Personal-Development

Definition of Consciousness

Writing by bwerner on Monday, 30 of June , 2008 at 6:42 pm

According to the Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the conscious, better known as Ego, is the superior mental substrate that is that what let us have awareness of ourselves and of our relationship with the surrounding environment.
To understand better what is said we must relate the conscious to the unconscious, that is its more hidden counterpart, which is located in the enteric brain or the below brain, in the intestines; everything we know and remember with consciousness is domain of the conscience, while any removed experiences are relegated to the unconscious, where they still remain active.
The theme was deepened by Kant with his concept “I think” and by Schopenhauer, to which Freud relates very.
  
Many believe that they are well separated two shares of the brain, instead NO: the conscious is the one that works more when we are awake, that rational, what decides, the unconscious works also and above all when sleeping.

We can define the conscious as that part of ourselves that is aware of itself and the world (the conscious mind).
The consciousness has the function to monitor the voluntary motor activity.
The unconscious is all that of which we are not aware rationally in a given time (breath, heartbeat, hormones, glands, attitudes, emotions, etc.) and that inevitably leads us to make certain experiences that are helpful of any kind.
The conscious mind continually provides opinions on what is possible to think-do and about what is not, rather than simply to try some behavior that makes it possible to discover whether it is or is not possible. The conscious mind, with its limited system of belief, is much less willing to try than it is the unconscious.
Most of our psychic-physical functioning, is determined from the unconscious, that means, occurs at a level of a natural chain of events that works very well without the intervention of our conscious part.

We live more ‘guided from the unconscious then the conscious therefore ids it the belly that guides us!

Bandler and Grinder affirm: “The conscious mind gives continually reviews on what is possible and what is not, rather than simply try to search for some behavior that makes it possible to find out whether it is or is not possible. The conscious mind, with its limited system of belief, is much less willing to try than it is the unconscious. Typically, the unconscious has no such restrictions. The unconscious mind, provided they are organized and educated in an appropriate manner, is willing to try anything. If you are in your study and a person says, <<I cannot do this and I want to do it>> a useful hypothesis is that this person has already done everything he is able to try to make that change with his resources he disposes consciously and has completely failed.
One way to avoid to combat with someone or to obtain a resistance is simply to eliminate the conscious mind. ” Milton Erickson said in Sydney Rosen: “What we will not make Sid account, is that most of your life is determined from the unconscious.”

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Courtesy of: Optimal Wellness Center
Effective Non-Drug Non-Surgical Solutions for Chronic Illnesses Applied Psycho-Neurobiology   
By Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D., Ph.D.
 
All events in life are accurately recorded by the subconscious. Whether the location of the recording is the brain or consciousness itself is not relevant for most practical applications. A memory can be complete and resolved or it can be unresolved. Unresolved memories can belong to one of two distinctly different categories:  
1. The memory is always present - to different degrees - disturbing, haunting, relentless and painful. It keeps the person from being present in the moment. These patients are often highly dysfunctional. Post-Traumatic ¬Stress-Disorder belongs into this category. Dr. Klinghardt refers to this condition as “Unresolved Psycho-Emotional Trauma”. Significantly, traumatic circumstances - usually in late childhood or young adulthood - are the cause of this condition.

2. The memory is suppressed into the subconscious, the patient is not aware of all details of the original event and of the psycho-emotional impact it had and still has. These patients (all of us) are often fairly functional in life but have specific areas of dysfunction.
Both unresolved psycho-emotional traumas and unresolved psycho-emotional conflicts are the most common - or only - cause of illness, chronic pain, accidents, psychological problems, relationship and job-related problems.

