The Black Swan, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Impact of the Highly Improbable.
Psychology
statement: I don't belong to myself
At what level does this apply?
Madonna–mistress complex
First identified by Sigmund Freud, who called it psychic impotence, it is a psychological complex that is said to develop in men who see women as either saintly Madonnas or debased whores... Freud wrote, "Where such men love they have no desire, and where they desire they cannot love" -- wikipedia.
magical thinking
"The belief that one’s ideas, thoughts, actions, words, or use of symbols can influence the course of events in the material world" -- britannica.
synchronicity
Unlike magical thinking, which believes causally unrelated events to have paranormal causal connection, synchronicity supposes events may be causally unrelated yet have unknown noncausal connection -- wikipedia.
sleep paralysis
Priority request: Most people will have an episode of sleep paralysis at least once in their lifetimes... Sleep paralysis is very scary and it can feel like someone is holding you down or you feel as if something evil is watching you and you cannot move.
highly sensitive person (HSP) concept
"Highly sensitive people are thought to make up roughly 20% of the general population... The term highly sensitive person was first coined by psychologists Elaine Aron and Arthur Aron in the mid-1990s" -- verywellmind.
Sigmund Freud
Neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis.
Oedipus complex (as a concept)
Freud (whom Doc calibrated at 499), introduced the concept in his Interpretation of Dreams (1899) -- britannica.
feeling cut off, disconnected from society
When you don't feel like you're really there, but your body is there. Or actuality doesn't seem real.
T/F: a calm resolution is always possible
The level of Love has impressive patience and resolution capability.
aversion to having a job
Request: Is not wanting to work for money inherently negative? I think a lot of people would rather have all the time for themselves.
positive re-programming
Request: consciously programming oneself with positive content.
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
"You’ll learn the six universal principles of influence and how to use them to become a skilled persuader—and, just as importantly, how to defend yourself against dishonest influence attempts." By Robert B. Cialdini.
Evolutionary Coaching, by Richard Barrett
A Values Based Approach to Unleashing Human Potential.