One thing you notice living abroad in certain (not all) non-Western countries, coming from the West, is the neuroticism differential.
Westerners in Bangkok, for instance, get super mad when the bus doesn't come on time. To cope, they verbally berate minimum-wage workers who have no control over the matter whatsoever. In contrast, the locals shrug their shoulders, chalk it up to fate or whatever, and take the punches as they come.
One comes away with the awful impression that the bus tardiness is not, in the ultimate analysis, the source of the farang's consternation ("farang" being local jargon for "white foreigner").
Carl Jung, famed psychoanalyst of posterity, agrees.
The basic Jungian dilemma goes like this:
- An individual encounters a problem/crisis.
- The problem or crisis remains unresolved due to an inability or unwillingness to confront it: "If we follow the history of a neurosis with attention, we regularly find a critical moment when some problem emerged that was evaded." -Carl Jung
- The mental discomfort caused by the unresolved problem or crisis is subconsciously repressed by displacing emotions, self-medicating or engaging in ritual distraction. In one case study, Jung notes of a subject: "By suppressing disagreeable thoughts she created something like a psychic vacuum which, as usually happens, gradually became filled with anxiety."
"I am not altogether pessimistic about neurosis... Neurosis is really an attempt at self-cure...It is an attempt of the self-regulating psychic system to restore the balance, in no way different from the function of dreams - only rather more forceful and drastic."Unfortunately for the prospects of overcoming neurosis, distraction in the civilized world is easier than ever.
-Carl Jung, The Symbolic Life
Via Computers in Human Behaviors Reports:
"The pervasiveness of the Internet has raised concern about its (problematic) use and the potentially negative impact on people's health. Neuroticism has been identified as one potential risk factor of Internet and other online addictions... High levels of neuroticism significantly correlated with all measures of problematic Internet activities."Another important factor to consider, offered in the above video (which might speak to the modern world's neuroticism pandemic) is the helicopter-parenting phenomenon. The child remains an infant forever โ never exposed to danger or challenge.
As a result of never getting out from under the watchful eye of the parent, the sheltered child simply doesn't learn through trial and error - the only way to really do it โ how to face difficulty and come out on the other side stronger and wiser:
"Though it is a misfortune for a child to have no parents, it is equally dangerous for him to be too closely bound to his family. An excessively strong attachment to the parent is a severe handicap in his later adaptation to the world, for a growing human being is not destined to remain forever the child of his parents."Lastly, the COVID-19 hysteria and lockdowns didn't do any wonders in terms of combatting neurosis either.
-Carl Jung
Via CNBC:
"In 2021 and 2022, the 30 and younger group experienced a significant increase in neuroticism, which is a tendency to see the world as distressing or unsafe, and a decrease in agreeableness and conscientiousness."
What we have here is a toxic cocktail of negative social trends and influences that, taken together, seem to dramatically increase neurosis.
Everyone is neurotic to some degree. As Psychology Today annotates in its definition of neurosis:
"all personality traits, including neuroticism, exist on a spectrum โ some people are just much more neurotic than others."So no one is ever going to shirk neurosis totally. But there are ways to conquer it so that it doesn't hijack your life: face down your fears head-on. Get out of your own headspace. Brave the unknown. Get outside. Ditch the social media. It's the only way forward.
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" If we follow the history of a neurosis with attention, we regularly find a critical moment when some problem emerged that was evaded. "
A form of cognitive dissonance that has been allowed to fester and make the person ill.
A little is needed for the experience. Staying in it... well...
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HayHay my brother๐
Having said that, "psychology" is an invented pseudo science while certain eastern philosophy can cure all of this in a short time, if only people in western "society" (big quotes needed) gave a crap about the big truths and questioned existence.
21st century schizoid man - any band that can pull this off live deserves respect - ahh the good ol days.
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Most folk are excllent worriers. Most of these worriers are unwilling or unable to pray. The very, very simple fact is that prayer is nothing more - and nothing less - than the reverse of worry, and anyone who can worry is able to pray as easily. The only difference between them is that worry consists entirely of imagining that something bad will happen. and prayer concists entirely of imagining that something good will happen.
So, "fix it" means start imagining something good is going to happen.
Put your subconscious (or unconscious) to work, and start imagining Good Things.
The lyrics back then! Like everything was chanelled material, everyone had the same body type... and decades later what a mess and fat asses everywhere you look๐คฆโโ๏ธ
In french this is called Cul de Sac โฐ
They's crawlin' e.v.e r.y.w.h.e.r.e.
