(An Exploration of the Subconscious Mind. Post 1 in a series.)
Are you unknowingly triggering your subconscious to go into protective mode? Do you want your subconscious to stop putting the brakes on your attempts to form new healthier habits? Do you want your subconscious to stop creating physical symptoms in order to stop you from forming new healthier habits?
When your internal alarm system feels threatened by change it defaults to a state of resistance. Your subconscious mind does this because that is what it believes it HAS to do to keep you safe. To the subconscious. . .
FAMILIAR = SAFETY
UNFAMILIAR = THREAT
World renowned medical intuitive Carolyn Myss concluded long ago: “People fear change even more than death.” It has become clear to me that a more accurate statement would have been “Our SUBCONSCIOUS fears change even more than death.” Or, our SUBCONSCIOUS fears change and death in equal proportions!
Well, that presents us with quite a dilemma, doesn’t it? When we try to heal (on any level . . . mentally, emotionally, physically or spiritually) we are asking our internal systems to step into the unknown!
Don’t forget, our SUBCONSCIOUS IS BIOLOGICALLY WIRED FOR SURVIVAL RATHER THAN GROWTH. To the subconscious, “safe” usually just means “familiar.” But when you travel down the road of healing and growth, you are asking your subconscious to trust . . . that healing and growth are actually a good thing! That’s a TALL order!
After all, evolutionarily speaking, the human subconscious—comprising primal drives, emotional regulation, and instinctual behaviors—is incredibly ancient. We are talking millions of years ago – ancient!
All to say, THIS PROCESS MUST BE TITRATED. The question is: How can we begin the healing process? The growth process? . . . while allowing the sleeping bear (our subconscious) to remain at rest, rather than waking up and suddenly springing into defensive mode?
More to come…
First, we need to understand what the heck
our subconscious is trying to protect us from.
But for now, I suggest you simply let this much integrate!