People are creatures of habits and that includes habitual ways of thinking or rather mis-thinking. Generally, speaking habitual thinking patterns were instilled in us by our parents, siblings, school mates, teachers, preachers, rabbis and any other "authority" figure - and especially by ourselves.
When we realize our lives are DIRECT effects of our thinking we begin to watch our thinking (Krishnamurti) and begin to cease thinking some things (Peale, Maltz, et al) and simultaneously begin specific new thoughts (Ingalese). Just as in breaking any habit - it can hardly be done! It is easier however to change a habit into a new habit. Seeing this as a habit (and not a Divine curse or condemnation) defuses and depersonalizes the whole process, again making it easier. I'm not saying changing a habit is easy. But it certainly is easier and more profitable than chasing after non-existent "bad or evil spirits", 'changing the (outer) world' and all the other antics we sometimes do as we scheme to escape our responsibilities with all this.
There is also the other issue of DECIDING to change perhaps because life has become too painful, chaotic, too limited, sickness or what have you. This decision is the DESIRE for the peace, joy, prosperity or absence of whatever the pain was/is. Some people call this "getting your stuff together" or "buckling down" and other homilies. The idea is the same. Don't like life? Change the thinking! It does take time to know self so treat your selves with Peace, Tenderness and Love as you go through the process - whatever time it takes. Desire, time and results are inversely proportional to one another. The more the desire the less time it takes to get better results.
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