Psychology

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.

self-definition

A stage of growth between Courage and Trust.

gambling addiction

Priority request: Something I struggle with. Maybe people here have friends and family members who also struggle, and thus this could bring understanding to the problem.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

Priority request: combines cognitive therapy with behavior therapy by identifying maladaptive patterns of thinking, emotional responses, or behaviors and replacing them with more desirable patterns.

burnt toast theory

"small delays or mishaps led to unexpected positive results, such as meeting someone significant or avoiding a negative situation" -- Brave AI.

Memories, Dreams, Reflections, by Carl Jung

"In the spring of 1957, when he was eighty-one years old, C. G. Jung undertook the telling of his life story" -- goodreads.