a question for everyone on the network [video]

[birdhousesoul]

Apparently there's something called psychology. And applying it is tricky, because of cultural differences, and such. Yes?

If there's one thing we have in abundance, it's cultural difference. So it might not be so simple to offer psychological help at our clinic.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't try.

But an incompetent healer can cause damage, or exacerbate it, and that's the last thing I want.

So. [The preamble having been finished, he leans back in his chair.] Exsilium network. Tell me what psychology entails in your world. The idea of it, and also the practice of it. If your world has that, or something like it, I mean, and doesn't just chalk it all up to demons.

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[kingdom_of_song]

There wasnae too much they knew about it where I was from. Ye didnae want to end up in hospital, that's for sure. Worse than prison. They buggered yer head an' sometimes ye never saw the person again.

[Swann visibly shudders.]

At least they werenae drillin' holes in a bugger's head anymore, yeah?

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[birdhousesoul]

[[bwahahah I love this guy already.]]

Drilling ... holes. Why?

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[kingdom_of_song]

'twas thought it would help whatever was in the head. Crainial pressure, sommat. An' some bloody fools thought it would let the evil spirits out, what were possessin' someone.

I just think they wanted t'drill holes in someone's head. Disturbed bastards.

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[birdhousesoul]

[[Still on hiatus but backtagging - let me know if you'd rather wrap this thread up some other way / handwave an ending to it; otherwise I'll keep going]]

To relieve cranial pressure... [Anders can almost see the reasoning in this. Almost.] But that's not how possession works!

[and Anders should know!]

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[kingdom_of_song]

Dinnae, myself. Never seen anyone who was possessed. A few nutters, sure, but no one ravin' and claiming to be a demon. Though there was that bloke who claimed to be a thistle.

[birdhousesoul]

There is a difference between spirits and demons, you know.

[kingdom_of_song]

Aye. One ya run from and one ya run toward, depending on the quality of the stuff. 'Tis a sorry thing to let such things go tae waste.

[Swann clears his throat.]

I know what ye mean. When they were doing that, a hell of a long time ago (an' hopefully it didnae come around again). The unknown of any sort was considered evil, just like magic in the time I was from.

[Saying that sounds weird to him, the whole different points in time thing.]