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It works, very well even. One example regarding my habit to bite my nails: NLP combined with hypnosis (relaxation), I heard 3 times an mp3 audio and have never again bitten my finger nails ever since that day 3 years ago. After biting nails for 25 years. Why did it work? NLP often teaches your subconscious to attach feelings/images to triggers (stimulus). And as I remember in this audio it attached the image of "eating parts of you" with the movement of the finger to the mouth. So moving my finger into the mouth immediately reminds me subconsciously that I am actually about to eat a part of me, which, of course, is gross, hence I stopped doing it. This really happens subconsciously, I don't notice it, not even this image, only when I think about it, I realise that I didn't bit my nails for several years. I'm not even moving my fingers anymore into my mouth, this habit is just gone from me.

@Ayla Thank you very much! I started to process your input. @Mal Not quite sure what you mean. Do you have an opinion about any of the mentioned techniques in this thread?

Muhammad, I'm glad to hear that you made such progress in the past 8 months! Keep up the good work! To your idea: A blog is something you often can pull up as a side gig, so you can go on studying until you have a stable income (and even finishing your studies). If I'm not mistaken the living costs around Morocco are 400-500 USD per month. Is that correct? That would be very reachable on the side if you have a solid business plan. The way I would approach it and how I actually do it: I create and build up several independent income streams besides working full time. I have websites that bring me consistently money using ad networks like Google AdSense. And I have websites where I sell digital products. They all bring in a 4 digit sum monthly and it was possible to reach this by working on it on weekends. University doesn't guarantee you a job, but you still can learn some very good skills for the future and if your studies are backed by the government, unlike in the USA, you won't create a massive burden of debts with it. So I would defenitely go for it, if possible.

Thanks, that's what I'm interested. What kind of mind games am I falling for here? I'm not sure if this will happen one day by itself, but I realise the issue currently so I try to investigate.

Thanks, I know Byron Katie very well and it is easy for me to let such things go. The question was if it is the right thing to have this mindset of not getting involved into any such discussions or "mini-confrontations" by default and just overlooking it and moving on happily. Currently it somehow feels wrong to not confront someone in such a situation, but on the other hand it also causes friction in those relationships. So, something does need to change on my side. I take full responsibility.

I noticed recently that I can easily get upset when someones ego is showing off. For example a fellow colleague figured out a solution and wants everyone to appreciate him and accept that his solution is the one and only and anything else is wrong. Is it suitable if I just quickly agree and go along instead of revealing his faults in the matter? Or in another example, a person seems (!) to be disapproving of me as he doesn't know me and generally is suspicious about new people. This tends to bother me. Is it suitable if I just brush such and similar situations off and ignore it? Or should I act in such situations to stop show offs or "proving" myself to the person who seems to disapprove? I seem to have discovered a rabbit hole here, as these patterns seem to repeat and create friction.

To the people who bought Leo's Life Purpose Course. How did it help you? I'm currently considering buying the course and wonder how you experienced it. Thanks for your feedback.

I don't understand the point. You watched a video Leo saying that we don't need anything to be happy. Not even oxygen. And then your question is if you need a boyfriend to be happy? I'm not critisizing, just trying to understand you. I know it is hard to believe that we don't need anything to be happy, but I found it a very relieving message and it resonates strongly with me. What makes you believe that you need a boyfriend to be happy?