Hideo Kojima dropped a new bit of lore over the weekend: the renowned designer has "always" suffered from nightmares. As he on Twitter, Kojima stumbled upon old dream logs in his phone's notes while preparing to deliver the first keynote address in five years at the upcoming GDC Festival of Gaming 2026. Suggested to him as a remedy, jotting down his dreams proved to be ineffective in relieving Kojima of his nightmares.
He said this to try and make me feel like schizophrenia is nothing that is really that different from what others experience, so I shouldn't feel weird, abnormal, or ashamed. I truly appreciate the intention behind what he is saying; however, it really has me thinking of this analogy, whether it has merit, and what the true differences are between a nightmare and a psychotic break.