SgtPepper

Agreed, I just started about two weeks ago, a low carb (100-150g) diet where most of my foods are diary, eggs, and meat (cook it with coconut oil). I have clear skin and I feel more focused, alert, and stronger at the gym. Carb sources are seeds, nuts, brown rice, and vegetables. On weekends I'll eat bread, if I want. Maybe eventually I'll try a raw egg. Although I've tried before when I was younger after I saw it in a movie, but I thought it was gross. How to eat raw eggs safely: http://empoweredsustenance.com/raw-eggs-safe/ Most diseases from eggs come from the fecal matter on the eggshell which occurs in un-sanitized conditions.

Blissful!

why would it do that? what's the mechanism behind that.

It's both.

I think you should make a list of 5 different jobs you can see yourself doing and then figure out the steps to get there. If that's too hard, ask yourself what you do want to see changed in the world? ask yourself, what do you want to be? if you could create a character, what skills or lifestyle would you find appealing? then try to emulate it.

Eat right and exercise with might!

Ego is life too.

Seriously if you cut out unrefined carbs (like pizza dough), this "eating pastry/pizza when I DON'T actually feel like eating it/need it." will go away. This need to eat despite not feeling truly hungry is from the "sugar spike". If you are uncomfortable eating animal products. Then you need to switch to unrefined grains, lots of vegetables, nuts, and seeds because they have fat, protein, and fiber which will satiate you. Low-carb meal example: 1 cup of brown rice (or broccoli), 2 eggs, chicken breast, and a cup of whole milk yogurt. High-carb meal example: 1 cup of beans, 1 cup of brown rice, 1 cup of broccoli, add hemp seeds to the meal. Cook it with half a cup of carrots, onions, peppers, and extra virgin olive oil.

@kira you're just gonna have to do the research and go through the journey yourself. 2-3 years ago, the same question popped into my head and its a slow process, but its extremely rewarding and what becomes healthy vs unhealthy become clearer.

@SunnyNewDay The only thing I see Elliot focus on is developing boys into men because there is a lack of strong male role models in society which is not a new idea. This has been covered by other gender focused scientists.

I don't think so. He doesn't force/persuade you to leave your family, give all your money, and live in his house. He's just selling a product, which by the way seems similar to Osho's dynamic meditation. and Vegan Gains is awful.

Yeah if you're seriously interested. Check out the many documents on Netflix regarding this subject and subscriber to various nutritionists on youtube. Learn about people's journeys and listen to their experiences.

I think it sends you deep into yourself.

probably! I also think it would be awesome to have Leo on the JRE!

What is the first thing you think of when the word Children is presented to you. What do you associate it with? I desire a sense of having a young one that I can intimately love, teach, take care of, learning from them, see them grow like a seed you planted years ago. It goes back to relationships for me, Perhaps you have filled this need with the animals you take care? well anything can happen in these next few years, whatever decision you make, live happily! This topic, is making me explore my own reasons for wanting kids . I am coming out of this thread more self-aware than when I entered.

Nothing I say will change the mind. You have to go and experience what we're talking about man. It's gonna blow your mind to bits though.

yeeaaaahhhh, exactly. It gets real, real quick.

yeah, it's unnatural. It's not what Life truly wants to do. If you think about it, do people even want to kill themselves? or do they want the feeling of numbness and pain to stop? Life doesn't want to kill itself. People just have thoughts that cause so much disturbance and they take the leap.

I would not be so quick to write of the material you learn in psychology. You learn how to better conceptualize people in a way(although you will need to find the balance), learn how the brain works, how to come up an experimental study, and common dysfunctional patterns in human beings. How psychology was born and various ways to conceptualize memory, language, cognition, and emotions. at some point you do cover approaches like psychoanalysis, the client centered approach, and the work of Maslow, Rogers, Freud, and Jung. But honestly if you want to get deep into their work, you'll have to do it yourself and perhaps a master's program that focuses on their principles. For example in my master's classes, I would read excerpts from book of Rogers and talk about the value of non-judging. We also did activities that dissolved boundaries and I had a professor who had us do a breathing exercise before class. It really depends on the school and the teachers. But yes I also had to review studies and literature regarding sex in nursing homes (a choice I picked in psychology of aging). And I had to give a presentation regarding the studies, what one can conclude given a unbiased research of literature, and what questions one can ask next to further the topic. and honestly it is helpful to know all these things to be able to help people, because you draw from multiple perspectives on how to approach the person you're working with; additionally, it increases your ability to research and assess potential psychological interventions.

