Money and psychosomatics
The work of the Money Research Institute is aimed at studying the biopsychosocial nature of man, identifying the psychological factors in the emergence and course of disease. The definition of the psychosomatic problem as a fundamental problem of the science of the relationship between psyche and body, revealing the relationship “psyche-money”, “body-money”, “psyche-body-money”, in order to derive the principles of psychosomatic unity and create a universal programme for the prevention and therapy of psychosomatic diseases and personality disorders.
- Identifying the psyche-money relationship
- Identifying the body-money relationship
- Identifying the mind-body-money relationship
- How can you identify and change your negative attitudes about money and wealth?
- Money and psychosomatics
Identifying the psyche-money relationship
Money is not just a medium of exchange or payment. Money is a symbol that carries many meanings and associations.
Money reflects our value, our self-esteem, our ability to achieve goals and meet needs.
Money is also connected to our emotions, fears, desires and conflicts. Money affects our psyche and our psyche affects how we feel about money.
So how can we identify the psyche-money relationship? Various psychological analysis and diagnostic methods can be used to do this.
Before that, you need to define the purpose of the test.
– Why do you need to know your money personality type or your hidden aspects of money psychology?
– How can it help you solve your financial problems or improve your mental state?
– What changes do you want to make in your attitude to money and to yourself?
The answers to these questions will help you choose appropriate testing methods and interpret the results.
For example, you can test by money personality types, which are distinguished according to different criteria: motivation, values, behaviour, attitudes, etc.
There are several classifications of monetary personality types, but one of the best known is Klaus Künstler’s model. He identifies four main types: frugal (saving), wasteful (spendthrift), harmonious (moderate) and ambivalent (uncertain).
Each type has its own characteristics of motivation, values, behaviour and attitudes towards money. Knowing your money personality type, you can better understand your financial strengths and weaknesses and work on their development and correction.
Projective testing techniques can also be used to reveal hidden aspects of money psychology.
For example, you could ask a person to tell a story about money or draw a picture of money and their relationship to it. This will help to see their subconscious associations, conflicts, fears or desires about money.
You can also use metaphorical card techniques or symbols to express your relationship to money.
Identifying the psyche-money relationship will help to better understand yourself and your financial problems. It will also help you develop effective strategies to improve your financial situation and mental health.
Money is not only a material resource, but also a psychological tool for self-realisation and self-development.
Identifying the body-money relationship
What is a body-money relationship? It is our body’s ability to attract, hold and manage money.
Our body not only reflects our physical condition, but also our energy, beliefs, emotions and values. When we feel good about our body, we attract money and wealth more easily. When we don’t like our body or suffer from some illness, we lose touch with money and experience financial difficulties.
So how do you identify the body-money relationship? There are several ways:
1. Listen to your body. How does it feel? How does it react to money? How does it feel in different parts of your body when you think about or receive money?
For example, you may feel tension in your neck or stomach, joy in your heart, or lightness in your head. This will tell you how your body feels about money and what blocks or potentials you have.
2. Take a look at your body. How does it look? How do you take care of it? How do you dress? How do you move?
Your body is your calling card and reflects your self-esteem and ego. If you take care of your body, respect it and value it, then you also take care of your money, value it. If you neglect your body, criticise it or shy away from it, then you also neglect your money, criticise it.
You can start exercising, meditating or doing yoga. You can change your diet or sleep patterns. Notice how this affects your well-being, your energy, your attitude towards money and your income.
Identifying the body-money relationship will help you understand yourself better, improve your physical and financial health and achieve your goals.
Identifying the mind-body-money relationship
Everything in our world is interconnected, and our psyche is no exception. Our attitude towards ourselves, our body, money and other people is determined by many factors such as heredity, upbringing, education, culture, personal experience, etc. But how do we understand which of these factors positively or negatively affect our lives? How do we identify and overcome the psychological blocks that keep us from being happy and successful? How do you find harmony between your needs, desires and opportunities?
In this article we talk about the methods of analytic psychology, which help to understand the complex relationship “psyche-body-money.
Analytical psychology is one of the psychodynamic branches of psychology founded by the Swiss psychologist and cultural scientist Carl Gustav Jung.
It looks not only at the conscious but also at the unconscious realm of the individual, which contains hidden resources, motives and conflicts.
Analytical psychology is based on the notion that there is a collective unconscious that incorporates data from anthropology, ethnography, cultural history and religion. The collective unconscious manifests itself in the individual psyche through archetypes – universal symbols and images that have deep meaning and influence our behaviour and feelings.
One such archetype is the archetype of the Self, which represents the central principle of mental organization. Self is the wholeness of the individual, which is achieved through a process of self-realisation.
Self-realisation is the process of realising and integrating all aspects of the self, including the conscious and unconscious, the rational and emotional, the masculine and feminine, the spiritual and the material. Self-realisation requires our willingness to face challenges, to accept our shadow (the hidden or rejected part of our personality), to develop our anima or animus (the opposite sex in the psyche), to listen to our unconscious and to follow our individual path.
One of the obstacles to self-realisation can be a negative attitude towards one’s body. The body is not only a physical shell, but also an expression of our psyche. The body holds the memory of our experiences, traumas and emotions. It is also a tool for communicating with the world around us and ourselves.
If we don’t love our bodies, respect their needs, care for their health and beauty, we deny a part of ourselves. This can lead to various psychosomatic disorders (anorexia, bulimia, obesity, etc.). To avoid these problems, we have to learn to accept our body, hear its signals and meet its needs.
Another obstacle can be a negative attitude towards money. Money is not just a means of exchange and storage of value, but also a symbol of our attitude towards ourselves and the world. Money reflects our level of self-esteem, self-sufficiency, responsibility, freedom of choice. It is also linked to our values, beliefs, fears and desires.
