Subconscious programs
Subconscious programs are repetitions of thought patterns that have arisen due to certain events or situations to which we have developed automatic reactions, to which we generally always act the same way on certain occasions. We don’t even think about how to do it. It just works. These programs can be positive and support us in everyday life, but they can also be harmful, working against what we actually consciously want.
As the word itself says, they are unconscious, which means not accessible to the conscious mind. At least not immediately. Our conscious mind doesn’t notice that these programs run downstream. Everything works automatically. We don’t need to run these programs. They run themselves. Kind of like computer programs that are secretly running all the time, but we only know about it when we look at the task manager (ctrl+alt+del). Same with the phone, most of the time, we have the home page in front of us, and we don’t see how many programs are actually open all the time. And as we know, the more programs open at the same time, the slower the performance of both the computer and the phone.
A similar effect occurs with our subconscious programs in our consciousness, or more precisely, in our subconscious. At the moment, I will talk about and highlight the subconscious programs. Programs that have been created due to events or traumas. The subconscious covers much more and is an essential part of our earthly nature. What happens in the subconscious mind is generally hidden from us, while 95% of our operating system works in this part. In other words, our operation is primarily automated.
How these programs form?
They are basically created similarly to the programming of computer programs or apps. Specific sentences, commands, conclusions, decisions, and strategies are entered into the subconscious mind. But unlike technological programming, where it is done consciously, with a request and a definite desire, subconscious programs are created unconsciously. They develop into programs over time.
The mechanisms of origin of these programs may be different. They are primarily created in early childhood but may also have occurred later in connection with some traumatic or emotionally charged events. Perhaps in connection with an accident or have arisen during a violent emotional quarrel. Especially strong are the programs that have arisen in the case of repeated similar events, in which the subconscious, together with the ego, has created, so to speak, survival strategies for the future.
Sometimes a very strong or drastic event is not necessary for such a program to emerge. It is enough to have some repeated prohibition that we are told over and over again, like a mantra, but the nature or reason for this prohibition is never explained. I will give an example of a situation that I have witnessed many times and which has been rather a norm in our society, so it has been repeated for generations. It may not seem so extreme, but rather a usual upbringing method for many. But I dare say that it still creates corresponding subconscious programs in us and is unhealthy.
For example, if you tell a child with strong emotion about undesirable behavior: “Good children don’t do that!” it may seem quite innocent. But the fact that a child perceives a strong charge of emotion towards him from an older person can be pretty stressful for the child, and perhaps several people around him look accusingly so that the person to whom it is said feels vulnerable and does not know how to react.
No child wants to be bad or wrong in their original state. None. I have been involved with children long enough in my life to dare to say this with certainty. And the parents also don’t want anyone to harm the child by saying such a sentence. They want this child to become a responsible person who can take everyone into consideration. But because we have been told this way, our own subconscious pattern is triggered in this situation, and the subconscious program already takes over our behavior, and there is no space or time for calm reflection. There is only a reaction.
In this situation, the sensitive child is confused because he just wants to explore the world and how things work here. But now he gets the impulse that his way of acting is not acceptable, and instead of being able to draw a conclusion for himself, like what was the result of this act, he needs to process the fact that someone had to be disappointed in him and feel guilty that he was not a good child at the moment.
If he still has a program under him that he must be an excellent child to survive, otherwise he will not be loved because quite often he hears his parents raising their voices at him, maybe even physically punishing him when he does something “wrong”, then he can on top of that, feel fear that his life is in danger and also to feel guilty. And even more, to feel embarrassment and shame in front of the others that he did this. Obviously, his actions were frowned upon by the group. And from here, different types of programs can arise in the subconscious.
One option is that this type of action must not be done, not because this action can be harmful to someone (because children under 7 years old cannot yet create such behavioral connections and contexts, these need to be explained to them) but because this is the only way he will survive. He believes that he has to listen to the words of older people because they are the authorities. These programs are incredibly easily created when a powerful emotional impulse is behind them. For example, a parent says this with great fright and maybe grabs something from his hand, so there is also physical fright and physical contact.
