Endoexistence
(noun) The state of existing inside of the mind.
Word Breakdown:
Endo (prefix)- Internal, or within
Existence (noun)- the state of having actual reality
Backstory of the Word:
I noticed that the Lexico Dictionary defines "existence" as "the state of having objective reality", and it defines "objective" as "not depending on the mind for existence". I found this to be a paradox. If something depends on the mind for existence, then that means that something has existence but can't have it without the mind, yet still that something cannot have existence even if the mind is present, because existence means to NOT depend on the mind for existence. And then this cycle of self-contradiction repeats. So, to include things like emotions and mental disorders into the category of "existence", I coined the term "endoexistence" on August 19th, 2021. This way we can describe things that are only present in a person's mind and only perceived or experienced by that person who's perceiving or experiencing it. And, it won't feel like denial when people who are affected by psychoactive drugs and schizophrenia reassure themselves that what they are experiencing isn't exoexistent, which means "to exist outside of the mind".
Word Breakdown:
Endo (prefix)- Internal, or within
Existence (noun)- the state of having actual reality
Backstory of the Word:
I noticed that the Lexico Dictionary defines "existence" as "the state of having objective reality", and it defines "objective" as "not depending on the mind for existence". I found this to be a paradox. If something depends on the mind for existence, then that means that something has existence but can't have it without the mind, yet still that something cannot have existence even if the mind is present, because existence means to NOT depend on the mind for existence. And then this cycle of self-contradiction repeats. So, to include things like emotions and mental disorders into the category of "existence", I coined the term "endoexistence" on August 19th, 2021. This way we can describe things that are only present in a person's mind and only perceived or experienced by that person who's perceiving or experiencing it. And, it won't feel like denial when people who are affected by psychoactive drugs and schizophrenia reassure themselves that what they are experiencing isn't exoexistent, which means "to exist outside of the mind".
Endoexistence by N1m August 22, 2021
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