Let's pretend you wanted form a habit. And not just some wimpy habit, but a major, mind controlling, and life changing habit behavior. Where do you start to make it a really strong habit that will feel impossible to break? There are three basic ways we learn habits; emotions, authority figures, and repetition.
Example:
Now, let's pick a person for our example. How about you when you were 10-14 years old. And for this example, let's use the habit of smoking.
While in that age range, we'll assume you were learning about life and how you fit in it. You may not have felt as sure about yourself as you would later in life.
Maybe you felt self-conscious, dependent on others, powerless, not good enough, or something like these. We'll refer to this as feeling "bad". Now, this does not necessarily mean you felt miserable, but did you feel as "good" as you wanted to feel? Did you feel as "good" as you believed other people felt?
Feeling like that would lead you to wanting to feel better, or, as good as everyone else. What ways does your mind see to do this?? That matters upon what learning situations you've been exposed to.
Maybe you had authority figures in your young life that smoked, like parents, relatives, friends, advertisements, role models. At this point in your life, smoking would have been seen as tough, strong, independent, self-assured, unique, "good". Repetitively exposed to the thing you felt your life lacked.
This would start a feeling in your mind, the beginning of a craving. A part of you that believes smoking is what your life needs to fix the bad feeling. Not just in a "knowing" way, but a "feeling" way. This concept will make the most sense to someone whom has tried to quit any strong habit, you know your "feelings" are stronger than your "knowing" any day.
Then at some point you tried your first cigarette, and DID feel better. But you were not very good at smoking yet and since it made you feel better, you practiced it until you were good at it.
As life continues you come across situations that make you feel "bad" again and do what you've been taught makes you feel "good". That is repeated emotions and practice and you have a strong habit.
If you've tried to stop smoking before, you may have already thought of these things. And you've spent time thinking and analyzing your habit. But, you didn't learn this habit by thinking and analyzing, so why would trying to quit smoking that way?
It is common sense to quit smoking using the same elements that created the habit. A "hypnotized" mind, along with emotions, authority figures and repetition. These are the elements of modern hypnosis. - 29958
Example:
Now, let's pick a person for our example. How about you when you were 10-14 years old. And for this example, let's use the habit of smoking.
While in that age range, we'll assume you were learning about life and how you fit in it. You may not have felt as sure about yourself as you would later in life.
Maybe you felt self-conscious, dependent on others, powerless, not good enough, or something like these. We'll refer to this as feeling "bad". Now, this does not necessarily mean you felt miserable, but did you feel as "good" as you wanted to feel? Did you feel as "good" as you believed other people felt?
Feeling like that would lead you to wanting to feel better, or, as good as everyone else. What ways does your mind see to do this?? That matters upon what learning situations you've been exposed to.
Maybe you had authority figures in your young life that smoked, like parents, relatives, friends, advertisements, role models. At this point in your life, smoking would have been seen as tough, strong, independent, self-assured, unique, "good". Repetitively exposed to the thing you felt your life lacked.
This would start a feeling in your mind, the beginning of a craving. A part of you that believes smoking is what your life needs to fix the bad feeling. Not just in a "knowing" way, but a "feeling" way. This concept will make the most sense to someone whom has tried to quit any strong habit, you know your "feelings" are stronger than your "knowing" any day.
Then at some point you tried your first cigarette, and DID feel better. But you were not very good at smoking yet and since it made you feel better, you practiced it until you were good at it.
As life continues you come across situations that make you feel "bad" again and do what you've been taught makes you feel "good". That is repeated emotions and practice and you have a strong habit.
If you've tried to stop smoking before, you may have already thought of these things. And you've spent time thinking and analyzing your habit. But, you didn't learn this habit by thinking and analyzing, so why would trying to quit smoking that way?
It is common sense to quit smoking using the same elements that created the habit. A "hypnotized" mind, along with emotions, authority figures and repetition. These are the elements of modern hypnosis. - 29958
