Korneenkov, S. S. Psychodiagnostics, Psychocorreciton and Psychotherapy of Subjective Experience of Fear in Altered States of Consciousness

Abstract: The author of the article views the psychological and spiritual reasons of fear and phobias. The author describes the method of achieving the altered state of consciousness during which one can carry out psychodiagnostics, psychocorrection and psychotherapy of negative emotions on his own. The main characteristics of the altered state of consciousness include: the depth of the state, energy consumption and carrying capacity that is the quantity of energy an individual can accept and give away. The author believes that when reaching the altered state of consciousness, the individual also achieves a new level of consciousness that stimulates self-knowledge, psychological correction and psychotherapy. In such a state a person can receive information about his physiological and psychic processes from himself. The purposes of the given study include: a) describe the process of perception and experience of fear during the altered state of consciousness; b) study possibilities of such states for psychological diagnostics, psychocorrection and psychotherapy of personal fears. The tasks include: a) study the variety of combined methods of setting, concentration, suggestion, autosuggestion and hypothesis for the purpose of achieving the altered state of consciousness; b) learn to control negative emotions in the altered states of consciousness and apply this experience to real life. The topic of the research is the emotion states, in particular, fear and its datives. The author also develops an integrative method of teaching and self-knowledge. Conclusions: the given method allows to study our psychic processes, states and dynamics of our personal qualities on our own. Such a method has a therapeutic effect and harmonizes one’s psychosomatic state, develops and fixes a whole range of positive personal qualities: patience, calm and responsibility for one’s words and actions.

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