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| Your brain is a powerful tool. |
We humans have a gifted organ called the brain. The brain is about 15 cm long. It weighs around 1400 grams.
Some people aren't too sure about the difference between the subconscious and the conscious mind, so I will clarify the difference between the two.
The difference between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind
The physical brain
The physical brain is an organ with no actual muscle tissue (except for the muscle tissue in the middle layer of the arteries that carry blood to the brain).
A new perspective on mental rest
Current research reveals that the brain never stops working. It is active for all 24 hours of the day.
You might have heard people say, “Let me give my brain some rest” or "take a mental break".
That doesn’t mean that you are asking your brain to sleep or stop working. It simply switches from prioritizing some functions over others. There are many parts of the brain and regular 'mental breaks' help us to keep all of them in good shape.
One part of your brain is active when you look at a beautiful sunset. Another is active when you hold a conversation. Another part of your brain works harder when you think about making a decision or calculate numbers.
We are actually giving certain parts of the brain a period of rest (less activity), instead of complete silence, so that it functions properly in the long term.
Our brain can be divided into two parts: the conscious and the subconscious mind. The brain is only one but the mind is two.
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| There can often be contradictions. |
The subconscious mind has the power to heal your body
There is a strange phenomenon called the placebo effect. This is when people feel better after taking a certain medication, regardless of whether the medication actually helped or not. In these cases, it was actually the subconscious mind that improved the person's health - not the medication itself.
What is the subconscious mind?
Whenever you sleep, walk, talk, eat, drink, laugh, write or breathe; your subconscious mind controls the actions that need to be taken without needing much thought or effort.
Have you ever wondered whether you could die of suffocation because you forget to breathe? Thankfully, your subconscious mind does all of these repetitive tasks for you.
Your conscious mind isn't in control of these actions (unless you focus on your breathing like during meditation). These things happen without your need to focus on them because your subconscious is in control of it.
There are some important bodily functions that the subconscious mind handles exclusively (you can't take conscious control of them). Think of your heart beat and what you dream about as good examples.
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| The subconscious is unseen, but powerful. |
What is the conscious mind?
Conscious mind is responsible for deliberate thoughts and actions. It's the little voice that you hear inside your head whenever you think of something.
If I decide to go to the bathroom, my conscious mind decides to initiate the action. My subconscious mind then takes over because I don't need to focus on putting one foot in front of the other in order to get there.
This doesn’t mean that you can’t control your subconscious brain. You can control it. The subconscious mind is, in fact, a powerful tool that you can use to improve your life drastically.
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| You can use your brain like a tool. |
How to control your subconscious mind
- Meditation
- Affirmations
- Believe in yourself
- Eliminate negative thoughts
- Avoid words like don’t, no or never
1. Meditation
Meditation is calming, relaxing, peaceful and strangely energizing. Almost everybody has heard about how good mediation is for your mental and physical health, but very few have actually given it a good try.
You can meditate at almost any place, any time of the day. It has amazing health benefits as well.
2. Listen to positive affirmations (or create some of your own)
Affirmations are designed to train your brain to think along certain pathways. Listening to positive affirmations is a very powerful and easy way to take control of your subconscious mind. It brings positivity and a sense of accomplishment to your mind and helps you to think along the lines of whatever you want to achieve.
3. Believe in yourself
4. Eliminate negative thoughts
You might have seen people saying that they don’t like do this or that they don’t like that. Have you ever noticed that people who don't like something seem to struggle with that very same thing?
If you don't like people who raise their voice, you will notice more people doing it. If we focus on the negative, we open our mental eyes up that that negativity and will start to see it everywhere. If you tell yourself that you are tired, you will become even more tired because things get bigger when you focus on them.
5. Try to avoid negative words like don’t, no or never
Don't think of ice cream!
Did you think of ice cream? If you wanted to avoid thinking of ice cream, try thinking about your favorite fruit instead.
As soon as you try to avoid something mentally, your brain will fixate on it because it perceives that as a danger. If you say an affirmation like 'I am not tired. I am not tired. I am not tired', you will feel more tired. 'Tired' is the keyword that goes into your subconscious. Try a positive variation like 'energized' instead.
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Closing comments
I'd like to thank SA Spotters readers and Saguren Redyrs for reading my words. I hope that this information has helped you. Wishing for your good health:
Utkarsh Sharma:
Director of Sparkle Purpose
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