Most people do not like change. Change causes feelings of uneasiness and unfamiliarity. It causes people to step out of their comfort zone and upsets routine. Most routine decisions are made on the subconscious level and are what we call habits. Even if what we are doing is not working, we continue to make familiar decisions over and over. This familiarity prevents anxiety caused by the unknown as our psyche tries to keep things in familiar territory. It's just human nature.
Gradual change is the most comfortable because it allows us time to get used to something new and is accomplished in little steps. Even if change is welcome, it is still stressful. We can learn to become comfortable with change. To do so, we must challenge ourselves to be open to change but this is difficult to accomplish alone. The mind plays tricks on us allowing us to put "change" under the bed, thereby ignoring it. A counselor can help you initiate change in your life.
The first step towards change is identifying what it is you want to change. A counselor can look for areas of discrepancy in thinking patterns and challenge the client with them. We often cannot see these discrepancies because our own hidden agendas are at work. To have the best results with change, a person needs to design their own story and take ownership of it. Change also requires new experiences in order to give up old behaviors. Successful change is also accomplished in small steps, most successfully, with the help of a professional counselor
Start approaching change as a welcome companion. Embrace it and develop yourself to your fullest potential!
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