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It is not really a buggy representation though. Autocorrecting your behaviour based on other opinions is a huge part of being human. Its a loss function that we seek to minimise. Whats buggy about it is that you start hearing the process that results in a loop. Listening to the outside world normally has a higher priority. Thats how you autocorrect you inner model. But now you are autocorrecting your inner model based on your inner model. As a result your theory of mind skills deteriorate.

Yes, external correction mechanisms are very helpful. Installing little snitch, monitoring wireshark and checksums helped me a lot :)

tldr; Was smoking weed for over 10 years, later on started clubbing and mixing weed with stimulants like Ecstasy and Amphetamines, got a drug induced psychosis within 5 months. Symptoms: Auditory Hallucinations, Paranoia, Persecutory delusions - was searching for hidden cameras around me every time I had an episode.

My two cents on this study - it works because the voices you hear are what you think others would think of you in this particular situation. Once you start having a conversation with your voice[s], your expectations (your inner modelling of others) change.