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Sounds good to me.
Believing in the state instead of reality does not come without consequences.
On the Importance of the Unconscious in Psychopathology
On the Nature of the Animus
On the Nature of the Psyche
Psyche and Symbol
Psychology of the Unconscious
Synchronicity; An Acausal Connecting Principle
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
The Essential Jung
The Freud/Jung Letters
The Portable Jung
The Psychology of the Transference
The Spirit in Man, Art, and Literature
The Theory of Psychoanalysis
The Undiscovered Self
Analytical Psychology
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology
Contribution to Analytical Psychology
Dreams
Flying Saucers
Introduction to a Science of Mythology
Man and His Symbols
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
1. Psychiatric Studies
2. Experimental Researches
3. The Psychogenesis of Mental Disease
4. Freud and Psychoanalysis
5. Symbols of Transformation
6. Psychological Types
7. Two Essays on Analytical Psychology
8. The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche
9i. The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
9ii. Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self
10. Civilization in Transition
11. Psychology and Religion: West and East
12. Psychology and Alchemy
13. Alchemical Studies
14. Mysterium Coniunctionis
15. The Spirit in Man, Art, and Literature
16. The Practice of Psychotherapy
17. The Development of Personality
18. The Symbolic Life: Miscellaneous Writings
19. General Bibliography of Jungโs Writings
20. General Index
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Psychology of the Unconscious: a study of the transformations and symbolisms of the libido, a contribution to the history of the evolution of thought, translated by B. M. Hinkle, 1916. London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner. (Revised in 1952 as Symbols of Transformation.)1917. Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology (2nd ed.), with C. E. Long. London: Balliere Tindall & Cox. (contained in Freud and Psychoanalysis, CW 4)1917, 1928. Two Essays on Analytical Psychology (1st ed). London: Routledge. (Revised in 1966, CW 7.)1921. Psychological Types, or, The Psychology of Individuation, with H. G. Baynes London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner. (Collected Works Vol.6 ISBN 0-691-01813-8)1928. Contributions to Analytical Psychology, H. G. Baynes and C. F. Baynes. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.1932. The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga: notes of a seminar by C.G. Jung, with S. Shamdasani. 1996 ed. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.1933. Modern Man in Search of a Soul. London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner, (1955 ed. Harvest Books ISBN 0-15-661206-2)1934โ1954. The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious. (1981 2nd ed. Collected Works Vol.9 Part 1), Princeton, N.J.: Bollingen. ISBN 0-691-01833-21936. The Psychology of Dementia Praecox (2nd ed.).1938. Psychology and Religion The Terry Lectures. New Haven: Yale University Press. (contained in Psychology and Religion: West and East Collected Works Vol. 11 ISBN 0-691-09772-0).1940. The Integration of the Personality, with S. M. Dell. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.1944. Psychology and Alchemy (2nd ed. 1968 Collected Works Vol. 12 ISBN 0-691-01831-6). London: Routledge.1947. Essays on Contemporary Events. London: Kegan Paul.1947. On the Nature of the Psyche (revised in 1954). London: Ark Paperbacks. (1988 ed. contained in Collected Works Vol. 8).1949. "Foreword." Pp. xxi-xxxix (19 pages) In The I Ching or Book of Changes, Wilhelm/Baynes translation, Bollingen Edition 19. Princeton University Press.(contained in CW 11).1951. Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self, Collected Works Vol. 9 Part 2. Princeton, N.J.: Bollingen. ISBN 0-691-01826-X1952. Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle (1st ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-01794-8 (contained in CW 8)1952. Symbols of Transformation, Collected Works Vol. 5. (A revision of Psychology of the Unconscious, 1912.) ISBN 0-691-01815-4.1952. Answer to Job. 1958 Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press (contained in Collected Works Vol. 11)1956. Mysterium Coniunctionis: An Inquiry into the Separation and Synthesis of Psychic Opposites in Alchemy (1st ed.). London: Routledge. This was Jung's last book length work, completed when he was eighty.1957. "The Undiscovered Self (Present and Future)". 50-page essay, also contained in CW 10.New York: American Library, 1959.New York: Bollingen, 1990: ISBN 0-691-01894-4.1958. Psyche and Symbol: A Selection from the Writings of C.G. Jung, edited by V. S. De Laszlo. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.1959. Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies. London: Routledge & Paul, [1959].1959. Basic Writings, edited by V. S. De Laszlo. New York: Modern Library.1962. Memories, Dreams, Reflections [autobiography], recorded and edited by Aniela Jaffรฉ. London: Collins. ISBN 0-679-72395-1.1964. Conversations with Carl Jung and Reactions from Ernest Jones, with Ernest Jones, edited by R. I. Evans. New York: Van Nostrand.1964. Man and His Symbols, with Marie-Louise von Franz. