Psychosomatology
Is the study of the three distinct minds that make up the entirety of our psychological experience.
We can create a healthy psychological experience only once there is balance among these three minds.
the intellectual mind
The Intellectual Mind is responsible for our function of Thinking. It is our ability to solve problems, to abstract, to form ideas and concepts. Fundamentally, it is the center of our Reasoning function.
It is with this mind that you look for the solution to a crossword puzzle, solve mathematical formulas, and reach conclusions through deduction. It is the mind in which we accumulate knowledge and with which we recall it, both through memory and imagery. It is also the center from which we form our ideas about Good and Evil.
The emotional mind
The Emotional Mind is responsible for our experience of Emotions. Happiness, joy, anger, frustration, annoyance, jealousy, sympathy, guilt, love, shame — all the emotions we experience come from and are the defining function of this center.
It is the part within us that forms emotional relationships and connections with our friends and family, with the people we encounter in life, and with the circumstances we find ourselves in.
Most importantly of all, it is the Mind that creates the most important relationship in our lives: the emotional relationship we have with ourselves.
The Physical Mind
The Physical Mind is responsible for our sensory experience and the bodily processes that allow us to interact with the physical world. It regulates our movements, our perception of the body, and the way we relate to objects, space, and people through our posture, gestures, and actions.
One of the key functions of the Physical Mind is the regulation of our health. It allows us to be aware of the signals from our body and responds to physical needs — such as hunger, fatigue, or pain — to ensure our survival and well-being.
one of the reasons why we have a turbulent psychological experience is because of the wrong work of these Minds
An Example
A good example of the Minds working incorrectly is how Negative Emotions sometimes become a pattern in our Romantic Relationships. Let’s consider a common scenario where our partner has had a difficult day at work and, upon coming home, begins to share what happened and the stress it caused. The most automatic and unconscious reaction is to try to solve their problems and offer well-reasoned solutions that might help with their work. We fail to appreciate that what our partner might need in that moment is Emotional support—a listening ear that can sympathise, understand, and truly hear their problems.
If we had an understanding of the functions of each Mind and the Governance to use them properly, we would realise that the situation calls for us to approach it with our Emotional Mind — with empathy and understanding of what our partner is experiencing—rather than approaching it with our Intellectual Mind, and listening as if they were discussing a problem or puzzle that requires a solution. This improper functioning and lack of Governance leads to misunderstanding, and an uncomfortable and negative experience between the couple, where one feels that their emotions are not being heard or respected, and the other feels that their solutions and recommendations are not being appreciated or followed—simply because the situation was approached with the wrong Mind.
