The Mind Is Real

Is the mind real or is it just a construct that we built to explain thinking and perception and awareness? We can identify the brain. Can we identify the mind? Or is it a story? Is the mind just another story? I think it'sI think it's real. The self is just a story we construct about ourselves. My own view is that nothing is more of the evident or certain than the reality of my own conscious experience. If you're in pain, you really can't doubt the reality of your pain. You know, maybe you don't have an arm for the pain to be in, but it bloody feels as if you do. And so, so I think consciousness