How Our Brain Creates Programs

It is fascinating how quickly the brain learns. When we repeat a thought, feeling, or behavior, connections between nerve cells can become stronger. Over time, the brain can create pathways that make certain responses feel automatic.

Think about learning to ride a bicycle. At first, you have to think about everything you are doing. Where are my hands? Where are my feet? How do I keep my balance? After enough practice, you simply get on and ride. Your brain has learned the pathway.

Emotional patterns can develop in much the same way. If you have spent years expecting something to go wrong, feeling responsible for everyone around you, or believing you are not good enough, those thoughts and responses can become familiar pathways in your brain. You may become anxious whenever something feels uncertain, angry when you feel disrespected, or deeply sad when you feel rejected or alone. You may find yourself worrying about what other people think, shutting down during conflict, feeling guilty when you say no, or expecting people to disappoint you. After enough repetition, these responses can become so familiar that they happen before you have had a chance to consciously choose how you want to respond.

NeuroCognitive Reprogramming™ is very effective for deprogramming old patterns and creating new ones. We look at the internal strategy behind a response, and begin to understand what your mind has learned. Using specific protocols, we can work with those patterns, and create new ways of thinking, feeling, and responding.

The goal is to help the brain learn something new. When a new neural pathway is used and strengthened, a response that once felt automatic can begin to give you more choices in how you respond.