Narrative Awakening: the process via which a Narrativist
transitions from one set of Inner/Outer Narratives to another. While
this can be brought on by teenage rebellion, however the more common
initiating factor in this process is experiencing a severe burst of Narrative dysphoria; such as witnessing a trusted
leader commit a heinous violation of the Narrative, being on the losing end
of a Compaction cycle, or any similarly disillusioning event, causing a
Narrativist to lose their faith in the version of Narrativism they are
currently involved in. In such situations the Narrativist often enters a
psychologically lonely period while they strike out on their own. They
have lost their Inner Narrative, and without it they feel forlorn and
lost. This period can lead the Narrativist to develop the
requisite introspection to recognize the old Inner Narrative as having
satisfied some nameless psychological childishness, and subsequently
reject any new Inner narrative they encounter. But most often, the
Narrativist feels depressed and miserable without the comfort of an
Inner Narrative, and this psychological longing eventually drives the
Narrativist to search for a new one.
When a new Inner Narrative that comports to the Grand Narrative
is
discovered by a Narrativist in this vulnerable psychological state,
Narrative Awakening occurs. As the Narrativist is exposed to the "new"
ideology of a Narrativist group, there is an instinctual recognition of
the comforting presence of the Grand Narrative. Embracing this new set
of Narratives (both Inner and Outer, although the exact order of
introduction varies significantly between Narrativist groups) satisfies a
deep longing within the psyche of the Narrativist. The presence of the
Grand Narrative makes the Narrativist feel safe from the nameless
anxiety that had been rising within them ever since they left the
previous Narrativist Inner/Outer Narrative.
When the Narrativist is exposed to the new Narrative, he experiences a
sudden rush of deep recognition, of need, of acceptance. The Narrativist
finds themselves recognizing a deep inner truth, as the once
frightening and inexplicable universe suddenly falls into a
comprehensible pattern--comprehensible because it is just a new
variation of the Grand Narrative. The Narrativist experiences a profound
outpouring of emotions and frequently their behavior changes as a
result of the high caused by the acceptance of the new Inner narrative.
This process in strongly Narrativist dominated social environments is by
far most frequently encountered during teenage rebellion, and it is
this facet of their collective experience that drives Narrativists to
place special emphasis on strictly controlling their young and stamping
out any signs of youthful independence/rebellion. To
simplify somewhat, Narrativist parents often raise Narrativist children,
but a Narrativist child that spends time outside of the direct control
of their accustomed social structure (parents/church for example) often
first loses faith in the variation of
Narrativism in which the child was raised. They however remain a
Narrativist and thus eventually seek out a new Inner/Outer Narrative
structure to embrace and joins a different group of Narrativists that
their parents will probably regard as heretical/associated with The
Enemy in some way.
One further thing to note is that as a result of the above described
collective social experience Narrativists raised in strongly
Narrativist-dominated social environments often view the process of
changing ones beliefs as being a sign of adolescent immaturity.
Continue on to "Outer narrative Tailoring".
Full Glossary of terms.
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