causing your suffering； the emotional charge that you experience as you
repeat these phrases will bee less and less。 You will begin to develop a
feeling of buoyancy and freedom。 Consciousness Focusing feels great when
done correctly。 Constantly keep in mind that this procedure for
Consciousness Focusing is effective to the degree that you have thoroughly
linked your suffering with a specific addictive programming that your ego and
rational mind have been guarding and defending。 Consciousness Focusing
works to the degree that you really desire freedom from the addiction。 If part
of you still really wants the outside world to change in order for you to be
happy； your attempts at Consciousness Focusing will be only partially
effective。 You can’t fool your bioputer into reprogramming unless you
really mean it and want it。
When you experience an addiction； if possible use Consciousness Focusing
immediately。 It always works best when you use the initial emotional surge
that makes you feel afraid； angry； jealous； or resentful。 If you are not ready to
do Consciousness Focusing； use one of the other methods so that you can
gain the insights which will enable you to drop the addiction。 If your
emotions cool out； it will be more difficult to generate the emotional energy。
But using Consciousness Focusing at a later time can still be very effective。
It always helps in some degree in chipping away part of our heavier rock…like
addictions。
If you get in touch with an addiction when you are in an elevator； or seated in
the middle of a big auditorium； it obviously will not be practical for you to
immediately crouch down on the floor and engage in vigorous verbal
reprogramming。 In public situations； you can develop the ability to step up
your determination； and just silently use the reprogramming phrases you have
selected。
The above four steps are basic procedures for Consciousness Focusing。
There are； however； a number of background techniques that will help you
improve your skill in Consciousness Focusing。 The next chapter will discuss
the basic attitudes that enable Consciousness Focusing to work most rapidly。
A Life Saver
When You Are Drowning
In Negative； Separating Emotions
STEP 1 ： EXPLORE THE SUFFERING。
1。 Take several deep breaths； close your eyes； tune in to your feelings； let
yourself really experience them。
2。 Mentally re…create a factual objective picture of the scene you were
involved in just before you experienced the most intense emotions。 Who
is involved？ Where is it happening？ What is happening？ What is being
said？
3。 Now put yourself back in that scene and consciously experience the
emotions you are generating：
a。 Tune into your body。 Describe the physical sensations。 Describe
the feelings。
Exactly what emotions are you experiencing？ Name them： fear；
anger； disappointment； etc。
b。 Get in touch with your interpretation of the incident。 Ask yourself；
“What words are going through
my mind？ What am I telling myself that is producing these
emotions？”
c。 To get in touch with the basic insecurities that underlie addictive
demands； ask yourself： “What is it
that is bothering me the most？” “What is the worst thing that
could happen？”
STEP 2 ： PINPOINT THE ADDICTION。
1。 At the time of the incident； how did you want things to be？ What
programmed attitudes or models did you have of how you should be； of
how others should be； of how the drama “should” have been played？
2。 To find the deeper underlying addictive demands； ask yourself： “If things
go the way I want and my programmed model is fulfilled； what do I get？”
“If I don’t get what I want and my model of how things should be is not
fulfilled； what does it mean about me？” “How do I feel about myself？”
3。 Now pinpoint your principal addictive demand or demands by asking
yourself： “In this situation； exactly what am I addictively demanding？”
“What do I think I have to have in order to be happy？”
STEP 3 ： SELECT YOUR REPROGRAMMING PHRASES。
1。 Do you see how this addiction makes you act like a robot that responds
automatically？
2。 Do you see how you are making yourself suffer because of this addiction？
3。 Can you see the repeated pattern of suffering that this addiction has
created in your life？
4。 Have you had enough suffering？ Are you willing to let go of the demand？
If not； make sure that the demand which you chose is what is really
bothering you in that situation and repeat Step III。
5。 To change the old programming； choose one or two short； pithy
reprogramming phrases that counteract specific demands。 Thus to
counteract the demand for approval； the phrase “I don’t need approval”
would be appropriate。 To counteract a demand not to make mistakes； “I
don’t have to reject myself if I make mistakes” would help。 They should
feel right when said rapidly with intensity。
6。 Prepare to reprogram by replaying the scene and re…experiencing your
emotions。 Really get in touch with the suffering your addictions have
caused you and with your determination to get free。 Let your energy build
for a drive toward freedom！
