The Psychology of Abuse! Spirituality

 The Psychology of Abuse! Spirituality

The Psychology of Abuse: A Spiritual Perspective

From a spiritual viewpoint, there are insights to be gained about the psychology of abuse. Traditionally, factors such as close-knit neighborhood ties may have exerted a suppressive influence through the watchful eyes of others.

Additionally, the diversity of values in modern society encourages a tendency to accept all kinds of perspectives. Conversely, this also means people tend not to interfere with others’ values.

While not directly about abuse, there has been an increase in bullying among children. In other words, as aggressive feelings become more likely to surface among children, abuse within families may also be more likely to occur.

Regarding the sense of presence, the psychologist Sigmund Freud proposed the pleasure principle, noting that even when people eat, sleep, or relieve themselves, they experience some form of pleasure. Humans, he suggested, are fundamentally beings that seek pleasure.

In extreme terms, one could say that presence equals pleasure. When a person feels happiness, they simultaneously experience a strong sense of presence and intense pleasure.

Not being able to feel one’s own presence does not simply mean a lack of presence. The human body and mind constantly influence each other, and this can easily generate stress as a response to a perceived threat to life.

Stress responses place a person in a state of choosing either attack or escape against the source of stress. In either case, energy is required, and this process can also generate energy within the body and mind.

The psychology of abuse can be understood as actions driven by the desire to assert or reclaim one’s own sense of presence.

What is the psychology of abuse? Patterns of abuse, spiritual

The Psychology of Abuse: Patterns from a Spiritual Perspective

In today’s era, diversity of values is widely accepted, but at the same time, this has made social isolation more likely for some individuals.

In other words, when a person cannot feel their own sense of presence, that absence can become a source of stress, potentially leading to abusive behavior.

Some people, during their school years, derived their sense of presence from their academic abilities. As adults, when they can no longer experience that same sense of significance, stress may emerge, and some may act out through abusive behavior.

As psychologist Sigmund Freud noted, humans are beings that seek pleasure.

For some, committing abuse may initially create a heightened sense of presence. In such cases, the desire to reclaim that sense of presence can escalate the abusive behavior over time.

This is one possible explanation for the pattern of abuse.

While I do not hold religious faith, Jesus Christ once said that if you desire something, first give it.

The principle is that those who give ultimately receive in return.

Conversely, if most people adopt a passive stance and few give, dissatisfaction arises more easily, and abusive behaviors are more likely to spread in society.

What is the psychology behind abuse? Low mental age, spiritual

The Psychology of Abuse: Low Spiritual Age from a Spiritual Perspective

The growth of the soul and knowledge comes from each individual realization, and the growth of spiritual maturity—also called spiritual rank—is similarly built upon each awareness that comes from the heart.

When spiritual maturity is high, a person’s presence strengthens in a mental sense, their creative power to fulfill the hearts of others increases, and the more heart-centered realizations they have, the broader their perspective becomes in perceiving things spiritually. This is not a complicated concept; it is essentially about becoming spiritually mature.

Conversely, low spiritual maturity means a weaker presence in the mental sense. People with low spiritual rank tend to prioritize satisfying their own heart over fulfilling the hearts of others. With fewer heart-centered realizations, their perspective on matters in a spiritual sense also tends to be narrower. This is not a complicated concept either; it reflects being spiritually childlike.

In other words, low spiritual maturity can make a person more likely to prioritize their own satisfaction when trying to fulfill the hearts of others. A low sense of presence can easily generate stress, which may then manifest in patterns associated with the psychology of abuse.

In Japan, there is also a social tendency to equate high academic test scores with higher social value, which can make people neglect each heart-centered realization. While this does not apply to everyone, it may naturally contribute to the occurrence of abuse in society.

Conversely, it could be said that those who commit abuse may have low spiritual maturity.