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armchairlinguist
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 Posted - 02/06/2008 : 09:29:41
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This is a topic that comes up a lot in various ways on the forum, and Sarno even addresses it in his books to some extent, but this expression of it may help those struggling.
I see a lot of people on here saying "Well, I read the book and I understand what he's saying, but I'm not better yet." This is more for newer people than those with lots of experience, but it could apply either way depending on where you are.
There is a huge difference between what your mind comprehends and what you really GET on a deep level. It's when you really GET it that you'll begin having success. Intellectual understanding is an important first step, but in TMS work you can't rely on intellectual understanding to make progress past a certain point. The understanding has to sink in and become part of your paradigm. This is one reason why repetition is important. Why you are advised to read the books repeatedly and pay intense attention. Because if you repeatedly remind yourself of what the intellectual connection is, and you keep looking at the world through that intellectual understanding, it eventually percolates down, and at some point you look up and realize, oh, NOW I GET IT.
I just had this moment for something somewhat related -- the understanding that we can't control other people's behavior -- and the difference between 'understanding' that (which I have for a few months) and GETTING it is huge.
It takes time; it's not a process we can directly control. And it's counter-intuitive to hyper-intellectual types, who make up a lot of the TMS population. But from one hyper-intellectual to another, let me tell you: someday you will GET it. Just hang in there.
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weatherman
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Posted - 02/06/2008 : 09:52:43
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You make a good point about repetition. I've thought about getting one of the books on CD that I could play while walking, for instance, and just listen to it day after day. I'm curious about how well things sink in reading versus hearing, and can see arguments both ways. From what I've read, the subconscious receives information passively, whether it wants to or not. For me HBP probably resonates the most. The CD is noted as being "abridged", though it's 3-1/2 hours long so it must not leave out too much.
Weatherman
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Intellectual understanding vs unconscious
