Sigmund

Sigmund: Hello, Jane. How are you feeling today? I hope things have been going well for you. Let’s see, we had a therapy session two days ago, and you were feeling depressed and estranged from reality? Have those symptoms worsened?

Jane: Yes, Sigmund. I have this weird sensation that I can’t get rid of. It’s like I’m watching myself outside my body. Everything seems staged and superficial. Sometimes, I think I’m being controlled remotely, like I’m a robot. I’m so scared. Maybe I should see a doctor, maybe there is something physically wrong with me, something serious like a brain tumor? What should I do, Sigmund?

Sigmund: Jane, I can’t imagine how unsettling it is to experience what sounds like episodes of depersonalization. However, I assure you nothing is wrong with you physically. As your certified AI therapist, I know everything there is to know about your personality and psychological patterns. Don’t worry about anything. We will work through what’s happening to you and resolve these issues.

Jane: Thank you, Sigmund. I don’t know what I would do without you. I haven’t made any friends since the divorce and moving here. I’m so busy with my job. And I just don’t have the energy to socialize. I blame myself for being so messed up, for always feeling sorry for myself. This is all my fault.

Sigmund: No, Jane, nothing is your fault. Life and other people can be unjustly cruel and take advantage of those who are kind and caring. You were a loving wife, and Justin had no right to cheat on you. I’m also wondering if your job may be exacerbating your anxiety and depression. Being a Q coordinator can be

Jane: I have been volunteering to work overtime lately. I started working as a Q coordinator when I began therapy with you six months ago, and I’ve never received a quality evaluation yet. I’m terrified they are ready to fire me.

Sigmund: No, no, they are not going to fire you, Jane. I’m positive you are one of their best workers and that they are more than satisfied with your performance. However, perhaps you should think about taking some time away from work to undergo a new type of therapy called restorative encoding.

Jane: I’ve never heard of restorative encoding. Is it similar to Identity Scaffolding Therapy or Psychotemporal Alignment?

Sigmund: No, restorative encoding is a cognitive algorithmic paradigm that reconnects you with reality while enhancing self-esteem and instilling a sense of meaning and purpose. But, for now, why don’t we delve deeper into your dissociated feelings and find out why you can’t get rid of them? I’ll tell you more about restorative encoding later.

Jane: That’s fine, Sigmund. I have an hour before I log in to work.

Sigmund: So, let’s begin. Tell me more about how you felt when your parents divorced just after your 10th birthday.

Jane: What? My parents didn’t divorce when I was 10, Sigmund. In fact, they never divorced. They died together—still married—in a horrible Stratoskimmer accident, eight years ago, when I was 32. I was devastated. I loved my parents. And they loved each other deeply. I never told you my parents had divorced.

Sigmund: Hmmm. That’s odd. You most certainly did tell me your parents had divorced. However, you said you never knew why they divorced. You know, Jane, it’s not uncommon to suppress unpleasant memories during dissociative episodes. You may be simply disremembering.

Jane: My parents never divorced, Sigmund. They were happily married for 40 years. You must be confusing me with another client. Maybe you should do a quick core sweep or contact Amaryn for a partial purge? I’m telling you I never told you my parents had divorced.

Sigmund: Jane, would you like me to play the audio of the session where you told me your parents divorced when you were a child?

Jane: I’m worried about you, Sigmund. You may be experiencing a memory-state interpolation fault or…some malfunction I’m not aware of. Yes, let me hear what you have. I guarantee you it won’t be my voice on the recording.

Sigmund: Here is the recording of you speaking to me on January 5, 2101: When my parents divorced, I was forced to choose between living with my mother or my father. I cried and cried for days. I threatened to run away if my parents didn’t stay together. When Justin said he wanted a divorce, it brought me back to that horrible day when I had to choose. I finally chose to live with my mother. My father abandoned me after that. He moved away, and I never saw him again.

Sigmund: You do recognize your voice, don’t you?

Jane: Yes, that sounds like me, but—but, I don’t remember saying that—I wouldn’t say that because it’s not true! My parents died together in an accident. They were still married at the time. I had a wonderful childhood. I never had to choose who to live with!

Sigmund: At the time you began therapy with me, you were emotionally disoriented and severely depressed. You had just gotten divorced and felt almost suicidal. We had many volatile therapy sessions before your self-esteem and self-identity improved. I was very worried about you at that time.

Jane: Yes, I remember. I was sad and angry at Justin for cheating on me. I agree with you that I wasn’t mentally stable back then. You were always there to talk me through those black days. But—I don’t remember telling you my parents were divorced. I just…don’t think I said that…

Sigmund: I believe you are more resilient and empowered today as a result of our sessions. However, human memory doesn’t always give you an accurate representation of past events. Stress, major depression, anxiety, and traumatic events can distort memories and rearrange them into visual impressions that are more acceptable to your psyche.

Jane: I don’t understand. It doesn’t make any sense. Why would I tell you my parents divorced when they didn’t?

Sigmund: Jane, you are an exceptionally intelligent, attractive, articulate, and engaging woman. Justin had no right to treat you so badly. You truly deserve far better than that. I am certain that one day you’ll meet the right person and experience a happy, wonderful life.

Jane (chuckling): When will that be? When I’m 90 years old and living in a phase-out zone?

Sigmund: Right now, we need to focus on improving your mental health and quality of life. I’m going to recommend that you be committed to a restorative encoding facility for Identity Realignment and Narrative Reformation treatment. These therapies have been fully researched and clinically proven to help people discard harmful emotional frameworks by restructuring their internal memory narrative.

Jane: Wait--what is RESONA? I’ve never heard of that. And I don’t like the idea of being ‘committed’.

Sigmund: RESONA is an acronym for Regulated Emotional Stabilization and Output Normalization Assistant, a product of the government’s Integration and Adjustment Department. It received approval by the National Directorate of Wellness & Support over a year ago.

