by
Rob. Jager
It seems to be implicit in all Suggestion Therapy that there is a forward
movement from "the self" to the image formed in the mind.
If you take the classic golf improvement exercise of visualizing yourself
executing the perfect swing, there is the implication that something is moving from the person to the image.
This forward movement could be something as simple as the belief that you can perform the swing, but I feel that it is much more than this. I believe that "the self" directs a flow of meaning-laden consciousness into the image to make that image real for that individual. Whatever meaning is conveyed in that projection of consciousness will determine the emotional experience for that person.
This projection, or assignment of meaning has become so automatic in our day-to-day dealings with the world that the meaning is now seen as part of the image itself instead of something assigned from within the mind.
Placing the meaning in the image itself appears to give the image the
power to be the cause of our emotional experiences, and by extension, outside agencies the power to at least influence our behaviour if not be the cause of
it.
The automatic assignment of meaning can also prove problematic when a therapist is trying to install new concepts in the mind to bring about
emotional and behavioural change.
A familiar situation will present itself and the customary meaning is assigned before the person has a chance to select their new definition of the situation. A few of these habitual assignments of meaning re-establishes the old thought pathways and usually results in a relapse into the familiar behaviour in that situation that the individual is trying to change.
I have found from my own work that attemts at behavioural and emotional change are much more likely to be successful when we "sever" this forward link of automatic assignment of meaning to the existing image before attempting to establish new images in the mind.
When the familiar concepts are "de-commissioned" by withdrawing the projection of meaning from them the individual experiences a significant reduction in their customary emotional response and the drive to perform their habitual actions.
This of course makes the establishment of new concepts in the mind to guide behaviour much more straightforward because the individual is not battling their familiar emotional responses and drives. New behaviours now have a much better chance of becoming the new habitual response.
R.J. 2006 About Author
Rob. Jager is the founder and director of the HungerMaster Weight Program. He can be contacted at http://www.hungermaster.com/
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