The PRIMAL mind – What will you get from it?

Is this FOR you?

By the end of this article, you will have :

☑️ Raised your self-awareness of your emotional patterns

☑️ Discovered your existing emotional/PRIMAL patterns

☑️ Realised HOW your PRIMAL mind influences some of your behaviours, reactions & attitudes

Is this like YOU?

Did it ever happen to you:

� Take things “too” personally?

� Not stop yourself from indulging?

� Feel uncomfortable about situations & later realise that “It wasn’t that bad”?

What will you learn?

You will learn about the 3 temperament features of your PRIMAL mind.

Reminder – Why learn this?

With this knowledge, you would be in an improved position to:
✔ Gear yourself toward the impact & results you want
✔ Increase your well-being & confidence
✔ Manage any unwanted thoughts or behaviour stemming from your PRIMAL (Emotional) mind

E-motion brings motion !

Reminder – Your PRIMAL mind is part of your brain architecture, follows a thought process & holds functions

This article is a part of the series about your PRIMAL (Emotional) mind.

The 1rst article demonstrated how your PRIMAL (Emotional) is a MAJOR part of your brain architecture, you can read it to understand what you are made of.

The 2nd article introduced what are your PRIMAL (Emotional) functions & thought processes.

PRIMAL temperament feature # 1: Insecurity

PRIMAL – ALL or NOTHING Thinking

Situations are seen in :
→ Black & white
→ No silver linings

Examples: ALL or NOTHING Thinking:
– “End of the world !” 😔
– “The best thing ever !!” 😁

Situations can often be perceived as :
– Catastrophic
– Short-sighted
– Framed as “Winners OR losers”

PRIMAL paranoia (Not factual)

Seeks out threats & danger from situations/places with NO factual danger

Example: At work, the manager is doing an unannounced visit:
➔ Staff may worry about their job security (Threat detected by the personal alarm!)
➔ Is there FACTUAL reasons that threaten your job security? Underperformance, absences, …

PRIMAL temperament feature # 2: EGO invested

Self-centred – “About ME ?!”

  The PRIMAL (emotional) mind brings ANY information for self-assessment:
➔ “It is about ME ?!”

Example # 1: Self-centred –“About ME ?!“
Notice when you might say :
–“I like tea with milk”
➔ In response, people may answer/think :
–“Yeah, me too” OR
– “No, I don’t like tea” …

Example # 2: Self-centred – “About ME ?!”
– Have you ever heard people laughing when you are walking by?
– And then thought?
➔ “Are they laughing at me?”

This means that whenever someone is doing something :
➔ It is always about YOU & always about THEM

Self-serving – “ME first !”

Your PRIMAL mind has an innate instinct to :
✓ Focus ONLY you!
✓ Have LOW/NO consideration for other’s needs

Self-righteous – “Not ME !”

 The blame-shifting nature of the PRIMAL (emotional) goes along the lines of :
➔ “I am right, you’re wrong !”
➔ “It’s YOUR fault, not mine !!”
➔ “I am innocent, it is because of the others”

Examples: Self-righteous- “Not ME !”
– In a heated argument, parties would try to prove that the others are wrong & it is ALL the others’ fault.
– Each party would claim to be “innocent” or “have nothing to do with it”

PRIMAL temperament feature # 3: Hedonistic

Act on IMPULSES

  Actions & decisions are with :
– Focus on NOW ➔ Short-term GAIN/PLEASURE
– Quick to judge/decide
– NO consideration for LATER/long term
– NO consideration for consequences

Examples: Act on IMPULSES
– Being so angry to argue with someone & eventually physically fight
– Wishing that person dead !!
– Overeating junk food: cookies, sweets …
– Binge drinking
– Unprotected intercourse (no precautions)

➔ No consideration of consequences:
– How you would feel after/the next day?
– What will be the impact on your physical & mental health?

Avoid PAIN & feel-good NOW

✓ Take the easiest path
✓ Take the path of the least resistance
✓ Make plans on what feels good immediately

Examples: Avoid PAIN & feel-good NOW
 – Ordering takeaway in bed instead of standing up, cooking & washing the dishes afterwards
– Skipping the gym session to rest when rest is not needed!

How useful is your PRIMAL mind?

Your PRIMAL (Emotional) mind is in charge of your emotions, as explained in this article.

Now consider these practical cases involving your PRIMAL mind :

– Love is beautiful ➔ It can also become excessive & possessive jealousy
– Anger can protect you ➔ You can also badly hurt someone & get you in jail
– Planning is helpful ➔ While extreme worrying is not

➔ The PRIMAL mind has good intentions for oneself

➔ Your PRIMAL mind might require CALIBRATION IN EXECUTION

RATIONAL mind plays a crucial role in regulating your PRIMAL intentions

❓How good are you at managing your PRIMAL patterns❓

You can become an expert in self-management with your CITIZEN mind (Rational brain) by :

✔ Discovering its features

✔ Mastering its process & methods of execution

This is explained in this article.

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