What Would Happen If You Swapped Bodies with Someone Else
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Date: 2023-08-20
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They mention adult to adult here. If anyone really went through the scenario in Freaky Friday (adult and child swapping bodies, I think it would be jarring for both sides. Pretty much every story in this genre I've come across has both sides keeping their knowledge, memories and personalities, but I think it wouldn't unfold that way. I picture a 30 year old mind suddenly having to use a 9 year old's brain again not remembering things like advanced algebra or how to drive. However, they would gain, say the kid's 2-3 years of guitar lessons. Meanwhile, the 9 year olds' mind suddenly plugged into a 30 year old brain would be overwhelmed with new information. Both would be dazed (maybe even pass out) for a while before adjusting. It would take even longer to adapt if the child was 6 or younger.
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They mention adult to adult here. If anyone really went through the scenario in Freaky Friday (adult and child swapping bodies, I think it would be jarring for both sides. Pretty much every story in this genre I've come across has both sides keeping their knowledge, memories and personalities, but I think it wouldn't unfold that way. I picture a 30 year old mind suddenly having to use a 9 year old's brain again not remembering things like advanced algebra or how to drive. However, they would gain, say the kid's 2-3 years of guitar lessons. Meanwhile, the 9 year olds' mind suddenly plugged into a 30 year old brain would be overwhelmed with new information. Both would be dazed (maybe even pass out) for a while before adjusting. It would take even longer to adapt if the child was 6 or younger.
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Keeshu
As someone who is highly sensitive to VR, the type of avatar I use influences my personality and emotions quite a bit. Shocked the heck out of me when I was new to VR.
This is kinda while I like using an avatar that is basically a fluffy robot that smiles a bunch. Gotta feel smart and happy!
Also gotta say, when your mind is so used to one avatar being used by you and only you, it freaks the heck out when someone else uses it initially.
All that said, I don't know how common my experience would be for other people. I played video games all my life, and I made sure I got a good computer so it runs very smoothly in VR. If it doesn't run at least 90fps, my brain isn't nearly as sensitive to it. Hard to trick the brain if it sees a slideshow of 10 fps after all!
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As someone who is highly sensitive to VR, the type of avatar I use influences my personality and emotions quite a bit. Shocked the heck out of me when I was new to VR.
This is kinda while I like using an avatar that is basically a fluffy robot that smiles a bunch. Gotta feel smart and happy!
Also gotta say, when your mind is so used to one avatar being used by you and only you, it freaks the heck out when someone else uses it initially.
All that said, I don't know how common my experience would be for other people. I played video games all my life, and I made sure I got a good computer so it runs very smoothly in VR. If it doesn't run at least 90fps, my brain isn't nearly as sensitive to it. Hard to trick the brain if it sees a slideshow of 10 fps after all!
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elena
If they want to study this more thoroughly, they should study trans people. This is what life is like for someone who has experienced the wrong hormones all their life, until they finally access treatment. If the body you're swapping with is the opposite gender and you identify with your original gender, you will experience crippling gender dysphoria. You will experience what trans people must deal with daily before HRT can help them. This is what 'body swap' films and shows fail to account for; rather than addressing the severe impact being in the wrong body has on one's mental health, it tends to be fetishised and focus on the male gaze.
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If they want to study this more thoroughly, they should study trans people. This is what life is like for someone who has experienced the wrong hormones all their life, until they finally access treatment. If the body you're swapping with is the opposite gender and you identify with your original gender, you will experience crippling gender dysphoria. You will experience what trans people must deal with daily before HRT can help them. This is what 'body swap' films and shows fail to account for; rather than addressing the severe impact being in the wrong body has on one's mental health, it tends to be fetishised and focus on the male gaze.
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Efficiency
The idea of swapping bodies with someone else is one of those thoughts that shows up fairly often in my mind. I try to avoid thinking about it too much because it can get rather depressing.
For example, if I swapped places with my crush, I'd be a lot freer, happier, slimmer, more attractive, more sociable, and with lots of friends constantly trying to talk to me and asking if they want to hang out.
Meanwhile, if she swapped places with me, she'd be like Ew, gross! Get me out of this disgusting, depressing body right now! I'm pretty sure I had a dream where that happened, and it wasn't a good one.
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The idea of swapping bodies with someone else is one of those thoughts that shows up fairly often in my mind. I try to avoid thinking about it too much because it can get rather depressing.
For example, if I swapped places with my crush, I'd be a lot freer, happier, slimmer, more attractive, more sociable, and with lots of friends constantly trying to talk to me and asking if they want to hang out.
Meanwhile, if she swapped places with me, she'd be like Ew, gross! Get me out of this disgusting, depressing body right now! I'm pretty sure I had a dream where that happened, and it wasn't a good one.
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Brandon
Maybe I'm looking too deep into this. But, level with me for a second. If one were to swap bodies with someone of the opposite gender, would that awaken something in them?
Like, how many trans people will realize that they're actually trans due to the body swapping?
Would femboys/tomboys gain confidence in their femininity/masculinity?
Will Bi-orientated people have an easier time discovering they swing either way?
