"hurt people hurt people"
Request: Meaning people who hurt others are themselves hurting. I heard someone say it on a podcast, and they said it helps them forgive anyone who has wronged them.
Psychology
conscience
"an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior" -- Google dictionary.
cognitive dissonance
By request. "The psychological discomfort or tension experienced when a person holds conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes, or when their actions contradict their beliefs” -- Google AI.
3-2-1 Shadow process
By request: "A process to help us reverse and own the projections we make on the world and others."
shadow work
Priority request: “Working with your unconscious mind to uncover the parts of yourself that you repress and hide from yourself” — betterup.com.
Spiral Dynamics
"A model of the evolutionary development of individuals, organizations, and societies" -- wikipedia.
self-actualization
By request. “a concept central to humanistic psychology, is the process of fulfilling one's full potential and becoming the best version of oneself” -- Google AI.
free association (psychology)
The expression (as by speaking or writing) of the content of consciousness without censorship as an aid in gaining access to unconscious processes -- wikipedia.
polyvagal theory
"A collection of proposed evolutionary, neuroscientific, and psychological constructs pertaining to the role of the vagus nerve in emotion regulation, social connection and fear response... [It] is not endorsed by current social neuroscience" -- wikipedia.
tribalism
"... putting one's own group above every other consideration, including kindness or justice. Tribalism can lead to bigotry and racism and, when taken to extremes, even war" -- vocabulary.com.
living in a bubble
Metaphor for being insulated from the real world.
existential crisis
Priority request. "Inner conflicts characterized by the impression that life lacks meaning and confusion about one's personal identity. They are accompanied by anxiety and stress, often to such a degree that they disturb one's normal functioning in everyday life and lead to depression" -- wikipedia.
projection (psychology)
Request: when an individual unconsciously projects their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors onto someone else.
not wanting to burden others with oneself
Such as refraining from actively participating in this community and asking unnecessary questions, believing that it could lower its average LoC -- request.
John Gottman, relationship researcher
His research focuses on divorce prediction and marital stability through relationship analyses. Gottman's work is centered on the field of relationship counseling: enhanced relationship functioning and mitigation of behaviors detrimental to human relationships -- wikipedia.