The Knot Theory of Mind by Domina Petric, MD
INTRODUCTION Human thoughts can be imagined as a spectrum. On the one side of the spectrum are organized thoughts in healthy individuals and on the other side is severe thought disorder characteristic for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Between two opposite sides of human thoughts spectrum are milder impairments of thought quality that may sometimes occur even in healthy individuals, and more often in neurotic individuals. Negative emotions have their function, but these emotions should be always balanced with positive emotions. Five main categories of negative emotions are sadness (depression, despair, hopelessness), anxiety (fear, worry, concern, nervous, panic), anger (irritation, frustration, annoyance, rage), guilt and shame/embarrassment (1). Negative emotions give birth to negative thoughts. The same, positive emotions give birth to positive thoughts. Negative situation (for example, dangerous situation) provokes negative emotion (for example, healthy anxiety) and ...