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Understanding the unconscious with Jacques Lacan, a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist, helps us make sense of our actions and self-awareness.

The Unconscious Is Structured Like A Language

It is interesting to think that we have the knowledge to understand that we are separate from our environment. The notion of self; is that each of us exists as a separate individual being, who can view the world through our own eyes.

This concept is what makes us human and has been discussed throughout centuries. Self-awareness is the foundation of knowledge. We know we exist outside our environment.

What a powerful concept to ponder.

Jacques Lacan, a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist, has researched and contributed significantly to the understanding of the unconscious.

He is said to be the most controversial psychoanalysis since Freud. He was born in 1901 and died in 1981.

One of his concepts that intrigues me is that “the unconscious is structured like a language.”

He believes that our unconscious mind is like a language with its own syntax, logic, and grammar. He states that our unconscious follows rules and patterns.

In order to survive we must make sense of the environment in which we are born.

Of course, Jacques Lacan goes more in-depth into the unconscious but I will only discuss how the unconscious is structured like a language and how that can help improve our mindsets in life.

Here is a resource if you want to look more into his work: (https://esource.dbs.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/d696d359-428e-45e5-9ff1-0aeba0a78010/content)

What Does This All Mean For Our Self-Awareness? Here Are 3 Benefits

1. Recognizing that unconscious processes may influence our thoughts and behaviors makes us self-reflect which can lead to greater self-awareness and personal growth.
2. By identifying illogical patterns in our actions and thoughts, we can better understand the underlying unconscious motivations which can help us make positive life choices.
3. Understanding unconscious drives can help resolve conflicts by addressing deeper issues rather than surface-level disagreements which can help with conflicts in relationships.

Unconscious Thoughts Is Where The Soul Lives

Trying to discover your unconscious thoughts is like trying to discover your soul. It takes deep thinking for many hours every day to figure out how to analyze yourself.

The true question is what is “yourself” does it matter to find it or discover it?

We are all always evolving in our lives and if you can figure out illogical thinking patterns it can help you make positive decisions for your personal life, not for what society wants.

How do you truly want to live? What are your morals? What does love mean to you?

To figure these questions we must first understand our unconscious mind; we must figure out our souls. The most powerful thing we can do is think.

I always question what people say, and I question their beliefs. It doesn’t always promise a comfortable conversation, but it always leaves me with new knowledge about what I believe in and what I don’t believe in.

I question who I am every day, and I question the environment I am living in. It is strange to think that everyone is living millions and millions of unique different lives all around me.

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