No because smoking is not an excessive abnormal behavior and neither is procrastinating. Severe procrastination CAN turn into a problem and cause distress for people and so can smoking. But is some smoking or procrastination bad? No. so is hallucinating that your cousin is whispering awful things about you to your family kind of is though. Once homosexuality was actually studied and understood, the idea of it being disease makes no sense when in nature many animals have gay sex. Homosexuality also does not cause self-destructive behavior man, it was ideological religion and close mindedness that created that mess. Yeah man, the dude who shot John Lennon was mentally unwell. He was talking ignorance and delusion and then killed someone. Uh, I am connected and instructed by God everyday and I do not have mental illness. Mental illness is also based upon self-harm and self-destructive behavior too. Call it a disease or lack of consciousness or superhero powers like Kanye. There are behaviors, beliefs, and thoughts that can be excessive and turn into self-destructive, socially destructive behavior or in other words, lack of consciousness. it just sounds like you are taking the word disease in this offensive manner. Question: If you see someone about to kill themselves, they got a rope around their neck about to kill themselves. you are going to seriously look at them and say, yep your thoughts, feeling, and perspective is okay and something a mentally well person would do? Or is it just likely that they are not seeing the world clearly? will you help them and stop them from killing themselves?

Is there substantial evidence for that belief? are you certain that all women like to be treated like they are beneath men? are you sure you have all the evidence and assumptions checked to support this belief? can it be the case that women want to be feminine, but have equal respect? do you have good evidence supporting this belief? if so what is it?

Well I'm not sure the extent of your assignment is, so whatever it is good luck! . I also liked expressing my interest in psychedelics in my research courses.

@Cocolove Whatever you do, make sure its an accredited program/college. @Andreas I watched the video. I disagree. According to wiki - "In humans, disease is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person." This contradicts everything you're saying. And schizophrenia in the United States does cause a lot of social problems and distress in society, a family, and an individual. You can even see this today as many homeless people have schizophrenia. They don't diagnose it with a scan because its expensive and unnecessary. Schizophrenia was already known before scans, and it can spotted because schizophrenia has a behavioral pattern as well as distinct brain differences compared to average brain. Addiction causes a lot of dysfunction and self-destructive behavior. I understand that calling it a disease or condition or brain abnormality is subjective, but the so called set of symptoms that schizophrenia is pointing to has a real pattern in behavior and distinct brain make up. I'm not saying we need to call it a disease, but it certainly IS something. The psychiatry treatment in 50s was abhorrent. Forcing non-violent people to take neuropsychiatry drugs is fucked too. but you're throwing the baby out with the bath water. Suggesting there is no such thing as mental distress or dysfunction. All emotions, feelings, behaviors even if they are significantly excessive for the average person is okay, even if it causes distress for the individual and the people around them. The labels are just a collective of signs or symptoms, but it's not black and white, everyone is unique and expresses their our version of everything. Psychology and psychiatry are still new fields too, it just needs time to develop into higher standards with more compassion, better approaches, and better medicine too. The main reason why I studied psychology was because I prefer a non-drug treatment method, but psychedelics will revolutionize psychiatry/psychology treatment. Maybe we will develop technologies that will help train those brain areas that develop desirable behaviors like self-control.

Honestly, I would say that you still can, it's just how you do it. For example, I don't see anything wrong with saying "Hey I really like you, want to go out and do x,y,z?" or "I really appreciate that I can talk to you about sensitive topics, makes me feel like you are open minded, thanks, you are truly special " Additionally, if she keeps rejecting or ignoring, you can also authentically say "Hey I get the sense, that you are intentionally not responding to me. That's fine, I still appreciated our time together, if I see you around, I'll wave." then stop and move on! Ideally you want a situation where both partners need each other equally and then perhaps over the years it wavers back and forth, with one partner needing the other more due to emotional distress (this happens with my relationship). It's definitely hard to let go if you're not used to being alone, but if you feel lonely, go out and be around people, strike small conversations with stranger (both men and women) and let those little moments delight your need for socializations. edit: I also agree with @Serotoninluv here! There are different girls that are attracted to different qualities in guys and vice versa! It is imperative to develop balance and understanding of masculine and feminine energies too. I seriously recommend this book, definitely one of the best books I've ever read. https://www.amazon.com/Way-Superior-Man-Spiritual-Challenges-ebook/dp/B004A8ZWM4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=