Psychological Suggestion: Awaken Your Best Self

Chapter 3 The Truth of Psychological Suggestions

The first section discovers magical psychological hints

Psychological suggestion, this word sounds fantastic and mysterious enough to induce the purest curiosity and the richest imagination in our hearts, so that we have to doubt the authenticity of its existence.

However, in fact, whether we admit it or not, the principle of psychological suggestion and the role it plays have always existed in our hearts.It's just that we have been used to turning a blind eye to it for thousands of years.

There is always an instinctive awe, doubt, and even fear in our hearts towards the unknown.No one will be afraid of a small ant, because we know it is small and harmless; and psychological hints are exactly what we don't understand and don't understand.

In fact, any new thing always feels extremely complicated at the beginning of its inception. However, once this new thing is known and understood by people, the once complicated will immediately become simple, and the once unbelievable It became a matter of course.The same goes for psychological hints.

Look around us, towering dams block floods, vertical and horizontal ditches direct river water to fertile fields, and constantly rotating windmills convert wind power into electricity... The stalwart power from nature has been conquered after long-term and unremitting exploration by human beings. This is the best proof of exploring the "unknown power".

Even though people's exploration of the inner world has begun and been fruitful since the Middle Ages, in fact people's understanding of psychological suggestion is indeed very little.Of course, scholars in the Middle Ages did understand a fact: it is not the external body that really dominates one's own destiny, but some mysterious and powerful inner force-thoughts, ideas and spirits.The world is dominated by human beings, and human beings are controlled by ideas.It is based on this cognition that the existence of psychological suggestion is gradually discovered by people and then studied.

The famous scholar Thomas once said: "Every thought in the mind is an order of the body. This kind of thought can cause or cure certain diseases." Facts have also proved that he used the most incisive language to explain the psychological suggestion .

From biology textbooks, we have learned about the nervous system, and know that all actions of the body are controlled by the nervous system, and the brain full of thoughts is precisely the core of the nervous system and the "real controller" of the body.In short, everyone's body is a kingdom, and the brain is the king of this kingdom.

Regarding this point, both Mr. Aristotle and Mr. Pythagoras have made interpretations, and I agree more with Mr. Aristotle's words.

"The body obeys its own clear thoughts, and thus produces actions. Thoughts can activate the functions of life. Therefore, the whole body can be improved by thoughts. But no thought, however clear it may be, can change the form of hands, feet, or other organs. "Mr. Aristotle said this, and his words also confirmed the most authentic cognition of psychological suggestion in my heart: the will is not the master of the body, but psychological suggestion and self-suggestion are the masters of the body; but suggestion is not omniscient and omnipotent. Yes, implying that there are certain limitations, and it cannot do things that are beyond common sense and laws.

I once met such a patient, he had cancer, the doctor told him: "You don't need treatment anymore".He was very depressed when he was sentenced to "death penalty".He felt that the whole world had abandoned him, and his heart was filled with death and despair, so his condition became more and more serious, until that day, he visited me.I told him to believe in himself and tell himself "I'm healthy and I'm going to be fine" every day.He did so, and three months later, his illness was cured and he was miraculously restored to health.

Such "miracles" have happened to many of my patients, but I have to solemnly declare that these miracles were not created by me, but by my patients themselves.I'm not a god, and I don't have any superpowers that people imagine. I'm just an ordinary person who understands a little bit of psychological suggestion.I tell my patients these methods and guide them to open the treasure of psychological suggestion by themselves. The fact is so simple.

In addition, there is another point that I have to clarify to everyone: we can feel the magic of psychological suggestion in many fields, and its application range is extremely wide.In addition to providing some kind of improvement in bodily functions, it also gives us the ability to reinvent ourselves to a certain extent.This is not an exaggeration.

Here, I want to introduce psychological hints to everyone in plain language, so that those who suffer from illness can gain health, those who are sad and anxious can gain happiness, and those who work hard can gain success.

Section [-] Get to know this mysterious weapon

Psychological suggestion is like a mysterious weapon. Although it has great power, it is not unfathomable.It is just a kind of psychological reaction that people are affected by the outside world or other people's emotions, desires, attitudes, etc. This kind of reaction is the most common psychological phenomenon in people's daily life.It is established by the transmission of information, and the way of transmitting information is very natural, and we receive these information so naturally, so naturally that we do not feel it.

It can be said that each of us will be psychologically suggested.In fact, many psychological hints in life are naturally established unconsciously. If you don’t believe me, you can see:
In the exquisite and comfortable cradle, the little baby who has only been in this world for a few days opened his big eyes curiously. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, opened his small mouth, and began to cry.The father or mother who heard the sound hurriedly picked him up and put him in his arms. Then, a miraculous scene appeared, and the baby stopped crying immediately.

