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SHERVAN K SHAHHIAN
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“Unconscious Thought”, explained:
“Unconscious thought” usually refers to mental processes happening outside your awareness, things your mind is doing without you actively noticing or controlling them. It may show up in a few important ways: Automatic skills: like walking, typing, or driving a familiar route without thinking through every step Intuition: quick “gut feelings” or judgments that seem to come out of nowhere Hidden influences: biases, memories, or emotions shaping decisions without you realizing i
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4 hours ago1 min read
A Freudian slip is when you accidentally say (or write, or text) something different from what you intended:
A Freudian slip is when you accidentally say (or write, or text) something different from what you intended, often revealing an unconscious thought, desire, or feeling. The term comes from Sigmund Freud, who believed these slips aren’t random mistakes but clues to what’s going on in the unconscious mind. Simple examples Saying “I’m glad to beat you” instead of “meet you” Calling your teacher “mom” Using the wrong name, like an ex’s name, in conversation How people interpret i
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4 hours ago1 min read
The Law of Attraction, In simple terms, it suggests that focusing on positive outcomes attracts positive experiences:
The Law of Attraction is the idea that your thoughts, beliefs, and emotions can influence what happens in your life. In simple terms, it suggests that focusing on positive outcomes attracts positive experiences, while negative thinking attracts negative ones. Core idea The principle is often summed up as: “Like attracts like.” If you consistently think about success, happiness, or love, you’re more likely (according to this belief) to notice and move toward opportunities that
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4 hours ago1 min read
“Manifestation” is the idea that your thoughts, beliefs, and intentions can influence what happens in your life:
“Manifestation” is the idea that your thoughts, beliefs, and intentions can influence what happens in your life. It may often be associated with practices like visualization, affirmations, and mindset shifts, basically focusing your attention on what you want so you’re more likely to notice opportunities and act in ways that move you toward it. There are two ways to look at it: 1. Practical (grounded) view: Manifestation may work because of psychology and behavior. If you cle
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4 hours ago1 min read
Controlled Attentional Training, explained:
Controlled attentional training could be a structured way of deliberately directing, stabilizing, and shifting your attention instead of letting it be pulled around automatically by thoughts, emotions, or external stimuli. At its core, it treats attention like a trainable system, similar to a muscle, rather than something fixed. What it actually means You’re practicing three core abilities: 1. Sustained attention Holding focus on one target (breath, task, image) without drift
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4 hours ago2 min read
Anxiety Reduction Techniques:
Anxiety reduction may not be just one single technique, it could be a combination of how you regulate your body, attention, and interpretation of events. Since anxiety maybe both physiological and cognitive, effective reduction works on multiple levels at once. Here’s a, grounded breakdown: 1. Regulate the Body First (fastest impact) Anxiety may begin in the nervous system, before thoughts fully form, (CONSULT WITH A NEUROLOGIST) Slow breathing (4–6 breaths/minute) activates
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10 hours ago2 min read
Visualization is the mental process:
Visualization is the mental process of creating or recreating experiences in your mind using imagination, essentially “seeing” without your eyes, but it can also involve other senses. At a deeper level, could be tied to how the mind simulates reality. When you vividly imagine an action or scenario, many of the same neural pathways activate as if you were actually doing it. This is why visualization is widely used in performance psychology, therapy, and skill training. What Vi
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11 hours ago2 min read
Cognitive Freezing is a mental state where your thinking temporarily “locks up”:
Cognitive freezing is a mental state where your thinking temporarily “locks up” under pressure, stress, or overload. Instead of processing information fluidly, your mind becomes rigid, blank, or stuck, making it hard to decide, respond, or even recall what you know. It’s essentially the cognitive version of the fight, flight, freeze response, a well-known survival mechanism in psychology. What’s happening in the mind Cognitive freezing could be closely tied to the fight or f
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13 hours ago2 min read
Mental Rehearsal is a structured way of simulating performance:
Mental rehearsal (often called mental practice) is a structured way of simulating performance in your mind, so the mind and body treat it as real experience. It’s widely used in sports psychology, performing arts, and high-stakes professions. Here’s how you may use it effectively, without turning it into vague “visualization.” 1. Define the Exact Performance Target Be precise. Don’t rehearse “doing well”, rehearse specific actions. A golfer: the exact swing sequence A speaker
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14 hours ago2 min read
Neural Priming is the process:
Neural priming is the process by which previous exposure to a thought, image, word, movement, or experience makes the mind respond faster and more efficiently the next time it encounters something related. In simple terms: The nervous system becomes “pre-activated.” (CONSULT WITH A NEUROLOGIST) A prior stimulus leaves a temporary pattern in neural circuits, so the next related action or perception requires less effort. Example If someone repeatedly imagines: a smooth golf
