The mind’s ability to self-actualize itself is an amazing gift we all share. When we self-actualize we are being aware of our surroundings and the mind puts this all together for use in a way we can understand our surroundings better. Self-actualization is at the corner-stone of many therapy techniques that help individuals through behaviors and disorders that are harmful to ourselves. When these behaviors and disorders interact with our self-actualization of ourselves a sense of sometimes overwhelming effects follow. The mind starts to tell the body there is something wrong and sends the body signals in order to help protect the body. The body in return creates its own problems of deregulating itself which can be overwhelming to ourselves because besides the destructive behaviors or disorders interacting with our self-actualization. We are now experiencing the effects through our physical bodies reaction to these experiences which can become overwhelming and can even create new destructive experiences for ourselves that add to the overwhelming effects we were already experiencing. Many of the times we have to function in society in this manner and create more harmful effects towards our ability to tackle the underlining problem. Confronting our bad experiences as they happen in the moment can help in the long run with our abilities to move on from destructive behaviors or disorders. Confronting the problem meaning to understand why the destructive behavior or disorder took place and self-actualize a resolution that helps our mind better understand the situation instead of creating a false sense of reality or just leaving the mind to wonder for an answer through the many interactions we experience on a daily bases. The mind and body connection is a strong connection we have with ourselves and also with the world around us. The better we can understand the effects this connection has in our daily lives the better prepared we can be when destructive behaviors or disorders are experienced.
