Cacophrenia

A condition exclusive to invokers, constant or overexposure to powerful energies from other realms without adequate grounding or protective measures can lead to Cacophrenia. The psyche becomes saturated with arcane forces, leading to cognitive and emotional instability. Excessive invoking use can fragment the user's soul, leaving gaps that are filled with raw energy. This process distorts the individual's identity and perception, fueling their delusions. Drawing the essence of the void, the source of dark invocation can accelerate the onset of Cacophrenia.
Individuals with cacophrenia, particularly during manic or severe manic episodes, may experience delusions of grandiosity that can include believing they are a prophet or have a special connection to a higher power. These delusions are characterized by inflated self-worth, a sense of exceptional abilities, and beliefs that one has a unique and important role, often with spiritual or religious significance.
Afflicted individuals perceive themselves as omnipotent beings, far superior to both mundane and invoking peers. They might believe they are destined to ascend to a god-like status, control the fundamental forces of the universe, or are the sole arbitors of fate and justice. Victims can develop a compulsive need to use invoking for even the most trivial tasks, believing that mundane methods are beneath them. This overreliance exacerbates their mental state, creating a vicious cycle of dependency and distortion. They may see the world through an illusory lens, where their delusions are confirmed, and dissenting voices are perceived as threats or conspiracies against their imagined dominion. Emotional instability is also common, with rapid shifts from euphoria to rage, often triggered by challenges to their authority or perceived slights against their grandiose self-image.

Symptoms

Grandiosity: Believing in one's own superiority, exceptional abilities, or inflated self-worth.
Paranoia: Having irrational thoughts of being persecuted, spied on, or conspired against.
Reference: Believing that insignificant events or objects have special personal significance.
Control: Holding false beliefs that one's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors are being controlled by external forces.
Auditory Hallucinations: Hearing voices or sounds that are not present. These voices may be either critical or excessively praise-giving.
Visual Hallucinations: Seeing things, such as people or objects, that are not actually there.

Type

Physiological