Father or mother hugs him, humming a lullaby with happiness on his face. However, the time of parents does not belong to the child. He (she) needs to go to work, do housework, and do many things that need to be busy, so hug After a while, he (she) gently put the baby back in the cradle, but before he (she) turned and left, the baby's cry sounded again.

Helpless, the father or mother had no choice but to hug their baby again, feeling the warmth of the parents' chests, the little baby pursed his mouth, and immediately put away his tears.

The baby's performance gave the parents a fairly obvious "signal": as long as the baby is held in his arms, he will sleep peacefully and stop crying.After receiving this "signal", parents will use picking up the baby as a killer to deal with crying, so that in the next few years, he (she) will often have to give up his arms to the baby.

At the same time, the baby also gets some information from the performance of the parents. He will say to himself: "As long as I cry, I can be hugged." Under such psychological effects, the baby remembers that crying is equal to hugging. Truth", as long as he wants to hug, he will choose to cry, because this method is versatile.

On the contrary, if the baby is crying, the parents do not pick him up because of busyness, fatigue, absence and other reasons, but let him cry, the baby will automatically choose to give up after crying for a while, believe me, even the most stubborn child , and would not let his crying last for more than an hour, because he had already received enough hints, and the facts told him: crying cannot be exchanged for hugs, and crying is not effective for hugs.If it doesn't work, why continue?
Therefore, we can always find such an interesting phenomenon in our daily life: children who are often hugged are "crybabies"; while children who are often "lost" in the cradle and are rarely hugged rarely shed tears.

Of course, there are naturally formed psychological cues, and there are deliberately "created" psychological cues.For example, when you hesitate in front of a certain product, the salesman will come over, first confirm your choice, and then walk to another product he wants to sell to you. Psychological hint, he is hinting to you: I hope you look at this product more, this product is better.

For another example, when you meet someone, if the other person looks at his watch irregularly, you will feel that he seems to be in a hurry, and he is impatient or lacks objective conditions to continue the conversation.

The same is true if you want to give effective psychological hints to others.When facing someone who is stronger than you or who is aggressive towards you, you can put your arms around your chest, so that others can receive the psychological hint that you are protecting yourself; When urging the other party to open their hearts, you can use some inductive body language, such as opening your hands, spreading your palms, and clapping your chest to express commitment.

In a dirty environment, the brain will receive dirty hints, making us subconsciously sloppy; in elegant occasions, the brain will receive elegant hints, making us subconsciously pay attention to our words and deeds, and become sloppy. Be polite; in a class with a strong learning atmosphere, the brain will receive hints to study hard, allowing us to subconsciously concentrate and study hard... We often hear people say that the environment affects life, the environment affects character, and the environment affects In the future, even in Eastern China, there is still a good talk about "Meng's mother moved three times".And these are actually the role of psychological suggestion.

In fact, in our daily life, we have received countless psychological hints unknowingly. Some of these hints come from ourselves, some from others, and some from the environment. These hints are positive and negative. Therefore, As receivers, what we have to do is not to reject all comers, but to learn to discriminate, learn to say "no" to negative and harmful hints according to our own needs!
As the famous psychologist Pavlov said: "Understanding hints is the result of changes in human reproduction." Psychological hints are the most beneficial "weapons" for human survival that have been preserved after the survival of the fittest through cruel natural selection. ".Only by understanding psychological hints, learning to observe words and expressions, and learning to use the power of hints to reshape ourselves and reshape our lives, will our lives be happier and more beautiful.

Section [-] When Willpower Meets Psychological Suggestion

In our daily life and work, we often encounter such embarrassments: the more we want to do things well, the more we mess things up; the more we want to enter a certain state, the more we cannot enter; the more we want to achieve a certain goal , this goal will be farther and farther away from us.At this time, we usually blame ourselves for not being firm enough, for being incompetent, or even for losing confidence in ourselves and blindly denying ourselves.In fact, the emergence of the situation of "wanting to do but not being able to do it" has nothing to do with ability. It is just a potential contest between willpower and psychological suggestion.

Think about it, have you ever experienced such an experience: a quiet night, full of stars, looking at the dark blue night sky outside the window, you want to sleep comfortably after a tired day, but you find that you are sleeping anyway no.Yes, you lost sleep!It's a pretty bad thing.

You tell yourself: I want to sleep, I must sleep, there is work to be done tomorrow, and insomnia will affect my work efficiency tomorrow.Sleep, sleep, must sleep!
As a result, you sadly find that you are getting more and more excited, your energy is getting better and better, and you feel less and less sleepy. The stars in the sky seem to be mocking your "vigorousness".They all seem to wink at you and say, "Hey buddy, you're bound to be late tomorrow, you won't get any work done tomorrow, and tomorrow is doomed to be black for you!"

