The Difference Between Imprinting and Conditioning - Deepstash

The Difference Between Imprinting and Conditioning

Imprinting and conditioning are not the same thing. If you don't know the difference, you're vulnerable to both.

  1. Imprinting happens only once, often during a moment of heightened vulnerability, shock, trauma, sexual tension, or deep surrender. It is permanent unless overridden by another imprint.
  2. Conditioning, by contrast, happens through repetition. It is more flexible but harder to detect. Your disgust reflex to certain words, your body tension in front of authority, and your pleasure when praised by a stranger are signs of conditioning. 

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