Death and other alterations easier to model as disorders than as thought processes. Persistent intrusive thoughts, that lead to unpleasant effects—fear, obsession, major life changes around the basilisk’s topic (e.g. quitting a promising math career to study theodicy). I’m on the fence on whether flashbacks of disgust or embarrassment count. Non-persistent but extreme such thoughts whose effects persist (e.g. developing a phobia or stress-induced conditions).
The stimulus has to be relatively short (a solid day of indoctrination is way too much), and to be some form of human communication—words, images and videos all count, and nothing where the medium rather than the meaning is damaging (e.g. loud noises, bright lights) does.
How do you define basilisk? What effect is it supposed to have on you?
Death and other alterations easier to model as disorders than as thought processes. Persistent intrusive thoughts, that lead to unpleasant effects—fear, obsession, major life changes around the basilisk’s topic (e.g. quitting a promising math career to study theodicy). I’m on the fence on whether flashbacks of disgust or embarrassment count. Non-persistent but extreme such thoughts whose effects persist (e.g. developing a phobia or stress-induced conditions).
The stimulus has to be relatively short (a solid day of indoctrination is way too much), and to be some form of human communication—words, images and videos all count, and nothing where the medium rather than the meaning is damaging (e.g. loud noises, bright lights) does.