Our study participants with the highest amount of wellbeing and the greatest sense of freedom typically felt that the absence of the voice had vastly improved their performance and ability to function.

The most telltale sign of Fundamental Wellbeing at Location 1 is a newfound sense that everything is fundamentally fine. This sense of “fundamental okayness” is usually in the background of experience at Location 1, which is how it can go unnoticed in people who already had high wellbeing. The transition doesn’t prevent negative emotions from arisi

many fears and anxieties diminish or leave altogether with the Narrative-Self. It seems that its obsession over the past and future, dogged pursuit of validation, and never-ending problem finding suppresses our innate peace and wellbeing.

Finders have a much greater range and fluidity when it comes to zooming-in and zooming-out. At the furthest reaches of zooming-out, some refer to being immersed in, or existing as, undifferentiated spaciousness or awareness. Union with and being indistinguishable from “all that is,” the Universe, the divine, or God, is another common report. When z

Finders frequently don’t tell anyone about their massive internal change. Depending on how it unfolds, those close to the new Finder may notice that the person has been in a great mood lately, is less reactive, and is even unusually kind and thoughtful. These are typically just interpreted as a good period in the relationship, not as an indicator o

Finders often have a reduced interest in stories, and perhaps unsurprisingly, some cannot recall the details of many of the movies they’ve watched or books they’ve read that are story-based.

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Although this will usually change over time as their previous psychological conditioning begins to extinguish, for the first year or two they typically still dress the same, talk the same, and even have the same sense of morality. They generally retain the same habits (including ‘bad’ ones, like smoking), food preferences, political views, hobbies,

The story weaver and the problem finder combine with other elements from your Narrative-Self to form a nexus that creates the caretaker. Each contributor is simple and functional on its own, but the interactions among them make the voice in your head and what it feels like to be you complicated and produces a great deal of conflict for you, both in