Summary of differences: Surface mind vs. “blink mind”

  1. Conscious mind’s compassion is the “blink mind’s” indulgence. Two examples: a patient consciously wants medication, his “blink mind” says, “No, be independent.” Same scenario when a patient wants to rescue his adult son again by indulging him with more money, the “blink mind” says, “No, you’re fooling yourself. Help him stand on his own two feet.”

  2. The conscious mind’s freedom is the “blink mind’s” destructiveness. To the patient who wanted to change his appointment (frequently), his “blink mind” said, “No, you’re destroying your own stability. You don’t move your house ten times a year.”

  3. The conscious mind’s wisdom can be foolishness to the “blink mind.” To the patient who is certain he knows his real motives for a certain decisions, who insists “I know myself,” his “blink mind” tells him he doesn’t have a clue as repeated stories of people making foolish decisions suddenly emerge.

  4. The conscious mind’s honesty is self-deception to the “blink mind.” Example: The patient who consciously thought it best for her to bring a thrid party (her spouse) into therapy to provide “valuable feedback.” Her “blink mind” responded, “You don’t need anyone else’s feedback except your own deeper intelligence which knows far more than you’ll ever imagine as repeated stories of eliminating intrusive third parties and making independent decisions emerge.

The “blink mind,” a.k.a. the deeper intelligence, is so perceptive and communicates so specifically that you have to see it repeatedly to believe it.