#psychology

[unbfacts]

[psych0r0gue1]

In the series Hannibal (which I've binged like three times) Will Graham is the brilliant but flawed FBI profile who finally bags Hannibal among others almost entirely through psychological profiling.

But does psychological profiling really work this way?

Spoiler alert: no.

The joke in the field is that cops really don't care if their perp is driven by mommy issues or something, they just want to know how to catch them. Even when using psychology works at predicting a suspect's behavior, police are often skeptical about using. A very simple prediction that Richard Ramirez would be going to the dentist wasn't given sufficient seriousness and a chance to catch him that way was missed. He murdered at least three people afterwards.

If you really want to understand criminal psychology, a good start would be my book, available in paperback and on Kindle.

Pools of Blood: Essays on the Psychology of Murder https://a.co/d/0SmUD5t

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[soulinkpoetry]

“Who was I before I cared what you think?”

Credit to the rightful owner.

A poem for people pleasers.

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[comradewisdom]

Here is the secret: there is no love in the past. Only the present. The past is made of static images, distorted memories, demented nostalgia. This, the present — with all its possibilities, innumerable hits and misses — is far superior. It is a living organism.

Measurehead, Disco Elysium

[thepsychologicalpeacock]

Today, I’m tuning in to that little voice that tells me it’s wrong to trust that life has its own way of unfolding. But it’s not selfish to believe in divine timing—it’s brave to allow for a bit of mystery. Maybe the discomfort just means I’m getting closer to something new.

This month, I’m leaning into what it means to truly show up for myself, especially when my emotions feel wild and unpredictable. I’m letting go of the idea that I have to stay perfectly put together—sometimes, getting messy is where the real growth happens! But I want to be thoughtful about where I place my energy and focus, making sure it’s aligned with who I’m becoming.

So I’m asking myself: ‘What old habits or ideas am I still carrying that don’t fit anymore? What am I holding onto out of habit that’s really just weighing me down?’ It’s time to clear out the clutter and make space for something fresh.

I’m learning that releasing what’s outdated isn’t losing—it’s freeing. It’s being honest with myself about what I’m ready to step away from, so I can step into what’s meant for me. It’s about making room for the things that light me up now, not the things that belong to an older version of me. 🥹🫶

[srisrisriddd]

Anger

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[liberatingreality]

You are in prison. If you wish to get out of prison, the first thing you must do is realize that you are in prison. If you think you are free, you can't escape.

G.I. Gurdjieff

[daybreaksys]

Attention Plural Community

I am a Psychology graduate with an opportunity to conduct a research for a Master's Degree. We were originally going to study and detail how alter formation occurs in our system, but I want to produce a paper which will benefit the Plural Community, not RAMCOA organisations.

What research do you want? What research do you believe would benefit plurals and the plural community? Especially something which would bring us closer to legally gaining our rights.

Please spread this post around.

[creature-wizard]

Is RAMCOA really commonly believed by a lot of professional psychologists? I also keep wondering how professional psychologists can get the square peg of RAMCOA into the round hole of modern memory science, which seems to point pretty conclusively to memories being highly prone to alteration.

I'm assuming that by RAMCOA, you specifically mean alter programming and satanic ritual abuse.

The short answer is, yes. Or at least, it's believed in by enough of them that there is cause for concern. The innocuously-named International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation still exists, and it's still full of people who push the kind of conspiracy theories that go back to Dr. Lawrence Pazder and Fritz Springmeier. People in online DID communities are recommending books written by members of this group (such as Ellen Lacter and Alison Miller), and a few folks on this website have reported their therapists pushing them into trying to recover repressed memories. (One person reported their therapist misinterpreting their lack of eye contact due to autism as a symptom of extreme abuse.)

As to how they do it, the answer is simple: they're conspiracy theorists. Unfortunately, having a PhD doesn't make someone immune to conspiracy thinking. (We're all vulnerable to conspiracy thinking to some degree.) When other professionals started questioning whether all of these recovered memories were even real back in the day, they were quickly accused of being part of the conspiracy, and there are many who still believe that they are deliberately obfuscating the alleged reality of alter programming and an epidemic of ritual abuse.

(If anyone reading this has doubts over whether confabulated memories can be cultivated through coaching and trace states, I have some very clear-cut evidence here and here.)

[thegothicchangeling]

As an ATLA fan, I used to think that if Azula ever recovered at all, it would be to the detriment of her story. I thought it would take away the impact of what Ozai had done, which I felt was important didn't happen because it's hard for so many people to imagine that a golden child could be abused, or that emotional abuse could have such a profound impact on a child's psyche.

