Schema Mask Theory (SMT), a theoretical model proposing that psychological schemas operate within a recursively organised self-system and that their effective functional boundaries are partly produced by dynamic schema masks regulating information access, transformation and routing.
A sense of connection is the feeling that you are not alone—that you belong somewhere, and that your life touches other lives in a real way. It is the sense of “we” that sits alongside “I.”
Self-talk is the running conversation you have with yourself in your own mind. It is the voice that comments on what you do, feel, and think. It can be kind and supportive, or harsh and cruel. Over time, your self-talk shapes how you see yourself and how you act.
Authenticity Authenticity means being real with yourself and others. It is living in a way that matches who you truly are inside – your values, feelings, limits, and needs – rather than just copying what others expect from you. It is not about being perfect; it is about being honest Read more
Honesty and Truth Honesty and truth sit at the centre of both authenticity and “showing off” – boasting, exaggerating, attention-seeking, etc. They are what your real self stands on, when it is brave enough to stop performing and start simply being the real you. What honesty and truth are Honesty Read more
This article is a simple guide to friendship, and how setting clear and firm boundaries can lead to great friendships.
Welcome to Training the Ego. This is your simple guide to understanding and becoming the person you want to be – your true self. I’ve tried to make it simple, so that anyone can read and understand it, yet the concepts here are incredibly powerful. And if used correctly, can lead an individual to true self-transcendence, where they have complete mastery of self in all its guises.
Authenticity, I suggest, is a continuum, a spectrum of stages, that may never end, since the self is a largely unknown thing, and that exploration of self, if done with regular determination, is always going to be revealing “new stuff”.
A pure DNA‑Self schema is the adaptive, genetically specified core that would have become the dominant self‑concept in a safe, validating environment. Unlike Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS), which are maps of environmental threat, pure DNA‑Self schemas are maps of innate potential.
The DNA-Self theory proposes that each new-born enters the world with a pre-populated schema network, this is a complete developmental blueprint encoded in genetic material, shaped by prenatal environment, containing latent traits, skills, and associated needs awaiting activation through exploration.