You are angry, you become irritable, you toss and turn, and you keep ordering yourself: "Sleep! Sleep now!" Yet, until the clock strikes annoyingly twice, you still don't feel any sleepiness.

You are depressed, you give up, you no longer order yourself to sleep, you no longer look at the "hate" stars, you close your eyes, lie quietly on the bed, gradually you feel sleepy, you know that you Going to sleep!What a delight!But immediately you realize that it is already two o'clock, and you will get up at 05:30, leaving only three and a half hours for you to sleep.This fact is too "cruel"!You tell yourself urgently: "Go to sleep, go to sleep, hurry up, go to sleep, go to sleep!"

And then... you fell asleep?No!Under the self-command to "go to sleep soon", you are completely, completely insomnia!
Do you feel familiar?Does it feel familiar?In fact, many people have experienced such insomnia.

why?Don't you understand?That's right!This is the contest between willpower and psychological suggestion!

"Sleep! Sleep now! Sleep quickly!" This is the command issued by willpower to the body.

"Don't sleep!" This is the instruction conveyed by the psychological suggestion to the body, but this instruction is very subtle and silent.

Let's see, who is the final winner?All insomniacs will give you the answer.

Studies have shown that there are two kinds of consciousness in everyone's body: one is conscious, which is what we usually think of as the master - willpower; the other is subconscious, which is what we are studying - psychological suggestion force.

O. Henry, the author of "The Last Leaf", once told such a story in his book:
One autumn afternoon, Johnsy, who was seriously ill and facing the threat of death, sat quietly by the window, watching the ivy leaves falling continuously in the autumn wind, and his heart was full of depression.She thinks her life is like the ivy that is gradually withering.She told herself: Even the ivy can't be evergreen, let alone me who is weak. When all the leaves of the ivy fall, my life will also end.

The leaves were falling one by one, and Jonesy's condition was getting worse day by day, her pale face was always full of hopeless melancholy. Suddenly, one day, she saw a verdant green leaf appearing on the ivy outside the window.The leaves are so fresh and seem to be full of infinite hope.This leaf was the last leaf on the ivy, but one day passed, two days passed... two months passed, and it never fell.

Looking at this never-falling leaf, Johnsy's dark eyes became bright again.She said cheerfully to herself, "I'm going to get better, and my life won't fade away." After a while, she really recovered miraculously.

But what she didn't know was that the never-fading leaf was not real, but painted by the old painter Behrman with colored pens.

"The Last Leaf" brings endless hope, and it gives Jonesy a very helpful hint. This hint may not be obvious, and it may not be as vigorous as "Will to Die". However, in the end, in "Life On the "Battlefield", the power of psychological suggestion once again defeated the power of will, creating a miracle.

In fact, the contest between willpower and psychological suggestion is indeed everywhere, they are not mysterious, and there is nothing unattainable.

Think about it, sometimes, do you suddenly not know what to say when you are on the verge of speaking?Sometimes, do you know who the person in front of you is but can't say his name?Sometimes, do you obviously see something every day, but when you want to find it, you can't find it no matter what?

Don't worry about it. In fact, it's just a joke played by psychological suggestion and you.

The power of psychological suggestion has a magical ability, which is to transform all the thoughts in the consciousness, whether they are right or wrong, whether they are true or false, into reality "one size fits all".The reason why you can't say a name that's on your lips, and you can't find something that you see every day, is not because you really can't say or can't find it, but because at that moment you ask yourself The subconscious mind conveys a message "I forgot". The subconscious mind receives this information and transforms it into a kind of psychological suggestion without any distinction. This psychological suggestion is transformed into reality again without hindrance, so you Really "forget".

"When willpower meets psychological suggestion, and when the two conflict, psychological suggestion will be the final victor. Psychological suggestion dominates human action." We must bear this in mind, and remembering is not enough, we Also learn to use it.Believe me, as long as you do this, you will get rid of the fate of being controlled and become your true master.

Section [-] The subconscious mind is the source of your strength
Once, someone did such an experiment: Put an ordinary coin on the back of a person's hand, and then keep suggesting to him that this coin has just been roasted by fire, which will burn his skin.The suggestion lasted for 15 minutes, and the subject's hands turned slightly red and blistered from the "burn".

Of course, the coin has not been roasted by fire, it is just an ordinary, cold metal coin, but because of receiving the psychological hint of "being roasted, it will burn", this psychological hint was received and conveyed to the subconscious mind, the subjects The patient's subconscious believed the fact of "burning", so the burn really happened.

This may sound absurd and unbelievable, but it is an undeniable fact!Yes, it is true!

The subconscious is a very magical thing, it is the real "king" in the human body, not only the "psychological organs" of people are under its command, but also the physiological organs are also under its control.

