Psychology

mob mentality

a demanding, inflated and volatile alignment with a host of others of similar mindset. At the individual level, a false sense of energy empowerment derives from a "mob" of lower astrals in one's aura. A literal, physical mob is not required for mob mentality: it's part of life at anger.

infatuation

can be mistaken as love. It is more of an obsessive and attached style of connecting to someone, as opposed to having real love for a person -- wikipedia

being discouraged over lack of likes on comments

Request: When my comments get less likes than other people's comments, I get a feeling that I must have said something wrong or stupid and feel awkward. Perhaps it is indeed so and means that a comment is outside of the normative range of the community?

pet peeve

Request: taking phone calls in public, using words the wrong way, humble- bragging, etc...

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

The Whole-Brain Child, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

Different parts of a child's brain develop at different speeds and understanding these differences can help you turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child's brain and raise calmer, happier children.” -- amazon

superstition

irrational beliefs at odds with scientific knowledge of the world

complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD)

a stress-related mental disorder generally occurring in response to complex traumas, i.e. commonly prolonged or repetitive exposures to a series of traumatic events, within which individuals perceive few or no chance to escape -- wikipedia

giving away your power

It can take many forms, such as holding beliefs that are not based in reality, or allowing someone else to have a negative influence over your thoughts, feelings, or behavior -- psychcentral.com

gamophobia

the fear of getting married, being in a relationship, or commitment -- wikipedia

"I'm here for a good time not a long time"

Commonly seen on Tinder bios (as well as other dating apps) to denote that the user is not looking for anything serious (I.e. a relationship). Instead, they are looking for a casual fling/hook up/just sex -- urbandictionary

“righteous anger”

Request: Is it ever righteous? I recall Doc talking about righteous indignation. I’ve been chewing on and trying to surrender the whole identity around community scapegoat and I find layers and layers of anger and desire to punish the “perpetrators” and a seeking of “justice”.

the ability to find something wrong in anything

The spiritual ego can always find something wrong, even in joy, beauty, simplicity or love.

avoiding positive thoughts / the upside

An orientation, alignment or behavior

community scapegoat

Request: People channel their aggression onto a single person (usually an outsider) in order to strengthen cohesion of the group