Psychology

positive procrastination: a spiritual tool

Immediately halt the ego's victim mentality and involvement with suffering by saying "I'll be oppressed later, now is not a good time." Turns out, there's never a good time to feel oppressed, in spite of the ego's attachment to resentment and its predilection for suffering. In time, these fade away.

Positive Psychology

A reaction against past practices that tended to focus on mental illness and emphasized maladaptive behavior and negative thinking. It builds on the humanistic movement of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers, which encourages an emphasis on happiness, well-being, and purpose -- wikipedia.

seeking external validation of one’s emotions

excessive reliance on external validation can lead to an unhealthy dependence on others for emotional well-being -- Brave AI.

childhood trauma

these might include neglect, abandonment, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and physical abuse, witnessing abuse of a sibling or parent, or having a mentally ill parent -- wikipedia.

internet addiction

Request: Seems to be a common affliction in today's society... Particularly among the younger generation.

glamour effect

Request: understood as projection of qualities like: luxurious, stylish, fashionable, special on something/someone.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

"a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by repetitive, restricted, and inflexible patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as well as persistent deficits in social communication and interaction" -- wikipedia.

polarized beliefs

Divergence of attitudes away from the center, towards ideological extremes.

victim paradigm

Request: We know that the victim paradigm is under 200, but what does it have most to do with?

bipolar disorder

Request: According to Doc an genetic disease from which 1-3% of the population suffer.

fatalism

Included in this is the belief that all events are decided by fate and are outside human control, hence humans have no power to influence the future or indeed the outcome of their own thoughts and actions -- wikipedia. Priority request.

running from yourself

Request: I wonder, how many actions are just an escape mechanisms from person’s inner world?

inner child (ACA concept)

In Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) recovery, the inner child refers to the vulnerable, innocent, and often traumatized part of an individual’s psyche that developed as a result of growing up in a dysfunctional or abusive family environment -- Brave AI.

level: the mind is a disease

Request: Sometimes I feel this way about the mind, not sure if it’s just annoyance or there’s some truth to the statement.

"Non-Violent Communication" as taught by Marshall Rosenberg

Priority request. See embedded video for a sample lecture. The principles taught are calibrated.