But here's what changed my mind: even though it's never stated, fans mostly agree on the interpretation of Azula as having some form of personality disorder. I've seen people claim npd, bpd, machivellinism, aspd, etc. The general consensus among fans is still the same: Azula's personality disorder was entirely caused by abuse.

This is true for people in real life, not just in a fictional character's narrative. And in real life, people with personality disorders are demonized by people who think they could never recover and will always be evil. Sometimes you even hear that from people in the mental health community, or from therapists. But even if there's no cure, symptoms can go into remission.

I now think Azula recovering is incredibly important as a narrative, because it lets people with personality disorders see her healing and see that possibility for themselves.

[th1rdt3chnician]

who up hating pop psychology

[thoughtstherapy]

[retrogamingblog2]

[charles-breaks-beakers]

HETEROSEXUAL CIS-PEOPLE LOOK HERE

Snaps my fingers at you as you scroll past this post

Look at me. Listen.

I'm not the best at serious posts, but that article up there reminded me of how important it is that people like you stand up for us. So hold on while I try to get this out of my mushy end-of-work-day brain.

We could fight this fight ourselves for decades trying to reach the equal laws, gender affirming trans healthcare that doesn't have a 2-5+ soul-eating years of waiting time, medical care with equal knowledge of lgbtqia+ bodies, and, what is often forgotten, inclusion in the little everyday areas of life like our way of speaking or things being set up or designed with the existence of queer people in mind.

But you joining in could get us there so much faster.

The power you have as a hetero cis person is that you set the standard for what is seen as the average way of treating us among other hetero cis people. You have been given the power of deciding what's "normal" and I'm begging you to use it.

Richard Green is a great example of to what extent your actions can help our situation, and smaller ways of support still add up to a great impact on society, and could make the days of the queer people you interact with.

Educate yourself before you speak up, but don't be silent.

[starfishinthedistance]

I talk to many people who say things like "oh I have trauma but I don't have PTSD", but then when I talk to them a little more I realize that they most likely do, they just can't recognize it as such due to how lacking PTSD awareness is, even beyond the whole "it's not just a veteran's disorder" thing.

The main reason they think they don't have PTSD usually has to do with flashbacks and nightmares, either they have one but not the other or have neither. But here's the thing, those are only two symptoms out of the 23-odd recognized symptoms. Flashbacks and nightmares are two of the five symptoms under Criterion B (Intrusion), which you only need one of for a diagnosis. The other three symptoms are unwanted upsetting memories, emotional distress after being reminded of trauma and physical reactivity after being reminded of trauma (i.e. shaking, sweating, heart racing, feeling sick, nauseous or faint, etc). Therefore you can have both flashbacks and nightmares, one but not the other, or neither and still have PTSD.

In fact, a lot of the reasons people give me for why they don't think they have PTSD are literally a part of the diagnostic criteria.

"Oh, I can barely remember most parts of my trauma anyway." Criterion D (Negative Alterations in Cognition and Mood) includes inability to recall key features of the trauma.

"Oh but I don't get upset about my trauma that often because I avoid thinking of it or being around things that remind me of it most of the time." Criterion C (Avoidance) includes avoiding trauma-related thoughts or feelings and avoiding trauma-related external reminders, and you literally cannot get diagnosed if you don't have at least one of those two symptoms.

"Oh I just have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep, but I don't have nightmares." Criterion E (Alterations in Arousal and Reactivity) includes difficulting sleeping outside of nightmares.

"But I didn't have many/any trauma symptoms until a long time after the trauma happened." There's literally an entire specification for that.

Really it just shows how despite being one of the most well-known mental illnesses, people really don't know much about PTSD. If you have trauma, I ask you to at least look at the criteria before you decide you don't have PTSD. Hell, even if you don't have trauma, look at the criteria anyway because there are so many symptoms in there that just are not talked about.

PTSD awareness is not just about flashbacks and nightmares.

[todays-xkcd]

The local police, building inspector, and fire marshal are all contesting my 'safety' assertion, or would be if they could reach me past all the traps.

Maslow's Pyramid [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[Cueball leading White Hat and Megan to a giant pyramid modelled after Maslow's hierarchy of needs, with each tier labelled after its need on the pyramid, and a comment next to it in the comic.]

Self actualization: [X] Honestly questioning my life choices here

Esteem: [X] People seem less impressed by it than I hoped

Belonging and Love: [X] Friends are worried about me

Safety: [Checkmark] Highly defensible

Physiological needs: [X] Provides basic shelter but no food, water, heat, et cetera.

Caption: I built Maslow's pyramid thing, but it's a total ripoff - it's only providing 20% of my needs.