From this perspective, Miyamoto stated that the Jikoshu experience “remains an entity of psychopathology that is itself extremely significant and has the potential to develop into various pathological phenomena, while maintaining an equidistant relationship with neurosis, schizophrenia, and manic‐depressive illness, respectively.” 24 Thus, he suggested calling the condition Jikoshu‐Sho because adding words such as “fear,” “hallucination,” or “delusion” to a disease that presents with Jikoshu could undermine the totality of this experience.
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