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CyberneticsLore
SiteCyberpsychosis is a mental illness, specifically a dissociative disorder, caused by an overload of cybernetic augmentations to the body.
C R E A T I O N
Cyberpsychosis has been prevalent in many individuals who have become more machine than man. Some people speculate that cyberpsychosis aided the mental trauma that was inflicted upon Darth Vader, leading him to lose more of his humanity. The illness has become more prevalent due to the rise and popularity of cybernetics. Everyday citizens have the ability to obtain cybernetics, and thus the number of cases has risen.
E F F E C T S
Those afflicted with cyberpsychosis are known as cyberpsychos, individuals 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 eventually affect anyone modified with cybernetics, but the less empathetic or psychologically stable a person is, the more susceptible they are to it.
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 this morphs into contempt, and finally violence. 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.
Top tier treatment is required in order to hold back the symptoms of cyberpsychosis. The illness can potentially be cured if treated immediately, although it may arise again if the individual does not downgrade their cybernetics.
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 this morphs into contempt, and finally violence. 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.
Top tier treatment is required in order to hold back the symptoms of cyberpsychosis. The illness can potentially be cured if treated immediately, although it may arise again if the individual does not downgrade their cybernetics.
I N T E N T
A write-up for a disease that can be used as a plot device and as a down-side towards users who abuse cybernetics. Can be used as a reason to prevent abuse of cybernetics. Also more people using cybernetics
Literally ripped straight from cyberpunk, with a few tweaks such as allowing it to be cured to a certain extent.
Literally ripped straight from cyberpunk, with a few tweaks such as allowing it to be cured to a certain extent.
