"The thoughts themselves are the thinkers"
Request: famous assertion from William James in his book "The Principles of Psychology".
Psychology
sexual scrupulosity
A subtype of OCD characterized by intrusive, unwanted sexual thoughts that cause intense guilt, shame, and anxiety. Individuals often experience moral thought-action fusion, erroneously equating involuntary thoughts with actual sinful actions or moral failings -- Brave AI.
community scapegoat
Request: People channel their aggression onto a single person (usually an outsider) in order to strengthen cohesion of the group
idealization
The action of regarding or representing something as perfect or better than in reality -- google dictionary.
"justified" falsehood
Well below a white lie, it is the tipping point to rationalize any application of force.
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.
statement: immaturity reflects insecurity
The level of correlation between immaturity and insecurity.
anorexia nervosa
Request: Seems like many people in general, [especially] women, struggle with this, so I'm wondering what the attractor field is. Thank you!
shadow work
Priority request: “Working with your unconscious mind to uncover the parts of yourself that you repress and hide from yourself” — betterup.com.
accurate perception, no projection
Perception is sensory-based, including the mind, and limited by context, which determines whether seeing is partial or holistic, i.e. parts or wholes. Accurate perception requires a context that encompasses the whole.
critical thinking
Request: the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.
Active Imagination
Request: a psychological technique developed by Carl Jung. It involves consciously engaging with inner fantasies, dreams, and impulses from the unconscious mind.
deciding to stop picking fights
request: gateway to neutrality?
pain-avoiding psychological denial
"Distorting the facts until they become bearable for our own views" -- by request.
time pressure
"The psychological stress that results from having to get things done in less time than is needed or desired" -- thefreedictionary.