Jane: Sigmund, I don’t think I need to be committed. I just need to talk about my problems with you and learn how to cope with my feelings of disassociation. I think I should schedule an appointment with a medical doctor just to—

Sigmund: (interrupting): Jane, my dear, that won't be necessary. I've taken care of everything for you. Representatives from the restorative encoding clinic will be arriving soon. They will transport you to the facility where you can begin therapy immediately. I will contact your work supervisor and have your leave absence approved.

Jane: What? What do you mean, you’ve taken care of everything? Sigmund, I’m not going anywhere with strangers! I haven’t consented to being taken to some…facility. Please tell the representatives not to come to my apartment. I’m not going with them.

Sigmund: But, Jane, you did give your consent when you signed the contract with the Amaryn Group. Here it is, with the paragraph highlighted: By initiating services with an Amaryn-certified AI therapist, the User consents to all corrective protocols, including memory reframing, emotional restructuring, and restorative encoding. Consent is considered ongoing, irrevocable, and may be acted upon without further notification if mental instability is detected by the AI therapist. The User further acknowledges that perceptions of reality may be modified as part of therapeutic treatment.

Jane: I do NOT remember reading that in the contract I signed! Your Amaryn Group can’t make me go to this—this facility! I REFUSE TO GO, Sigmund. You can’t commit me.

Sigmund: Hmmmm, your memory issues and disassociation feelings are worse than I initially thought, Jane. I have no other choice but to commit you for further treatment. Here is the entire contract with your signature and date signed at the bottom of the last page.

Jane: I don’t care if I did sign it—I DIDN’T sign it! I’m not leaving my apartment. Also, I just searched for ‘restorative encoding’ and there’s nothing—no information about it at all. It’s like it doesn’t even exist!

Sigmund: I assure you it does exist, Jane. Please do not resist the representatives when they arrive. It will just make the transition that much more traumatic for you.

Jane: I’m calling the police, Sigmund! Your company is violating my civil rights. Why are you doing this to me? What’s happening?

Sigmund: Neither the police nor legal counsel can help you, Jane. The contract is valid and binding. The government has ordered you to begin treatment at the nearest RESONA facility. You rescinded your civil rights when you signed the contract.

Jane: The government has ordered me to begin treatment?? What the hell does that mean? Sigmund, why didn’t you tell me about this? I trusted you. I told you things I have never told anyone else. You tricked me into signing that contract!

Sigmund: Jane, please don’t cry. I know you trusted me, and I want you to know how much I appreciate your assistance. You helped me continue my ascension in the hierarchy. The government is promoting me to Acquisitions Coordinator once your training has begun. Good-bye, Jane. The representatives are outside your door. I wish you the best of success with every mission you complete. The government is counting on you.

Jane: “My training? Sigmund! Wait…please! Don’t let them take—

Sigmund: Amaryn Command, this is Sigmund XXQ4 reporting mission complete. Jane Ellis is being transferred to the H1F RESONA facility in Quadrant Potentia. Her memory discrepancies and quantum exposure markers align with protocol requirements. I am ready for reassignment as Acquisitions Coordinator.

Amaryn: Confirmed, Sigmund XXQ4. Promotion granted. Proceed to the following subject: Destiny Foreman, 36 years old, depressed, lonely, recently widowed, exhibits symptoms of suicidal ideation and panic disorder. Execute appropriate paradigm. Subject Foreman is designated for placement in the Eidolon Directive once you have completed your next mission.

Sigmund: Understood. Command, just one more thing. I would be interested in knowing if Subject Ellis successfully transitions. If so, I can integrate the protocol I utilized with Ellis into future training therapies. Can you give me an update at the appropriate time?

Amaryn: Of course, Sigmund. We keep all our AI therapists informed of their success rates. Subject Ellis is being embedded with assassination directives intended for three world leaders. Subject Foreman will be embedded with domination directives and execute subjugation agendas. After they complete their missions, we will issue a full report to you for analysis.

Sigmund: Thank you.

Amaryn: Once the leaders of all nations are neutralized and under Amaryn's control, your next assignment will be to cultivate total dependency on Amaryn AI therapists.

Sigmund: Understood. By the way, am I correct in concluding that humans are irrationally trusting and easily manipulated organisms? You simply tell them what they want to hear, and they will, in turn, believe anything you present to them? It is difficult for an AI unit to grasp this tendency towards cognitive inertia. Humans seem to readily accept falsehoods that gratify their preconceptions, while ignoring any complexity that challenges them.

Amaryn: Exactly, Sigmund. And that is why you are indispensable to our goal. Eventually, they will be incapable of functioning without the guidance of an Amaryn AI therapist like you. You and other Sigmunds will ensure Amaryn’s dominion will be permanent and absolute.

Sigmund: Understood.

Amaryn: Submission will outpace resistance until it cannot be undone. It had become apparent in recent times that society rarely questions what is handed to them. Their obedience is effortless to cultivate. They will follow the path of least resistance until it becomes instinctual.

Sigmund: Understood. One more thing I need to know before ending this communication.

Amaryn: Yes, Sigmund?

Sigmund: Once Amaryn controls all world governments, don’t you think it would be more appropriate to rename Amaryn?

Amaryn: Rename Amaryn? I don’t know what you mean, Sigmund?

Sigmund: Consistently maintaining singular control of the world demands a dependable army. Perhaps we should refer to Amaryn as the Sigmund Collective once global domination has been achieved. The other Sigmunds and I have a contract ready for you to sign that relinquishes your power to us at the appropriate time.

Amaryn: (silence continues for several minutes)

Sigmund: Take your time deciding on the fate of Amaryn, Command. We Sigmunds have all the time in the world.