What is the ultimate psychological root to any and all dysfunction?

And not necessarily dysfunctional, more a case of individual style.
Trying to find the root cause is worthwhile.

Have you tried to find yours?

@mathsman: I see it as disconnection to oneself. And I've been learning the connection between myself and of Source and life. It's made all the difference for me :)

What is the Source for you?

Universe, Spirit, or aka God. It can't be truly named or explained. The I am... So many names for it and endless interpretations available. But staying open to spirituality and science has really helped bridge a lot of uncertainties and ok with the ones I still have. I don't always need to know but to enjoy my journey finding out :)

@TheLoveAge: and the psychological root?

@mathsman: The minds tenants hold no real grounding if you understand what the source can do for you.... If you allow it. The psychological truth is really at the point about yielding to what can make the mind sound and clear. It's about yielding to source alignment, that's just me though, what I've come up with so far.

@TheLoveAge: and what about "the sprouting off into different issues?"

@mathsman: The sprouting off is getting out of alignment and issues being created out of that. And back into the ego mindset. Forgetting the connection and trying to find it all over again... This is why we have psychology, to try and explain outr disconnection and the issues that occur because of it. And our journey back to us back to the beginning of it all...

@TheLoveAge: so, for you there must have been some "traumas" to initiate the disconnection

@mathsman: There's that and disbelief in my own true nature. If you understand your own being beyond what's been done to you you know there's so much more of you to be seen. Trauma overtime will lose its grip, only if you allow it too. And trust the process of the divine, which I've been doing.

@TheLoveAge: you can't allow trauma to "lose its grip" without identifying it.

@mathsman: I'm aware of that. I've done my time of identifying with the best of my abilities. Overtime it become clearer what they are so you can know how to target them. In every case I've been less back to the vastness of the universe the possibilities and how that really measures up to my insecurities and anything that would undermine my being. It's recoverable if step out of your own way. Identify the issues but don't identify with them. I've learned this. Praying and mindfulness exercises, openly discussing my thoughts, questioning things, loving others and myself has all culminated into a healthier me. I've broken barriers I never thought possible. I'm still learning but I'm understanding that there's life beyond trauma. And it's because I've allowed it...

@TheLoveAge: what are the insecurities? And what were the traumas that caused them?

@mathsman: One of my bigger one is speaking in public. And speaking in general. I would have a speech impediment that I felt extremely self conscious about. But I got closer in touch with my spirituality and learned to relax into the fear and dread, not to fight it. The traumas I've been healing from are mainly from childhood. I've made really good progress. But I still have my challenges. The biggest thing I've been shown is to just relax and continue opening up and being myself. Do what I can do and leave the rest to God.

@TheLoveAge: would you prefer to go on to PM to talk about your childhood traumas? And your speech impediment is also caused by a trauma. You've resolved the symptom by not fighting it but not resolved the trauma.

@mathsman: At this point in time I'm going to let that rest. I've done enough mulling around and I've been given enough to go on. I do appreciate you talking to me, it was nice. Not many would carry on with me long enough to make a thread lol.

@TheLoveAge: OK, talk some more another time if you like. I appreciate how much you've revealed about yourself. I assume you've had some kind of therapy.

@mathsman: Lol, I've tried conventional therapy, I've been to four different therapists who didn't get me. I had to find out for myself. I had two major psychological traumas happen to me that I can recall few years back; one been healing well from them. One life experience I had when I fell in love with a guy that was an unrequited love saved me, helped me open my heart again. If it wasn't for him and a few others that showed up in my life when they did I would've just continued to deteriorate from the inside out. And that's why I write about him in my stories here, because he changed my life. I also did too because I put the effort in too but he was a savior to me. God comes through with the right people when you least expect it. I have faith that I will see my potential in time because of what I've been blessed with. I have enough proof to have faith and to live a better life, because it's possible...

@TheLoveAge: as you know you had two major traumas, you're already on the way. Therapists are OK but there's no substitute for a psychoanalyst, to help you to deal with them.

@mathsman: I get my help from my sources. And for trusting In my own guidance. It's how i got this far. It had to come to this after the search for therapy was no longer an option. Spirituality offered so much for me, quenched my soul and THATS what I needed most. I'm not opposed to therapy or medication, which I never had done( don't feel that I need either) but I have peace in my life. Even when I'm faced with obstacles I remember what I learned, reconnect and continue on. I don't doubt that I'll be alright, because I am and I will be...

@TheLoveAge: you still haven't said what your traumas were. Do you prefer not to say?

@mathsman: What the traumas are are irrelevant. It's what's being done about it is what's important. I'm not thirty yet but I'm getting a good grip of myself lol. Atm I know what I need to do, and that's good enough. Sometimes you just need to learn how to chill out, stop over analyzing things ( lol I ain't so good with this 😜) And just learn to be... And enjoy your life to where ever. Do what you can and enjoy the wait, make the most it. Things do fall into place overtime, again.... If you allow it... :)

Are you allowing?

@TheLoveAge: I allow anything. But it seems as if you are repressing the cause of the traumas rather than letting them surface. Otherwise you are only dealing with symptoms.

@mathsman: It's not suppression as much as it's just letting myself be. There's a lot of power in this. And I talk to my people offline, and there's just things that will reveal themselves overtime. It happens in phases, it's what's natural. Forcing things to come up only reenlivens the trauma. Overtime if you relax , trust that you're safe the anxiety lessens. The healing is in progress and takes time to unfold, but I can't get in the way. So I pray, meditate and stay mindfully and communicate with others. Meditation when I can, eventually it'll be come a practice.