I was thinking about self fulfilling prophecies in IJ. Turns out there are so many, and they fit right in the theme of things that cicle, annular, infinite etc. At pag. 997 there is a similar phenomenon described as " a terror so terrifying it makes the object of the terror come true". Some examples i could recall:
"the cold clenched fear of losing has itself made him lose […]" - p. 388
The woman at pag. 997 "terrified of the possibility that she might be either blind or paralyzed or both. So e.g. she keeps her eyes shut tight 24/7/365 […]" and sits "absolutely motionless out of phobia of being paralyzed.”
Danielle Steenbok with the "eyeliner-colored tattoos put around both eyes so she'd never again have to apply eyeliner " but now that those are faded she "has to constanly apply eyeliner to cover up." - p. 208
The "paranoid schizophrenic who believed that radioactive fluids were invading his skull" who becomes the subject of numerous test to learn about schizophrenia by injecting "special blood-brain-barrier-penetrating radioactive dye […]" - pp. 47- 48
yes, i am paranoid - but am i paranoid enough? - p. 1035
Y'all can recall any others?