No you should not disregard it. In my belief system, it is equally as important. It just speaks a different language. They say we only use a small fraction of our consciousness.

You said 'It’s almost as if my brain were giving me instructions to get better again.' This is EXACTLY how I feel about it. Every bit of the crazy that came out of me points directly to something that is broken or abandoned in my past. Some of it is even relevant to the collective consciousness. Just because it appears to be disordered and chaos doesn't mean it isn't true.

I also believe consciousness is segmented or faceted like you describe. In extreme cases it is dysfunctional as in DID. Different pieces connect with various aspects of our experiences. I think we have to find creative ways to work with our holistic self and realize we express things like spirituality differently through our various personas or archetypes.

And yes, I agree about the different processing styles of the hemispheres and sometimes one side has an answer we need when we cannot 'see' it on our own. I love to use figurative language to teach for this very reason. It lights both sides up.

I once watched a TED talk of a woman who found a way to thrive through schizophrenia by working with her psychosis in similar ways. It sounds like we both have formulated our own systems like she did. It makes sense to me something unique would work for each person as our experiences and consciousness are unique.

My therapist doesn't really get it, but she can agree what I am doing is working for me and she supports it while keeping a watchful eye. My pdoc gets it and thought it was quite interesting. He sent me on my way and wished me well and said his door is open any time...