Personal data point: I imagined vividly to be socially excluded at points in my life since that would be my plan B (great plan, I know, I gamble a bit with my life from time to time as I don’t see a better option).
And I did notice a few things:
- I have nothing to lose anymore
- I suddenly have a lot of free time to devote my energy to
- My mental state is slightly unstable
- I am in a shitty mood
I am not religious and do not know much about extreme views (I only know a bit about Buddhism) but I can imagine that extremist religious or ideological views would hyper charge the 4 things I talked about.
On another note, if this study would state that these people would become workaholics then I would also believe that. I feel it is the opposite side of the same coin.
And I did notice a few things:
- I have nothing to lose anymore
- I suddenly have a lot of free time to devote my energy to
- My mental state is slightly unstable
- I am in a shitty mood
I am not religious and do not know much about extreme views (I only know a bit about Buddhism) but I can imagine that extremist religious or ideological views would hyper charge the 4 things I talked about.
On another note, if this study would state that these people would become workaholics then I would also believe that. I feel it is the opposite side of the same coin.