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A '''fugue state''' was, according to the [[Tenth Doctor]], "where the mind just runs away because it can't bear to look back."
A '''fugue state''' was, according to the [[Tenth Doctor]], "where the mind just runs away because it can't bear to look back."


[[Jackson Lake]] suffered from such a state when he lost [[Caroline Lake|his wife]] and [[Frederic Lake|son]] to the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. While entering a fugue state, he saw an [[infostamp]] containing information on [[the Doctor]], which he used to drive off the Cybermen. The infostamp backfired and transmitted all its information into Lake's mind, and he began to think that he was the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'')
[[Jackson Lake]] suffered from such a state when he lost [[Caroline Lake|his wife]] and [[Frederic Lake|son]] to the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. While entering a fugue state, he saw an [[infostamp]] containing information on [[the Doctor]], which he used to drive off the Cybermen. The infostamp backfired and transmitted all its information into Jackson's mind, and he began to think that he was the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'')


[[Category:Psychiatric disorders from the real world]]
[[Category:Psychiatric disorders from the real world]]

Latest revision as of 05:57, 19 February 2024

Fugue state

A fugue state was, according to the Tenth Doctor, "where the mind just runs away because it can't bear to look back."

Jackson Lake suffered from such a state when he lost his wife and son to the Cybermen. While entering a fugue state, he saw an infostamp containing information on the Doctor, which he used to drive off the Cybermen. The infostamp backfired and transmitted all its information into Jackson's mind, and he began to think that he was the Doctor. (TV: The Next Doctor)