinking, social fragmentation, violence, and long-term psychological damage. This report integrates psychological, medical, historical, and political insights to demonstrate that unchecked belief in fantasy talk functions as a cultural and cognitive pathology with measurable consequences on both mind and body.

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I. Defining Fantasy Talk

Fantasy talk is discourse that promotes falsehoods as if they were facts. It is distinct from fiction or metaphor because it is believed and acted upon as reality.

Forms of Fantasy Talk:

• Conspiracy theories

• Ideological absolutes

• Religious mythologies presented as historical truth

• Political utopianism or apocalypticism

• Cultic or prophetic declarations

• Symbolic falsehoods treated as literal reality

“Fantasy is not the opposite of reality; it becomes its parasite.” — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951)

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II. Cognitive and Psychological Mechanisms

Fantasy talk manipulates the brain through:

• Repetition (illusory truth effect)

• Authority bias

• Emotion over logic

• Confirmation bias

• Cognitive dissonance resolution

Mechanism Description Citation

Illusory Truth- Effect Repetition increases belief in falsehood Fazio et al., 2015

Confirmation Bias- People seek info that confirms their views Nickerson, 1998

Belief Perseverance-Beliefs persist even after disproof Anderson et al., 1980

Reality Monitoring Failure- Internal fantasy mistaken for external reality Johnson et al., 1993

Emotional Priming- Emotions override rational judgment Kahneman, 2011

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III. Psychological Damage from Believing Fantasy Talk

A. Cognitive Impairment

• Decreased prefrontal cortex activity (executive function)

• Inability to process contradictory information

• Diminished critical reasoning (Saxe & Kanwisher, 2003)

B. Delusional Thinking

• Fantasy talk can induce delusional disorders in healthy individuals

• Related diagnoses:

  • Delusional Disorder (DSM-5)

  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder

  • Shared Psychotic Disorder (Folie à Deux)

“Repeated lies and fantasy generate a self-sealing belief system.” — Robert J. Lifton, Thought Reform (1989)

C. Emotional Dysregulation

• Heightened anxiety and paranoia (Sapolsky, 2017)

• Desensitization to violence and suffering

D. Loss of Empathy

• Fantasy narratives dehumanize outsiders (Decety & Lamm, 2006)

• Moral disengagement increases cruelty (Bandura, 1999)

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IV. Physiological Effects of Fantasy Talk on the Body

1. Chronic Stress and HPA Axis Dysregulation

Belief in emotionally toxic narratives increases cortisol output and disrupts the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.

“The stress response becomes maladaptive when the threat is imaginary but persistent.” — Robert Sapolsky, Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (2004)

• Elevated heart rate, blood pressure, impaired digestion, immune suppression

• Increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Key Studies:

• McEwen, 1998; Sapolsky, 2004

2. Neuroinflammation and Brain Shrinkage

• Hippocampal atrophy, impaired memory

• Prefrontal cortex reduction, diminished reasoning

• Amygdala hyperactivity, emotional irrationality

Key Studies:

• Lupien et al., 1998; Liston et al., 2006

3. Immune Suppression and Inflammatory Response

• Elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α)

• Associated with autoimmune disorders, depression

Key Studies:

• Kiecolt-Glaser et al., 2002; Miller et al., 2009

4. Sleep Disruption and Hormonal Imbalance

• REM disruption, insomnia, reduced melatonin

• Elevated norepinephrine, cortisol

Key Studies:

• Walker, 2017; Meerlo et al., 2008

5. Gut-Brain Axis Disruption

• Reduced gut diversity and emotional regulation

• Psychological stress linked to microbiota imbalance

Key Studies:

• Mayer, 2011; Foster & McVey Neufeld, 2013

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V. Fantasy Talk in Politics

Fantasy talk is common in:

• Authoritarian propaganda

• Nationalist mythmaking

• Conspiratorial populism

Example: Mao’s Cultural Revolution

• Fantasy: Ideological purity creates utopia

• Reality: Mass imprisonment, torture, death

• Youth internalized delusions, lost moral autonomy

Source: MacFarquhar & Schoenhals (2006)

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VI. Religious Rhetoric as Fantasy Talk

When religious myth is imposed as literal truth:

• Denial of science (climate, medicine)

• Justification of violence (Crusades, Inquisitions)

• Historical revisionism

“The moment a myth becomes dogma, it begins to damage the mind.” — Carl Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul (1933)

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VII. Weaponization of Fantasy Talk

Fantasy is deliberately used by:

• Cults (e.g., Jonestown)

• Extremist groups (e.g., Nazi Germany, ISIS)

