I looked into it because my fiance said the beginning sounded like a fat DID mood and that the main character was dissociating, so I searched it up and found this beautiful thing. (Link)
And any hope that there was that it might be a good reference went down the drain in the first to paragraphs.
Cyberpsychosis is a mental illness, specifically a dissociative disorder, caused by an overload of cybernetic augmentations to the body.
Sounds fine and cool, maybe this new disorder for the world might shed some understanding on dissociative disorders
Those afflicted with cyberpsychosis are known as cyberpsychos, those who have existing psychopathic tendencies, enhanced by cybernetics, and as a result have lost their sense of identity as a person, either to themselves or others. They come to view regular people and other living things as weak and inferior. With their enhanced physical abilities and complete disregard for life, Cyberpsychos are extremely dangerous to anyone that crosses their path. Cyberpsychosis can affect anyone modified with cybernetics eventually, but the less empathetic or psychologically unstable a person is, the more susceptible they are to it.
There is no real cure, though treatment is available (see below). The effects are cumulative. A single cyber hand probably won’t push you over the edge. Replace all four limbs and both eyes though, and you’ll probably start down the slippery slope to madness. Cyberpsychosis symptoms are gradual, ranging from decay of self-preservation, distancing or disregard from friends and family, and poor or impulsive outbursts or acts. They start to identify more with machines than people, and stop doing things that used to give them pleasure (eating, sleeping, socializing, sex, etc). Eventually human interactions become irritating, and then irritation morphs into contempt, and finally violence.[2]Not all cyberpsychos are physically violent. Some have fragmented personalities, some are kleptomaniacs, others are compulsive liars. But violence towards living things, especially people, is most common.
Annnnd nevermind. I’m not gonna go running around saying CANCEL CYBERPUNK 2077 cause I haven’t played it, I don’t know the story, and I can’t judge how badly this is done
But to people out there playing it, please keep in mind
1) People with psychosis, antisocial personality disorder (”psychopathy”), and dissociative disorders do exist in the world and we aren’t dangerous or horrible
2) Psychosis =/= Psychopathy! They are very very very different things and its really tiring to hear people constantly mix them up.
3) Psychosis =/= Dissociation! One is a disconnect reality, one is a break from reality. They are also very very different things.
4) Having psychosis does not inherently make anyone dangerous!
5) Having psychopathy does not inherently make anyone dangerous!
6) Having a dissociative disorder does not inherently make anyone dangerous!
7) People with these disorders are not fated to eventually turn into violent and criminalistic indiiduals
8) People with “fragmented personalities” are REALLY not dangerous or crazy and are not going to kill you
9) People in this game are almost certainly not like anyone who has the disorder
10) Real people exist with these disorders and are just trying to get through day to day and are more likely to hurt themselves than they are you. Please be considerate~!
Thanks for reading, have fun with you game.
