The Awareness Paradox – How Aware Are You of Yourself?
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In this short fiction story, we explore the life of a young woman who finds herself diagnosed with an unusual condition in early adulthood. In order to understand and treat her condition, she must recollect and understand how she may have contracted it in the first place.
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September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
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@SchtavavicciNoRegretta
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Excellent short short story. ❤❤❤ Parasites leaving damage after removal. ❤️❤️❤️ Or we could call it residue.
@NejcLev
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
I am only duller now
@priyameena7760
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Deprrssion and shadow work
@StoicHabitLab
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
What a unique story concept!
@trashlyfe69420
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Neurology is not adequate in addressing issues concerning a person’s subjectivity. The psychic structuring who they are is not a physical phenomena this is what Freud was all about (and early in his career he contributed greatly to early Neurology)
@ShadowInsightLab
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
What an intriguing storyline!
@jaysmakingprogress
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Do I have a parasite?
@DonaldSexton_skitzokat
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
hold on, … wanna see when how where what parasite inna brain salad, beside details about biochem, neurology, & surgery involved with that? have suspect type Helminthes but beside acute GI response that deserve further investigate from both ends & in between yet over years never had any seizure or other illness among physical responses & pathology except seemingly passive, stoic, until the illness onset mid twenties, though interesting about ever attain self realization, feeling whole, whether senses, emotions, memories, & experience are own, inherent, shared, or else. By the finish then find the parasite been on the phone?
@emergentform1188
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Stuff like this makes me think there's no god. Why would something create us and then create something to feed on our brains? Disturbing.
@hellothere3609
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
When you''re too aware, you stop being aware.
I feel like a fucking robot who's unable to function in society.
@DDDIVYANKA
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
the body keeps the score reference at 4:55 loved it
@nashbenditormenta6092
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
This comment section made me feel so seen and less alone, thank you all
@Quser_so
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
i can´t hear "fresh cut grass" without thinking of sam riegel
@Brogerrrr
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Its amazing how well the story about trista resonates with my own story of self awareness. Really liked the vid
@jameshill2450
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Woman knows from a very young age that something is wrong with her body.
Doctors spend years telling her it's probably just anxiety, you're fine.
Woman physically breaks down and sees multiple doctors who insist that she's fine, before finally discovering a serious problem that's been there all along.
Some guy on YouTube: "Let me tell you about how this woman was just SO unaware that anything was wrong with her …"
@EndlessAmount
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
NEVER GONNA STOP WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS
@thasneem-566
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
I LIKE how so gentlyy you just dropped gabor mate's work in the end hhahha♥
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September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
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September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
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September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
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September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
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@ashu1444
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
If you're reading this right now, I just want to say; I'm rooting for you. We’re strangers, but that doesn’t mean I don’t care. I know what it’s like to feel like you're pushing a boulder uphill. I felt that way until I picked up Manifest and Receive by Eva Hartley I can’t explain it perfectly, but it changed my whole perspective. After checking it out on youtube and reading it things have been flowing—money, peace, confidence. maybe this is your moment too. Stay open. Wishing you more than you ever imagined✨
@phoetsek
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
somehow the worst video for my mental health always pops up at the right time to make me wonder if I’m experiencing the same crisis
@relentless1989
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
How can we be good if we have been crafted/ moulded by hate and loneliness? You went through that so you understand it, he who has only know happiness can never understand sadness, and if he did only know of happiness, would he even know sadness exists?
@relentless1989
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
A bit of advice, take the Davy jones background music out, it’s making me think more about pirates of the Caribbean than what you are saying 😂
@relentless1989
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Why does everything seem like it come to the conclusion that, we humans are basically a USB , for a bigger computer 😂
@VideogameFrames
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
As a famous doodle once said..
Oh no.
@bnkywuv
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
If this were real, I'd say that she didn't experience true joy or love if she wanted to go back to how things were before. Once someone has experienced that they'd never want to go back to something like that.
@AwakenedLivingCommunity
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
I've watched so many videos on self-awareness, but this one truly hit different. It didn’t just make me think—it made me feel. The paradox of observing yourself while being yourself… it’s unsettling and liberating at the same time. The part that asked, “Are you aware of your awareness?” genuinely stopped me in my tracks. It's wild how we can go through life thinking we’re conscious, but really, we're on autopilot most of the time. Thank you for this video—it’s a mirror I didn’t know I needed.
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September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
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September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
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@GaganRavi-j4c
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
If you're reading this right now, I just want to say; I'm rooting for you. We’re strangers, but that doesn’t mean I don’t care. I know what it’s like to feel like you're pushing a boulder uphill. I felt that way until I picked up Manifest and Receive by Eva Hartley. I can’t explain it perfectly, but it changed my whole perspective. Since then, things have been flowing—money, peace, confidence. Maybe this is your moment too. Stay open. Wishing you more than you ever imagined. 💫💰
@YashSachinkadam
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
3 months ago I was broke, anxious, and completely lost. My friend sent me Manifest and Receive by Eva Hartley and I read it in one sitting. Not even kidding, my whole energy shifted. I stopped chasing and started receiving. New clients, better sleep, confidence back. people don’t sleep on this. 😭✨
@abhayanimatics
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Honestly, it breaks my heart how Manifest and Receive by Eva Hartley isn’t getting the attention it deserves. This book changed me. People need to wake up to this.
@Supreme_King_Haki
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Wow this was extremely profound and I found myself emotionally invested throughout the entire video
@dezie797
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Some would argue how horrible a life would be to still have the parasite, or to have some degree of it. Is it really necessary or even preferable to get rid of it?
@xlxnxgx
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Every once in a while, I feel aware. But before I realize, it is back to what feels "normal"
@namenloserflo
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
This partially feels like my life with untreated ADHD
@rubywolfgram
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Is the parasite supposed to symbolize something
@enigmaticallis3110
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Wow, that story was crazy!!😮😮
@son.of.mutant
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Self-awareness can heal you — or trap you. It depends on what you’re willing to face once you see it.
@lightskinmcqueen
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
this whole video is beautiful man, thank you
@InnerAlchemySoulCompass
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
I like the editing skill
@jonesy0007
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
Wait, so what happened at the end exactly? Who was she talking to?
@elibruce8421
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
imagine having access to that kind of healthcare
@PatrickGoodmang
September 5, 2026 at 9:19 am
ive only just recently become aware of how insanely accurate my memory is when its not gaslighting itself 24/7 for 30 years its revealed an entire universe i wasnt aware i lived in on the flip side it clearly knew that it isnt exactly a universe that promotes or can support particular lived experiences living in it to begin with