(So, I was in class and decided to work on Matthew Brown's story. Yes, it will, in time, escalate to him and Will. I was sort of reflecting on the time I spent studying psychology online. It's short, but it's part 1 of many. Feel free to spill out your thoughts. It helps if you read it in his voice.) I'd suggest skipping to Chapter 2 actually.
Here is just a little insert of how Matthew got out of the Hospital, whilst Chapter 2 is where the real action begins.
The branches of psychology are of variety, but my very being reflects mainly on the "Law of Psychological Adaptation."Having spent time in a mental institution I was forced to adapt to the uncomfortable changes that were thrown at me. An example of this would be.. Forced therapy. The cliché "How does that make you feel?" drilling into my brain as each second crawled by like a worm from a bird. It's enough to make any man go crazy if he already isn't crazy enough.
After having listened to the routine bullshit long enough to their satisfaction I was finally granted leave back to my holding cell where I then recollected my thoughts for pondering. It was something that I did quite frequently to keep the clock works of my mind occupied. That, however, was not the only reason why I toyed with my thoughts. Without failure there was always something useful in there that helped reinforce my survival in such predicaments as these. Having spent, like I said, much time recalling each tiny detail of my memory I quickly remembered a much more important, yet obvious tactic that even animals themselves used- mimicry. Mimicry is typically used by animals to either imitate their prey or their predator. In this case, for me, everyone here was considered both. A tricky situation, but not too tricky for me to handle. Because, you see, humans themselves mimic others enough to one's contentment in order to obtain something they were wanting. This could be a friendship, self-confidence- you're getting where I am going with this right? If not, imagine seeing a person daily that you utmost envy. You'll basically do anything in your power in order to have that person's trust, acceptance, and/or recognition so you immediately turn your head towards imitation. You begin to dress like them, imitate their behavior, or simply agree with what they are saying. You especially tell them what they want to hear in order to gain one or more of the following that I had recently stated. Their trust is much more important in this case and now that I think about it.. Manipulation and mimicry appear to be in close ties with each other. Additionally this tactic worked just enough to have the therapists and the higher authorities convinced, having me immediately released without any hesitation whatsoever.
