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== Very strong first-degree thinking ==

To relativize events, you need context.
Those who lack that ability often get stuck in their first thought or conviction.
We call that '''very strong first-degree thinking'''.  

It's a continuum: from rigid convictions, to obsessive thoughts, to psychotic experiences, and ultimately schizophrenia.

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== Rigidity and fixed beliefs ==

At a very strong first-degree thinking, the first interpretation is repeatedly confirmed.
Examples:
* Someone who learned in his youth that “women cannot be trusted” later sees every problem in relationships as proof of that idea.
* In extreme form, this leads to movements like the ''incels'': men who reinterpret disappointments in relationships as proof that all women are bad or manipulative.
* Religious beliefs can also become rigid in this way: “we have the truth, the rest of the world does not.” Every conflict with non-believers thus becomes a confirmation of being right.

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== From rigidity to obsessive thoughts ==

If rigidity gets stronger, obsessive thoughts arise.
Examples:
* Being convinced that you would incite someone to stick their fingers into a power outlet during a youth weekend, which makes you not dare to go at all anymore.
* Being convinced that a colleague is committing fraud; every small detail seems to confirm that suspicion.
* Being convinced that your partner is cheating.
* Being convinced that you have a serious illness (hypochondria).
* Being convinced that you are too heavy, which can lead to anorexia.
* Mysophobia and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

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== To Psychosis and Schizophrenia ==

When the compulsion gets too strong, reality itself can begin to distort.
* Senses are largely context-dependent. When that system is disrupted, sounds, images or smells can be misinterpreted.
* In the beginning, one sometimes still realizes that this is not real.
* Gradually, that distinction blurs.
* When the distortion becomes permanent, we speak of schizophrenia.  

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== Summary ==

Very strong first-degree thinking can therefore lead to a sliding scale:
from rigid convictions → to obsessive thoughts → to psychosis → and ultimately schizophrenia.  

The common factor is the lack of context sensitivity, which causes someone to get stuck further and further in a one-sided interpretation of reality.