An extension of Interpersonal Reality Theory, focusing on the infra‑individual level—the cognitive, neurological, and psychological infrastructure that shapes how each person experiences reality. It posits that before interpersonal differences, there are infrapersonal differences: variations in attention, memory, sensory processing, and cognitive schemas that mean no two people ever experience the “same” world, even when standing side by side. Reality is not only interpersonally negotiated but also infrapersonally constructed, built from the unique architecture of each mind.
Example: “His infrapersonal reality theory explained why they could never agree on the memory: her brain encoded the event through emotional salience, his through factual detail—different realities from the moment of perception.”
by Dumu The Void March 30, 2026
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