Continuing our exploration, we get to know the second Law of Suggestion: the Law of Reversed Effect.

What is the Law of Reversed Effect? More and more you try to do something governed by your subconscious, the more you find it difficult to achieve. Put it as this: your conscious and subconscious minds govern different aspects of your life. Where one is capable of doing, the other may not.

Law in Action. Physiologically speaking, your subconscious is your autonomic nervous system – the system that governs bodily functions independent of your conscious control. You can control your movements, whether to swallow or not as well as running or walking. But you cannot directly control your blood pressure, heart beat, glucose level or event sweating mechanism!

More and more you try it, the harder it gets.

Mind-Body Relationship: It is not impossible to gain control over these bodily functions. But it’s not as direct as you can imagine. Your brain is equipped with sophisticated organs which would facilitate your survival. Based on the information surrounding you as relayed by your senses, it reacts. Whether the threat or reward is real, it’s immaterial. Your brain directs your body to react to its reality.

But when you attempt to consciously assert control, it – I speculate – raises your brain’s alarm. Through that, you will begin to feel agitated, depressed or annoyed. It’s when your mood isn’t too good for whatever reason. Your subconscious isjust protecting you.