Deconditioning: what is it?
- Imalipusram
- Sep 18
- 2 min read
What if your life was just a program... that you could hack?
What is deconditioning?
Deconditioning is a powerful but still little-known process: that of regaining control of your mind . Concretely, it is the art of:
Identify beliefs that do not come from you (parents, school, society, religion, media, etc.).
Disconnect the autopilots that guide your choices without you realizing it.
Rediscover free, lively and authentic thinking.
Do you think you control your life? In reality, 90% of your thoughts aren't your own . They've been downloaded into your mind since childhood. Deconditioning is the process of uninstalling that old software... to rewrite YOUR program.
Why is it vital in 2025?
Because we live in an era saturated with:
Notifications that dictate your attention.
Political and media discourses that shape your opinion.
Algorithms that choose what you see, what you believe, and even what you desire.
Without deconditioning, you are not an actor , you are a consumer . You think you are living your life… but in reality, you are playing a role written by others.
How do you recognize that you are conditioned?
3 signs that don’t lie:
You make choices to “not disappoint” → family, colleagues, entourage.
You are afraid to step outside the norm, even if your intuition tells you otherwise.
You live on autopilot , without asking yourself “is this really me?”
The path to deconditioning
It doesn't happen overnight. It's a 3-step process:
Become aware : observe your thoughts, your reactions, and notice when they come from a learned habit rather than a real choice.
Question : Ask “Who put this in my head? Does it serve me, or does it limit me?”
Reprogram : replace these limiting beliefs with chosen truths, aligned with your essence.
What you gain by deconditioning yourself
A mental freedom that most people will never experience.
An ability to create your life according to your own rules .
A lucidity that means nothing can manipulate you anymore (neither your boss, nor your government, nor your Instagram feed).
Conclusion: Do you want to live… or be lived?
Deconditioning is not a spiritual luxury, it is a necessity to regain control of your existence . True independence does not begin with money… it begins with the mind.
👉 And you, what do you want to uninstall from your life first?
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