Saturday, December 30, 2017

Mindfulness is morphing to mindlessness?

UKMail article on the "mindfulness" craze, (which in effect is self hypnosis) and how the next trend is workaholism.

Mindfulness which has been hailed as the go to mental health trend has its limitations for health and well-being But studies show the practice can make narcissistic people even less empathetic
MindLESSness (focusing more on doing than being) may be the answer, says Healthspan psychologist Dr Meg Arroll
This new approach is about turning our focus outwards, in a way that is positive for both mental and physical health Becoming mindless by engulfing ourselves in activities is a good way to boost health and well-being.

even though it is theUKMail, it is a good article reviewing the technique of mindfulness, which in medicine is being pushed as a panacea by some guru type docs.

The article points out the good and the bad, and goes into the need for activity as a mental health practice.

In Christianity, this is the idea that one prays, and then one acts on one's prayers.

my take?

Mindfulness is a variation of meditation/the Jesus Prayer/self hypnosis. It is actually deep quiet concentration, often using a mantra.

Not everyone can do it, and those who go into deep trance states are easily manipulated into fantasy. (which is why so many "past life regressions" find a person was an Egyptian princess, not a manure collecting peasant). And the ability to enter into deep hypnosis with mindfulness correlates with creativity and being easy to persuade.

but you also can enter into deep concentration by listening to music, reading, watching a movie, doing art or writing etc.

And some people cannot do this: geeks, who are more concrete in their thinking habits, have less ability to be hypnotized..

and then there is the problem that a person with psychological defenses can go into a panic attack if these walls are broken down by hypnosis (or even with aggressive psychotheraputic techniques).

 as for the activity: Nice for "experts" to recognize what ordinary folks already know.

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