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
Psychology
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.
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
the (subjective) reality there is no reality
Not having any sense of what is true, real or good and the utter lack of a foundation upon which a reality could be based.
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