5 habits to protect your subconscious mind

I've mentioned before how we can literally think ourselves into sickness. Most of us are not aware of the power of our subconscious mind and how it impacts our health. Subliminal messaging, a sensory stimulus that passes below the state of conscious awareness, which can easily put you in a lower state of being and a generally negative feeling, whether that's sadness or even anger, without you even realising why. 

Similarly, messaging of a positive nature can make us feel good, relieve tension and stress, as well as make you more patient. But how can we protect our subconscious mind? How can we ensure our own subconscious mind isn't working against us? Well, that's exactly what we'll be diving into today, strap in, let's get started.

1. Choosing what music you listen to

Music is one of the biggest areas when it comes to affecting our subconscious. Lyrics that we sing along to, or just unconsciously listen to, have the power to make us feel more anger, sadness, even illness.

The biggest thing here is choosing what you listen to. Blindly turning on the radio in your car or at home and having no say in what comes over the airwaves is giving up your subconscious to whatever happens to be playing. Instead, choose your music and be more selective when it comes to lyrics.

Song lyrics that are more negative in nature, whether singing about depression or anger, can pass this onto you without you realising. Feeling a certain way can often come down to how your brain was programmed subconsciously since you woke up, and less about how healthy you are.

This is a big reason why a lot of people choose to listen to older music, where lyrics tended to be more positive and the frequency of the music was higher than a lot of modern music. You may have even noticed feeling better after listening to an old song compared to a new one.

2. Carefully choosing what you watch

Similarly to radio, letting the TV decide what you watch or only watching whatever happens to be on at that time, isn't a great idea. Subliminal messaging, whether in news, ads or even TV shows, can influence how you feel, and again you don't even realise it's happening.

Instead, actively seeking out more positive forms of media can help you feel better, as these aren't focused on the negative and clickbait, but instead education of a more positive nature. Places like YouTube can be a great place for learning, and older movies tend to be more positive, though you can definitely find positive movies and TV shows today, it just requires a little more effort.

Choosing the media you subject yourself to can greatly impact how you feel. It may feel silly at first, but just as you would avoid ultra-processed food that affects you negatively, avoiding negative media can also help your health greatly, instilling a healthier subconscious and therefore a healthier body. Just as you can think yourself into illness, you can think yourself into health.

3. Watching how you talk to yourself and others

Once you've audited your media, maybe switched to a playlist you made and started watching less news the next part is paying attention to how you speak to and about yourself.

Far too many people use words such as "sick" to describe something cool, or talk very negatively about themselves. This way of speaking programmes your mind, and in turn your mind tells your body things aren't so good and that we need to be more protective and in a state of stress.

Using more positive language and a positive frame of mind in how you talk about yourself can help your mind and body heal. As mentioned, your subconscious mind is powerful, if it's working in a more positive state, your body can heal and be healthier too.

4. Paying attention to conversations

Just as you should pay attention to how you speak about yourself, you should also pay attention to conversations with other people. It's no revelation that some people are a lot more negative than others and this doesn't mean you have to run a mile from them either.

But how you respond, and the language and topics chosen for discussion, can greatly impact the conversation and that person's attitude. Steering the conversation in a more positive direction can help you leave it feeling better rather than drained.

Admittedly this isn't the easiest thing to do, but being more conscious of it can help both your mental health and overall health. After all, feeling good or even great after talking with someone is clearly a win for your wellbeing.

5. Avoid vulnerability windows

Taking all this information and applying it a bit at a time is key. It's about being more conscious and remembering the powerful role the subconscious mind plays in our health.

There are more vulnerable times of day when we are more susceptible to negative media and subliminal messages getting through to our subconscious without us realising. Early morning is one of the biggest and its a time when most people immediately reach for their phone or switch on the news. Instead, allow your mind to get up to speed on its own. How you spend the first 60 minutes of your day often decides how the rest of it goes.

If you spend it scrolling your phone or watching the news, you'll be drawn to that energy for the rest of the day. Instead, opt for reading, a short walk, or journaling, all of which will set you up for a better day and better health.

What to keep in mind

This isn't just about thinking positive thoughts. It's about protecting an area of your brain that has the capability to affect all areas of your health. And it isn't about worrying if you're subjected to negative music, TV or other inputs now and then can't always be avoided. It's about taking back control of what's affecting your subconscious in the time you do control.