Convictions about the self and the mate

Convictions about the self are a phenomenon which is analyzed and studied in scientific literature mainly with reference to application of psychotherapeutic techniques (for example cognitive¿behavioral therapy, transactional analysis, Emotional Freedom Techniques) and in relation to neuro linguistic programming. Convictions concern the individual way of thinking, they are a type of cognition by representing dominating ideas about the self and the individual¿s life situation, as well as the first thoughts in occasion of a certain event (Benson, N., Colin, C. Ginsberg, D., Grand, V., Lazyan, M.and Weeks, M., 2014, page 143-145). People have a set of convictions ¿ thoughts they assume are true and which define the way they perceive and experience reality (Sargent, E and Fearon, T. 2012, page 20). Convictions are suggestions, presumptions, which we make for ourselves, other people and the world as a whole and which we perceive as the truth (Bavister, S. and Vickers, A., 2016, page 102). All convictions influence our lives; define our reactions to the outside world, as demonstrated by the placebo effect (Dawson, K. and Marillat, K.., 2016, page 18).