How Your Own Subconscious Mind Can Be Keeping You Stuck – and What To Do!
Introduction – How to Get Unstuck in Life
If you’re reading this article, you may not have the life you want and you are likely looking for answers. Are you frustrated enough that you ready to learn how to get unstuck in life?
You may find that you are stuck at a plateau, one you don’t like, and you likely don’t want to stay here and you are looking for hidden influences that are keeping you stuck. You want to understand how to get unstuck and take charge of your life.
What you are going to find out is that a key influence in keeping you stuck is your own subconscious mind and what you have inside. To create the life you want, you must understand the role your subconscious mind might be playing in keeping you stuck. Next, you will want to know what to do about it.
Your subconscious mind – some things you should know:
Your subconscious mind is your internal powerhouse. It is estimated that it performs up to 95% of what your mind does.
Do you know that it works to keep you safe, healthy, and alive? it oversees your body functions and works to keep- you safe.
Unfortunately, sometimes it can keep you stuck in the past. It does so by following the beliefs you have programmed into it in the past.
You see, your subconscious mind acts by principle. It follows your beliefs as if these are your laws and accepts your beliefs as true and goes out to prove them as such.
It can search for information to prove your beliefs are true, even if they are not. Remember, that many of the beliefs that drive you you took on as a child. instead of supporting you, they may be holding you back from having the life you want!
If you’re reading this you are likely well aware of the existence of your subconscious mind! But do you understand the power and influence it has over your life?
Your Subconscious Mind Can Work for and Against you.
Do you know that your subconscious mind works to keep you safe? (yes, a great feature.)
But did you know that your subconscious mind can keep you stuck in the past?
We will be discussing both of these in this article so that you can learn to work with your subconscious mind to create the life you are meant to have.
The Iceberg Analogy
Often our minds are compared to an iceberg. With an iceberg, the vast majority of the iceberg is out of sight, below the water level.
Your subconscious mind is the part below the water – you know, the big part, the part that keeps the part above water afloat.
While you may think your conscious mind and your ongoing thoughts are in control, this is not the case. You are always influenced by the beliefs that you already hold in your mind.
So, What Is Your Subconscious Mind?
Your subconscious mind is the largest part of your mind. It
processes and stores information outside of your conscious awareness. It is estimated that your subconscious mind is responsible for about 95%
of what your mind does. It is the powerhouse that keeps you alive!
it is responsible for keeping your breathing, pumping blood & having your heart functioning, etc.
Programming Your Subconscious Mind
You begin recording information in your subconscious mind starting in the womb. It might even be before this as recent information indicates that we also inherit information from past generations!
The largest time we program our subconscious mind is from conception until about age 7. This happens as your young brain was in a constant state of hypnosis during this period.
During this time your brain is wide open. It is observing and making sense of your world. it does this by observing your interactions with your caregivers and your environment. But remember, It does this from the perspective of a young version of you.
These early assumptions about the environment and caregivers become your beliefs. These get locked in place when your brain continues to develop and may exist for the rest of your life if they remain unchallenged.
Your Subconscious mind interprets these beliefs as being “the truth” and goes on to prove their validity.
Needless to say, many times a child makes misinterpretations of their environment. Unfortunately, these beliefs can get locked into the subconscious mind. Left unchallenged, this process can limit your life.
The Flaw with Your Beliefs
It’s important to understand that many of your core beliefs that operate the subconscious mind were installed before you were 7 years old. Additionally, it’s important to understand that they are the perspective of a child and without adult discernment.
Additionally, you took on many of these beliefs simply to survive. The intensity of your childhood experience, ie
- were your caregivers available, loving, and believed the world was a safe place; or
- were they aloof, unavailable, believed the world was a scary place, etc
This will affect how you see the world. And it will affect how your subconscious mind sees the world and whether the (your) world is safe or not.
How Your Subconscious Mind Supports You
Keeping You Safe:
Your subconscious mind works to protect you from physical, emotional, and psychological harm by interpreting your environment and looking for threats under the guidelines of its programming (beliefs).
It can also try to keep you safe by filtering out information that it deems may be harmful to your well-being. It can also distort current conditions if they are deemed to be conflicting with your existing programming. This can work for you or against you.
Your Subconscious Mind Supports Your Existing Beliefs, Attitude, And The Resulting Behaviors:
The subconscious mind uses selective attention and confirmation bias to reinforce our beliefs. For example, if we believe that people are generally trustworthy, we may pay more attention to instances where people are trustworthy and ignore instances where they are not. This reinforces our belief and makes it stronger.
The subconscious mind also supports your beliefs and behaviors by shaping your thoughts and emotions in line with the values and experiences you already have. This is a primate response based to ensure your survival.