• Disinformation campaigns

Example: Jonestown

• Jim Jones’ utopia fantasy led to mass death

• Traits: Dependency, learned helplessness, collective delusion

Example: Nazi Propaganda

• Mythic Aryan race, global Jewish conspiracy

• Resulted in Holocaust and world war

Sources: Lifton, 1989; Zimbardo, 2007

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VIII. Long-Term Societal Consequences

Domain Effect

Cognitive Mental rigidity, loss of critical faculties

Social Polarization, tribalism, violence

Political Fascism, censorship, suppression of dissent

Moral Loss of empathy, moral disengagement

Educational Anti-intellectualism, historical distortion

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IX. Clinical and Neurological Findings

A. Brain Imaging (fMRI Studies)

• Reduced activity in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

• Increased amygdala activity during belief in fantasy

• Disruption in default mode network

B. Diagnostic Overlap

Disorder Relation to Fantasy Talk Delusional Disorder False, fixed beliefs immune to contradiction Schizotypal Personality Magical thinking, bizarre beliefs Shared Psychotic Disorder Adoption of others’ delusions

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X. Resistance and Recovery

A. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Restructures belief systems

Source: Beck, 1979

B. Media Literacy Training

• Identifies manipulation, teaches discernment

C. Exposure to Contradiction

• Gradual confrontation with opposing evidence

Source: Ball & Vincent, 2021

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Conclusion

Fantasy talk may offer temporary psychological comfort, but belief in it can lead to cognitive and physiological damage, delusion, emotional instability, political extremism, and societal decay. Sustained exposure rewires the brain, inflames the body, distorts empathy, and undermines reality-based reasoning. Education, media literacy, therapy, and civic responsibility are essential antidotes.

“Believing lies is not just a mental mistake. It is a full-body hazard.” — Dr. Gabor Maté, The Myth of Normal (2022)

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Key References

• American Psychiatric Association. DSM-5 (2013)

• Arendt, H. (1951). The Origins of Totalitarianism

• Bandura, A. (1999). Moral Disengagement

• Beck, A. T. (1979). Cognitive Therapy of Depression

• Decety, J., & Lamm, C. (2006). Human Empathy

• Fazio, L. K. et al. (2015). Illusory Truth Effect

• Foster & McVey Neufeld (2013). Gut-Brain Axis

• Johnson, M. K., et al. (1993). Reality Monitoring

• Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow

• Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., et al. (2002). Chronic Stress and IL-6

• Lifton, R. J. (1989). Thought Reform

• Liston, C. et al. (2006). Stress and Prefrontal Cortex

• Lupien, S. J., et al. (1998). Cortisol and Memory Deficits

• MacFarquhar, R., & Schoenhals, M. (2006). Mao’s Last Revolution

• Mayer, E. A. (2011). Gut-Brain Communication

• McEwen, B. S. (1998). Allostatic Load

• Meerlo, P. et al. (2008). Sleep and Stress

• Miller, G. E. et al. (2009). Inflammation and Psychological Stress

• Nickerson, R. S. (1998). Confirmation Bias

• Sapolsky, R. M. (2004). Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers

• Saxe, R., & Kanwisher, N. (2003). Theory of Mind

• Walker, M. (2017). Why We Sleep

• Zimbardo, P. (2007). The Lucifer Effect (finis)

The research speaks for itself. Sitting up, listening to strangers “running their yaps” about negative “stuff” from across the realm, or even across the city is not healthy. Listening to politicians, to whom history evidences are liars, would also be insalubrious to a person. How about Pastor Pork Chop, or some other Messianic Fanatic rambling about fallen angels, the Rapture, destroying the realm in order to bring in their messiah to enslave those not already killed, or ANYTHING APOCALYPTIC? What does that do to the mind and body on a quantum level? Nothing Good because it’s all fear based. That equates detriment to the “being.”

What about the NEWS? Daily informing the people that they are inches away from nuclear annihilation? That must be real healthy, huh? Or that some “criminal” or worse, “Negro,” is lurking in every crack and crevasse ready to do the people harm? What does that do for the day? Starting the day off with “Coffee ‘n Negros” ain’t healthy either. Fantasy fear generated via fantasy talk. Strange.

I’m old enough to remember Y2K, and “Heavens Gate.” I even remember 2012, “The Mayan Calendar apocalypse. ” That was it for me. I rationally deduced that all of it is just one psy-op after another that is destroying minds, bodies and productivity.

“IT’S ALL FANTASY TALK,” and that is all it ever will be.

Lord have Mercy