The destructive effects of unguided imagination
Unchecked imagination, while a source of human creativity and innovation, can quickly spiral down into a rabbit hole of destructive thoughts when it operates without the constraints of moral and logical boundaries. When the mind is allowed to wander freely without any grounding, it will construct parallel worlds which could lead to a gradual withdrawal from life itself. This disconnection manifests itself in various forms, from daydreaming to catastrophizing. We could becone so absorbed