The Self-Esteem Series: Mind Medicine

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Good Morning!

 

The Self-Esteem Series: Mind Medicine

 

Our Goal this week will be to promote self-worth and promote body

awareness. Identity work to raise consciousness. Build self-

confidence. Improve our ego, self-esteem, emotional balance and

strengthen our positive personality traits. We will allow ourselves

to see all the beauty our eyes touch.

 

Mind medicine imparts the healing power on the entire body. This " trickle-down

effect " can be seen repeatedly in many forms of Eastern medicine. The

psychological root-cause of each person's belief system, which becomes the

texture of how we live our lives, can be expressed in the subtle energies of the

body as well as in the expression of disease.

 

No matter what form of therapy we use, we are only capable in balancing our

lives as we are by the beliefs we hold in our heart. Formulate a positive belief

system and we lay the basic groundwork for a stronger foundation in which to

build better health.

 

The Bio-psychosocial Model

 

The bio syndromes, which include the syndrome, related to the anatomical

pathology or disordered pathophysiology. This is where medicine blends with

psychology.

 

The psycho syndromes, which include the mental and emotional processes of the

mind. This is the personality behind the medical illness.

 

The social syndrome, which intimately involves the person's family,environment,

financial and educational backgrounds. This expresses how no psychiatric patient

exists in a vacuum.

 

2. The Perspective Model

 

Every psychiatric patient's disorder is viewed as being influenced by disease,

behavior, personality and life story.

 

Western Minds

 

Sigmund Freud remains one of the most nfluential figures of the 20th century.

Freud's basic insight that our minds preserve memories and emotions which are

not always consciously available to us has transformed the way humanity views

itself ever since. The tendency of people to trace their problems to childhood

traumas or other repressed emotions begins with Freud.

 

One of Freud's more important discoveries is that emotions buried in the

unconscious surface in disguised form during dreaming, and that the remembered

fragments of dreams can help uncover the buried emotions. Whether the method is

exactly as Freud describes it, many people have consequent insights into

themselves from studying their dreams, and many people consider dreams

emotionally significant, contrasting our ancestors who often saw them either as

divine suggestion or as simply a side-effect of indigestion.

 

Carl Jung is one of the most respected and recognized psychologists of all time.

Many people know Jung as one of Sigmund Freud's followers and co-workers. Jung's

emphasis in the field in psychology had to do with dreams. Jung developed many

theories about dreams, a lot of them disagreeing with Freud. Jung was a great

psychologist and psychiatrist that changed the ways of psychology today.

 

Jung thought that dreams were a tool to help us grow, not just to release

extreme sexual desires. Jung felt that dreams were more than about sex, they

were about life. Jung said that sexual drive doesn't even motivate us as much as

the fear of death. Jung was an inspiration to all in the psychology field. His

theories are instrumental in psychology and psychiatry fields today.

 

Dr.Wilhelm Reich who discovered the " orgone energy " theory, emphasized that all

diseases could ultimately be best understood as imbalances in the orgone energy

system. Reich became convinced that a subtle biophysical energy permeates all

living things and that the orgone is mass-free; permeates all of space in

different concentrations; is responsible for all forms of life; is taken into

the body through breathing; is present in all cells, is especially drawn to

water and forms units, both living and nonliving.

 

Contemplate these questions:

 

Do you have specific goals in your personal and professional life?

 

Do you have the ability to concentrate for extended periods of time?

 

How often do you use visualization or mental imagery to help you attain your

goals or enhance your performance?

 

How easily do you believe it is possible to change?

 

Is your outlook basically optimistic?

 

How often do you give yourself more supportive messages than critical messages?

 

Does your job utilize all of your greatest talents?

 

Is your job enjoyable and fulfilling?

 

How often are you willing to take risks or make mistakes in order to succeed?

 

Are you able to adjust beliefs and attitudes as a result of learning from

painful experiences?

 

Do you have a sense of humor?

 

Do you maintain peace of mind and tranquillity?

 

Are you free from a strong need for control or the need to be right?

 

How often are you able to fully experience your painful feelings such as fear,

anger, sadness, and hopelessness?

 

How often are you aware of and able to safely express fear?

 

How often are you aware of and able to safely express anger?

 

How often are you aware of and able to safely express sadness or cry?

 

How often are you accepting of all your feelings?

 

How often do you engage in meditation, contemplation, or psychotherapy to better

understand your feelings?

 

Is your sleep free from disturbing dreams?

 

How often do you explore the symbolism and emotional content of your dreams?

 

How often do you take the time to " let down " and relax, or make time for

activities that constitute the abandon or absorption of play?

 

How often do you experience feelings of exhilaration?

 

Do you enjoy high self-esteem?

 

 

Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.

Peacefulmind.com

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