![]() ![]() ![]() Racing Thoughts depicts a number of objects and pieces of art, all of which were familiar occupants of the artist's studio and domestic environment in one form or another (for instance,Īn avalanche warning sign existed as a reproduction from a Swiss newspaper, and a Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci). Hould remain loose - not in the pathological sense (schizophrenia) but merely in a logical sense, Johns' title is itself a kind of racing thought, a stimulus to the continuing movement of an This would mistake a "fact," a coincidental conjunction, for a "representation," a kind of rule. Racing Thoughts, or still further to the thematic content of his image. Because he tends toĬonflate personal preference and material necessity, active and passive causes, it would be un-Johnsian to assert a causal link from the biographical fact of his anxiety to his title He was amused to learn that it existed as a general syndrome, beyond his specific bout with it. Racing thoughts and also became acquainted with the name of the condition. Around this time or shortly before, the artist suffered a mild form of In 1983 Johns titled a bipartite composition using a stenciled inscription at the top of one side: Racing Thoughts. Perhaps Johns would nevertheless accept the form, observing it while maintaining his equanimity and curiosity. Thought, the form of its expression, may seem incoherent. The experience is unsettling, and to outside observers the pattern of Topic to another, usually with some kind of logical connection, but too quickly for any link to be put to practical use. A person's mind "races" uncontrollably from one thought or Manifestations, it indicates a serious manic disorder and borders on the so-called loose association that characterizes schizophrenia. The term racing thoughts refers to a psychological condition that often accompanies anxiety in its most extreme Polyattentiveness may not be enough to keep the situation pleasurably interesting. When they run or race ahead of our listening and comprehension, We may feel as if we no longer actively control them instead, we have too many and are reduced to suffering them. But thoughts can also be intrusive, especially Sometimes we try to listen to our thinking, as if we were able to pause and take hold of our thoughts, manipulating them like external objects. ![]()
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