Wonderland - Jags

The Underground
The Underground (as has been noted) is a disparate group of individuals
who are Infected with and intent on surviving Wonderland. An Infected’s
first insights into what they are facing usually come through the lens of
the Underground and its “voice” is one of the more pervasive ones you
become aware of when reality starts “slipping away.”
How many people are infected?
The flat estimate, provided by a secret government project estimated
that about 1 in 25,000 is Infected (12,000 total in the US) vs. about
4.5 million who suffer actual schizophrenia. This number, however, is
grossly inadequate and doesn’t address the actual demographic spread
(Infection tends to be higher on college campuses, it tends to concentrate
in the more liminal elements of society, etc.). It also may be as much as
twice that number since reporting is difficult.
USA City
Total Population (1990
Census)
New York City, NY 7,322,564 293
Los Angeles, CA 3,485,398 139
Chicago, IL 2,783,726 111
Houston, TX 1,630,553 65
Philadelphia, PA 1,585,577 63
Miami, FL 358,548 14
Minneapolis, MN 368,383 14
New Orleans, LA 496,938 20
Number Infected
Boca Raton, FL 74,764 (2000 Census) 3 (and we know most of them)
The Organization of
the Underground
Individual Infecteds
Various desperate people who
are looking for help that the
mental health system doesn’t
easily provide: when therapy
and drugs doesn’t work you
quickly realize that if you don’t
want to be committed you need
to try something else.
The Groups
There are at least five different
“categories” of group that
make up “the Underground.”
Of these, the Support Groups,
CPD Meeting Guide V 4.1 Rev 2.0
22-Feb-03
SECTION 1.0.2 CONTROL OF DISCUSSIONS
DISCUSSION OF HALLUCINATIONS
Going Deep: When the applicant’s Narrative involves a complete
disconnect from reality even their discussion can be dangerous to
other members. If the narrative involves:
•Extremely long falls (several minutes or more).
•Physically entering mirrors or pictures.
•Going through doors or down staircases that normally do not
exist.
•The walls or room dissolving and being replaced by a deep woods
or other such environment.
•Finding oneself in a place which cannot exist.
1.CUT the discussion short immediately.
2.REMOVE the applicant from the group with a gentle suggestion (if
this does not work be insistent)
3.FIND a special guide or sponsor who will work with the applicant
on a 1-to-1 basis.
4.FORBID the applicant from attending normal groups.
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