Why did we choose these three aspects – psyche, body and money? Because they are closely linked and have a great impact on the quality of a person’s life. Our attitude towards ourselves, our body, money and other people determines our level of self-esteem, self-sufficiency, responsibility and freedom of choice.
Our attitude towards these aspects also depends on our values, beliefs, fears and desires. If we experience disharmony or conflict in one of these aspects, it can affect our physical and mental health, our relationships with others, our ability to fulfill our potential.
So how do you identify the mind-body-money relationship in your target audience? A variety of research methods can be used: questionnaires, interviews, behavioural observation, analysis of comments and feedback.
The key is to ask the right questions to help you understand what problems, needs and desires your readers have in relation to these three aspects. Here are some examples of such questions:
Mental Health:
– How do you assess your mental state?
– What emotions do you experience most often?
– How do you deal with stress and anxiety?
– What psychological traumas or difficulties have you experienced in the past?
– How do you feel about yourself and your abilities?
– What beliefs or stereotypes prevent you from being happy and successful?
Body:
– How do you assess your physical condition?
– How do you take care of your health and beauty?
– How do you feel about your body and its characteristics?
– What physical problems or illnesses do you have or are you afraid to have?
– How do you eat and be physically active?
– How do you use your body to communicate with others?
– How do you enjoy your body?
Money:
– How do you assess your financial situation?
– How do you earn and spend your money?
– How do you feel about money and its role in your life?
– What financial problems or fears do you have or are you afraid to have?
– What values or beliefs are you associated with money?
By answering these questions, you will be able to build a more accurate portrait of your target audience, taking into account not only their demographic data, but also their psychological profile.
How do I identify and change my negative attitudes about money and wealth?
Money and wealth are topics that provoke a lot of emotion and debate. Many people feel fear, guilt, envy, resentment or anger towards money and those who have it. These emotions can be linked to our negative attitudes about money and wealth that we have formed in childhood or during our lives.
Negative attitudes about money and wealth are beliefs that limit our potential and prevent us from achieving financial well-being. Some of these beliefs are:
– Money is evil.
– Rich people are greedy and dishonest.
– You have to work hard and sacrifice yourself to make money.
– Money comes and goes.
– I will never have enough money.
These beliefs shape our financial psychology and influence our behaviour, decisions and outcomes. If we want to change our money and wealth situation, we must first identify and change our negative attitudes.
How do I identify my negative attitudes about money and wealth?
One way to identify negative attitudes about money and wealth is to analyse your emotions, thoughts and words in relation to these topics. You can ask yourself the following questions:
– How do I feel when I think about money or wealth?
– What thoughts come into my mind when I see rich people or hear about their successes?
– What do I tell myself or others about money or wealth?
– How do I feel about money or wealth?
The answers to these questions will help you to discover your negative attitudes about money and wealth. You can write them down on paper or electronically to become more aware of them.
How do you change your negative attitudes about money and wealth?
You have to replace them with positive ones. Positive attitudes about money and wealth are beliefs that empower us and help us attract financial abundance. Some of these beliefs are:
– Money is an energy of exchange and value.
– Rich people are generous and inspiring.
– To make money, you have to create value for other people.
– Money comes to me easily and often.
– I always have enough money for everything I want.
To replace your negative attitudes with positive ones, you can use different methods. For example, you can:
– Repeat positive statements about money and wealth out loud or to yourself every day. For example: “I love money, money loves me”, “I deserve to be rich”, “I attract abundance in all areas of life”.
– Visualise yourself as a successful and wealthy person who has everything you want. For example: “I live in a spacious and beautiful house”, “I drive a new and comfortable car”, “I travel around the world”.
– Read books or listen to podcasts about financial development and success.
– Surround yourself with positive people who support you in your goals. For example: “I network with successful and wealthy people”, “I attend financial education events”, “I find a mentor or coach”.
Changing negative attitudes about money and wealth is a process that takes time and effort. If you work on it consistently, you can overcome your fears and doubts and achieve financial freedom.
Money and psychosomatics
Money can have a significant impact on our psychosomatic (body-mind) component.
Psychosomatics describes the relationship between mental states and physical health.
Financial prosperity or, conversely, financial problems can cause stress, anxiety, depression and various negative emotions. This impact on the mental state can be reflected in physical health.
Money can affect psychosomatic wellbeing:
1. Stress and anxiety. Financial difficulties can cause severe stress and anxiety, especially if you are worried about payments, debts or lack of funds to meet basic needs. Constant stress can lead to physical problems (high blood pressure, insomnia, headaches or digestive problems).
2. Depression. Lack of money or financial instability can cause depression and worsen mood. Depression can affect physical health: leading to fatigue, lowered immunity and other problems.
3. Lifestyle health. Financial problems can limit access to healthy food, physical activity or health care. Lack of funds may hinder taking care of your own health and lead to unfavourable results.
4. Family relationships. Financial problems can have an impact on family relationships. Arguments over money can cause tension, conflict and dissatisfaction, which negatively affects the mental and physical well-being of all family members.
5. Self-esteem. Our financial situation can affect our self-esteem. If we are struggling financially or not achieving our money goals, it can undermine our sense of worth and self-confidence. Low self-esteem can affect our mental and physical health.
It is important to note that the relationship between money and psychosomatics can be complex and individualised. Some people can cope successfully with financial stress and maintain normal mental and physical health, while others can be significantly affected by even minor financial problems.
If you are experiencing financial problems, it is important to seek support and develop strategies to manage them. Such strategies may include budgeting, financial planning and seeking professional help.