Analysis Of When I Woke Up On Friday

There is an interesting expression in Asia called a “self-role-played idiot,” which is used to point some people who imagine themselves are in the animation or they are the protagonists in their own world. However, not every dissociative thinking is enjoyable, instead, people may experience the difficult situations that they have to dissociate themselves in order to overcome the painful memories. Martha Stout discussed two of her patients, in her article “When I Woke Up on Tuesday, it is Friday,” they have experienced the overwhelming pains than they can bear for, such as one for the patients is extremely fearful for her stepfather because she had been abused by him in her childhood. Stout also explained the definition of the dissociation, …show more content…
In other words, it will make them only immerse in their imagined world. This case will thwart them know more about their sense of self. When the symbol reminds people’s trauma, they will immerse in their imaginary world and forget who they are. Indeed, their imagination will influence their reality, which would change their attitude toward lives, even make them perform negative masquerade. Stout mentions the situation of her patient’s unbalanced imagination and reality by saying that: “he took the part of himself that worries about work problems and other ‘real’ things, and separated it from the imaginative part of himself so that the imaginative part could have dominance. He dissociated one part of his consciousness from another part” (Stout, P427). The over unbalanced distribution in individuals’ minds will give them a place to escape from the outsides and easier to have a willingness to disconnect with outsides. The reason why people tend to immerse in the imagination is that if they cannot adopt their current situation, on one side, there is only the cruelty of reality and frustration, but on the other side, the imagination can satisfy their all requirements and they are powerful in that world. Thus, when the symbolic connections stimulate people bad memory frequently, people who over-care about this, will only hold the negative …show more content…
Using symbol connection inappropriately can also help us divide our awareness into several parts, which can relieve our pains from the lives and also can improve us to traveling mindset. This process can give us enough chances to discover our sense of self. People, when they are negative, cannot have enough opportunities to figure out what is they want. Thus, when the symbol connection appears, people will step further in their mental world. Also, this kind of self-discovery can give people a chance to know more about what they want, because they can be the witness for themselves. Stout mentions how Julia being herself a witness in her article: “while she was being abused, Julia developed the reaction of standing apart from himself and her situation. She stopped being there” (Stout, P428). She is not here due to the dissociation, so when the figurative symbol works next time. She will also generate the same things, which can make her travel inside her minds. There is a philosophy in ancient China called the “Idealistic Philosophy of the Song and Ming Dynasties,” which supposes that people need discover their inner sides and find the truth in their mind rather than outsides which is the most efficient way. People when the symbolic connection works, they are easier to travel in their mindset. This way can make their minds more active. Also, the division of the minds will