Many things in the world are always unsatisfactory, and it is inevitable that people will fall into such and such difficulties in their lives. When difficulties come, we will subconsciously comfort ourselves, and we will tell ourselves: "It's okay, things are not that bad. ""It will pass, it will pass", and whenever we tell ourselves this, our hearts will be relaxed, and our inner anxiety and pain will be effectively relieved.In fact, this uses the power of psychological suggestion, the power of subconscious mind.

Similar changes also happen to all successful people.Success is an attractive word. Many people hope that they can be successful, and the reason why many successful people reach the top is precisely because they have stimulated the power of their subconscious mind and stimulated their potential. "I will succeed" "Success is very simple for me" "Success is by my side" The successful person keeps saying this to himself, constantly imagining the beauty after success and the exciting scene after achieving the goal , to imagine... All kinds of beautiful imaginations form a very wonderful signal, which is received by the subconscious, so people believe in this beauty, and continue to work hard for this beauty, even in the face of great difficulties. No matter how serious the setback was, they were unwilling to give up, so "beautiful" became a fact, and they succeeded.

Is it strange?unexpected?Incredible?

No!neither!All the above mentioned are actually the most basic abilities of the subconscious mind, and there are many other powers and miracles brought about by the subconscious mind.But we must understand that the subconscious is not magical. The subconscious is very simple, and the power of the subconscious is easy to control. We are the masters of the subconscious. If we cannot control the power brought by the subconscious, it can only explain one thing. Knowledge and understanding are not enough.

Mrs. Newman, a patient I once treated, was shrewd, talkative, kind, and respectable, and lived a comfortable and warm life, but was deeply troubled by her declining memory.She can't always remember what she just said, and she always forgets what she has done. "My memory is really terrible! I'm old!" she often told herself.It is conceivable that under such negative psychological hints, endless negative energy burst out of her subconscious mind, and her memory really became worse and worse.For this, she was extremely troubled, and she found me.After learning about her situation, I told her: You have to believe that your memory is very good, you have to believe that your brain is still as vibrant as when you were young, and you have to believe that you can remember everything.Mrs. Newman believed it, and she kept telling herself: "My memory is very good" and "I can remember everything", so her memory gradually began to recover, and finally, she really got rid of amnesia.

Is this a miracle?In the eyes of many people, this is a miracle, a miracle created by me.I have created many similar "miracles". I cured a girl who had been blind in her left eye for 20 years and let her regain her light.I healed a half paralyzed woman and got her back on her feet.However, I must say that I am just an ordinary person, I do not have superpowers, and I can "cure" them not because of my superb medical skills, but because they are not sick at all.I made them aware of it, I tapped their subconscious, I taught them to heal themselves.If there is one thing I have contributed to medicine, it is without a doubt this.

Positive psychological hints can generate positive power under the influence of the subconscious, and negative psychological hints can also form negative power in the subconscious.A coin can be divided into heads and tails, a knife can hurt both others and oneself, and the power of the subconscious mind is the same.

Abraham Lincoln is the greatest president in American history. He led the American people to victory in the Civil War. He abolished slavery and brought the United States into a new era of development.His success is dazzling and no one can deny it.And the power that really made this son of a poor man reach the pinnacle of his life came from the subconscious, the power of psychological suggestion.

Lincoln's life was full of glory and suffering.He was born at the bottom of the society, his father was a poor shoemaker, his mother died young, when he was nine years old, he had to enter the society, engaged in various jobs, such as newspaper boy, shoe boy, porter and so on.Fate did not favor Lincoln, but Lincoln himself was full of favor for himself.He believes that he will be able to achieve success, he believes that no difficulty can block his way forward, and he believes that after the darkness, there will always be a dawn of success.He conveyed this belief to the subconscious mind, and the subconscious mind burst out with incredible power after receiving such a signal.These forces made him tenacious, indomitable, wise and capable, and high-spirited, so he succeeded, he conquered the entire United States, and he shocked the entire world.His success has also made people clearly realize the great power of the subconscious mind.

Positive energy attracts positive energy, negative energy attracts negative energy, success attracts success, failure attracts failure, wealth attracts wealth, health attracts health, positive psychological cues also attract positive reality, positive subconscious signals can make good thoughts come true .This is the common conclusion reached by countless scholars after years of research.

If a person wants to be successful, to have a good life, to have a high status, to have a happy mood, and to have a healthy body, then when this "thinking", this subconsciousness is strong enough, It will turn into fact.This is what we often say that what we want comes true.It is also the power of psychological suggestion that makes use of what one wishes to achieve.

In my opinion, psychological suggestion is a means by which people can arouse infinite power to achieve the results they want, whether the results are good or bad.Because the outcome is good or bad is actually our own choice.We can choose to be decadent, to be depressed, to be depressed, to be self-abased, and to give up on ourselves. Similarly, we can also choose to be happy, to be healthy, to be successful, to be confident, to be strong, to be beautiful!That's it!
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