And finally, would it be an eye opening divine experience of a dream, or an insanity driven hellhole of a nightmare?
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Maybe I'm looking too deep into this. But, level with me for a second. If one were to swap bodies with someone of the opposite gender, would that awaken something in them?
Like, how many trans people will realize that they're actually trans due to the body swapping?
Would femboys/tomboys gain confidence in their femininity/masculinity?
Will Bi-orientated people have an easier time discovering they swing either way?
And finally, would it be an eye opening divine experience of a dream, or an insanity driven hellhole of a nightmare?
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Windoula
I've wondered for a while about how far the Freaky Friday scenario would be affected by mental illness lol
If my mom and I switched, how much of my depression/anxiety would she have to deal with? And, conversely, how free would I feel? I'd also love to see how much my autism would affect her. Would she have all the characteristics, from heightened senses to my memory specificities to meltdowns and selective mutism? How much would the chemical construction of my brain affect her?
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I've wondered for a while about how far the Freaky Friday scenario would be affected by mental illness lol
If my mom and I switched, how much of my depression/anxiety would she have to deal with? And, conversely, how free would I feel? I'd also love to see how much my autism would affect her. Would she have all the characteristics, from heightened senses to my memory specificities to meltdowns and selective mutism? How much would the chemical construction of my brain affect her?
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RX-1
This is the only way I could ever be happy again. I missed out on my teens and 20s because I'm autistic and I never fit in with other kids. I don't know what it's like to have friends to get through high school with, or have fun with at camp, or celebrate your birthday with, or anything. Now I feel I missed out on life and I don't see the point of getting any older. I just want to swap bodies with a younger person so I can do it over again.
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This is the only way I could ever be happy again. I missed out on my teens and 20s because I'm autistic and I never fit in with other kids. I don't know what it's like to have friends to get through high school with, or have fun with at camp, or celebrate your birthday with, or anything. Now I feel I missed out on life and I don't see the point of getting any older. I just want to swap bodies with a younger person so I can do it over again.
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GoetzeLP
Tbh. At first I would be really scared but the next moment I would check who I was. I would'nt be able to check my phone but I would be able to locate me by just going to my house then I would clear things with the person I swapped with like: who is who, how to tell our partners/families, what to do next. Or maybe get together with them. could be a interesting experience living together with yourself.
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Tbh. At first I would be really scared but the next moment I would check who I was. I would'nt be able to check my phone but I would be able to locate me by just going to my house then I would clear things with the person I swapped with like: who is who, how to tell our partners/families, what to do next. Or maybe get together with them. could be a interesting experience living together with yourself.
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Alejandro
Here's a thought: in reality, mind-body dualism appears not to be true. So, if you actually body switched with someone for real, wouldn't there be no functional difference? Their memories would be in your body, but your consciousness is in your brain's meat. So you'd just perceive yourself as having become them. The same would be true for them. Consciousness would remain with the brain of origin.
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Here's a thought: in reality, mind-body dualism appears not to be true. So, if you actually body switched with someone for real, wouldn't there be no functional difference? Their memories would be in your body, but your consciousness is in your brain's meat. So you'd just perceive yourself as having become them. The same would be true for them. Consciousness would remain with the brain of origin.
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Psychology
I already and for YEARS put myself in other peoples shoes, or at the very least, try. The only shoes I can have complications with are my own. I can be a mystery to me. I don't need to swap bodies in order to help or feel things. And I only rather be me, I have been me for 37 years. Why stop now? I rather and always rather be me. Even with my own dark side. My problems are for me to own, alone.
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I already and for YEARS put myself in other peoples shoes, or at the very least, try. The only shoes I can have complications with are my own. I can be a mystery to me. I don't need to swap bodies in order to help or feel things. And I only rather be me, I have been me for 37 years. Why stop now? I rather and always rather be me. Even with my own dark side. My problems are for me to own, alone.
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Billy
Hello Miss cycle lady I already wish to know your names I can call you by your name but I just wanted to let you know I love most of your videos but this one straight up trash like who would even freaking care about being able to body swap and there's no like seriously who would want to do that you know so why even bring up a video about it no no offense and I mean no disrespect I'm just saying
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Hello Miss cycle lady I already wish to know your names I can call you by your name but I just wanted to let you know I love most of your videos but this one straight up trash like who would even freaking care about being able to body swap and there's no like seriously who would want to do that you know so why even bring up a video about it no no offense and I mean no disrespect I'm just saying
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RandomThings
Nah, I'm good. I'm grateful for this body. i believe that we're spiritual beings taking a physical appearance, though it does matter more about the soul, plus i wouldn't want to swap bodies. I've gone through experience through this body already. Even if it's physically scarred or damaged, i was given this body minus well die with it, it's loyalty to oneself
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Nah, I'm good. I'm grateful for this body. i believe that we're spiritual beings taking a physical appearance, though it does matter more about the soul, plus i wouldn't want to swap bodies. I've gone through experience through this body already. Even if it's physically scarred or damaged, i was given this body minus well die with it, it's loyalty to oneself
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Fallencyar
I like to play as male avatars in online games because it makes me feel more confident and aproachable. It makes so much more sense that I subconsciously view dudes as more. stoic I guess? I have this image of somone very unbothered by life and I kind of adjust my personality in that way when I have that security blanket of masculine to fall back on.