How the Subconscious Mind Reinforces Your Beliefs
your subconscious mind works by the” principle. “ As such, it looks for ways to prove the validity of your existing beliefs. It does this in the following ways:
Confirmation Bias:
Your Subconscious mind is constantly searching for information that supports your beliefs. To further support this stance it can disregard information that contradicts your beliefs.
This process is known as “confirmation bias”, and it is one of the ways that your Subconscious mind works to prove your beliefs are true. For example, if you believe that you are not good at public speaking; your Subconscious mind will actively search for evidence to support this belief. This can include feedback from others or your own experiences, while at the same time disregarding experiences that contradict this belief.
B. The Reticular Activating System (RAS):
The Reticular Activating System (RAS) is a part of the brain that helps you to filter information and focuses your attention on what is most relevant to you. The RAS works in conjunction with your beliefs and values to direct your attention to information that supports your beliefs and disregards information that contradicts them. This helps to further reinforce your beliefs and make them seem more real.
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy:
The Subconscious mind can also make a self-fulfilling prophecy! Your beliefs about yourselves and the world around you can then shape your actions and experiences.
For example, if you believe that you are not good at public speaking, your actions may reflect this belief, causing you to perform poorly in any public speaking situation. This experience then goes on to reinforce your belief that you are not good at public speaking, = a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The Power of Emotions:
Your emotions can play a significant role in shaping your beliefs and influencing your actions.
Your Subconscious mind uses emotions to reinforce your beliefs, making them seem even more real and valid. For example, if you feel afraid of the water, your Subconscious mind may heighten anxiety levels to reinforce your belief that you are afraid of the water.
Your Subconscious mind works to prove that your beliefs are true through a combination of confirmation bias, the reticular activating system (RAS), the self-fulfilling prophecy, and the power of your own emotions.
Understanding how your Subconscious mind influences your thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors can help you to recognize and challenge limiting beliefs and work towards creating more empowering beliefs that will then support your overall well-being and success in life is learns to experience is.
How to Get Unstuck in Life – Understanding the Impact of Your Subconscious Mind on Your Life
Limitations And Biases:
The limitations and biases of the Subconscious mind can impact your decision-making and lead to limitations in your perspective and understanding.
B. Potential for growth and change: However, recognizing the influence of the Subconscious mind can also open up opportunities for growth and change, as we can work to challenge and reshape your beliefs and patterns of thought.
Effective Strategies for Working With Your Subconscious Mind
Observation
A good way to find where you are stuck in life is to become more observant. A great place to start is to look at your goals.
Do you have goals that you are failing to achieve? This can be a clue!
Far too often when you are stuck it is because you have a belief that is counter to what you want to accomplish!
Think of something that you want and start looking for beliefs that might be counter to your goal!
Mindfulness and Self-Reflection:
Engaging in mindfulness and self-reflection can help individuals become more aware of their Subconscious thoughts and beliefs, and work to challenge and reshape them.
Challenging limiting beliefs: Challenging limiting beliefs by seeking out evidence that contradicts them can help individuals expand their perspective and develop a more nuanced understanding of the world.
Encouraging New Experiences:
Encouraging new experiences and exposure to diverse perspectives can help individuals challenge and expand their beliefs.
Reprogram your beliefs
This part is key. Once you have identified the beliefs that you need to support your new life, you will need to reprogram your old beliefs with new ones. When we are older, the most effective way to reprogram beliefs is with repetition and emotion. identify the new belief with emotion
CHeck out this short video on how Tony Robbins reprogrammed his beliefs and went from $38k per year to 1 million
Seeking support:
Seeking support from a mental health professional or support group can provide valuable guidance and encouragement in the process of working with the Subconscious mind.
Conclusion:
Your subconscious mind plays a prevailing role in shaping your beliefs and experiences. By working to find information to prove that your beliefs are true, the subconscious mind can have a profound impact on the way you interact with the world, especially when those beliefs are outdated or wrong.
It is important to be aware of this phenomenon and understand how it affects you so that you can take control of your beliefs and shape them in a way that aligns with your values and goals.
The insights gained from this exploration into the subconscious mind and its impact on beliefs can be empowering. They can also help. you to create a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
As you reflect on your own beliefs, you can gain a deeper understanding of how they were shaped by your childhood experiences. You can then take steps to consciously shape them in a positive direction.
By becoming more aware of your subconscious mind’s influence on your life, you can update your beliefs and create a life filled with positive experiences.
You are now aware of the importance of being conscious of the powerful and life-altering effects of the subconscious mind and its impact on your beliefs.
You now know what to look for and it’s up to you to take action and create the life you want.
Your Next Step Is up to You!
If you want a better life, Reflect on your own Beliefs and how they were shaped by your Subconscious Mind, and then take action to create the life you want!
The real call to action is to reflect on your own beliefs and consider how they were shaped by your subconscious mind. This can help you to become more aware of the beliefs that shape your experiences and take steps to shape your beliefs in a way that aligns with your current values and goals.
NOW GO CREATE THE LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS!