{"id":77713,"date":"2022-08-31T13:53:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T17:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=77713"},"modified":"2022-09-05T19:54:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T23:54:11","slug":"how-to-change-your-beliefs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-beliefs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Your Beliefs and Love Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Want to know how to change your beliefs<\/a>? What are the benefits of adopting new beliefs? Which beliefs about yourself are harmful?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bestselling author Nicole LePera explored how painful childhood experiences led you to develop the defensive beliefs that form the foundation of all your self-sabotaging patterns<\/a>. LePera claims that childhood beliefs take root in your mind and continue to influence all your patterns as an adult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn how to change your self-destructive beliefs into positive ones, according to LePera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Change Your Beliefs: How to Feel Happier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learning how to change your beliefs means you also need to learn the specific beliefs that fuel unwanted behavior patterns. Create new beliefs to support the patterns you want to adopt<\/strong>. Since behaviors are a natural extension of beliefs, it follows that new beliefs will inevitably lead to new behaviors (your behaviors always reflect your beliefs about yourself). Therefore, LePera argues that acknowledging and changing your beliefs <\/em>will train your subconscious mind<\/a> how to practice<\/a> healthier behaviors<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Subconscious Mind<\/a> Protects Your Self-Perception<\/a><\/strong>

Psychologist Prescott Lecky\u2019s self-consistency theory<\/em><\/a> sheds light on how it’s difficult to change your beliefs because your subconscious mind resists changing your default patterns. He argues that your subconscious mind is programmed to protect your beliefs about yourself and to align your behaviors with these beliefs<\/strong>. This means that:

1) Your automatic patterns always<\/em> reflect what you believe about yourself.
2) Your subconscious mind resists adopting patterns that contradict your beliefs about yourself.

Further, your subconscious mind creates resistance even when you attempt to make a positive change, such as quitting smoking. This is because your subconscious mind doesn\u2019t judge<\/em> whether your beliefs are \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad\u201d\u2014it only seeks to protect them<\/a>. 

Depending on how big the change to your beliefs is, your subconscious mind will feel more or less threatened<\/strong>. The bigger the change, the more psychological and physical discomfort it creates to resist this change<\/a>. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

LePera suggests that you follow a three-step process to change your beliefs by describing how to create new beliefs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Choose a belief you think is holding you back<\/a> from the life you want to live.<\/strong> For example, \u201cTo feel safe and loved, I must appear perfect at all times.\u201d <\/li>
  2. Write down what you want <\/em>to believe.<\/strong> For example, your new belief might be: \u201cI am lovable even when I make mistakes.\u201d<\/li>
  3. Turn your new belief into a mantra and repeat it multiple times a day.<\/strong> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    (Shortform note: In addition to changing your beliefs, mantras also teach you how to think more positively. A recent study into the effect of mantras confirms that repeating a single word or short phrase quiets your internal critic<\/a>. Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine the brain blood flow patterns of people who silently repeated a mantra. The imaging showed a reduction of activity across the brain, primarily in the area of the brain<\/a> that gives rise to internal thoughts\u2014this is the area that generates self-critical and negative thoughts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Other Perspectives on<\/strong> How to Change Your Beliefs<\/strong>

    According to LePera, changing your beliefs will naturally lead to more positive behaviors. Similarly, lots of self-help authors claim that you just need to improve your thoughts to improve your life.

    For example, Louise Hay (You Can Heal Your Life<\/em><\/a>) argues that you just need to \u201caffirm\u201d what you want to make it come true: Change the statement \u201cI must be perfect<\/em>\u201d to \u201cI\u2019m perfect as I am<\/em>\u201d and repeat this multiple times a day. Eventually, you\u2019ll come to believe this thought and your behavior will align with your new beliefs. 

    However, Maxwell Maltz (    Psycho-Cybernetics<\/em><\/a>) argues that affirmations<\/a> are not enough to change your default patterns\u2014he believes that your mind will automatically reject thoughts that don\u2019t align with your established beliefs<\/strong>. 

    He claims that     the only way to change your beliefs is to regularly use your imagination to visualize and feel<\/em> yourself behaving how you want<\/strong> be<\/strong><\/a>\u2014this is because your nervous system operates according to how you feel, not how you think<\/em>. According to Maltz, this practice will train your mind to become more comfortable with the feeling of who you want to be<\/a>, and it\u2019s the only way to overcome old and unproductive beliefs. Therefore, as you repeat your mantra, imagine yourself as someone who already <\/em>practices your chosen pattern, and attempt to feel what it\u2019s like to live the life you want.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Want to know how to change your beliefs? What are the benefits of adopting new beliefs? Which beliefs about yourself are harmful? Bestselling author Nicole LePera explored how painful childhood experiences led you to develop the defensive beliefs that form the foundation of all your self-sabotaging patterns. LePera claims that childhood beliefs take root in your mind and continue to influence all your patterns as an adult. 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