Do highter-intelligence hosts drive yeerks insane?

[Chad32]

It would be funny if one of the personalities was voluntary, and the other was involuntary. I also agree that they might interpret the Yeerk as simply another personality that's active while another is also active.

[Terenia]

Wow, you know a lot about that stuff. :]

One of the novels I was working on for a time had a character with DID. I had to do a lot of research. Plus I was a psychology major for a time in college

It would be funny if one of the personalities was voluntary, and the other was involuntary. I also agree that they might interpret the Yeerk as simply another personality that's active while another is also active.

That's an interesting thought, Chad. I wonder what it would do to the Yeerk's sanity if it had to bounce between a voluntary and involuntary state of awareness constantly.

[Chad32]

It should be nervewracking at the very least. Yeerks with resistant hosts have to keep their guards up all the time, lest the host break free for a second. Yeerks with voluntary hosts wouldn't have to do much more than keep a leisurely eye on the host in case it goes through an involuntary phase.

This Yeerk would have to go back and forth between trying to keep the involuntary in line, while making efforts not to act like an *** in front of the voluntary side to keep them voluntary.

[Yarin]

Good point

[VisserZer0]

Hmm, seems like it would be like having to control two hosts in the same mind and body.

[HiImshort]

Ah, good points. I have a question. What if a Yeerk tries t take over somone, or something that has a very chaotic brain? Someone that only thinks of death and destruction and has a very uncontrollable spirit. 

[Yarin]

that would be cool then the Yeerk would get all depressed lol

[HiImshort]

Ah, good points. I have a question. What if a Yeerk tries to take over somone, or something that has a very chaotic brain? Someone that only thinks of death and destruction and has a very uncontrollable spirit. 

[Terenia]

Double post much?


I imagine quite a few voluntaries have that sort of mindset. After all, the target audience of The Sharing is people who are essentially train wrecks, depressed, druggies, loners, etc. I'm sure the Yeerks are briefed on the possible mental conditions of the host. Nonetheless, experiencing it is probably a bit different.

I imagine it depends on the Yeerk. Most Yeerks probably would be able to ignore a host like that. However, if the host has a physical condition based on chemical imbalances and whatnot (such as chronic depression, ADD) that may affect the Yeerk as well.

Haha. Imagine a Yeerk with ADHD? Oh dear.

[voodooqueen126]

I wonder since yeerks (assumably) act by overriding the chemical message things in the brain whether the yeerk would simply be able override and ignore mental illnesses quite easily, a very clever yeerk might be able to control what chemicals are released and cure mental illness.
Conversely it is certainly true that Yeerk are affected by their hosts personality.