I’m not talking about schizophrenia-I’m talking about those negative, nagging beliefs that can bombard the best of any of us at times. These are some messages along with lines of accomplishing something;
“You’re going to fail.”
“You’ll look stupid.”
“You’ll get hurt.”
And one of my personal favorites…”You’re an idiot.”
Things get even thicker as we risk going beyond the status quo and attempt to actually accept ourselves, love ourselves and believe that peace, ease, safety and happiness can be the norm for us. And these are along the lines of accepting and loving oneself;
“You’re unloveable.”
“You’re broken and fucked up.”
“When they find out the truth about you, they’ll reject you.”
These voices get loud and do whatever they can to scare us back into living the same, discontent, anxious way of being. Because who am I to actually believe in myself and love myself, flaws and all?! I’ll certainly be seen as arrogant.
See, here’s where I’m going to drop the bomb on you, these voices actually emanate from an entity inside ourselves. This entity’s job is to protect us and keep us safe. Minimize risk and maximize safety and certainty. I’ve said this before, we’re wired to be averse to change. Humans fear it. Ideally, that entity works for you but most and everyone at times relinquishes our power over to that entity and lets them have their way with us.
You have to become a visionary in order to actually change what society has imprinted on you about the way you’re supposed to behave, react and create transactions with the people in your life.
“For the timid in our society, change is frightening. For the comfortable, change is threatening. But for the truly confident among us, change is opportunity.” -Nido Qubein
So I’m curious, how do you tune out the negative messages that are outside and inside your own mind?
And share this with others in your sphere who you think would appreciate it.