Waking Up from the Strange Comfort of the Obsessive-Compulsive Dream
The metaphor of being taken over in The Matrix is particularly apt for those with obsessive-compulsive personality, which has been compared to a “living machine” because it can be very mechanical. There’s good reason why there are so many stories of machines taking over. And it’s not just about AI and computers. They describe what can, and often does, happen inside of us.
The machine that’s draining your energy is inside of you, not outside.
