People live their lives constantly being brainwashed

By reclaiming my true self,

the sleep disorders, depressive symptoms, and irritable bowel syndrome I had suffered from for over 40 years

disappeared as if they were a lie, and I am now living a life free from pain. The way that became reality was simply by listening to my inner voice and reclaiming my true self.⬇️

Are people always living their lives while being brainwashed?

To reclaim your true self,

the shortcut is to let go of the 'fixed ideas' that have accumulated over the many years of your current life. That is because,

due to things like the environment in which one was born, how one was raised, one's lifestyle, and encounters with others,

various matters are constantly planting 'fixed ideas' in us.

In other words, it means we are constantly being 'brainwashed.' No, that's not true! I think many people would say they aren't being brainwashed. I was the same. I thought I was quite flexible about things,

and that I could make fair judgments by putting myself in others' shoes. Besides, I'm not religious, and brainwashing is about religion, right? So I thought I definitely wasn't being brainwashed.

...but I was actually being brainwashed quite a lot and held many fixed ideas.

What kind of fixed ideas and brainwashing are there?

So, what about all of you? For example, suppose you get on a crowded train. Then, an elderly woman is standing in front of a young male student who is sitting down. The seats are all full, but the male student is playing with his smartphone instead of giving up his seat to the elderly woman. When you witness this scene, what kind of emotions arise in you?

Please try to imagine it for a moment. Why don't you give up your seat! You're young, so you should be able to stand! I feel sorry for the elderly woman. Young people these days are hopeless!

Don't you think things like that? You do think that, don't you? I do too. I think so. So, what kind of brainwashing (fixed ideas) do you think is present here? You can probably think of things like: You must be kind to the elderly. The elderly woman must be having a hard time because she is old. The male student must be healthy. Young people should give up their seats to the elderly. You can think that way, right? However, perhaps the elderly woman might be very energetic, the male student might be suffering from a serious illness, he might have offered his seat at the previous station and been refused, he might just be thinking about the timing to offer it because he's shy, he might be using his smartphone to make a hospital appointment for a worsening chronic condition, or the elderly woman might hate being treated like an old person. These are all just possibilities, and I also give up my seat immediately if an elderly person is there. It's not a question of whether giving up a seat is 'good' or 'bad', but

since we were taught from childhood that 'we should give up our seats to the elderly,'

we have planted it in our brains as the correct thing to do.

Of course, it's not wrong, but if you become too attached to it,

or think that doing so is the natural thing to do,

you may end up blaming or trying to correct those who don't do it. Besides that, there are things like: 'If you catch a cold, go to the hospital and get medicine,' 'Quit smoking because it has a high risk of lung cancer,' 'Eat three proper meals a day for your health,' 'Get along with all your friends.'

Like these common societal norms: 'You cannot change the past that has already happened,' 'It's better to just forget unpleasant things,' 'Time will solve painful things,' 'If you meet someone you don't like, use them as a cautionary tale so you don't become like them.'

mental things such as

"If your blood pressure is over XX, you are sick"
"You have X years left to live because it is stage X"
"You must get a health checkup because it leads to early detection"

and medical-related things such as

"You are not doing well in this life because you did something bad in a past life"
"You will be punished if you don't visit the grave"
"If you don't perform a memorial service for an aborted fetus, it will affect your descendants"
"You will succeed if you have a good guardian spirit"

If someone told you that these spiritual things are

all brainwashing (fixed ideas)!

wouldn't one or two things come to mind?

Brainwashing begins from the moment you are born

That is how we, from the moment we are born,

through parents, environment, life, and encounters with people,

are easily planting fixed ideas in ourselves in various situations.

In childhood, from your mother,
"You are a kind child who can do XX" or

from your father,
"You are bad at XX, so you can't do XX" or

from your grandparents,
"You are the older sister, so do XX" or

from your siblings,
"You are worse at XX than me" or

from your friends,
"XX-chan said she hates you" or

from your school teacher,
"Have a dream for the future" or

from your senior,
"This happened because you disrupted the harmony" or

from a doctor,
"You have a constitution that is naturally XX" or

from a master,
"Listen to what I say and do this" or

from a mentor,
"To earn money, you should do this!" and so on.

These are all imprints called brainwashing, and if you believe them, they become fixed ideas.

Especially when told by someone superior to you or an expert,

it is easily imprinted and becomes a deeply rooted belief.

I am being persistent, but this is not about whether it is "good" or "bad".

Good or bad is also a dangerous way of thinking that can become a fixed idea.

So why is brainwashing (fixed ideas) related to poor health or illness?

People do it to stick to that endure, force themselves to conform, or do unreasonable things.

The more sincere, kind, and serious a person is, the more they try to stick to it⬇️

Try questioning the obvious

Moreover, most of these kinds of brainwashing are done unconsciously.

That is exactly what not living as your true selfmeans.

Furthermore, not only yourself,

but also for your parents, children, spouse, partner, relatives, acquaintances, friends, and other loved ones, thinking it is for their own good,

you then become the one doing the brainwashing.

And as a physical reaction, your true self expresses itself in the form of poor health or illness.

Not only that, but human relationships are also likely to become strained, and there is a high possibility that you will also have money problems.

So, does that mean I should just let go of those fixed ideas!

Does that mean everything will get better! It's not that simple.

First, what is important is: where and how were you brainwashed?

Why did you come to have that fixed idea?

What kind of negative events are happening because of that fixed idea?

Negative events include poor health, illness, discord in human relationships, and financial problems.

The fact that you are carrying those negative problems is proof that you are not being your true self.

If you want to solve that, you must trace it back and face yourself.

It might be good to start by questioning what you think is obvious and looking at it from a bird's-eye view.

And your true self should already know the "cause of the poor health, illness, discord in human relationships, and money problems".

Please listen to the voice of your true self, notice your fixed ideas,

remember the root of where that fixed idea was born,

and after acknowledging and forgiving it, only then let it go.

You cannot let go of it unless you trace it back that far and notice something that was at the foundation.

By living as your true self,

if all the problems you are currently facing are solved,

there is nothing easier, more fun, and stress-free than that, right?

Lastly, a question for you.

In your day today, what

Have you ever had a moment where you unconsciously felt that you "should do something"?

If you often feel that you "should do this!"

there may be deep-seated traces of brainwashing there.

If you are curious, please send me a message anytime!

Yes, you already know!