How Victim Mentality is Creating Sickness and Crushing your Soul with Dr. Kelly Brogan

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of The Girlfriend Doctor, we sat down with Dr. Kelly Brogan a clinical psychiatrist turned holistic psychiatrist after witnessing the toll addictive psychiatric drugs had on her patients. The endemic of over diagnosis has convinced many people they are sick when in fact they may just be suffering from their own narrative. If you believe you are a victim it can manifest outwardly as anxiety and depression. You won’t find solace in a prescription but by recognizing your defense mechanisms and reclaiming your power of choice, you may find you weren't actually sick to begin with! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You are rarely truly victimized in this life, because everyday you have the autonomy to choose your outlook, your location, your reactions and an infinite amount of things that make up your experience. Understanding your desires and consciously deciding  to pursue and communicate them will naturally uplift your spirit. Exploring your sexuality is just a microcosm to the greater dynamic of your life, if you can communicate your needs to a partner you can carry that capacity into every other aspect of your existence, no longer feeling victimized but empowered at every opportunity.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:00] Defense mechanisms hidden in judgment, superiority and control</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[6:10] Stepping out of your victim mentality</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[9:00] Awareness begins in your body</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:20] The root of all your defense mechanisms </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[12:00] The Existential Kink: Having is evidence of wanting</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[15:20] Suffering ends where meaning begins</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[18:10] Using your power of attention</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[26:30] The dark realit