Disclaimer
Last updated: 20 October 2026
1. Purpose and scope
Ousia One is a publishing project operated by Ousia Consulting in Warsaw, Poland. Ousia One publishes books and other material exploring human identity, behaviour, relationships, perception, and related philosophical and psychological questions.
This Disclaimer applies to content published by Ousia One, including its website, articles, question pages, books, excerpts, illustrations, exercises, and other written or digital materials, unless a specific notice states otherwise.
Throughout this Disclaimer, “Ousia,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Ousia One and, where applicable, its operating entity, Ousia Consulting. “You” refers to anyone accessing or using our content.
By accessing our website or using our materials, you acknowledge that you have read this Disclaimer. This acknowledgement does not waive any rights that cannot lawfully be waived or exclude any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
2. Educational and informational purpose only
Our content is provided for general educational, informational, and philosophical purposes.
Ousia explores ways of understanding human behaviour and experience. We invite readers to consider whether familiar behaviours, emotional responses, beliefs, and patterns might have explanations that are not immediately apparent.
One perspective explored in our work is that some behaviours may have developed in response to earlier circumstances and may persist even when those circumstances have changed.
These are possibilities for reflection, not universal explanations. They are not intended to establish what caused a particular person’s behaviour, feelings, or circumstances.
Our material presents perspectives and questions for consideration. It does not establish facts about an individual reader’s psychological history, mental health, relationships, or personal circumstances.
You should treat our interpretations as possibilities to examine, not conclusions you are required to accept. An interpretation may be useful, incomplete, inapplicable, or incorrect in your particular circumstances.
3. No medical, psychological, or therapeutic services
Ousia One is a publishing project. We are not a hospital, clinic, medical practice, mental health service, or psychological treatment provider.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, we do not provide medical care, psychological care, psychotherapy, counselling, diagnosis, treatment, crisis intervention, or other healthcare services through our publications or website.
Our content does not establish a professional healthcare relationship between you and Ousia One, Ousia Consulting, the author, or any person associated with the publication of our material.
Nothing in our content should be interpreted as:
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A medical or psychological diagnosis.
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A recommendation for a particular treatment or clinical intervention.
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An assessment of your mental health or personal circumstances.
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A substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.
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A guarantee that a particular interpretation, exercise, or course of reflection will produce a specific result.
We do not claim that reading our books or using our website will cure, treat, prevent, or resolve any medical or psychological condition.
If you have questions about your physical or mental health, consult an appropriately qualified healthcare professional. Do not delay seeking professional care, disregard professional advice, discontinue prescribed treatment, or change medication because of something you have read in our material.
4. Reflection, self-examination, and individual differences
Our work may invite you to examine your assumptions, memories, motivations, relationships, emotions, and patterns of behaviour.
The purpose is to provide a perspective through which you may consider your own experience. It is not to tell you what you must believe about yourself or to supply a definitive explanation for your life.
People differ in their histories, circumstances, health, resources, and responses to self-reflection. The same idea may be useful to one person and irrelevant or unhelpful to another.
For example, a reader might consider whether a familiar behaviour developed in response to earlier circumstances. That possibility does not establish that this is the behaviour’s actual origin, that the behaviour remains necessary, or that changing it will resolve a present difficulty.
Our content cannot determine whether a particular behaviour is adaptive, harmful, voluntary, involuntary, clinically significant, or associated with an underlying condition.
You remain responsible for deciding whether a perspective is appropriate to consider in your circumstances, and you may reject any interpretation that does not fit your experience.
Where a question concerns trauma, abuse, addiction, significant emotional distress, or a mental or physical health condition, professional assessment may be important.
Understanding a possible explanation for behaviour does not excuse harm, remove responsibility, establish another person’s motives, or mean that a situation is safe.
5. Possible emotional effects of self-reflection
Examining personal beliefs, memories, relationships, and behaviours can sometimes bring up uncomfortable or unexpected feelings.
Depending on the individual and the material, this may include sadness, anxiety, frustration, shame, anger, grief, confusion, emotional heaviness, or temporary discomfort. Some readers may experience no such effects. Others may find particular material more difficult than expected.
We cannot predict how any individual will respond, and we do not guarantee that self-reflection will be emotionally neutral, beneficial, or appropriate for everyone.
You are not required to complete an exercise, continue reading, revisit a memory, or pursue an interpretation that feels overwhelming or unsafe.
