People can change
People feel safe when things are familiar
People find change difficult because it is new
People repeat unhelpful and damaging behaviour because it feels safe
People get stuck repeating unhelpful behaviour as the connections in the brain are very strong
People can realise old behaviours are damaging
People can choose new behaviours
People tend to like things that are easy
People find new ways of behaving hard
People can learn that the reason new things are hard is that new connections in the brain are being made
People can build new pathways in their brains
People can repeat behaviours to strengthen new pathways into stronger pathways
People can become used to new ways of behaving
People can realise that new ways of behaving can come to feel safe
People can realise that old ways of behaving were not safe or helpful
People can stop behaving in old ways and connections in the brain break down from disuse
People can notice that old ways of behaving now feel unsafe
People can change
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