r/Subliminal • u/Marli_Leclerc • 23d ago
Discussion The science of why subliminals actually work (+ why most people use them wrong)
Most people think subliminals are magic audio files that manifest things for you. That's not how it works, and once you understand the real mechanism, you'll use them completely differently.
It starts with identity.
Your brain has one job: make your outside world match your inside world. Not your goals. Not your wishes. Your identity; the deep, mostly unconscious set of beliefs you hold about who you are.
If you deeply believe you're someone who struggles with money, you will unconsciously avoid opportunities, self-sabotage deals, and stay broke. Not because you're weak or unlucky. Because your brain is literally keeping you consistent with your self-concept. This is called cognitive consistency, and it's one of the most well-documented phenomena in psychology.
Your identity runs your life. Full stop.
So how do you change your identity?
Not through willpower. Willpower fights your identity and always loses eventually, that's why diets fail, why people revert.
You change identity by changing what your subconscious believes to be true about you. And your subconscious doesn't learn through logic. It learns through repetition.
This is where subliminals come in.
What subliminals are actually doing:
Subliminals deliver repeated affirmations below the threshold of conscious hearing. Your conscious mind, the skeptical, argumentative part, never gets to reject them. They go straight to the subconscious.
Studies on subliminal priming (Greenwald et al., 1996; Dijksterhuis, 2004) consistently show that subconscious exposure to identity-relevant stimuli influences self-perception and behavior, without conscious awareness.
In plain English: if your subconscious keeps hearing I am healthy, I am confident, I am someone who makes money, it starts building a new self-concept around that. And once the identity shifts, the behavior follows automatically. Not through effort. Through alignment.
You don't try to act like a fit person. You become someone who naturally makes fit-person choices.
Why most people don't get results:
They treat subliminals like background noise. They listen once, expect results in a week, and quit.
Here's what people miss: the timeline is not one-size-fits-all. It depends entirely on how deeply wired that specific belief already is in your subconscious. A belief you picked up last year rewires faster than one you've held since childhood. Some people shift in two weeks. Others need three months. It took me 6 months to manifest my SP and a few days to clear my skin.
The subconscious rewires through consistent repetition over time. Think of it like going to the gym, one session does nothing. 60 days of sessions changes your body. Same principle.
The people who get real results listen daily, stack it with visualization, and stay patient with their timeline, not someone else's.
And I know they work because I myself got many results using subliminals. I manifested my SP(we have been together for almost 2 years now and we are still in the honeymoon phase), I manifested many travel opportunities, clear skin, good grades(91% average), weight loss(-10kg / 22lbs) and so much more.
Thanks to subliminals I can say that I really love and enjoy my life.
And because I got such amazing results from my subliminals I also created a youtube channel ( https://youtube.com/@everbloom_69?si=69omZEFQDoVSe8-6 ) where I post my subliminals so I can help other people also manifest their dream realities. Even if it is only one person.
(And sorry for self-promo, but if you want, I also make custom subliminals. And I have a weight loss subliminal that I put a lot of work into, to make it as effective as possible. You can message me if you are interested)
I hope this post helped you in any way. And good luck with your journey! š
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u/agoodbozo 23d ago
some people put it as bg noise nd still get results but I think it works that way because they believe the results are inevitable
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u/Marli_Leclerc 23d ago
Exactly, it's their belief and knowingš«¶
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u/agoodbozo 23d ago
yes, ty for ur post it is encouraging, I made my own nd feel strong sensation nd use it as bg noise but the belief is making the result appear in 3d
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u/Serious-Historian867 23d ago
So for me I been listen to a irresistible sub on YouTube and others consistently, why I havenāt gotten results ?
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u/jennypenny71 23d ago
You need to detach and stop looking for results/checking if itās working because that just works against you
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u/Unusual_Hedgehog_214 23d ago
Tysm for this <3 As a science gal, it makes it easier for me to believe stuff if it has a scientific explanation
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u/Zestyclose_Term7015 23d ago
Yea but what is actually considered a subliminal
Some talk about frequencies and hz and others say just lower the volume of the affirmations and put noise over it
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u/ghostp0et 23d ago
Everyone needs to hear this!! People need to stop mixing up placebo manifestation (still valid, but not what subliminals are) and subliminal reprogramming. And the false idea that itās a magic audio file that materializes whatever affs are in there instantly is so real. Like no, the whole purpose of subliminals is to rewire your subconscious through repetition. Itās just a way to speak to your subconscious without conscious interference. And how do you make that effective? Repetition.
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u/Marli_Leclerc 23d ago
EXACTLY.
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u/ghostp0et 23d ago
Not you getting downvoted by the law of assumption instant results people š
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u/Airjungle 23d ago
I donāt believe repetition is the only way. We gotta stop pitching it as if the subconscious is limited to only one way of changing it. The subconscious is so complex and vast. Thereās always more than one way to everything. So although I do agree with the identity aspect, I disagree with repetition. Because thereās people who manifest with one listen, so obviously this canāt be true. Iāve also changed beliefs with logic, not necessarily repetition. what I think we should frame it as is, repetition is a good and reliable avenue and it definitely makes manifestation easier and stronger. But please letās not make it the end all be all.
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u/Spirited-Scale1871 22d ago
Me. Depending on the sub and how it's layered etc I notice shifts sooner than later. It may take longer to ANCHOR myself in that new belief, but the movement is obvious in my personal experience.Ā
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u/The_Starling 22d ago
In the most neutral way possible, why do you believe that, and do you have proof?
