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Here's an example of a stage Red/Blue event. This is a recent basketball game in Aleppo, Syria. Both teams are from Aleppo. Often these games are very aggressive and sometimes brutal fights happen at the end, no matter who has won. You can hear the national anthem played in the beginning and the announcer saying a few words about the teams' history after that, all be it in Arabic haha. Al Jalaa (1).mp4

Thank you, I am doing very well.

@BipolarGrowth I've had this idea myself. I think it is extremely difficult to implement, but there must be a way it could be done safely. Like the modern psychedelic retreats in Europe, maybe there could be some retreats done specifically for people with mental illness backgrounds to learn how to grow through their suffering, and under certain training. No Substances though as these could be especially dangerous for severe mental illnesses, just working with the body and the breath.

During my first psychotic episode, my perception of reality shifted radically. this radical shift happened mainly on the subconscious level, wherein I reacted chaotically to a number of insights. These insights mainly were concerning social norms and ways of thinking which I had unwarily adopted through my formation years. Within these insights was for example the simple realization that there are different ways of thinking and perceiving humans can have. However, because these realizations were dealt with and reacted to in a chaotic manner, many misconceptions and delusions arose, which led me astray from the opportunity to grow. This wouldn't have happened if there was proper guidance set in place, in form of a spiritual mentor, a group of mentally healthy individuals for reliance upon, or any guiding figure who is experienced with dealing with spiritual emergencies or has gone through one themselves. I think the main reason why I reacted in a chaotic manner to these realizations was my background of living in the war stricken country Syria. I most definitely adopted many unhealthy psychological patterns during my life there. There was a lot of fear, misery and constant threats of being killed due to an "unidentified flying object" — which is what I use to refer to the bombs thrown on civilians as they could literally be anything, gas barrels, rockets, huge metal objects, you name it. Anyways, this constant misery would create a sense of nihilism in the hearts of most people. Life was stolen of its colors in those attacked neighborhoods. And perhaps the only way out of this nihilism for me was to unconsciously create a delusional psychological pattern. I still remember lying in my bed on many nights, no electricity in the apartment, sometimes not even clean water to drink, and trying to sleep while the sounds of bombardments are exploding in the distance. My mind would be racing with all kind of nonsensical ideas and concepts, but I would be lying on my back, eyes open and staring at the ceiling, until I catch my mind running all kinds of nonsense, and I would wonder what the hell are these ideas, and where the hell are they coming from. After leaving the country and later going through psychosis, I was diagnosed. Then it has been a long road to reintegrate the psychotic episode and the unhealthy patterns of thought and perceptions. I found Yoga and simple mindfulness to be very helpful. Anyways, I hope I didn't go too off topic in this thread. I wanted to share my experience.