STEP 4 ： FOCUS ON REPROGRAMMING。
1。 Close your eyes。 Take ten deep； rapid breaths。 Tense your muscles。
Build up all the emotional energy you can。
2。 Then reprogram with intensity and power。 Repeat your reprogramming
phrases with gut…level determination until you feel that they have clicked
into your bioputer。
3。 To get helpful insights； read the Twelve Pathways aloud and look at the
Centers of Consciousness you are using。
4。 Put yourself back in the same scene this time with the new programming
in operation。 Reaffirm the new programming by visualizing yourself
responding to the situation with new positive responses and feelings based
on your new programming。 Reaffirm that you can be free of old
programming free to be how you really want to be in order to enjoy all
of your life。
Chapter 15
Techniques of Consciousness Focusing
There are background attitudes and skills that increase the effectiveness of
Consciousness Focusing。 This chapter will discuss practical things that will
help you to use this Method to reprogram addictions。 But first let’s review
the four steps of Consciousness Focusing：
1。 Explore the suffering。
2。 Pinpoint the addiction。
3。 Select your reprogramming phrases。
4。 Focus your consciousness on reprogramming。
Bearing in mind these steps； here are ways you can improve your
effectiveness as you use this Fifth Method：
5。 Wele the people and situations that can help you bee clearly
and strongly aware of your addictions。
Usually you carefully protect yourself from people you “just can’t stand。”
You run the other way when life gives you a relationship that worries you。
When you begin to work on yourself through the Method of Consciousness
Focusing； you try never again to retreat from any person or any life situation
as long as it makes you aware of your addictions。 You wele and honor
that situation； for it provides you with a continuous input from the outside
world that makes you aware of emotional programming you must change in
order to uplevel your consciousness。 the Method of Consciousness Focusing
cannot be used when you are peaceful； serene； and loving。 It can only be
used effectively at those moments when your existing emotional programming
is creating in you feelings of duality and separateness and destroying your
capacity to love。
Whatever you tell yourself at this time is absolutely crucial。 So be
sure to
blame all of your uptightness on your addictive programming。
You must change the way you talk to yourself about your life situations so
that you no longer imply that anything outside of you is the immediate cause
of your unhappiness。 Instead of saying； “Joe makes me mad；” say； “I make
myself mad when I’m around Joe。” Instead of saying； “Mary irritates me
when she is late；” say； “By not showing up on time； Mary continually
reminds me that I’m addicted to punctuality。” This enables you to use the
Method of Consciousness Focusing to gradually get rid of that part of your
programming that makes you uptight when something does not conform to
your expectations。
It is important to be very specific and accurate when you use Consciousness
Focusing to reprogram your unconscious levels。 Whatever you tell yourself
when you are emotionally upset will play a part in the programming that you
will have to live with in the future。 If you make the conventional mistake of
blaming the outside world； you will simply strengthen your addictions。 If you
say things that separate you from the outside world such as “Men are
terrible；” “Women are awful；” you will be programming yourself in a way
that will alienate you rather than unite you with the world。 If you keep
talking to yourself like that； you may develop a cancerous cynicism and
that certainly is not working toward love and oneness。 The world is what it is
why make yourself upset about it？ Instead of saying； “The cities are
horrible；” tell yourself； “I must release myself from that part of my
emotional programming that makes me upset when I experience certain things
in cities。” In other words； you must stop telling yourself that the reason for
your uptightness and unhappiness is “out there” when the truth of the
matter is that it is simply your inside programming that continually keeps you
uptight。 When you have reprogrammed the addiction； then you can choose to
put your energy into changing things in the most effective way and stop
putting energy into things which you cannot change。
What you feelingly tell yourself at this crucial time when you are emotionally
upset is vital in programming。 You could program yourself to hate everyone
by repeatedly telling yourself when you are upset； “Everyone is out to get
me。” You can program this in your mind so tightly that it will alter your
perception of everyone you see。 If you want to love people； you can use this
opportunity to put in “love programming。” Just tell yourself； “I’m tired of
being outside of it all。 I want to learn to love everyone no more duality and
separateness for me。 I’ve got to learn how to love unconditionally without
demands。”
When people are emotionally upset