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Well,
how many of you are aware of the fact that we only use 10% of our brain which
signifies that only 0.1 portion of our brain is functional.
The
brain registers whatever it sees in a different form. Sigmund Freud describes
this information digesting part of the brain as the conscious, preconscious,
and unconscious mind.
The
conscious mind is the one that processes all of the thoughts, memories, and
feelings or the wishes which we are thinking of or are aware of at any given
moment.
This
part of the mind is the one we rationally think about or talk about. It also
includes the memories (it might not always be a part of our consciousness)
which can be retrieved easily.
The
preconscious state of mind consists of those memories or information which has
the potential to be brought into the conscious mind if required.
The
unconscious mind is that party of the mind which preserves all the feelings,
thoughts, urges, and memories we see even when we are outside our conscious
mind.
What
Is the Unconsciousness of Mind?
According
to Sigmund
Freud's psychoanalytic theory of
personality, the unconscious mind is defined as a reservoir of feelings,
thoughts, urges, and memories that are outside of our conscious
awareness.
It
is said that our unconscious mind stores all the unacceptable or unpleasant
feelings such as pain, anxiety, or conflicts. Sir Sigmund Freud believed that
our unconscious mind continues to influence one’s behaviour even though people
are unaware of the underlying influences
How
It Work
Sigmund
Freud explained his theory of the unconscious mind by comparing the mind with
an iceberg. Just like the iceberg whose 1/10th portion is only visible; the
conscious mind also shows the 1/10th of the memories it stores.
Everything
below water that is the massive iceberg submerged deep below in the water is
the unconscious information.
Everything
we see or do in our daily routine is stored in our brain but only specific
details can be recalled. The ones we can remember are stored in the conscious
mind whereas the rest is collected in the unconscious mind.
So
basically, the things that represent our conscious awareness are simply
"the tip of the iceberg" and the rest of the information that is
outside our conscious awareness lies below the surface.
This
information in our unconscious mind while might not be accessible consciously
still exerts an influence over current behaviour.
Impact
of the Unconscious
As
previously mentioned, unconscious thoughts, beliefs, and feelings can
potentially cause several problems including:
- Anger
- Bias
- Compulsive
behaviours
- Difficult
social interactions
- Distress
- Relationship
problems
Freud
believed that our unconscious mind stores many of our feelings, desires, and
emotions which are repressed or held out of awareness because they are simply
too threatening to remember.
Freud
also believed that sometimes these hidden desires and wishes make themselves
known through dreams and slips of the tongue. Not only that, according to
Freud, all of our basic instincts and urges are also contained in the
unconscious mind.
For
example, life and
death instincts were found in the unconscious.
Life instincts, which are sometimes also known as sexual instincts, are those
that are related to survival.
The
death instincts, on the other hand, include things such as thoughts of aggression,
trauma, and danger.
Such
feelings are kept out of one’s consciousness because our conscious minds often
view them as unacceptable or irrational. To keep these urges out of awareness,
Freud suggested that people should utilize some different defences to prevent
them from rising to awareness.
The
Power of the Unconscious Mind
When
you put in load in the washing machine and leave it for a spin, you don’t come
back, again and again, to check if it is still working or not. Just like that
if you have any questions unsolved and want an answer, you should first tell
yourself what the question is.
After
giving it a thought and still not coming up with an answer, you should stop
stressing about it and continue participating in other time engaging
activities.
If
your subconscious mind has an answer to that particular question, it will be
transferred to your conscious mind and just like a random pop, you will have
what you were looking for.
Sometimes
our subconscious mind speaks to us through dreams too. If one has an important
event coming up, but one forgot about it, the subconscious mind reminds you of
the event through dreams.
Our
subconscious mind has an answer to anything and everything all it requires is
time to access the information.
Written
By- Megha Jain
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