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, ISBN 0-440-35183-91966. The Practice of Psychotherapy: Essays on the Psychology of the Transference and other Subjects (Collected Works Vol. 16). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.1966. Two Essays on Analytical Psychology (revised, 2nd ed.), Collected Works Vol. 7. London: Routledge.1967. The Development of Personality, Collected Works Vol. 17 ISBN 0-691-01838-3.1968. Analytical Psychology: Its Theory and Practise (a.k.a. "The Tavistock Lectures")1970. Four Archetypes; Mother, Rebirth, Spirit, Trickster. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. (contained in CW 9 part 1)1970. Mysterium Coniunctionis (2nd ed.), Collected Works Vol. 14. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-691-01816-2.1973. Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle (2nd ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-01794-8.1974. Dreams. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (compilation from Collected Works Vols. 4, 8, 12, 16), ISBN 0-691-01792-1[1917] 1974. The Freud/Jung Letters: The Correspondence between Sigmund Freud and C. G. Jung, translated by R. F. C. Hulland Ralph Mannheim, edited and with an introduction by William McGuire.1976. The Portable Jung [compilation], edited by J. Campbell. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-015070-61978. Abstracts of the Collected Works of C.G. 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Anyway....I was trying to post 20 points of psychology which I copied and pasted into the comment box...
It lets me do that...
But once I hit send it dissapears? Anyhoo....
I will try somewhere else....lol
Why not?
You can agree with that can't you Maxx Paine? I mean what is the maximum amount of pain you have felt in the moment? For me it was the time I broke my big toe and mother effer sob yes indeed that hurt in the moment, but it was a clean break and healed back stronger, so at least I got that.
Ken
Probably the time I watched my best friend die when both his legs was blown off in Nam. What was you doing in 1968? Was that meant to trigger some sort of PTSD?
The words escape me just now.
I remember though, I ran back to the bedroom, I got on the bed, and maybe seemed as if I was crying like a baby, but let me tell you, I was in pain of the moment........but I knew it would pass.
Ken
You want another?
or is this a pointless discussion waste of everybody's time?
It's not AI or anything dodgy either, simply a template a woman posted online, she wrote it to empower people who are disorientated by other peoples speech patterns, or suffering mentally abusive relationships.
Ive tested it myself.....haha...called out loads online using it and made some online charachters dissapear totally by blowing their cover, this isnt preffered now as it gets you banned, but if your able to work out easily (even a ten year old would benefit from this) who is who you can study and analyse in real time, conversations and how others are seemingly engaging around you, powerful stuff.
Ive experienced some pretty harsh shit myself. Hang in there bro. Things do get better. Whatever you have suffered will be avenged in the future (you might not know this or even believe it can.....but I promise you it will) โบ
Being could just be what keeps the heart a-beatin danny ๐ just sayin...
So while I agree being daft occassionally is acceptable in principle of it being without malevolent motive and being daft with likeminded people holding the exact same principle can actually be fun, its also putting one self at risk when your trust is given but not reciprocated in much the same way. As an adult we learn by events, lessons.
Enmity will always be a hard lesson worth the knowledge, the negativity in having to focus on it long enough to understand it is the abusers reliance of its misunderstanding.
We should keep our inner child alive though, I think your right about it, one of the reasons God gave man the feeling to sense nostalgic times and to be reminded occassionally where we have come from and how far we have travelled.
I talk about real things there and prove things I have done.
Here is a link: ah, forget it.....
Danny - get a clue.....
Here - solve this: what is the square root of 10 and what is the reciprocal of said, and are they mirror images of each other or not?
Or are you mentioning my name for no reason?
Either way, we both know and I hope you
know justice must be served...
being you got an "esq" in
your name...
you ought
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that
Danny.
Finances, food, shelter, mental & physical health are all connected & impacted. I have had to alter my social contact to limit my level of engaging b/c of this dynamic. People (like crabs in a bucket) are uptight, under tension from multiple angles for a multitude of reasons. Cognitive Bias, Cognitive dissonance, financial woes, heath woes, relationship woes, social attitudes have/are changing not for the better. Our discernment habits have to be used more than any time I can recall. You will have to pick your TRIBE & make the most/best you can of their character & lines of communication.
