A Mindful Approach to Self Analysis
Emotions are potent, meaningful signals that advise you what to do. They are easily masked and can be confusing. Your life will improve when you can better decipher you emotions.
When your emotions are masked or misinterpreted, it is easy to lose sight of what actually matters to you. This leads to confusion about how you feel and what you want.
In the emotional realm, ignorance is not bliss. What you don't know about your feelings can really hurt you.
Overlooking your emotions can cause serious harm, such as:
- Depression, anxiety and self-harm
- Ruined relationships, poor decisions and lost opportunities
Although admitting your personal truths can be painful, becoming mindful of your emotions changes your life in wonderful ways. It can lead to a greater sense of what you value and personal freedom. Uncovering hidden parts of yourself can be painful in the short-run, but it is empowering in the long-run. Self-knowledge and acceptance improve both your physical and mental health.
This site will take you on a guided tour of your inner world.
Here you will learn how to:
- Become aware of unconscious emotional signals in your body
- Decipher confusing feelings in your mind
- Identify your reactions to your emotions and feelings
- Notice judgments you make about these emotional reactions
- Distinguish between the different parts of yourself that fuel these emotions
This theory of mind combines knowledge and wisdom that depicts a dynamic model of your inner world. Grounded in science, this model is supported by evidence from many academic disciplines. These basic notions reflect age old wisdom from thinkers like Plato, Shakespeare and Freud.
Take your time reading through this site. This model will help you make emotional sense out of things that have been very confusing. When you begin to understand your emotions and feelings better, you will notice a new clarity. This emotional clarity will improve your life in ways that are both subtle and dramatic .
To get the most from this site:
- Start reading “In Brief” and then “The Model” (sections located on the header).
- Then scroll though “Key Posts.”
- Then explore!
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