“The intra-personal functions can be classified into three meta-types: emotional functions, mental-cognitive functions, and awareness-related functions. Every individual is not only potentially capable but indeed requested to direct these functions if we aspire to live harmonious lives and build sustainable societies. The Self, as described later, lies outside of these functions and should be attributed as their chief conductor.”

“A closer look into the current findings from neuropsychopharmacology reveals that despite the ruling monoamine theory of depression and anxiety disorders, the imbalance in monoamines is not the primary aetiological factor, but most likely a secondary one. And while, according to Dr Stephen Stahl, over-activation of circuits, expressed as sustained psychiatric symptoms, may over time lead to the loss of synapses, dendrites and neurons (2008: 230) contributing to brain damage caused by sustained emotional-mental symptoms, we might ask what activates the dysfunctional circuits in the first place? The author has observed that intra-personal events in the form of automatic emotional-mental reactions are always triggered while differing in their content from person to person. These automatic internal reactions are the bridging agents that translate the environmental stimuli into activation of neural circuits and changes in the neurochemistry of the brain.”

“A radically new perspective that transcends our modern understanding about genetics, somatic functioning of the brain and current theories in psychology is needed to introduce a fundamental change in intra-personal topics. This can open up a different avenue for intra-personal wellness and education beyond the concept of therapy or disease.”