LadyCamelot's Hypothesis of Psychologically-Applied "Tunnel
Vision Thinking"
LadyCamelot's Hypothesis of Psychologically-Applied "Tunnel
Vision" By LadyCamelot
Generally, tunnel vision is a physical dysfunction of the eye.
If one can imagine viewing the world around him or herself
through a narrow tube, that is tunnel vision. Now, the positive
outcome of any physical discrepancy is that other senses tend to
"kick in" and make up for the disability. For example, if a
person is deaf, eyesight becomes keener. If a person cannot see,
hearing is more concentrated. Thus, with tunnel vision, a person
can either accentuate the positive or the negative -- the
choice, however, is up to the individual entirely. An equivelent
thought would be to either see the glass half full or half empty.
Hypothetically speaking, one could apply "tunnel-vision
thinking" in both positive and negative ways. Tunnel-vision
thinking is when persons act or think in either one of two ways.
Primarily, the positive ideal of tunnel-vision thinking would be
for an individual to narrow his goals to a single, harmonic
pattern and leave the shady and non-essential areas to the
wayside. The negative form of tunnel-vision thinking is when a
person becomes obcessively drawn to self-destructive and
delusional behavioral patterns.
Positive tunnel-vision thinking can encourage excelling in one's
career, family life, social life and an overall healthier and
happier physical, mental and emotional constitution. Using the
mental thought process of visualization, a person may view his
or her life as a long passage. As the individual views this
pathway, there are shady areas to the left and right of himself
-- but when he gazes further, there's a brilliant, beckoning
light at the far end. This light mimics the priorities, goals
and ideals of our lives. When we concentrate on the positive
energy of the tunnel-vision light, we find enlightenment,
encouragement and ultimately -- we discover our inner-psyche
that demonstrates the force of human and spiritual willpower.
If we utilize the power of positive tunnel-vision thinking, we
can set goals, find resolve and create a harmonic environment.
Positive tunnel-vision thinking reinforces creative thought
processes and extinguishes destructive behavior. In other words,
practicing tunnel-vision visualization with the combined
psychological conditioning of life being viewed through a
metaphorical "tunnel," we allow ourselves to remain focused in a
positive light.
On the other hand, negative tunnel-vision thinking is when
persons are so blind-sided, that s/he can't see the wood for the
trees. Otherwise, negative tunnel-vision thinking is when an
individual becomes consumed by his or her own necessity,
self-preservation and selfishness. This form of tunnel-vision
thinking forces persons to disconnect from reality; making life
more intolerable and destructive due to negative behavioral
patterns. Negative tunnel-vision thinking also impairs a
person's ability to reason; therefore individuals who suffer
from negative tunnel-vision become detached from social
responsibility and relationships, in general.
In this aspect, the person's poor tunnel-vision ultimately leads
to anti-social or paranoid dilusional behavior. These persons
are typically consumed by wreckless and intentional acts that
advertantly cause mental and emotional neglect or harm to others
around them. Negative tunnel thinkers are also inclined to be
less apirational, non-motivated and lack self-restraint and
discipline. Negative tunnel-vision thinking is a learned
behavior, and may take years of psychological counseling to
repair.
If there are any practicing psychologists, psychiatrists or
counselors who have encountered this form of learned, mental
behavior, I would like to hear his or her perspective on my
hypothesis of tunnel-vision thinking. And, furthermore, would
like to know if there are any counseling programs available for
persons who suffer from this self-induced, mental illness. I
will glady produce anonymous subject study cases for review and
welcome any feedback in relation to tunnel-vision thinking --
both positive and negative aspects pertaining to this particular
topic of review.
I also invite fellow readers to participate in my quest to
obtain knowledge on this specific category. Do you know a
positive tunnel-vision thinker? A negative tunnel-vision
thinker? How has he or she effected your life? Are you a
tunnel-vision thinker? What type of tunnel-vision thinker are
you?
{NOTE: Although I am not a clinical psychologist, I have avidly
observed and studied the behavioral constitutions of countless
persons (myself included) over the course of 15+ years. What I
have theoretically discovered is that there are a mariad of
personality types. But what I realized the most was that there
are some negative and positive tunnel thinkers among us all.
These tunnel thinkers tend to reveal themselves quite
evidentually.}