So now that we are familiar with the modus-operandi of the mind we will proceed to see how various other faculties are influencing and shaping it. But before we proceed any further we must also equip ourselves with the understanding of the fact that all these various processes of the mind, that is PERCEPTION, “SORTING, CROSS-REFERENCING & TAGGING” etc... are happening in fractions of a second (microseconds rather) and to us (in our present state) seem as one single entity. Making us feel a sense of helplessness when it comes to generating appropriate reactions specially to unpleasant and provocative situations (since they are tagged with super charged emotional heavy weights such as anger & suffering etc...) .
So now we will enter into the “mental mechanics” of the girl, let us call her Susan, who is suffering because of being cheated by a person, let us say Craig.
STEP 1: PERCEPTION of a particular situation or verbal information via some person gives Susan a confirmation of being cheated. A confirmed situation is at hand is being PERCIEVED
STEP 2: Immediately the “SORTING, CROSS-REFERENCING & TAGGING” process for this perceived situation begins.
STEP 2A: The situation is immediately sorted as BAD
STEP 2B: CROSS-REFERENCING is done with the existing memory record system of her mental setup and the data, either from previous personal experiences of a similar kind or borrowed ideas from her socio-cultural milieu, further classifies this situation as appalling, “why me?”, “this can’t be happening” etc..., memories of the sufferings she herself underwent on previous occasions of being cheated, or if it is the first experience for her then, the stories and sufferings of people who had undergone a similar experience either personally known to her or via media ( movies, T.V, novels etc...) flood her system.
STEP 2C: Once cross-referenced the situation is now TAGGED as an emotional trauma.
STEP 3: Deemed an emotional trauma the generic response to it that is suffering, emotional outburst, anger etc... begin to erupt in her system beyond her control and she sinks deeper and deeper into suffering while oscillating like a yo-yo between the extremes of anger ( against Craig) and helplessness (towards this situation and her own self).
Next, we will go on to see how the four principle cosmic forces are in action in Susan’s mind and how she uses (rather abuses) her free will to interfere with their functioning.
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