Shannon's Journal Discussion

[Shannon]

Shannon, with subliminals involved, do you find that growth happens best when you're in stressful/uncomfortable situations. Or do you think that being in a comfortable environment is better so that your newfound alpha behaviors have room to grow before they get shut down by old patterns in stressful situations?

I've spent almost a year working in a place where I've felt a lot of insecurity. I've learned to cope with it a lot better through subs. But am I growing more because of this stress or am I hindering progress because I'm just reinforcing old patterns in my interactions and with the stress and negative emotions coming up. Next month I will be going to college and most likely not working at all so will be in a nice comfy situation with a lot less stress.

I ask this question because I once read something about how confidence is easier to grow when you are in situations that are supportive to confidence.

But then there's the "push through and learn to deal with it. You grow by facing hardship.".

Subliminals are kind of confusing when trying to put into context traditional self help advice.

What is your take Shannon?

P.S sorry if I'm not coherent or that my questions weren't asked in a way that explains what I'm trying to explain, I'm just so tired right now and ready to go to bed.

My take is... follow the neural pathways. Whatever gets the most usage in the brain is what will be the strongest neural pathway. If you're using X and trying to do so while experiencing Y and Y contradicts with X and its already ingrained, you either have to really up the dose of X or eliminate Y.

I recommend making the new programming rock solid before challenging it with stress etc. if possible.