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The Conscious Mind and Subconscious Mind
In order for you to truly understand how hypnosis works, it is very important for you to understand the relationship between your conscious mind and your subconscious mind.
The Conscious Mind
The conscious mind
accounts for 10% of your mind. It is that part of you that is aware
of what is going on right now. Choices and decisions are made by the
conscious mind.
The conscious mind is logical and analytical and it is where you spend
most of your time. It basically performs four functions.
1. It analyzes and
solves problems by evaluating whatever issue has its attention.
2. It makes decisions that you might often think are automatic, but
in reality, engages a part of your conscious mind.
3. The conscious mind exercises will power. Will power seldom lasts.
You mean well, but conscious intent fails and the old behavior reoccurs.
4. The conscious mind also is the place of working memory. It is the
memory you use every day to function.
The Subconscious Mind
The subconscious mind accounts for 90% of your mind. It can be compared to a computer in that it stores the data for all the experiences you have ever had.
One of the most important functions of the subconscious mind is that it automatically controls your bodily functions; breathing, heart beating, eyes blinking, the immune system, organs, muscles, bones, and tissues.
The subconscious mind is creative, intuitive, irrational, and emotional.
Because it's irrational, it can make you into anything you want to be, i.e., rich, famous, slender, happy. It can also keep you stuck in old negative behavior. It contains your values, your core beliefs about yourself, every thought you have ever had, every word that has ever been said to you, and every experience you have ever had.
Just like a computer,
your subconscious mind operates only on its programming. Also like a
computer, your subconscious mind can be reprogrammed. You are doing
that all the time through your experiences and self-talk. Whatever your
internal dialogue is saying, that is what you become.
Hypnosis happens automatically and your subconscious mind is always
recording and acting upon suggestions. However, through the induction
of a relaxation process, you can speak to your subconscious mind and
those suggestions overtime become the new program.
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