The neurophysiology involved is fairly simple: 
Researchers have demonstrated that unresolved psycho-emotional conflicts create a significant bioelectrical disturbance in conflict-specific areas of the brain. The abnormal signals produce abnormal neuropeptides and abnormal electrical currents that reach the hypothalamus. From here, the signals travel in the autonomic nervous system to distinct target organs, which are - again - conflict specific. Chronic abnormal stimulation of, for example, the sympathetic fibers that reach the liver, creates chronic vasoconstriction, abnormal gating phenomena at the ionic channels of the cell walls and, of course, the presence of abnormal noxious neuropeptides and leads to chronic illness, pain, and other dysfunctions.
 
Theoretical Background
The nervous system of the conscious mind is the well-known and studied motor and sensory nervous system. The nervous system of the subconscious mind is the autonomic nervous system, the stepchild of modern medicine. The subconscious is in charge of the survival. It can, however, not distinguish between real danger and perceived danger. The memorized snake, that was responsible for an unresolved psycho-emotional conflict many years back, is as scary to the subconscious as a real snake. Therefore the subconscious uses the defense mechanisms (the term coined by Freud) to keep the unresolved psycho-emotional conflict down in the subconscious.
It is the consciousness that will steer the person again and again in the direction of healing the original traumatic event. To resolve an unresolved psycho-emotional conflict, it has to be remembered by the conscious mind, understood, and the coupled response in the autonomic nervous system has to be disconnected.  Dr. Klinghardt calls this process “un-coupling.”  

 Applied Psycho-Neurobiology is a practical process of:

Having a dialogue with the subconscious mind with the intention to uncover the unresolved psycho-emotional conflict.
Understanding the limiting beliefs that were formed as an attempt to resolve the unresolved psycho-emotional conflict and replacing them with freeing beliefs, and Un¬coupling (disconnecting) the autonomic nervous system from the unresolved psycho-emotional conflict.

The method that consciousness uses to help the person to deal with an unresolved psycho-emotional conflict is to have the person repeat the same or similar situations until the person deals “successfully with the situation.” This may or may not happen. When a therapist helps a patient to identify a repetitive painful theme (such as repetitive financial crises, repetitive failure in relationships), and helps to uncover and resolve the underlying unresolved psycho-emotional conflict, the patient’s need to repeat the painful event ceases, the pattern is broken, the patient is free, and their life changes often immediately and significantly. Chronic pain and illness follow the same mechanism.
 
The Four Steps of Healing
1. Diagnosis
To establish the diagnosis that an illness or chronic condition or psychological problem is caused by an unresolved psycho-emotional conflict or unresolved psycho-emotional trauma, one has to remember several elements: the Autonomic nervous system is the peripheral nervous system of the subconscious mind. If touching an ill part of the body or thinking of a particular life situation causes an autonomic nervous system stress signal, the subconscious is involved in the problem. The subconscious is usually only involved if there is a related unresolved psycho-emotional conflict or unresolved psycho-emotional trauma. Autonomic nervous system stress signals can be detected with bio¬feedback equipment or with kinesiological tests. APN uses changes in the autonomic nervous system innervated muscle spindle as an indicator for the state of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system and the test-muscle are our delicate testing instrument. Researchers have shown for over 30 years that whenever an unresolved psycho-emotional conflict is activated by a therapeutic dialogue or procedure, the prefrontal cortex becomes active. Again, muscle testing can be used to confirm activity in the prefrontal cortex. The changes after a successful treatment can be confirmed by a new objective test Heart Rate Variability Testing, which measures the function of the autonomic nervous system.

2. Dialogue with the subconscious
As explained earlier, the subconscious is afraid of the content of the unresolved psycho-emotional conflict and avoids exposure. Whenever in the therapeutic dialogue a question is asked, or a statement is made, that points in the direction of the unresolved psycho-emotional conflict, the subconscious sends a stress signal. By monitoring the signals elicited by the dialogue and steering the questions accordingly, the unresolved psycho-emotional conflict can be uncovered.

