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* There's a VisualPun about what Intercom's all about. This story is about Riley communicating with the little emotions in her head. But there's all kinds of upheavals and second guessing, secrets and problems that result from the story as Riley seeks to better know how to deal with hearing her emotions. So in other words, this story is about riley [[italic: getting in touch with her feelings]]. RimShot.

* There's a VisualPun about what Intercom's all about. This story is about Riley communicating with the little emotions in her head. But there's all kinds of upheavals and second guessing, secrets and problems that result from the story as Riley seeks to better know how to deal with hearing her emotions. So in other words, this story is about riley [[italics: getting in touch with her feelings]]. RimShot.

* There's a VisualPun about what Intercom's all about. This story is about Riley communicating with the little emotions in her head. But there's all kinds of upheavals and second guessing, secrets and problems that result from the story as Riley seeks to better know how to deal with hearing her emotions. So in other words, this story is about riley [[italics getting in touch with her feelings]]. RimShot.

** And that's the collective unconscious. That part of all humans that we keep together in our minds as part of evolution. (Thing AssassinsCreed) It's possible that's what creeps Fear out about it most. That it's natural, but at the same time unnatural in how it affects humanity.

* Riley lashing out at her parents and friends is in part because she's not wise enough to know proper emotional reaction, hence those around her thinking something is wrong like with some schizophrenia symptoms. But then why doesn't this seem to cross Riley? Cause she is already dealing with the occam's razor issue with that morning: sleep deprivation. That could provide a simple answer to her anger, mood swings and lack of patience. If she really doesn't get enough sleep when she lucid dreams, then as Disgust points out, that's only around 3 hours. Any child, regardless of if they could hear their emotions would be rough and irritable during the day on that little sleep.

* Some people (like Riley, for the most part) would take the idea of having other sentient beings in their mind pretty well. But these same people, upon learning of their existence, might be very uncomfortable with the idea of them having kept secrets from them, especially if it was because they were worried about how ''other'' people might react if they're told about it. Having other sentient beings in one's mind is one thing; for many the uncomfortable part would be finding out they've at times knowingly put something or someone else above their own host's wishes without giving the host any say in the matter.

** There's also people who are of okay mental health but are just very curious about how their minds work, and want more control over it for varying reasons. These people, I'm sure, would be thrilled at such a discovery, and really, if it's their own mind, it's their right to know how it works.

* Considering at least one real-world psychological disorder (schizophrenia) has been mentioned in an in-universe context, there are presumably lots of people suffering from mental illness who can't find anything that will help, much like in the real world. In this case, the reason is probably because all the professional therapists base their work on what they don't realize are incorrect facts. Riley has knowledge that can very likely help these people in a way nothing else can. Because of this, one could argue that she almost has a responsibility to share what she's learned.

* As much as Tracey might be a {{Jerkass}}, if you look at some of what Riley's been going through since she started hearing the emotions, you can make a compelling argument that Intercom ''is'' WesternAnimation/InsideOut tackling Schizophrenia in a kid friendly way, just as the movie proper is like their kid friendly way of tackling depression. Look at some of the signs of Schizophrenia, and notice how eerily similar it is. (sourcing is the National Institute of Mental Health)

* As much as Tracey might be a {{Jerkass}}, if you look at some of what Riley's been going through since she started hearing the emotions, you can make a compelling argument that Intercom ''is'' InsideOut tackling Schizophrenia in a kid friendly way, just as the movie proper is like their kid friendly way of tackling depression. Look at some of the signs of Schizophrenia, and notice how eerily similar it is. (sourcing is the National Institute of Mental Health)

* There's lots of people suffering from mental illness who can't find anything that will help, simply because all the professional therapists base their work on what they don't realize are incorrect facts. Riley has knowledge that can very likely help these people in a way nothing else can. In that case, one could argue that she almost has a responsibility to share what she's learned.

** Answered in chapter 13. Riley was precisely at the helm of the train when it happened. Let's say that [[{{Understatement}} it could have gone better]].

* As much as Tracey might be a {{Jerkass}}, if you look at some of what Riley's been going through since she started hearing the emotions, you can make a compelling argument that Intercom ''is'' Inside Out tackling Schizophrenia in a kid friendly way, just as the movie proper is like their kid friendly way of tackling depression. Look at some of the signs of Schizophrenia, and notice how eerily similar it is. (sourcing is the National Institute of Mental Health)

** Well, yes and no. On one hand, there's a reference in the mind manuals warning about accidental consciousness tampering. However, I think the one safeguard Riley has to prevent herself from making changes from OUTSIDE her mind world is contained in a location: Imagination Land. Since a lot of what she's doing is imagining, a lot of that would be manifested in imagining visualizing rather than fundementally altering the mind world.

* From what we saw in Chapter 10 about the interesting ways people (and their emotions moreso) react to hearing [[spoiler:Riley say things that indicate she has knowledge of the Mind World]], Riley could probably cause quite a lot of panic in a crowded area very easily, with few if any people actually being able to figure out why everyone is suddenly acting all shocked. Especially considering that [[spoiler:everything she's said so far can easily be dismissed as a coincidentally-accurate metaphor. The other characters' emotions even say that if she says something that undoubtedly confirms she has "inside knowledge" it would be a real cause for panic]]. Though if you think about it, exactly ''why'' that would be a cause for panic is unclear. Luckily for them though, she doesn't seem like the kind of person who would intentionally mess with people like that.

* Now that Riley is aware of how her mind works, and knows what it's like to be "inside" it, it would make sense for her to be able to make changes there by simply visualizing it. It could even be easier, since unless you have a lot of practice with lucid dreaming, it's generally easier to control something you're visualizing while awake than it is in a lucid dream—the latter is simply preferable in most cases because it's so much more immersive. Sounds pretty useful, right? It certainly could be. But if it's ''too'' easy, she might do it by accident—like if she thinks of something that would be a ''very'' bad idea, and starts getting curious about what exactly would happen as a result. Or even if she thinks of something that seems like a ''good'' idea, but makes the seemingly-wise decision to first consider potential negative consequences it might have. The mere act of thinking about said consequences could cause them to occur, even if she decides not to do what she thought might have those consequences.

** Perhaps even worse, it could potentially also open her up to MindManipulation if somebody finds out. If someone presents an idea, and you make the decision that it's something you definitely don't want to think about, the simple act of trying ''not'' to think about it can have the opposite effect, as you have to know what it is you're trying not to think about.

* As much as Tracey might be a {{Jerkass}}, if you look at some of what Riley's been going through since she started hearing the emotions, you can make a compelling argument that Intercom IS Inside Out tackling Schizophrenia in a kid friendly way, just as the movie proper is like their kid friendly way of tackling depressive symptoms. Look at some of the signs of Schizophrenia, and notice how eerily similar it is. (sourcing is the National Institute of Mental Health)

** Trouble focusing or paying attention. The emotions arguing with each other cause this problem right away.