Its new for me, but I have moved out of fear and anger more easily with this approach. Its funny you mentioned the neural pathways. Thats a huge reason why I'm going about it this way. I dug into neurology and blended it with what I know about computer programming and system design. So finding the root cause is like getting into the source code of a program and learning how it functions. Once you see the patterns, you can then redesign them because they all run on the same operating system. You. You are in this case the designer, the operating system, the program, the programmer, the quality control guy and the end user.

So... Let's say your brain goes from point A to Z instantly when a particular trigger comes along. The neural connections between source and target are well connected and travelled often like a superhighway. Anytime you hit point C you jump to Z. If you hit point Q you jump to Z. Its the fastest route. You brain knows if you hit a letter, jump to Z.

The process of going back to the root cause is like going back to point A and stopping the jump to Z. You then set up a new pathway and new destinations. Now you go from A then on to 1, 2, 3 and end up at 7 which is your new preference. Next time you go to A and then to alpha, delta, zeta and then eventually 7. You teach your brain 7 is happening whether it prefers that path or not. All similar triggers go to 7. Next time you go to A or to Q or whatever similar trigger point you then go to I, then II, then III and then back to 7. Eventually your brain starts to just take you straight to 7 because it is faster after doing the work to build the highway.

I realize that sounds kinda nutty, but hopefully you vibe with something difficult to explain