The subconscious is often used in quasi-scientific writing, but its definition can be confusing and often indicates that the writer lacks real experience. When the adjective means lack of awareness, unconscious is always the correct word. You did something unconsciously, but the driving force behind your unconscious act was the subconscious mind. The word “subconscious” is often frowned upon in academic settings because it is often unclear whether it refers to the unconscious or preconscious level. Now, apparently, subconscious actions don't exist (or the subconscious doesn't exist, anyway).
Does that mean I could say that I closed the door unconsciously and only realized it when I returned? The original question concerns the definition of both the unconscious and the subconscious and what is the difference between the two words. If you're having trouble using the unconscious or subconscious in your writing, you can use this trick to find out which term is correct. The visible is the conscious, while what is lower and deeper are the subconscious and the unconscious. There is no way that you can reach your full potential until you get into much of what exists below your consciousness, that is, you make both the unconscious and the subconscious aware and, finally, you come to a positive agreement with what, without knowing it, has been sabotaging you.
No, “non-conscious” thoughts are the problematic ones that can reside in either of the two lower layers of the unconscious and subconscious mind. In simple terms, when you faint (syncope), you're unconscious and when you tie your shoes thinking about the fact that you're late for work (without paying all your attention to what you're doing) you do it unconsciously. Lately I've heard people switch between the two; most of the time it's someone who uses “unconscious” instead of “subconscious”.There are many things a person can learn by understanding the meaning and concepts of the unconscious and subconscious. The term unconscious would be incorrect when labeling what is to be clinically considered the subconscious mind as the inherent descriptive state of a part of consciousness, or consciousness should not be labeled as unconscious.
I think Freud used the term Unconscious Mind to describe what later became commonly known as The Subconscious. The difference between these two terms lies in their definitions. The unconscious refers to a state of unawareness or lack of awareness while subconscious refers to a state of being aware but not conscious. The unconscious mind is responsible for our automatic behaviors such as breathing or blinking while our subconscious mind is responsible for our thoughts and feelings. It's important to understand these two terms in order to better understand how our minds work and how we can use them to our advantage.
