By Tanya Faramarzian
If you are like me and have tried to change a bad habit, it can sometimes feel like you are dealing with a stubborn child.
You sit there and say to yourself “today I am going to start a diet”, and out comes the resistance. ‘I don’t think you can do it’, ‘not again’, ‘it’s going to be so hard’ etc. That voice you hear isn’t just your conscious mind, it is also your subconscious mind where your belief center is formed.
You may wonder why it can sound so childish, with possible hints of stubbornness, defiance maybe even feet stomping, feelings of frustration and in the extreme a cry.... you may wonder to yourself why this happens, it is simply because your subconscious mind is YOU as a child! That’s right.
It is formed before the age of 7 and this is when your core beliefs are made and will continue to evolve as you become an adult. When you start to remember what your childhood was like and how you used to act, it can trigger a few ah ha moments. Before writing this I had one of those moments, as a child I would create something or come up with an idea and my family either would not support me or they didn’t understand what I was doing.
I felt the exact same thing today when I realized that my husband and even my own family have no idea what I do for my business or how hard I have struggled to become the best version of myself. They just simply think I am crazy (yes, my business name is an ode to my family). As a parent what comes to mind, is how many times I have to repeat myself over and over again to my daughter.
If what is needed is repetition for a child to remember and to change a habit, then it is no wonder why hypnosis and even affirmations work so well. We need to talk to ourselves as we are talking to our inner child. What does he/she need to hear to move forward and give up the bad habit that’s been clinging to you all these years... food for thought hmmm.
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