If You Want To Heal, Think Of Your Brain Like A Computer

I want you to imagine that your brain is a computer.

For years now, programs and data have been downloading. Maybe the person installing that data knew about computers, maybe they didn’t.

Sometimes the programs get installed with errors and need to update. If you’re lucky, you have access to new and improved data. But you may have to get help or buy some new software.

The computer may also get a virus. Viruses can be harder to erase.

Everyday you will have to keep downloading new data and working on those programs. The virus will seem stronger at times, just keep downloading new data.

The computer is not broken. It just needs to update.You are constantly being programmed and reprogrammed. Your brain downloads and incorporates new information. This information allows you to create your thoughts and worldview.

Your parents, family, friends, the media, and other sources of information impact you on a deep, deep level.

Your brain, much like a computer, can go haywire. Your thoughts might skew negative. You have trouble not operating from your ego. You think the world is out to get you.

When people come to my office they usually want to know, “how long is it going to take to change this?”

Think about how long it took you to get to this point. Think about all the messages you heard and the things you were taught. It’s a lot of data and we have to re-write it all. Negative cognitions, like a computer virus, can be so hard to remove. They lurk in unsuspecting places. Sometimes we need help removing them or replacing them with something new.

You are not broken. You just need to update your programming. You need to learn and repeat new patterns of thought and behavior. Every time you say and do something new, the old programming gets weaker. It takes time but it works.

What are some thoughts that you are working on reprogramming and re-writing?

If you would like to re-write some of your internal programming and live a more fulfilling, enjoyable life, we can help. Please feel free to contact us today.