The rule of Three: To uncover an unresolved psycho-emotional conflict, one must find  
1. The exact time of the original traumatic event, the age of the person.
2. The circumstances (create an internal picture or short video-clip of the event).
3. The feeling that was not appropriately expressed at the time.
3. Uncovering Limiting Beliefs

Our belief systems are the programming of our bio-computer, from which we create our reality - current, past, and future. If we can exchange a limiting belief with a freeing expanding one, our reality, and therefore our life, changes - always for the better. At the time of traumatic events we are in an altered state, which is the state in which new beliefs are laid down and incorporated in our already existing belief systems.
To change our beliefs, we have to be in that identical state again. This is achieved with the previously mentioned dialogue. Now the limiting beliefs can be u4 original traumatic event without having heart palpitations, trembling, muscle tension. The need to repeat or perpetuate the painful event is extinguished.
 
The Unresolved Psycho-Emotional Conflict
For an event to cause an unresolved psycho-emotional conflict, several conditions have to be present:
1. The nervous system is in a vulnerable phase.
2. The person is in a situation where it is not safe to express their feelings.
(Example: soldier in combat. He really feels fear but has to act aggressive)
3. An event happens which is perceived as shocking and that interrupts the anticipated normal flow of life (example: the first day of school).
Excellent Books To Review : Family Secrets by John Bradshaw  - Love’s Hidden Symmetry by Burt Hillenger

Events That Frequently Leave Behind an Unresolved Psycho-Emotional Conflict
The intra-uterine period:
Emotional problems between parents at the time of conception or later during pregnancy
Thoughts of abortion
Attempted abortion
Feelings of older siblings about the ever-increasing loss of attention by the mother
Physiological problems in the womb (mother’s smoking, amalgam fillings, alcohol abuse, illnesses, accidents, medical drugs - especially psychopharmacological medications taken by mother, malnutrition)
Being aware of a twin dying (”vanishing twin”), 6-10% of all pregnancies start as twin-pregnancies, less than 2% of pregnancies end with the birth of twins
Birth and the time before, during, and after (drugs, trauma,)
Post-birth trauma: needle pricks to heel, silver nitrate in the eyes, cutting the umbilical cord, circumcision and other invasive procedures often without proper anesthesia.

The early years:
Birth of younger siblings
Emotional climate with parents and older siblings
Weaning the baby (too early, too late, etc . . .)
Not breastfeeding
Traumatic toilet training
Relationship with babysitter
Early sexual abuse
Drug use by parents
Physical abuse
Emotional abuse or abandonment
Neglect
Childhood diseases
Illnesses/hospital stays of a parent
Relationship to pets, nature, other kids
Kindergarten

The young years:
First day in school
Relationship to teachers and other students
Moving
Changing school
Academic performance
Athletic performance
Dealing/becoming conscious of physical impairment
The locker room
Relationship with kids of the opposite gender
Social roles
Roles in the family
Abusive parents
Puberty

Adolescence:
Academic/athletic performance
First romance
Competition
Peer groups/peer pressure
Fights/injuries
Operations: tonsils, appendix
Dental interventions - placement of amalgam fillings (causes shyness, etc . . .)
Parties/dancing
Ritual abuse, cults, black magic
Sports
Accidents
Divorce of parents
Physical/emotional abuse
First sexual experiences
Abortion
Betrayal/broken trust in first deep, often non-sexual relationship
Disappointments
Depression/thoughts of - or attempted – suicide
College/separation from family/friends
First drug experience
Academic pressure
The grown-up years:
They never come
Relationship problems
Separation from a loved one
Broken friendships
Academic failure
Divorce
Death of a loved one
Financial disasters
Financial problems
Failure (job, university, relationship, sports)
Legal problems (jail, convictions)
Illnesses (of oneself or loved ones)
Diagnosis of a serious illness
Loss of energy
Loss of sex drive
Signs of aging

All of these events and circumstances may leave an Unresolved Psycho-Emotional conflict behind or the patient can negotiate them successfully (that simply means the person becomes more mature and stronger because of the way the conflict was negotiated and navigated).

Cortesy of www.mednat.org

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