If engaging with our content causes significant or persistent distress, consider stopping the activity and seeking guidance from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional.
If you experience symptoms that concern you, or that interfere with your daily functioning, relationships, sleep, or ability to care for yourself, seek appropriate professional advice.
If you believe you may harm yourself or another person, cannot keep yourself safe, or are experiencing another immediate medical or mental health emergency, stop engaging with our content and seek emergency assistance from the appropriate local service. Do not rely on this website, a book, or an online discussion for emergency support.
6. No guarantee of results
Our publications offer ideas and perspectives for consideration. We make no guarantee that reading our content or engaging in self-reflection will lead to a particular insight, behavioural change, emotional outcome, improvement in relationships, or other result.
An explanation that appears meaningful does not necessarily establish the cause of a behaviour or provide a means of changing it.
Some difficulties have multiple contributing factors. Some may require professional assessment, treatment, practical intervention, changes in circumstances, or forms of support that our material does not provide.
Any decision you make, or action you take, after reading our content remains your responsibility, subject to applicable law and the rights of others.
7. No substitute for professional judgement
Our material is not intended to replace the judgement, assessment, or services of appropriately qualified professionals.
This applies to healthcare professionals and, where relevant, other professionals whose advice may be needed to address a particular situation.
If you are working with a psychologist, therapist, physician, counsellor, or another qualified professional, our content should not be treated as a reason to disregard their advice or discontinue a course of care.
You may choose to discuss ideas from our books with a professional who understands your circumstances and can help you evaluate whether those ideas are relevant to you.
Professionals who encounter our material remain responsible for exercising their own professional judgement and complying with the standards, duties, and requirements applicable to their work.
Our publications are not clinical protocols, validated diagnostic instruments, or evidence that a particular intervention is effective.
8. Accuracy, limitations, and evolving perspectives
We make reasonable efforts to present our work clearly and accurately. However, our publications contain interpretations, arguments, questions, and perspectives that readers may reasonably disagree with. Our content may not address every relevant circumstance, reflect every perspective, or incorporate every subsequent development in research or professional practice.
Unless expressly identified and supported as such, our interpretations should not be treated as established scientific findings, clinical consensus, or statements endorsed by a professional body.
We do not warrant that every statement in our content will be complete, applicable to every reader, or free from error. Where appropriate, readers should consult reliable sources and qualified professionals to evaluate matters that affect their health, safety, or other important interests.
Nothing in this section is intended to excuse fraud, deliberate misrepresentation, or any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
9. Personal responsibility and decisions
Our content may prompt you to reconsider your beliefs, relationships, priorities, or behaviour. We encourage thoughtful consideration rather than automatic acceptance.
You should not make significant medical, psychological, legal, financial, employment, family, or other consequential decisions solely on the basis of our publications.
Consider your circumstances, the perspectives of people directly involved, and relevant professional advice where appropriate.
An explanation of why someone may behave in a particular way does not establish that their behaviour is acceptable, that a relationship should continue, or that a particular course of action is right for you.
You are responsible for evaluating the relevance of our material to your own circumstances and for seeking appropriate support when needed.
10. External websites and third-party content
Our website may refer to or link to third-party websites, publications, services, or resources.
These references are provided for convenience or further exploration. Unless expressly stated otherwise, Ousia One does not control or endorse all content, advice, services, or claims made by third parties.
We cannot guarantee the accuracy, availability, or continued suitability of external resources. Visiting third-party websites or using their services is subject to their own terms, policies, and practices.
A link to a third-party resource does not constitute a recommendation to use a particular healthcare provider or treatment.
11. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Ousia One and Ousia Consulting disclaim liability for loss or damage arising from reliance on, or use of, our content where such liability may lawfully be excluded.
Nothing in this Disclaimer excludes or limits liability for fraud, wilful misconduct, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
Nothing in this Disclaimer restricts any statutory consumer rights or other mandatory legal protections that apply to you.
Where applicable law does not permit the exclusion of a particular type of liability, that exclusion shall apply only to the extent permitted by law.
12. No waiver of mandatory rights
This Disclaimer is intended to clarify the purpose and limitations of our publications. It is not intended to remove rights or protections that applicable law does not allow us to remove.
If any provision of this Disclaimer is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to apply to the extent permitted by law.
13. Contact
For questions concerning this Disclaimer or the nature of our publications, contact Ousia One through the contact details provided on our website.
Ousia One is operated by Ousia Consulting, Warsaw, Poland.