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Dr. Kirk Honda explores the psychology of culture and dreams, discussing distortion, psychosis, and the purpose of dreams.

What is the difference between being distorted and being psychotic? What do we really mean when we talk about culture? Why do some people over-function while others under-function? And what are dreams actually for? Dr. Kirk Honda explores these questions in a patron email episode. July 10, 2026 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/KIRK to get 10% off your first month. 00:00 What is the difference between distortion and psychosis? 06:09 Why do people relate culture to race? 25:20 Do some underfunctioners believe they're overfunctioners? 33:06 Are dreams interfering with my sleep? 47:20 What purpose do dreams serve? 1:04:16 How can lucid dreaming be helpful? 1:07:46 How can dream journaling help therapy? Support us by... Become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOUZWV1DRtHtpP2H48S7iiw/join Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/PsychologyInSeattle Contact us/more info... Email: https://www.psychologyinseattle.com/contact About Dr. Kirk: https://www.psychologyinseattle.com/about-dr-kirk-honda Website: https://www.psychologyinseattle.com Get stuff... Merch: https://psychologyinseattle-shop.fourthwall.com/ KIRKgram (like…

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Host: Dr. Kirk Honda

Topics covered

• psychology
• culture
• dreams
• mental health
• functioning

Keywords

• psychosis
• culture
• dreams
• over-functioning
• under-functioning
• lucid dreaming
• dream journaling

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