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2 days ago2 min read
Nihilism is a philosophical position:
Nihilism is a philosophical position that, at its core, argues that life lacks inherent meaning, purpose, or objective value. It’s less a single doctrine and more a family of perspectives that challenge commonly held assumptions about truth, morality, and existence. What Nihilism Claims At its simplest, nihilism tends to assert one or more of the following: No inherent meaning: Life doesn’t come with built-in purpose. No objective morality: Right and wrong aren’t universal
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2 days ago1 min read
Scenario Thinking is a structured way of imagining multiple possible:
Scenario thinking is a structured way of imagining multiple possible futures so you can prepare for uncertainty instead of reacting to it. At its core, it’s about asking: “What could happen, and how would I respond if it did?” What it actually means Scenario thinking comes from fields like Strategic Planning and Futures Studies. Instead of predicting one outcome, it builds several plausible scenarios, especially when things are complex or unpredictable. Simple example Imagine
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2 days ago2 min read
Ambient Anxiety is a low-level, persistent sense of unease:
Ambient anxiety is a low-level, persistent sense of unease that doesn’t seem tied to a specific, immediate threat. It’s more like a background “hum” of tension rather than a sharp spike of fear. Think of it as the psychological equivalent of noise pollution, always there, subtly shaping your mood and attention even when you’re not consciously focused on it. What it feels like A vague sense that “something isn’t right” Difficulty fully relaxing, even in safe situations Restles
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2 days ago1 min read
Managing a Polycrisis, how:
Managing a polycrisis, a situation where multiple large-scale crises interact and amplify each other, requires a different mindset than handling isolated problems. It may describe overlapping issues like economic instability, climate stress, constant threat, and long term dealings with unusual events. At a practical level, you can think of managing polycrisis across three layers: cognitive (how you think), behavioral (what you do), and systemic (how you position yourself in t
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2 days ago2 min read
Polycrisis: where multiple major Crises happen:
Polycrisis is a term used to describe a situation where multiple major crises happen at the same time and interact with each other, making the overall impact worse than each crisis alone. Core Idea A polycrisis isn’t just “a lot of problems.” It’s when problems are: Interconnected Mutually reinforcing Hard to solve in isolation Simple Example Imagine these happening simultaneously: Economic instability (inflation, debt) Extreme weather Constant Threat Constant Danger Each one
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2 days ago1 min read
Mental Rehearsal is a Psychological Technique:
Mental rehearsal is a psychological technique where you vividly imagine performing a task or behavior in your mind without physically doing it. It’s widely used in sports, therapy, performance training, and even rehabilitation because the mind often activates similar neural pathways during imagined actions as it does during real ones. What’s actually happening? When you mentally rehearse, you’re engaging systems studied in Cognitive Neuroscience (CONSULT A NEUROLOGIST), espec
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2 days ago2 min read
Performance Anxiety could be a form of Situational Anxiety:
Performance anxiety could be a form of situational anxiety that shows up when someone feels pressure to perform well in front of others or under evaluation. It may closely be related to Social Anxiety Disorder, but it may also occur on its own in specific contexts (like sports, public speaking, or sexual performance). What it feels like It’s not just “nerves”, it could be a whole-body response: Rapid heartbeat, sweating, shaky hands Mental blanking or difficulty concentrating
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3 days ago2 min read
A light Self-Hypnosis Protocol, explained:
A light self-hypnosis protocol may essentially be a structured way to guide your attention into a calm, focused, and suggestible state, without going very deep or losing awareness. It could be simple, safe, and useful for things like relaxation, confidence, or performance (like golf, given your earlier question). Here’s a clean, practical version you may use: Light Self-Hypnosis Protocol (10–15 minutes) 1. Set a Clear Intention (1 minute) Keep it specific and positive. Exampl
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3 days ago2 min read
Conversational Hypnosis May Help Someone With Their Golf Game:
Conversational hypnosis may help someone with their golf game, but not in the “magically fixes your swing overnight” sense. It works by improving the mental architecture behind performance, which in golf is often the deciding factor. Golf is one example of a sport where cognition, emotion, and attention directly influence motor execution. What Conversational Hypnosis May Actually Target Conversational hypnosis (indirect suggestion, embedded language, attentional guidance) ca
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3 days ago2 min read
Hypnotherapy May Help with a Golf Game:
Hypnotherapy may help with a golf game, but not in the magical “it will Not fix your swing overnight” . It works best on the mental side of performance, which is often where golfers struggle most. What hypnotherapy may actually improve Golf maybe heavily influenced by attention, confidence, and emotional regulation. Hypnotherapy targets those: Performance anxiety : calming nerves on the tee or during competition Focus and concentration : staying present instead of overthinki
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3 days ago2 min read
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