Shannon's Journal Discussion Volume 3

[Shannon]

Shannon, waaaaaaaaaaay back in the day you were designing an earlier version of Stop Smoking. You identified that one of the reasons one of the members here had trouble quitting was because she identified cigars/cigarettes as a childhood friend (or something to that regard) thus quitting smoking to her was akin to giving up a long-time friend.

I mention that because in my journal I wrote this discovery I made about myself:
"The reason why I believe I have been able to partially resist DMSI off and on is because in order for FRM to work, in order for me to get consistent success I have to remove the fear contained in those past memories. And my subconscious views this as me attempting to kill my younger self (or my mental projection of it) for the purpose of full execution. Put simply: I feel like I'm killing part of myself and burning down my childhood."

If you've already taken this into account then I apologize for wasting your time. I just want to make sure I do what I can to help.

I did see this, but I appreciate it. The problem that I face is that I have known for some time now that the subconscious (or some part or parts of it) apparently equates change, any change, with literal death. It is that which I have been working to overcome, but so far regardless of what I have tried, that perception seems to persist. I don't understand the reason for the equation with death, or why it persists in spite of what I have been trying to do to make the changes comfortable.

I am working on it though.