mental gymnastics
6 episodes mention this concept
HealthyGamerGGFeb 18, 2026AI Use and the Risk of Psychosis: A Psychiatrist's Urgent Warning
PsychologyAI-induced psychosisHomicidal ideationSuicidal ideationMental illness risk factors- HealthyGamerGGFeb 27, 2025
Why You Can't Get Them Out Of Your Head: The Psychology of Limerence
PsychologyLimerenceLimerent Object (LO)Limmer BeastIntrusive Thinking 
DocSnipesJul 26, 20245 Expert Tips to Help Someone with a Trauma Bond: A Guide for Supporters
PsychologyTrauma bondComplex PTSDMental gymnastics (victim's rationalization)Brainwashing- DocSnipesSep 20, 2022
7 Signs You Have a Trauma Bond: Understanding, Identifying, and Healing Abusive Relationship Dynamics
RelationshipsTrauma bondComplex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)Abusive relationshipVictim blaming - HealthyGamerGGApr 1, 2022
Why Recent Graduates Feel Unemployable and How to Overcome Self-Sabotage
Self-DevelopmentEmployabilityLack of ConfidenceAhamkara (Ego)Cognitive Distortions 
psychacksCultivating Confidence Without Prior Success: Leveraging Prophetic Perfect Thinking and Strategic Self-Talk
Self-DevelopmentConfidence (working definition)Consistent felt experience of successStack of undeniable proofEmotional integration of success
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Related concepts
Concepts that appear alongside mental gymnastics across episodes.
- self-fulfilling prophecy
- consistent felt experience of success
- feedback avoidance
- extrapolated vision
- positive reinforcement
- motivational hierarchy
- emotional coping mechanism
- ritualistic behavior
- mood dependency
- grooming process
- self-direction
- pessimism
- psychotic confidence
- confidence (working definition)
- anxious attachment
- incipient phase challenges
- reciprocation
- analysis paralysis
- temporal horizon
- cognitive distortions