How To Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind
Many people go through their lives
without understanding why they make the same mistakes, follow the same
patterns, and live in the same ruts. They aren’t happy with their present
situation, but they seem to be unable to make any lasting changes. Are you one
of these people?
Perhaps you’ve attend seminars,
read books, and taken courses, but, in the end, fallen back into the same
dysfunctional patterns you’ve always followed! Why does it always turn out this
way?
We struggle to make permanent
changes in our lives because we input information only into our conscious mind. Here’s the problem: your conscious mind
is not what directs your behaviors and belief system.
To change your behaviors, you must
first reprogram the hard-wired center of your mind: the subconscious mind.
How
Does Your Subconscious Mind Work?
The subconscious is the largest
part of our mind. It contains all the messages we’ve received throughout our
lives. It holds millions and millions of thoughts grouped into clusters that form
beliefs, mindsets and character traits.
The relationship between the
conscious and subconscious minds is like an iceberg. The conscious mind is
represented by the visible tip of the iceberg, while the subconscious is
represented by the gigantic lower portion of the iceberg hidden from view.
You can’t see the subconscious in
action, but it certainly has a major impact on the voyage you take in your life.
The subconscious is the place where
all of your learned behaviors reside. Once you learn to walk, you don’t need to
consider how to lift and place each foot to take the next step, do you? Of
course not! Your subconscious mind automatically controls your steps.
Your subconscious learns behavior
through repetition and practice. Just as it learned to control your footsteps
when you learned to walk, it also controls your footsteps in your life’s
journey based on what you’ve reinforced throughout your life.
The good news is you can reprogram your
subconscious mind by inputting and reinforcing new thoughts and actions! There are several different
techniques you can use to tap into the subconscious mind and reprogram how it
works.
Here
are some strategies you can use to change your mind and change your life:
1. Affirmations. Affirmations work to change your subconscious mind
by using positive,
personal, present tense statements to override the embedded negative thinking. By
repeating these positive thoughts, you can create new pathways in your
subconscious, giving it new attitudes.
Then your
subconscious causes you to act in new ways that agree with these new attitudes.
For example, repeating: “I choose healthy
foods at each meal” can change your mindset about what you eat and why!2. Visualization. Visualization is the act of creating detailed
mental pictures that depict a desired outcome so you can see success for
yourself. These images stimulate the subconscious into accepting them as reality,
which then directs behavior accordingly. Top athletes around the world use this
technique during game-time.
3. Hypnosis. Some types of therapy work with
the subconscious mind, including hypnosis. Hypnosis works by easing you into a state of
extreme relaxation. Once you’re in this state, the conscious mind
releases its grip, and the subconscious mind is easier to access.
While
under hypnosis, it’s much easier to reprogram the subconscious into accepting
new thoughts as reality.4. Subliminal
Audios. You can
use subliminal audios while you sleep. The conscious mind listens to music or
someone speaking on one level, but the subconscious mind hears another layer of
information recorded underneath the audible portion.
When awake, the conscious mind is distracted with the audible portion of the audio,
making it harder to tap into the subconscious mind.Using techniques like these can
help you reprogram your subconscious mind and remove the burden of the negative
thoughts buried there. Imagine the freedom of living your life without
the automatic dysfunctional behaviors you’ve had driving you for years!
When you transform your negative
outlook into a positive one, you can accomplish so much more. In doing so, your
mind will be released from negative programming, allowing you to excel and
succeed throughout your life.
