A form of Digitallighting that weaponizes mental health language to destabilize and discredit a target. The perpetrator questions the target’s sanity, often simply for holding beliefs or expressing experiences that deviate from the perpetrator’s worldview. They persistently imply that the target is “mentally unstable,” “delusional,” “needs help,” or “should see a psychiatrist,” regardless of the target’s actual mental state. Psycholighting often follows a pattern: the target shares a personal experience (e.g., spiritual insight, unusual perception); the perpetrator responds with mock concern (“are you okay?”) then escalates to armchair diagnosis; finally, they use the target’s defensive reaction as “proof” of instability. It is especially common in debates about religion, spirituality, and unconventional experiences.

Example: “When she posted about her meditation experiences in a spiritual subreddit, a neo‑atheist replied questioning her sanity, then disagreed with everything she said, then suggested she was schizophrenic. Psycholighting: using mental health as a cudgel against difference.”

Psycholighting by Abzugal March 31, 2026

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Socks. Annoying, sweat-causing, non-barefoot enducing, everyday socks.

The first thing I do when I take off my shoes, is rip off the foot prisons I had to wear inside them. That's why I prefer flip flops, even in winter!

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cornholio

Ruler of Lake Titicaca. Rumored to have a bunghole that gets very angry if it does not receive toilet paper. Cornholio the Great is often seen walking around with his shirt over his head and his hands in the air, chanting songs about his power, and his bunghole.

"I am Cornholio! You do not want to face the wrath of my bunghole, for I need TP!"
Butthead: Shut up, Beavis! (uh huh huh huh)
Beavis: Um, okay. (heh heh heh heh).

cornholio by AYB July 20, 2003

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