Rule 3: Your Mind Responds Only to Pictures and Words

The subconscious mind does not live in abstract concepts; it speaks the visceral dialect of imagination and internal language.

When we replay a past mistake or catastrophize about an upcoming event, we paint a vivid cinematic horror film on our internal screen.

Our biology reacts instantly, treating the imaginary threat as a present-moment reality and flooding our cells with stress hormones.

Somatic Feeling Associated: A sudden knot tightening in the stomach, shallow breathing restricted to the upper chest, and cold palms, the physiological signature of a body reacting to a movie playing only in the mind.

Real-Life Situation: Before a big presentation or a difficult client call, your internal dialogue replays a vivid movie of stuttering, freezing, or messing up completely. Your stomach immediately ties itself in knots.

Somatic Work: Your subconscious cannot easily tell the difference between a real event and a vividly imagined one. Interrupt the catastrophe reel.

Stand up, roll your shoulders back, and intentionally paint a new internal picture, visualize your breath moving smoothly, your feet grounded, and your voice steady.

Use clear, grounding words internally: "I am anchored. I am safe, I am enough."

you can tapp that onto your chest area, with your fingers tapping on to your chest like "Tarzan" just a little less vigorous 😉

Tap, "I am anchored." Tap "I am safe." Tap "I am enough"

Reflection & Integration for Rule 3:

• What internal movie or worried script has my mind been replaying lately?

• What new, supportive picture or words do I want to paint for myself today?

• Write down the old mental image to drop and the new visual anchor to step into!

If you are curious and would like to chat about shifting your internal language and imagery, let's have a discovery call!

Best to you,

Ashley Howitt Specialist in Nervous System Recalibration!

Founder, Somatics-Embodied Clinical Hypnotherapy & IFS, NLP Somatic Counseling

somaticsembodied@gmail.com | (415) 634-7481

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