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GUEST SERIES | Dr. Paul Conti: How to Understand & Assess Your Mental Health
Julian Elve's AI podcast notes AI-generated based on their snips
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1. The conscious mind is like the tip of an iceberg, sitting on top of the unconscious mind. The unconscious mind plays a crucial role in our engagement with the real world, while the conscious mind is the visible part of the iceberg above the water. The unconscious mind influences our automatic rationalizations, avoidance, and actions, and is responsible for defense mechanisms that protect the conscious mind. The conscious mind is vulnerable and needs protection from the external world.
2. The vulnerability of the conscious mind is to fear, confusion, and despair. People can fear various things like snakes, spiders, death, and health issues, and can feel lost and despairing when making decisions and witnessing negative events. To protect this vulnerable part of us, we develop a defensive structure around the conscious mind. The conscious mind requires a defensive structure due to its vulnerability.
