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How does it manage such instant delivery?  Well obviously not instant, in that the eyes have to communicate to parts of the brain.  But it is pretty incredible.

The communication will have a number of channels, but it is pretty amazing.

Or is it.  Does it cheat by just send its best guess?  Đ

Most of our machines until recently were pretty honest.  Strictly not guessing or filling in the gaps and the edges.  And this probably influences us to assume the same for living things, and in particular ourselves.

Well I contend that this is plain wrong, and life is full of total guesses, strange blind spots, falsehoods,  etc.  It is probably not in our interest to query it. 

I am convinced that our senses are an amazing con-trick, which works well with other earth inhabitants.  It may seem that I am doing amazing processing in order to hit the ball in a game of Rugby Fives,  but I think this is only a simple guessing game.

Or when I open my eyes in the middle of a wood, and can  instantly see a fantastically complicated twig structure.  It 

Is some sort of magic trick.  But it serves us very well, and will probably be the best that can be done, to help us survive.

We will correct things as fast as possible in places which are important for us.

So when the brain has problems, one it likely to have all sorts of 'hallucinations'.  These are trying to help, though maybe way off the mark.  I think that the key is to take your time evaluating things, accept that your brain is offering something that might help, but also may not.  Take your time to consider it, being grateful that it is at least trying.  Once you have got that far, see if you could find a second opinion knocking around.  Don't feel you have to quickly choose between them.  Take your time and be glad that it is still trying to help.  You do not have to do anything.

Don't worry that the bird you thought you spotted, is nowhere to be seem.  Or looks very like what you did see yesterday.  Or you feel you are replaying some session you had with your doctor.  Who cares if it is.  You should be thankful to be building up the experience of this replay.

This is not a recipe book, just a plea to put a value on the experience.

It can be very hard work, and insist on plenty of rest.

If you are an observer, rather than the person with problems, just stay in there.  Do much less pushing than you natively want to.

Martin