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@Carl-Richard Mental disorders are not behavioural disorders necessarily. In fact, most of the times, people with a mental disorders may seem normal on the surface. They behave like everyone else, suppressing their disorders and trying to fit in with the order. Mental disorders are, first and foremost, mental disorders, as the name suggests, something to do with the intellect/psychology/cognition. And I've never in my life was mistaken about the internal voice. I've always recognized it as it is. But I've experienced other disordered states.

@Hojo I think you're onto something there. However, I will reaffirm my position that the internal voice is a friend to understand, not not an enemy to fight or a symptom to cure. You have nice non-duality ideas, that I myself like and entertain sometimes. But they don't apply in this case or in the way you're suggesting. You've touched on the idea of being better without the internal voice. I think, in many cases, like this one, that it would be better to lose the idea of being better, paradoxically.

@Hojo I don't resonate with what you're saying. It doesn't make much sense honestly. Everyone thinks. Everyone has an internal voice. And everyone believes that voice. But not everyone is mentally ill. And it's not possible to build a life without that voice. I would guess even animals have some sort of internal voice inside their heads that tells them what to do. That's how they live and organize themselves in groups.

Originally, the word God pointed to a supernatural power or being beyond the ordinary human knowledge and experience.

So in your opinion, every thought is a problem and a symptom of illness? Then every single human, including the great geniuses are all mentally ill too.

That doesn't really explain a disorder. You can have a voice in your head, and you can believe it, and remain mentally stable and healthy. Disorders happen when that voice says things that are out of touch with the lived reality, and you have no other choice but to believe it.

Conscious is an adjective. Consciousness is a noun. Some people believe that the substance of everything is consciousness. But the question is what is the substance of consciousness?

You might not be able to access them in your regular state of consciousness, because conditioning or trauma can be buried deep inside the body. To access them, you might need to trigger them somehow. And there are several ways to do that (AI-generated): 1. Somatic practices – Yoga, breathwork, or body scanning can loosen stored tension, allowing buried sensations or memories to surface. 2. Expressive arts – Painting, dancing, or writing without a plan can bypass the logical mind and bring unconscious material into form. 3. Psychedelic-assisted therapy – Under controlled conditions, substances like psilocybin or MDMA can lower defensive barriers and reveal deep conditioning. 4. EMDR or brainspotting – These therapies use eye movements or fixed gaze to access trauma held in subcortical brain regions. 5. Intense physical exercise – Long-distance running, cold exposure, or high-intensity intervals can sometimes “shake loose” repressed emotions. 6. Holotropic breathwork – Rapid, rhythmic breathing can induce altered states where buried content arises spontaneously. 7. Dreamwork or active imagination – Engaging with dream images or dialoguing with inner figures can retrieve material not accessible while fully awake and defended.

I guess we'll find out in the upcoming weeks.

And from what I understand, Gulf oil will pass under the protection of the US navy. So the prices will go down.

@Elliott Iran's economy is already bricked due to the sanctions. Their main source of survival was the oil, through exports (as income), and for sufficient government control and management of the land. Trump probably sees this as their last lifeline. If he cuts it off, then it's over, checkmate. The life quality will degrade significantly for the average Iranian. And the regime may still function for some time, but that will eventually lead to internal problems and instability. I think Trump is counting on this.

Not my experience. It will validate your feelings, but will keep reminding you of whatever reality you feed it. It never demonizes you. It's perfect for therapy to the extent of your honesty and awareness, but honesty and awareness are often a big part of the main issue. A human who knows you well is much much better, like a close friend or relative who's also wise. But that's rare.

The biggest chunk of its exports go to China through the strait, oil and otherwise.

I suggest reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. He talks about this specific question in a great way and from different angles. The formula is simple: You define your goals. You set mini steps. Follow through mini steps consistently. After a while, momentum gets created, things get easier, and it becomes hard to fall back to older patterns. After about two months, the desired habits become your default identity.

Maybe. But Iran would suffer immensely from the blockade. It would be the same as striking their power plants, but without actually striking them. He's trying to force economic collapse. That's supposed to bring the regime down on its knees and get regime supporters motivated to at least let go of support. We'll see.

So now it seems that Trump is out of options. He cannot continue the war because he doesn't want to lose the mid terms, and he cannot accept Iran's terms because it makes his entire war look stupid. So probably he decided to punish the world for not helping him open the strait. Reasonable move since NATO acted very passively towards the cause. And China will have to pay too for helping Iran. This will also redirect the global oil supply chain more towards the USA. The biggest concern I guess is for the Gulf states as that will decrease demand for their oil. But we'll see what happens after the ceasefire is over without an agreement.

You are right. Have a good day.

Really, there is no one. There's just The One.

@Shermaningeorgia The answer isn't for me, it's for you. Personally, I think you are a good person. You are living by standards of your own choosing. That's rare, and it's good.

It's a very simple question. What do you think about yourself? Are you a good person or a bad person?

What is this? What's the purpose of it all? I have no free will. It's a program running on its own, and I am at the center. Like a interactive movie where I'm the main character. 30 human years, and so far, it's been tragedy/comedy. I don't choose what or who I love. It's all in the script. Nobody chooses their God. At the same time, change is possible. Behaviour can change with time and repetition. But behaviour is an appearance, not the truth. The truth is what I love. And appearance is what I need.

Psychosis is a bad dream.

The question is what are you? A good person or a bad person?

Spirituality = Emotional Philosophy It's the kind of philosophy that's built based on feeling and intuition rather than logic or the mind. It's the study of what makes life alive.

Well, me neither. But reality doesn't work on pure logic. Power and politics are not logical. Last time I checked, the mistake was due to outdated intelligence data. It was not intentional. You can call it careless, but it's not intentional like Iran's attacks.