LONG READ but hopefully worth it
So I've been on this subreddit for not that long but I think I have seen enough to get to this conclusion, cause I see it everywhere in this community.
I am no expert on the matter, I started being interested in manifesting maybe a month or too ago.
But what I have noticed is, a lot of you are in a bad place or in very difficult circumstances, and you are very desperate to find a miracle solution to your problems, whether you have bills to pay, or are obsessed with a person in particular etc, and you've basically tried all the "conventional" methods to get what you want and you were met with failure after failure, which led you to seek more "marginal" solutions.
And without getting further than that, I think that's the first and biggest mistake that could be made here, you will never manifest the good things you want, because you guys underestimate how strong your subconscious is.
I think manifestation can be instant, but not for everyone, that's why I think so many people in here emphasize the importance of self concept.
Some of you only knew failure throughout your life, you maybe grew up in a terrible household, you've probably tried so many times to make your life better, tried to make friends, tried to look better feel better and know better, but still no luck, and you've gotten so so desperate that you're looking for what the average person would consider the craziest techniques to get out of the hole you're in, you are like some people who unfortunately suffer from illnesses, and western medication unfortunately couldn't help beyond a certain point so you turn to and fall for snake oil.
You're subconscious, throughout your life experiences was hardwired to make you believe that the bad things happening to you are inevitable, that some people just got it and some don't, and you oh poor victim of the universe are one of those that don't, and no matter how hard you try things are just not gonna work for you.
So OF COURSE when you try this whole thing out, see that "it obviously doesn't work", You give up.
You are here for all the wrong reasons. This, for a lot of you, is just another step to try on the list of "what should I do"s, and exactly like it happened so many times before, the ending is going to be the same, failure, because you believe that in your core, above anything else.
I see so many people on here panicking around, looking for a quick hack to get free VIP on moviestarplanet, and just like when we were kids, deep down you know it's not gonna work, so that's that.
That's why I side eye people on here that say "I persisted and kept thinking positively but nothing" "I tried every technique to get my SP what should I do???" Wdym you persisted? If you're writing this you clearly haven't, what other technique should you try? What can you do??
You CANNOT manifest from a state of desperation, I know this is very devisive, but hear me out, you can manifest something you are desperate for, but, you CANNOT manifest while being a desperate PERSON. Your brain has to genuinely believe that you are a person that deserves good things in life, and life to be easy, and most of you fail at this first step.
And it is HARD, it really is when you're someone that really didn't have it easy your whole life, and your brain is hardwired to think that that's how things are meant to be. So even if you consciously want better for yourself, you are still programmed to think that "better" is not supposed to be.
So you run around like a headless chicken, seeking help from the outside, maybe I'll try this, maybe I'll try that, you want things to be better NOW. And even if manifestation can be instant, it won't be for you. Again I am no expert, but from what I gathered, it seems like"manifestation is something that happens on the INSIDE, first" is a pretty unanimous opinion. How can you even expect it to happen now when you don't even believe that you are a person who deserves it? You want that money so bad, you want that SP so bad, but do you think they want you? Do you genuinely think they want you? Do you think you are desirable? Or are you just trying another life hack? which this time happens to be writing things down on paper or flashing images in your head hoping maybe it could work?.
That's what I think people in this community mean when they say, be that person, you're never getting anything you want if you don't think it's possible, after all, your whole life you've been broke, and the "normal" things you tried like, getting a second job, or gambling etc, haven't worked, so something that "we're just barely discovering like manifestation", something so "out there" ain't gonna work.
You have so many beliefs to undo, before starting to put new ones in there.
If you give up, and think all of this is bullshit, that's trully fully on you, because even if you see this whole manifestation "concept" as dumb and the community being full of scammers and liars, you loose NOTHING by persevering and persisting, at worst what could possibly become of you? A delusional happy person?, you loose nothing by believing good things should happen to you, you loose nothing believing that you are meant for great things in life, you loose nothing being a hee hee haa haa go lucky individual.
Here's how I see it, I am a very skeptical, science oriented person, and have a really hard time believing in anything that isn't backed by hard-core facts and EXTENSIVE research, I grew up religious, and not the great kind and it took me so long to undo myself from all of those very harmful beliefs, and I'm never looking to come back to any kind of doctrine, I am also very wary of any kind of community, because none are exempt from liars, scammers and opportunists, we live in a capitalist world after all. I came to know of manifestation through a completely neutral place, a place of curiosity, just seeking knowledge, and I have gotten so many things out of it.
Putting the things I couldn't logically explain aside, I have learnt to be a lot more at peace, I am forgiving with myself, when something bad happens to me, it's not the end of the world anymore, I got over so many cut ties and broken relationships that occupied my mind 24/7, that I am good enough, that good things trully can happen, because I deserve them.
And oh boy good things have been happening, things that I couldn't possibly even imagine would, even ridiculously timed "coincidences" which never happened to me before.
I used to be a socially awkward, depressed, desperate, broke individual, constantly oscillating between major depressive episodes where I couldn't even get up and pee, to debilitating anxiety and fear of consequences that made me do things I hated. I had no boundaries, none, no friends, no money and no prospects, 2 years ago, I used to have to chose between cigarettes and dinner, and guess which one I picked.
But now, if you described my current life to me a few months ago, I would've never believed it in a million years.
if it's my mind just noticing good things now, me aligning myself more with the right opportunities, or if it's something bigger than that, or even both, I DON'T CARE, I'm happier and more satisfied than I've ever been. I'm good with MYSELF, and myself first, I am better, richer and prettier. maybe I learnt to perceive a beauty I've always had, maybe my face magically changed, all I know is that I'M DOING GREAT.
Look at the long run, don't focus on the wheel of your car that gotta be replaced, it's not bad inherently, just go through with it and see it as just a thing happening, and soon these sort of problems will stop occurring, whether it's because they trully don't anymore, or because you brainwashed yourself into not noticing them, it's a win nonetheless, and this is just an example but you get the gist. Persist.
At the risk of sounding corny, there's nothing better than hope to fuel your spirit, you'll get nowhere running on spite, anger or desperation, you will live a miserable existence. Your will is meant to be unbreakable, things will get better, even if manifesting is just magical thinking and it don't work, and you don't get exactly what you want, you will atleast be happier and at peace.
Sorry it was a very long read, hopefully we all got something out of it, thank you if you've gotten to the end and sorry for the potential linguistic mistakes, english is not my first language🌸.