Part of what makes us all human is to be alive, live life, engage with other humans in the human experience. That means normal conversations vis a vis dialogue. Unfortunately for types that are like that the rules of that dynamic have been changed sub rosa by chthonic forces. We are seeing a very similar playbook that the Weimar Republic saw pre WWll & perhaps even worst in some aspects.
Sociocultural interaction has changed. There was no memo. We now have to use our discernment special powers more than ever before. Trust is the foundation of all relationships. That is an immutable KOAN dogma. Itโs the bedrock/cornerstone/arch/pillar of human interaction. Find & refine yourself first, choose wisely who & when to engage. Listen/feel the energy/vibration/energy & keep in nature as much as possible. The war is for our minds & itโs extremely serious & difficult b/c so much is riding on this epoch Sea change upon us.
Avoid pedantic spelling Naziโs or pedantic type personalities that never learned how to respect other people just BEING.
We all got here by different paths/routes. No two of us are the same. Similarities yes but not the same. We are the product of our experiences & environment. We are living the meaning of All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. Discernment is a super power that some have & others donโt.
Discernment is a higher plane of thinking vs the lower plane of thinking which is desire/feelings - intellect & sensation.
Machiavellian Dark Triad tries to REIGN here now. & the character flaws are beyond obvious to those that can see. Avoidance is best & keep your wisdom to yourself until you know they are TRUSTworthy.
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
Youโre not alone just recognizing the folds & nuances of the differences in the matrix/demiurge more than before. Feels like an alien planet, yet you know youโre on earth & grounded in principle vs. trivialities or fear.
Cheers & Namasteโ
Hope everything works out ok for all the commentors, things are gonna get pretty rough, the father of the house always diciplines his most stupid sons but it proves we are his children and he is a very loving father who will forgive anyone who seeks forgiveness and can be humbled and learn the lesson at hand.
I like to think we might all meet eachother in spirit again after the storm blows over.
I think we stand tall throughout the Winds of Change. ๐ช๐ช๐ช
Ken, I will. ๐๐
Danny, That little inner ๐ฅ, that's our Chef d'Orchestre, without it we extinguish. Our INNER CHILD only stokes the FIRE, keep bringing her or him them logs. ... what's her name? what's his name? Dialogue, means 2 talk, 2 listen, 2 execute.
Namasteโ - Shukr - God Speed - Dues Vult
We are in a shitstorm happening right now. ๐ฉ๐ช๏ธ
Knowledge is what makes man unfit to be a slave.
- I know it ain't really "funny" but if you can't laugh, then what do you have? Not much I reckon.
But, in all seriousness, here is a link I came across today that seems worthwhile as well: [Link] - Covid and the Cult of Technology: Revisiting Heidegger and McLuhan after 2020
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double post ain't the same as double-down.
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Yo Maxx - give me a break dood...whats up with you?
Sorry, for this "off-topic" post, but maybe it ain't.
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Hurt like the dickens......can't remember if I screamed or not, but I hollered with pain........oh glory me. I remember.
Regardless, and this ain't " word salad ", after I got over my pain my toe came back stronger.
So, now you got my pain memory - I have more as well. I'm sure you do also.
Don't we all?
BK
Sorry, for this "off-topic" post, but maybe it ain't.
There is no excuse for violence - as Ken has gently expressed, we all carry pain.
Hugz and to your bestie (what hell here๐).
RIP
Some of us get lucky, and leave first, the rest of us have one another to share n grieve with. None of the experiences can get better nor ever will. What we do have, is to reach out and send some care to another who hurts. It is a great undertaking to be here n now, takes a whole bunch of courage, a whole bunch -- every day we go to sleep, we know we inch a day closer to our relief. Sometimes that is all that can bring us to keep honouring our walk. We train ourselves to 'let go' but our folk peak in, and love expands - love aint always dry nor smiles.
Let us remember our folk, let them still learn thru us, and let them feel our love that never dies for them.
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I love this new channel. (Hummingbird Flutes). Take a listen Maxx. It is Native, the most beauty-filled peeps on this Earth Crust. The Artist and Band come from such a soulfilled core in them. It helps me.
Thank you.
All our hearts shine a teeny light your ways, to bring some warmth on the cooler days.
As Ken always says --
We have an interesting discussion going on here where the MotherFuckers are trying to broke us. ๐๐
Come and join us
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