> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 24 evergreens, 3 sources</em></s> #### [[Our brain will do anything it can to protect itself]] %% ##### Autonomically ##### Emotionally ##### Intellectually %% Possibly an answer to:: [[What is the cognitive effect of living in an unjust world]] - [[Evolutionary Psychology]] - [[Humans are a product of evolution]] - [[Our brains are built around survival]] - [[The ultimate goal of the mind is to keep thinking]] - [[The brain is powerful enough to create supernatural experiences]] - [[Humans are primarily irrational, illogical, emotional beings]] - [[mental health]] - [[Trans children will repress their dysphoria if they have been effectively taught it is unacceptable]] - [[We carry our childhood wounds into adulthood]] - [[A repressed self creates a mistrust of self-love and self-esteem]] - [[Avoidance IS the most-efficient way of dealing with emotion]] - [[Most anxiety isn't irrational it's just overcompensation]] - [[How can parent's best help their children]] - [[Parents need to model the ability to deal with emotion to their children]] - [[Working through trauma can involve of a lot of letting go]] - [[self]] - [[Our ego is our subconscious defense of our self]] - [[We value our biggest insecurities because they protect us from the biggest threats]] - [[Your anxiety knows your insecurities better than you do]] - [[Rationalizations are defense-mechanisms against strong emotions]] This is the basis for [[PTSD]], [[anxiety]], [[DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)]] This ability to pattern match is a major part of why we have survived as a species (and how we may evolve see [[neurodiversity]]). [[Human's will find explanations for inexplainable things]]. ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[trauma]], [[subconscious]], [[mental health]]