How to tackle subconscious blocks
in Psychology ·
If you want to learn how to reprogram your subconscious, look into NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) or hypnosis. That’s where you’ll figure out how your brain actually encodes info—like why you feel bummed out for no reason sometimes, or how to just choose to be happy whenever you feel like it.
Look, I don't want you hunting for help everywhere, so I'll give you the gist.
1. You have to get how mental states work. Take sadness or happiness... they're just states. And every state has its own "three parts": mind, heart, and body... or thoughts, emotions, and behavior (like your gestures). For example, if you're feeling sad, your thoughts are all gloomy; you can't really think about anything else except through that sadness. Your emotions follow suit, obviously, and your body speaks the same language too (your face looks sad, your posture slumps, you're looking at the floor)... basically, every state has those three components... and whatever state you're in, that's how you perceive reality... like you're wearing "sadness glasses" and that's all you see...
So, how do you manage these states?
The interesting part is that when you change even one of those three pieces, the rest shifts too... like, if you're sad (thoughts, emotions, posture)... just change your posture. Stand up straight, smile, stretch out... and automatically, your thoughts and emotions will shift too...
Every different state triggers a reaction where your body pumps out different hormones... People who always seem happy? They just learned how to train their bodies to release those "happy" hormones.
And like my colleague mentioned, your subconscious is like a muscle; the more you work it, the better it performs.
Your subconscious remembers things pretty damn well, and its biggest enemy is change (it loves sticking to habits)... so if you want your subconscious to actually help you with something, you first have to train it to act that way...
P.S. I wouldn't recommend drugs. Sure, they might make you "aware," but they'll just end up numbing you just as fast.
Look, I don't want you hunting for help everywhere, so I'll give you the gist.
1. You have to get how mental states work. Take sadness or happiness... they're just states. And every state has its own "three parts": mind, heart, and body... or thoughts, emotions, and behavior (like your gestures). For example, if you're feeling sad, your thoughts are all gloomy; you can't really think about anything else except through that sadness. Your emotions follow suit, obviously, and your body speaks the same language too (your face looks sad, your posture slumps, you're looking at the floor)... basically, every state has those three components... and whatever state you're in, that's how you perceive reality... like you're wearing "sadness glasses" and that's all you see...
So, how do you manage these states?
The interesting part is that when you change even one of those three pieces, the rest shifts too... like, if you're sad (thoughts, emotions, posture)... just change your posture. Stand up straight, smile, stretch out... and automatically, your thoughts and emotions will shift too...
Every different state triggers a reaction where your body pumps out different hormones... People who always seem happy? They just learned how to train their bodies to release those "happy" hormones.
And like my colleague mentioned, your subconscious is like a muscle; the more you work it, the better it performs.
Your subconscious remembers things pretty damn well, and its biggest enemy is change (it loves sticking to habits)... so if you want your subconscious to actually help you with something, you first have to train it to act that way...
P.S. I wouldn't recommend drugs. Sure, they might make you "aware," but they'll just end up numbing you just as fast.