Shannon Wrote:The subconscious does not have to have a "good reason" for anything. It only has to accept it as true. The subconscious has zero capacity for logical reasoning - that's the job of the conscious mind. So as long as the subconscious has accepted something as true, it acts on it. It can be the most irrational screwed up statement, but if the subconscious has accepted it as true - it acts as though it is actually true. Absolutely literal, with zero ability to think logically - as far as we can tell.
So... don't assume there's a good reason. You're expecting that the subconscious thinks like the conscious. It doesn't. Just focus on changing the faulty programming of the subconscious to what you consciously want it to be. The reason it's called "programming" is because the subconscious is very much like a computer. Absolutely literal, and will execute any instruction it understands - even to the point of self damage. The conscious mind is there to prevent that.
I see. That makes a lot more sense now. I think I might have been just putting too much mental strain on myself to try to change these thoughts consciously. I've actually been really tired these past few days. I'm going to move to a more mindfulness based approach with my anxiety and negative thinking. Something about Eastern philosophy always felt more natural to me than attempting to control those thoughts, at least on a conscious level.
