22/02/2024
What even is a belief - most people associate belief with religion or politics or even having a negative self belief, but beliefs are a huge part of our very existence which drives most of our behaviour and pretty much all our thoughts. Beliefs provide a framework for how we live our life.
A belief is an assumed truth. They are accepted as true without any reflection on the information that we have been given and are seen as the best available explanation we have at the time based on the evidence we’ve been observing in our physical life. Many of our beliefs, especially those formed in childhood, most notably our core beliefs are non volitionary. The majority of beliefs remain unconscious for our lifetime and most people aren’t even aware that what determines the choices we make and the life path we take are based on our biology and core beliefs, most of which are deeply unconscious and not known to the believer and usually formed due to other people’s opinions or behaviour.
Beliefs could and should be questioned especially if they have a negative impact on our life. For every stressful thought, there is an underlying belief. Our beliefs are the very essence of how we see ourselves, others and the world.
