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SHERVAN K SHAHHIAN
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Salience Filtering is the mind’s way of deciding what matters right now and what can be ignored:
Salience filtering is the mind’s way of deciding what matters right now and what can be ignored. At any given moment, your senses are flooded with far more information than you can consciously process, sounds, sights, thoughts, bodily sensations. Salience filtering is the mechanism that selects a small subset of that input and flags it as important (salient) so it enters awareness and guides behavior. How it works (CONSULT WITH A NEUROLOGIST) It’s largely governed by the mind
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3 days ago2 min read
Attention Shaping is the deliberate process of training:
Attention shaping is the deliberate process of training, guiding, or conditioning where and how your attention moves, so that over time, it becomes more efficient, stable, and aligned with your goals. Think of it as sculpting the habits of your awareness, rather than just “trying to focus” in the moment. What it really means At a deeper level, attention shaping is about rewiring attentional patterns through repeated experience. Instead of reacting automatically to distraction
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3 days ago2 min read
Neural Pathways are the communication routes in your nervous system:
Neural pathways are the communication routes in your nervous system, basically the “wiring” that lets different parts of your mind and body talk to each other. What they are (CONSULT WITH A NEUROLOGIST) Neural pathways are chains of connected neurons (nerve cells) that transmit signals through electrical impulses and chemical messages. These pathways carry information like: Sensory input (what you see, hear, feel) Motor commands (movement) Thoughts, memories, and emotions How
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3 days ago2 min read
Suppressed Emotions usually don’t disappear,…
Suppressed emotions usually don’t disappear, they just get stored somewhere quieter and tend to show up in indirect ways. People often notice it as tension in the body, irritability, numbness, or sudden reactions that feel bigger than the situation. It can happen for a lot of reasons. Sometimes you learned early on that expressing certain feelings wasn’t safe or acceptable. Other times it’s more practical, pushing things down to function, get through work, or avoid conflict.
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3 days ago1 min read
A psychological confession is when a person reveals thoughts, feelings, impulses, or actions that they’ve been keeping hidden:
A psychological confession is when a person reveals thoughts, feelings, impulses, or actions that they’ve been keeping hidden, often because they feel guilt, shame, fear, or internal conflict about them. It’s less about legal admission and more about emotional or cognitive disclosure. What makes it “psychological”? It usually involves: Inner experiences (not just actions): thoughts, fantasies, doubts Conflict: something the person feels they “shouldn’t” think or feel Relief-s
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3 days ago1 min read
“Unconscious Thought” usually refers to mental processes:
“Unconscious thought” usually refers to mental processes happening outside your awareness, things your mind is doing without you actively noticing or controlling them. It shows 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 it D
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3 days ago1 min read
Synergetic Play Therapy (SPT) is a relationship based therapeutic approach:
Synergetic Play Therapy (SPT) is a relationship based therapeutic approach that may use play as the primary language for helping children regulate emotions, process experiences, and build resilience. It blends traditional play therapy with neuroscience, attachment theory, and mindfulness. What makes it “synergetic”? The term refers to the idea that the therapist and child form a co-regulating system. Change doesn’t come just from the client expressing themselves, it emerges f
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3 days ago2 min read
The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) is a contemporary therapeutic approach:
The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) is a contemporary therapeutic approach designed to treat developmental trauma, the kind that arises from chronic early-life experiences like neglect, misattunement, or inconsistent caregiving, rather than single shocking events. Core Idea (in plain terms) NARM looks at how early relational experiences shape: your identity your emotional regulation your sense of connection to self and others Instead of asking “What happened to you?” i
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3 days ago2 min read
“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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3 days 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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3 days 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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3 days 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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3 days 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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3 days 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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3 days 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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4 days 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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4 days 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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4 days 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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5 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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5 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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