Mind is often a jumble Why people come for help - dismantling mental jumble & turmoil to relieve pain, make sense of their lives and achieve happiness. Talk to yourself? Ever been in a funk? in turmoil? What is it? (get input) what helped get you out of it? MS helps you undo funk and turmoil and put more bliss in your life Today’s talk is about DISMANTLING FUNK & TURMOIL - It’s most often the accumulation of emotion that cripples us.
Need to add “perceived event” Add “situation” See newer schematic in Graffle For our purposes, “real event” = “perceived event. What about straddling turmoil and bliss baskets - like an egg carton viewed on diagonal \\\\
Allow for intro of each other in small groups - why that’s important “ Fun’s over – take out your Blue books – pop quiz” Refer to outside noise – my complex reaction to sirens Ask about their experience of it Allude to the turmoil emotions Allude to the bliss emotions The great mandate honored by spiritual and philosophical traditions - "Know Thyself" – what does that mean? In part, it means understanding who the inner you is, how you came to be that way and what your challenges are to be a fully realized human. Helps you understand the way your mind works, why you think and feel the way you do … … and offers you a variety of strategies for achieving ongoing psychological health and well-being. … a synthesis of several theories of the psyche - Psychodynamic; Cognitive-Behavioral, Biology of Emotion; Neural Networks and “Holistic/Spiritual”. So some of the material you’ll hear will be readily apparent, and perhaps even seem basic. MindSense blends these theories into a new framework.
Do we need to know ourselves, to do our psychological work? Why? Emotional Intelligence confirms the importance of recognizing and managing emotions in ourselves and being able to recognize them in others. MindSense is, I believe, a construct that elaborates further on EI within a comprehensive mental construct. recognition that we all need to do our psychological self-discovery we can't DO it for others ; but we can offer a template within which they can begin to do it
Affect is intimately tied to ID Show real event adjacent to perceived event (this one looks more like actual accident)
Re-label: “Positive Emotional Energy”
Turmoil itself may lead to its own behavioral manifestation
Affect is intimately tied to ID Show real event adjacent to perceived event (this one looks more like actual accident)
Some Turmoil Generating Themes Victim I always taken advantage of; life is unfair to me Abandonment / Unsafe / Insecure I am alone Martyr / Savior I need to be the sufferer Unlovable I am inherently unlovable Undesirable/Unattractive/Inept I am flawed Scarcity There is not enough for me Meaninglessness My life has no meaning
We’ll start talking about emotions & affect Many emotional “flavors” - 10 primary affects CAN I USE PRIMARY COLORS FOR EACH OF THE AFFECTS? ? use “Hurt” in place of “Pain”
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Ongoing dismantling of Funk and Turmoil using RI Your MindSense cascade
Do we need to know ourselves, to do our psychological work? Why? Emotional Intelligence confirms the importance of recognizing and managing emotions in ourselves and being able to recognize them in others. MindSense is, I believe, a construct that elaborates further on EI within a comprehensive mental construct. recognition that we all need to do our psychological self-discovery we can't DO it for others ; but we can offer a template within which they can begin to do it
Wellbeing is not just about dismantling turmoil, but putting bliss emotions into your life on an ongoing basis.
