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| − | A '''thought loop''' is a | + | A '''thought loop''' is a term used anecdotally by many online that is commonly described as '''being trapped thinking the same thought over and over again in a cyclical nature for a period of a few seconds to a few hours.''' |
| + | The term is popularly used to describe this experience while on a psychedelic drug[https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Thought_loop], though there are also places online where the term "thought loop" is used to describe experiences not on a psychedelic drug. | ||
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| + | == Existing Theories on Thought Loops == | ||
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| + | Though no academic literature exists on why thought loops occur, the most popular theory online is found at PsychonautWiki[https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page], an online encyclopedia project on topics related to psychedelic usage: | ||
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| + | "This state of mind is most likely to occur during states of memory suppression in which there is a partial or complete failure of the person's short-term memory. This may suggest that thought loops are the result of cognitive processes becoming unable to sustain themselves for appropriate lengths of time due to a lapse in short-term memory, resulting in the thought process attempting to restart from the beginning only to fall short once again in a perpetual cycle."[https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Thought_loop] | ||
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Thought Loop
by: Daniel Ha
A thought loop is a term used anecdotally by many online that is commonly described as being trapped thinking the same thought over and over again in a cyclical nature for a period of a few seconds to a few hours. The term is popularly used to describe this experience while on a psychedelic drug[1], though there are also places online where the term "thought loop" is used to describe experiences not on a psychedelic drug.
Existing Theories on Thought Loops
Though no academic literature exists on why thought loops occur, the most popular theory online is found at PsychonautWiki[2], an online encyclopedia project on topics related to psychedelic usage:
"This state of mind is most likely to occur during states of memory suppression in which there is a partial or complete failure of the person's short-term memory. This may suggest that thought loops are the result of cognitive processes becoming unable to sustain themselves for appropriate lengths of time due to a lapse in short-term memory, resulting in the thought process attempting to restart from the beginning only to fall short once again in a perpetual cycle."[3]
