I've Witnessed 10,000 Murders

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That’s right. I’ve watched at least that many.

And I bet you have too.

Every time we sit in front of the television, within minutes we slip into a hypnotic state. Our brainwaves shift into alpha—the same relaxed state we enter during light meditation or hypnosis. In this state, our critical thinking slows down, and our subconscious becomes highly suggestible.

That means: whatever we watch isn't filtered or questioned. It simply enters. The subconscious mind doesn’t know the difference between real and imagined. So when we watch a murder on TV, the subconscious responds as if it were actually happening.

Think about that.

One study estimates the average child sees 8,000 murders on TV before finishing elementary school. As adults, we've likely surpassed that many times over.

Our minds take in approximately 11 million bits of information per second through all our senses. Yet, our conscious minds can only process about 40–50 bits per second. That means 99.999% of what we take in goes directly to the subconscious.

So what does this mean?

It means that the vast majority of what we absorb—especially in altered states like TV-watching—is being stored in the operating system that runs 90% of our lives: our subconscious mind.

This unfiltered input can dysregulate our nervous system. It can keep us in a chronic state of fight, flight, freeze or fawn. And worse—it can shape our beliefs, emotional responses, and behaviors without us even knowing.

Now, consider this:

Much of our subconscious programming was installed from conception to age seven. During this critical period, we absorb everything as truth—without discernment. That programming becomes the lens through which we experience life. Some of it is empowering. But much of it? Outdated, fear-based, or borrowed from others.

So the question becomes:

How do we rewire the subconscious mind? Here’s where it begins:

1. Be mindful of your media diet.

   Ask yourself: Does this invoke fear, or calm? Is it expanding me or contracting me?

   
   

2. Interrupt unconscious patterns.

   When something triggers a strong emotional response, pause. That’s your subconscious speaking.

   
   

3. Use modalities that work with the subconscious, not against it.

   
   

   Tools like NLP, hypnotherapy, breathwork, and subconscious reprogramming techniques can help clear and rewire outdated programs.

   
   

And if you're ready to move beyond surface-level coping and want to understand the root of what drives your patterns, I invite you to connect with me for a 1:1 Beyond Therapy call.

Because you're not broken.

You're just running an old program.

And it's time for an upgrade.