Because the rush of feelings is intense and the child does not know how to deal with his feelings in this situation, a reaction occurs. There is emotional overload and mental fog. A connection between the feeling and the situation is created in the brain. And for the rest of his life, every time there is even a similar situation, it starts in the subconscious that: I cannot afford such behavior to survive. For me to be a good child (and later a good person), I can no longer do and act like this. And every time in similar situations, this reaction is triggered. Over time, a person forgets this event, but the pattern in the subconscious remains.
No grown-up has to say that anymore to him. Later, we tell ourselves, “You can never allow yourself such behavior.” Even if now, as adults, we need to do something similar or just want to do it, we can’t because the subconscious program won’t let us because it believes it is life-threatening.
And then it doesn’t matter anymore that now you are an adult, you understand situations and are emotionally mature enough to handle this situation. Linear time does not exist for the subconscious mind, so everything that happened in childhood is still relevant and active for the subconscious mind now, as long as this program is realized and canceled.
By the way, it is also interesting that very often, when we see someone who allows himself such behavior, it also causes a reaction in us because we feel that how can he allow himself to do this? It’s not allowed for me! Although the only one who does not allow this to you, now as an adult, is you, that is – your subconscious program.
Another option, what kind of program can arise in such a case, is that the child still wants to do this act and explore the world further because this urge in him is so strong, but because he has not been calmly explained why such an act should not be done, but he knows, that it is not accepted, he denies that he did it. He reacts: “No, I didn’t do it!” This is also a survival strategy, an attempt to escape punishment, which is really frightening. Later, as an adult, these world explorations go to new levels, but the person learns not to take responsibility for his actions. And then happens the contrary to what the reactive parent hoped to achieve with his “teaching.”
There are actually many variants of how these programs shape themselves. A lot depends on coincidences of circumstances, previous commands, prohibitions, and the child’s previous experiences.
The programs created in early childhood are often no longer in our conscious memory but in our unconscious reservoir and working.
Positive, supportive subconscious programs
Subconscious programs can also be positive. Certain people immediately succeed in whatever they do in some field. If you ask him how he does it, he will look at you with surprised eyes – but how could it be otherwise? In other words, his belief system says that this is how things work, how it is created, and how he naturally creates them by himself. He doesn’t have any hesitation or doubt while someone else looks at it and wonders how he creates it with such ease.
This creator believes in it so firmly it is ingrained in his belief system that he has an explicit knowledge that this is how it works, giving him great creative potential and magnetizing power. It’s as simple and logical for him as putting a spoon in your mouth is for you. The brain gives a hand a command to move it to the mouth in this position. You don’t think about how you do it anymore. The nervous system does it by itself.
For example, some create financial wealth with genuine ease, while for others, how they do it is entirely incomprehensible. For some, it’s easy to be in front of a large crowd and fire them up, and give a motivational speech, while for others, who might want to do that, the system is kind of paralyzed because they have a subconscious program underneath that came from being told maybe – listen, you better shut your mouth. Don’t brag as much as you know! Yes, that’s how easy these programs can be.
Parents and teachers have a big responsibility here, and while someone has developed some crucial subconscious program that affects their life, it has still been an order. The contributor (parents, teachers, friends, and so on) has only completed the order.
Fortunately, however, it is possible to find these programs, terminate them and delete them from the subconscious. It requires a little desire to overcome yourself and willpower.
And, of course, the HHOS method, like many other methods, is also a great help. Subconscious programs are hidden from us but influence our daily behavior, feelings, emotions, and reactions. So, if you have supportive subconscious programs that will help you, you are lucky. But if you have programs that are blocking you, holding back your performance and energy, then it’s definitely worth finding and erasing them.
This is a fascinating topic, so we will definitely have many more posts about the subconscious and subconscious programs and beliefs. Until then, have fun with your own introspection!
