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Concept: a mind-control spell meant to be performed on oneself.
Imagine the possibilities. The ability to keep a mental illness under control by conscious will – to literally decide to be happy and thus defeat a depression spiral (yes, the general retort to the depressed about “have you tried not being depressed” is obnoxious. But what if you could make it actually that easy for yourself). Being able to fall asleep when you want to regardless of insomnia or jetlag or a mis-judged intake of caffeine too late in the day, or stay awake when you want to without requiring stimulants to function. If the control extends to the autonomous nervous system, cure your hiccups with a thought and never shoot juice out your nose from an ill-timed laugh or cough again.
And no one can argue that it’s immoral to mind-control yourself.
I haven’t much of an idea how this would actually work, but it’s a concept with some potential if it can be pulled off, at the very least.
Imagine the possibilities. The ability to keep a mental illness under control by conscious will – to literally decide to be happy and thus defeat a depression spiral (yes, the general retort to the depressed about “have you tried not being depressed” is obnoxious. But what if you could make it actually that easy for yourself). Being able to fall asleep when you want to regardless of insomnia or jetlag or a mis-judged intake of caffeine too late in the day, or stay awake when you want to without requiring stimulants to function. If the control extends to the autonomous nervous system, cure your hiccups with a thought and never shoot juice out your nose from an ill-timed laugh or cough again.
And no one can argue that it’s immoral to mind-control yourself.
I haven’t much of an idea how this would actually work, but it’s a concept with some potential if it can be pulled off, at the very least.