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Hey Leo, you made a post about healing trauma quickly through some technique you knew. Could you expand on this or give us a time frame for when you will share this information? Dont mean to nag you im sure you'll do it when the time comes but this is something i would benefit greatly from.

Emotions are an integral part of the human experience, detach yourself from all these superficial beliefs and ideas, not the emotions.

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Perhaps you can ask him why he is so afraid of going to therapy. If he really is so fine he shouldnt be afraid of going to one, because the therapist will see that he doesnt need any help.

There is definitely a chance to get better if he actually seeks help, the problem is getting him to want improvement himself. People can only get better if they actually want it themselves, some people are so far gone that they want to be sick. Being sick becomes a comfort zone for some people, so its important to solve the problems before that happens. If he goes to a therapist you have no guarantees for improvement, but what does he have to lose?

Without being a professional in the field it sounds like OCD and perhaps social anxiety or some other anxiety disorder. You or your parents could find him a therapist, these things can be hard to talk about directly with family. Finding a person who is an outsider is important, they can make objective observations without it getting too personal. People can benefit from an outsider giving perspective because the person who is suffering may not take the advice from close family as serious.

In my opinion its the other way round. Being emotional and sensitive is a sign of a strong and healthy nervous system.

People who are psychopaths miss the best aspects of life, Therefore i just feel sorry for them, most of them can't help it either. Also, shutting down your feelings is not the same as being a psychopath.

Just curious, why would you have to pay a fee to become a boss at the firm you are working for?

Define "success". If you think money = success well then he is successfull, but all the money in the world can't buy real success IMO. Making a lot of money from inheriting millions from your father then using that money to build an empire based on bankrupting people and cheating people. It's not hard to make money when you have no ethics. Yes, he's probably made some good deals and i'm sure he knows business, but being good at business is not the same as being smart. Business and using your work only to make money is a low consciousness task. Anyone can do it as long as their intellect is mediocre or above and they're willing to have a few skeletons in their closet. Again, he's an okay businessman. Calling him a genius makes a mockery of the word. You can say what you will about Obama, and i have my reservations about him. But criticising Obama for lack of charisma is just wrong. It's probably his strongest attribute. He is, because he actually lives in a different reality. He believes his own lies, which makes him believable and makes him able to persuade people. Fwiw i dont like either candidate, but had to reply as this post was outrageous.

I feel a big part of my self actualization and improvement journey is about reclaiming the magical feeling of being alive i had when i was a child. Has anyone here regained that, and if so, how did you do it? Is it even possible? The first point in this video is what made me realise this, it starts at 7:00.

This is wrong in my experience. Most psychiatrists want to help you help yourself, not make you helpless and dependant on them. Of course, there are different psychiatrist with different views but i have never heard about psychiatrists in the west wanting to make people dependant on them, its usually the opposite.

I've suffered from psychosis and delusions as well, but i let my ego go and my defenses down in this context and let professionals help me. If you are not willing to let professionals help you because of your own ego it will most likely not go away. It could go away, but it will be a lot harder. Also, mental hospitals are probably not what you think they are. Its mostly filled with compassionate people that want to help you, not like the crazy version you see in movies.

Yep. This is how i see it as well. Nothing inherently bad with it, as long as YOU use it, and IT doesn't use YOU. Also, for many it's an extreme ego circlejerk in forms of "likes" etc.

Social media has some platonic uses, be it news or catching up with friends. You can also use it to gather information on certain topics, for example if you follow scientists in a special field on twitter. Though, on a deeper level, it's mostly a waste of time. It's easily addictive and doesnt contribute in anyway in terms of personal development. I quit facebook a year ago and haven't looked back. It's been one of my better decisions in the last year.

We are all different but 7-9 hours per day is advised for young adults. Sleep deprivation over prolonged periods can be really harmful.

Sorry to burst your bubble but these people are most likely mentaly ill.

I've had this for around 3-4 year after traumatic events and loss of many close relatives. It is closely linked to thought patterns and anxiety. Also trauma from the past. When you get these factors solved it will go away. You need to realise that it's a defense mechanism, and when the "threat" is gone it will subside. But it will be hard, and it wont go away immediately. Also, acceptance of your current state is key to overcoming it. Personally, i'm not there yet but im much better than i was 6 months ago. FIghting it will only make it stronger.

Seperate" yourself" from the ego.

Think so. I'm no expert but from what i've gathered porn is the main problem. http://www.yourbrainonporn.com/your-brain-on-porn-series Has a lot of good sources if you are interested in learning more.

The "science" in nofap is not about semen retention. It's about the dopamine release when watching porn, masturbating and ejaculating. When you watch porn frequently over a long time you release too much dopamine and deplete your dopamine storage. This is also why you need heavier and heavier material to get the same fix. If you masturbate without porn or have regular sex you don't release near the same amount of dopamine.

What you seem to misunderstand is that enlightenment can't be reached by logic and rationality, while your post seems to say it can . I can understand that "I" do not exist, in a logical sense but its something else to experience it. You need to experience it, and meditation is a way you can experience it. IIRC, Leo has stated this numerous times.

Consult a medical doctor and perhaps a physiotherapist.

I've seen some of his videoes, and although what he says seems incredible and very positive, he's got a bad reputation in the psychiatric community. He makes a lot of money selling these brain scans, and their supposed effect is controversial. He seems like he really wants to improve peoples lives, but at the same time it can seem like money has got the best of him. I'm no expert, but just be sure to double check before you decide to give him money. Dr Harriet Hall from the James Randi foundation has an article worth reading about him here: https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-amens-love-affair-with-spect-scans/

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