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The Mentalist

Who pulls the Trigger

By Jason D. Varga

External stimulus is a must for human development, helping us learn and to understand who we are and where we fit into the larger picture. Our senses pick up over two million pieces of information every second. This may seem to be an extraordinarily high number, and it would also be overwhelming if this was a conscious process. However, our minds are clever machines. We take in all this information and filter it, we delete what seems unimportant, and we pigeon hole that which is like other experience or knowledge. In fact, we filter this large amount of external stimulus in many different ways to whittle that number down to seven or eight pieces of information, on a conscious level.

On a subconscious level, we still retain a large percentage of that information, and our filter systems aid us by giving us only what it thinks is important, what is relevant, fits in our world and self-view, or that is necessary for our personal safety. We have all heard the saying: “You get what you focus on.” This is largely true. Our intent programs our lives and shapes our reality.

What happens though if we are constantly bombarded with the same information, more importantly, the same energy associated with that information?

“We get to a point where we only see negatives all around us and become totally oblivious to the joys of life.”

In today’s modern world, it is difficult to avoid being bombarded on a daily basis information that has a rather negative tone. We see the stories on social media, people complaining about this, that or the other. Mainstream media uses sensationalism to sell news, and there is nothing more sensational than stories filled with horror. Some dreadful event is reported, so the next story must be bigger, better, more dreadful and more worrying.

A scene from Stanley Kubrick’s film, A Clockwork Orange comes to mind where the main character is forced to watch terrible and violent scenes over and over for a long period of time, therefore ‘programming’ him to violence. Is that any different to watching or reading depressing news stories every day? It may not be as obvious, it may be a slower process, but it is constant.

We become desensitised to all the horror. We even normalise it.

Anxiety and depression in the Western world, indeed across the globe, are at constantly heightening levels, yet we are supposedly living in an age where we have a plethora of ways to help people’s mental health. Perhaps it is a conspired industry of keeping people on medication and anti-depressants (I’m sure this conspiracy theory has been around for some time, so I won’t go into it here). Coming from the hypnosis and psychological standpoint, these medications are a band aid to reduce the symptoms, but never really get to heal the cause; however I digress… or do I?

For what could the cause be? Remembering that we get what we focus on, it seems a simple thing that if we feed our time and energy into reading depressing, triggering stories, then that is how we will shape our reality. All that negativity seeps into our subconscious and we end up like the depressed robot from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

“In today’s modern world, it is difficult to avoid being bombarded on a daily basis information that has a rather negative tone.”

We even begin to filter out any positive stories because they no longer fit into our unconscious belief system. We get to a point where we only see negatives all around us and become totally oblivious to the joys of life. We set up a hamster wheel of negativity. Worse yet, we share the stories on our own social media platforms, gossip about them to friends and family, spreading the virus of depression. Even writing this now, I feel my mind fog and my physical body getting heavy with the weight of negativity, just by writing about it!

“Ultimately, by taking some responsibility for creating a better life for yourself gives you the power. In reality, we control the trigger.”

Imagine, just imagine, what if you decided to only read positive stories, only shared positive thoughts? Perhaps to the extreme of blocking or unfollowing people who tend to only post and share negativity. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying everything can be ‘love and light’ all the time. Where there is light there must be shadow, balance is the key. To create that balance, choose to see, really see, the positives, not get hung up on the negatives. Create a better reality for yourself. External stimulus will always be there, as we have covered. It is indeed needed for human development. Will you let these dark tales trigger you, or will you take charge? Ultimately, by taking some responsibility for creating a better life for yourself gives you the power. In reality, we control the trigger. You are far more powerful than you imagine. Accept that, use that and step into and spread the light.

ESPecially best wishes The Mentalist

Jason D. Varga is available for Hypnotherapy, Intuitive Counselling, Corporate and Private shows.

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