Schauer Thoughts Regular & Hypnotic Shower Thoughts
Nov 5, 2025
Dive into the fascinating world of hypnotic speech and childhood suggestibility. Explore how parental rapport shapes influence and learn about the neuroscience behind 'shower thoughts.' Reflect on cultural commentary regarding embarrassment and gender norms. Discover the somatic nervous system's role in voluntary actions and how childhood phrases can create learned helplessness. Plus, unpack the importance of smell in memory and how motor gestures can counteract limiting beliefs. A captivating mix of science, personal insights, and societal reflections!
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Parental Rapport Creates Deep Suggestibility
- Children are highly suggestible because parental rapport creates implicit trust that opens them to suggestion.
- Rapport and communication establish a neural 'setting' that grounds beliefs and behavior.
Reading BPD Book To Track Progress
- Sarah describes reading 'I Hate You, Don't Leave Me' with a partner to track progress against past behaviors.
- She asks the partner to note when symptoms no longer apply so she can validate growth.
ASL Matches A Nonverbal Cognitive Style
- Sarah lacks an internal monologue and processes visually and tactilely, so ASL fits her cognition better.
- She plans to learn ASL to align external communication with her internal shape-based thinking.