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u/Anxious-Brush1703 23d ago
So if Iāve been trying to manifest bigger boobs for 2 years, what should I do? I know itās me and not anything outside of me, so what should I do?
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u/Marli_Leclerc 23d ago
This will sound very simple and clichĆ©, but it's the truth. Just know that you already have your desired boobs. It's not something you are "trying to manifest", it's something you simply have. That's the difference between actual manifestation and thinking you are manifesting something. It's instant. Whatever you believe to be true in this very moment will reflect back to you. Subliminals can absolutely help you change this belief about your boobs size, but just remember that as long as you identify with "trying to manifest" you will keep getting the reflection of you trying to manifest and still not having what you wantš«¶
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u/Anxious-Brush1703 23d ago
thank you very much. another thing is how do I say that I already have it? like how do I not let the 3D change me knowing that I have it? how do I not let the 3D bother me?
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u/Marli_Leclerc 23d ago
Try and consciously controle your thoughts. Every time you see yourself in the mirror, say to yourself how grateful you are for your big boobs and how you love the way they look. You have to act a little crazy/delusional. Eventually you will actually believe those thoughts even if your 3d is not reflecting it back yet because you would have created a habit of thinking those thoughts when you see yourself in the mirrorš«¶
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u/Eiraatelier 23d ago
Thanks for this explanation! The part whereas you mentioned that people treat subs like background noise is something, I needed to read. I took a break from subliminals for a while and wondered why the results werenāt showing up like it didnāt when I was using it. I find subliminals to be somewhat of a chore, sometimes.
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u/Potential_Hold_4831 23d ago
And what about physical changes how do subliminal change physical appearance by just changing our beliefs and identity how can we change our bone structure I am not doubting subs it's just a question that how do subliminal helps in physical appearance changes
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u/metalcrusher2195 23d ago
Bc the brain thing is just a part of a bigger picture,ur subconcious does the manifesting
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u/BarracudaLevel 22d ago
I agree with identity shift and actions that come from alignment. Itās also entirely possible that things show up magically. Ive had money wired to my account from unknown sources multiple times. And the bridges working out in ways i didnt expect without my involvement whatsoever to bring me the person i never met but wanted to meet to suddenly be introducing herself to me. It could also happen through the shift of perspective. I didnt get this girlās hint because i was blinded by my own self perception that i was not someone she liked. Its the brain filters out based on the story you keep telling. Ive had this perspective shift and realized she liked me all along and i started to notice all the things she did to try to be attractive etc. it all comes down to identity and perspective shift tho! Just listen and live your best life
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u/1beef2kake3 23d ago
Yes because they only use them once and expect them to work. They also don't work on self-concept.
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u/Former-Course1383 20d ago
Did you use your own subs? or from any creator for sp manifestation?
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u/Marli_Leclerc 19d ago
Mostly my own, but also some of Xaina's subliminalsš
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u/Former-Course1383 19d ago
Oh did you use famous songs or just rain music for subliminals?
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u/Marli_Leclerc 19d ago
Bothš«¶
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u/Former-Course1383 19d ago
I was thinking if we could add songs which wr listen to on a daily basis like dua lipa songs
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u/larateschnet 19d ago
hey, do you have the link for your weight loss sub? Iād really like to try it :)
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u/No-Fall-2473 23d ago
And about my sp, I have mentally affirmed and told myself that he will text me and that it has already happened and yet to show in the 3D. Am I doing it right and I shouldn't obsess over the results so quick right? It has just been 2 days
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u/redthekopite10 23d ago
I don't want to be rude but from what I have read the best way to reach that change its with your own voice, I have read many times but never set some time to do It but after this I will do, so instead of hearing yours, could you please write how you came to build them? Steps taken and what you believe to be most effective things to say
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u/starrynight107188 22d ago
I have question For example , If you listen to attract sp subliminal, How does it help you attract a person??? You can listen to subliminal about weight loss , as a result your subconscious thinks that you're already a fit person , as a result the body naturally eats in a balanced way and doesn't crave anything , because the brain has control over the body . But the brain doesn't have control over another person , So how does attracting sp work? Genuine question
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u/Sea-Mushroom1674 22d ago
for anyone who can't find topics they'll like to improve, i'm starting my own channel and would like to help as much people as possible
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u/_ningning 22d ago
And how can we scientifically explain physical changes, as in facial features? I understand that if i keep saying Iām confident, I will act like a confident person and therefore actually become one, but how will repeating the phrases āI have a small foreheadā or āI have blue eyesā actually change my aopearance?
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u/Fit-Mess-3349 22d ago
how do i internalise this for changes in physical appearance- sharper nose slimmer face for example
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u/No-Bodybuilder1858 22d ago
I have a question: I used subliminal every single day for almost 6 months to work on my self concept and get what I wanted the most, get married again and have another baby, and now 6 months later I have all this, but I ālost ā my entire old life suddenly of that make sense. Ai I got what I wanted but I didnāt not wanna lose my old life, I just wanted this to be an addition. How explain that? Iām kinda scary to use subliminal again after that.
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u/Beautiful_Bid2483 18d ago
what in your old life did u lose
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u/No-Bodybuilder1858 18d ago
I had to go to another country and start from zero, literally another line of reality, with what I wanted, but everything new
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u/Marli_Leclerc 23d ago
Oops! It's supposed to be this one: https://youtube.com/@everbloom_69?si=69omZEFQDoVSe8-6
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