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I like to play as male avatars in online games because it makes me feel more confident and aproachable. It makes so much more sense that I subconsciously view dudes as more. stoic I guess? I have this image of somone very unbothered by life and I kind of adjust my personality in that way when I have that security blanket of masculine to fall back on.
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Hizumiku39
Being Trans is somewhat similar here inner self can be a female but the bodily self is male causing uncomfortable and uneasiness dissociation depression anxiety and the person in the mirror doesnt feel like you and you feel like youre living someone elses body its really harsh having Gender Dysphoria or GID(gender identity disorder)
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Being Trans is somewhat similar here inner self can be a female but the bodily self is male causing uncomfortable and uneasiness dissociation depression anxiety and the person in the mirror doesnt feel like you and you feel like youre living someone elses body its really harsh having Gender Dysphoria or GID(gender identity disorder)
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Non-existent
Yo what happens with those toxic masculinity teenage boys when they body swap.
I mean, they're still gonna like girls because if they liked guys that'd be gay, right?
But if they're now a girl and still like girls that would also be an issue.
I would love way too much to know how they'd react
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Yo what happens with those toxic masculinity teenage boys when they body swap.
I mean, they're still gonna like girls because if they liked guys that'd be gay, right?
But if they're now a girl and still like girls that would also be an issue.
I would love way too much to know how they'd react
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juliet
i have anxiety and this kind of thought specifically overcomes me almost every time im talking to someone. i always would figure out what i would do and i would get so worried thinking that nobody would believe me when obviously this would never happen. this video helped a lot. thank you psych 2 go!
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i have anxiety and this kind of thought specifically overcomes me almost every time im talking to someone. i always would figure out what i would do and i would get so worried thinking that nobody would believe me when obviously this would never happen. this video helped a lot. thank you psych 2 go!
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Zexidous
Liked the Red Means Recording track you used in the background. It's a good album.
I don't think I'd want to swap bodies with anyone. But if I did, I'd want it to be someone who I consider the complete opposite of me. Temporarily. Just to see how they maybe think or live.
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Liked the Red Means Recording track you used in the background. It's a good album.
I don't think I'd want to swap bodies with anyone. But if I did, I'd want it to be someone who I consider the complete opposite of me. Temporarily. Just to see how they maybe think or live.
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Diamond
OMG Freaky Friday in real life
But in full seriousness this is a really intriguing study and maybe if I swapped bodies with my best friend, I would just be sleeping all day and all night because I'll always be exhausted. My best friend is a very hard worker: >
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OMG Freaky Friday in real life
But in full seriousness this is a really intriguing study and maybe if I swapped bodies with my best friend, I would just be sleeping all day and all night because I'll always be exhausted. My best friend is a very hard worker: >
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lokikilo
I am actually in love with my actual girlfriend (and she's also in love with me, but I wonder if any of us happened to have an accident where one of the two loses their memories, would the one who lost memories still be in love with the other one?
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I am actually in love with my actual girlfriend (and she's also in love with me, but I wonder if any of us happened to have an accident where one of the two loses their memories, would the one who lost memories still be in love with the other one?
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alphahawk1999
What if you swapped bodies with someone just to get away from your current home and family? Or you hate yourself so much you figure living someone else's life would be better because you won't be yourself any more?
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What if you swapped bodies with someone just to get away from your current home and family? Or you hate yourself so much you figure living someone else's life would be better because you won't be yourself any more?
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pacoliebling
Switching body with someone? I'd love too, I know someone who's trans (male to female) and I'm trans aswell (female to male) so that body switch would probably be perfect
Tho I'd sure not want her life
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Switching body with someone? I'd love too, I know someone who's trans (male to female) and I'm trans aswell (female to male) so that body switch would probably be perfect
Tho I'd sure not want her life
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Bobiscius
This is a weirdly awesome experiment! I bet every color you see in your body would look completely different too. Like I may look at a stop sign and see red but you may see what I would call blue
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This is a weirdly awesome experiment! I bet every color you see in your body would look completely different too. Like I may look at a stop sign and see red but you may see what I would call blue
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Contemplative
I like looking for those little Psych2Go references in the animations. I was half hoping there'd be a Your Name reference, given the video topic lol. It's a great movie about body swapping.
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I like looking for those little Psych2Go references in the animations. I was half hoping there'd be a Your Name reference, given the video topic lol. It's a great movie about body swapping.
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PardusRain
I wonder how this differs if a person's core philosophy is already abstract as in that case would physical experience only influence out side life experience rather then internal.
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I wonder how this differs if a person's core philosophy is already abstract as in that case would physical experience only influence out side life experience rather then internal.
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Fallen
If this happened with my friend, i would climb up somewhere high, and wait for our bodies to swap back again so he gets confused and falls
(i like to do a little bit of trolling)
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If this happened with my friend, i would climb up somewhere high, and wait for our bodies to swap back again so he gets confused and falls
(i like to do a little bit of trolling)
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