How Functional Fixedness Affects Your Psychic & Spiritual Growth

Functional fixedness is more common now in this time of pandemic anxiety and uncertainty. It is the idea that we have lost our own creative ingenuity to solve problems. When we can't see outside-of-the-box, we sometimes feel lost and may lose hope even if the answer is staring right at us.

When we get stuck in this thinking pattern, we begin to believe that what we believe has always been this way and will never change. This is a damaging mindset as it is making us think that we can never change or the world around us.

We are all capable of change.

What happens when we are suffering from functional fixedness?

It will keep you circling in the same negative thought patterns and toxic behaviors.

Ever find yourself in similar toxic relationships repeating the same types of behavior? Are you attracted to the same kinds of people that don't seem healthy for you? This is being stuck in a mindset that negates the possibility of change.

It will make you feel stuck.

If you are stuck in a certain mode of thinking that prohibits you from seeing the situation outside of yourself and how to solve it, you are experiencing functional fixedness. This type of feeling will create a stuck energy inside of you. Psychics who offer Reiki can help you release this type of blockage and help you move into a better, healthier way of being.

It interferes with your life path and growth.

Have you ever had a psychic reader tell you that you have fallen off your life path? This is because functional fixedness has been holding you hostage, and you must break the pattern. When you are stuck in toxic thinking patterns, you cannot experience growth. Growth comes from learning, but it also stems from creative thinking. Shift your mindset into creative expansion, and you will see your world blossom. Stay in the same pattern, and you will stay stuck until you decide it's time to change.

How to fix this?

Learn to embrace uncertainty.

This is straightforward advice to give but hard to implement, especially during uncertain times. The best way to learn to cope with uncertainty is to start by looking at a change in manageable chunks and build from there. This way, you are creating new pathways and helping them grow. You can learn lessons from the smaller struggles that will make it easier when approaching uncertainty to much more complicated events and ideas. Celebrate the small victories just as much as the larger ones.

Add something new and positive in your life to disrupt the patterns and open up new pathways.

Plants and gardening, in general, are easy ways to bring new life into our world. This is especially true of gardening as it forces us to be more in tune with Nature and interact with the outside world. Taking part in the creation of life by maintaining plants and tending to a garden helps us feel better about ourselves and allows us to see the change in small ways, even if we aren't always aware of it. This type of activity provides healthy and long-term personal growth for us.

Pets are also excellent in enlightening us and getting us out of our inner thoughts and stuck-ness. New pets especially are great with this as they force us to look at how we are interacting with ourselves in ways we may not be aware of and force us to reconsider our self-care routines and our self-talk.

Reading material that is outside of your knowledge or comfort zone is a surefire way to open your creative thinking and problem-solving skills. Reading enables us to live outside of ourselves, grow our empathy, and engage with the world from our own home's safety. It is a beautiful way to begin opening up possibilities in your ways of thinking that is probably the safest and most comfortable for you.

Get help and insights from others.

Reaching out for guidance shows you have courage and strength. It opens us up already to moving forward with our lives by merely taking the step to do as it is outside our comfort zone. You can quickly get help and insights from friends and family, but it is probably more useful to get advice from someone outside of your environment as they may be more objective. Life coaches and counselors are fabulous with helping people move from a functional fixedness way of thinking to be more open and vulnerable. Hypnotherapists can also help you expand your mind by using affirmations and direct work with your subconscious mind. Psychic readings can also help you tap into the energy around you and see what is making you feel stuck. Real psychics can also help you with energy healing, removing stuck energy within your cells.

Using daily affirmations.

If you know what affirmations are best for you, using them daily will help create and strengthen new pathways. They will also help you generate courage and perseverance from within, which are essential in having the confidence and stamina in creative problem-solving. Once you have developed a better mindset, you can work towards improving your psychic abilities.

Conclusion:

Don't get stuck in patterns that hold you back. Take steps to move into a better mindset and allow room for growth. You deserve to have your best life and your health and wellness are essential for your psychic and spiritual growth to occur.