The “Unconscious” Barrier–Why Is It Hidden?

At first, a person suffering emotionally does not understand the cause of his symptoms. Each person can only observe the conscious factors in relating to others. Each is unaware of the unconscious elements causing self-misperception, misperception of others and...

Same Brain, Different Emotional Illnesses

We are all born with the same physical mechanism so far as the brain is concerned. Any attempt to relate either behavior or emotional states to inherent physical differences in brain structure has to date been unsuccessful. One individual takes the same intricate...

Sources of Emotional Illness

The causes of emotional illnesses are unconscious. When a person becomes symptomatic he does not know why. He visits his physician. His physician may be stumped in making a diagnosis. The emotional illness may remit with rest, medications or brief hospitalization. The...

Why is Self-Understanding Important?

Attempts to fathom how one’s mind works in relation to self-understanding, and understanding others, is as old as human existence. Yet, what progress have we made? Are there any changes from days of the caveman in what we know about ourselves and how we interact with...

How does emotional illness differ from mental illness?

Since this blog will deal with self-understanding, we will look at the emotional consequences of a lack of self-understanding. These consequences result in emotional illnesses. Emotional illnesses are different from mental illnesses. Major mental illnesses are severe...
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