Does manifesting work

I didn't read it as a joke either!
Wishes coming true really isn't quantum mechanics... it's luck! Or practice... or hard work.

I'm dyslexic so I can really miss the mark on reading so I just wasn't sure

It’s just CBT by another name surely?
You change your thoughts in a committed and consistent enough way, that they then influence new behaviours, which achieve those goals.

Mix in a little cognitive bias for positivity and great outcomes, and your days will feel better, you’ll spot more wins and opportunities. A brighter outlook will likely bring more opportunities and luck since you’ll be a nicer/more open person too.

None of it works unless you do though. It’s the behaviours that make the magic, not sitting in a chair and wishing really hard.

You’re right and I stand corrected. I was just hoping it was just quite a well written joke. My optimism will get me into trouble one day!

OK, I reread it and still didn't pick that up myself.

I'm happy to be wrong but I stand by my post in case someone else thinks that it's quantum mechanics.

Absolutely it does! I used to be a regular middle aged woman with fat arse issues and now I'm a size 6 and earning more than Kate Moss!

I’m assuming @ncduetooutingsituationwas joking….

The idea that our thoughts are an observation of particles of sorts in order to change them to what we want is an attractive one. It is at best an idea from people who believe in, or make money from, manifestation in some way, there is no research that proves that to be the case and therefore cannot be considered quantum mechanics.

If the scientific research comes out to say that it is indeed the case that particles are changed by human thoughts, I will happily recant my stance.

It’s quantum mechanics.
It’s fully explainable, and you have to put work into achieving the correct mindset.
You have to learn how to slow down your brain waves. It takes practice.
Most people can’t conceptualize it, and that’s ok.
if you can change how you think, you can change everything else.

I manifested my life.

My DD thinks it’s cool to wave smudge sticks around and make out that she’s doing witchy things, and manifesting. Her boyfriend seems bedazzled but I think it’s bonkers.

Ha no! Since I was a kid I have dreamed of owning a horse. I mean the details of where it would live, the schedule so I could take care of it, how to pay for it. It hadn’t happened.
Frankly people can wish for some thing with all their might but it takes actual real life steps to make anything happen.

There's some truth in it in the sense that the right attitude can go a long way. One example is that I'm currently preparing for a big interview. The first thing I had to get right was answering questions with the right level of confidence as that will help me to look more confident and competent but also will help my confidence in myself. Which again, will help me to look more confident on the day.

But this is only a small part of the picture. If I just tell myself the job is mine and don't do any actual prep then I almost certainly won't get it.

And it only works in some circumstances. I have multiple chronic illnesses and having a positive attitude and believing myself well again is great now that I'm on the right medication and starting to improve but it did sod all when I was rapidly deteriorating and, if any, was harmful as it stopped me recognising my limits.

"Yeah, I am lucky, the more I practice the luckier I get". (Arnold Palmer, golf champion)

Not sure you but if you think about something your mind often finds a way to enable your wishes

If manifesting worked, why would you have to start on small things?

Let me count the ways…..

How could picturing something happening make it happen?

Deciding you want something and taking action can.

People doing both will claim manifesting works, but it’s hocus pocus. When you think about it logically only actually doing something about it can make an impact.

Agree with others, if you have a goal, put it at the forefront of your thoughts and actively work on it, you are much more likely to achieve the goal.

Also the placebo effect is a real thing too when it comes to manifesting health goals etc

If you want to believe it op why not.
I believe in past lives and the next life not everyone will but i like to think its true.

Manifesting doesn't work, not in the sense of just wishing for something and it appears. But, there is something to be said for having a positive mindset and believing things will work out.

I am where I wanted to be, but from a combination of factors, hard work, a decent amount of luck and having acceptance that sometimes things go wrong, but that's just life. Negative people get bogged down when something goes wrong, they don't take chances as they're so pessimistic they feel there's no point, or they worry about what might go wrong. They expect only the worst and then that's what they generally get. Partially because they cannot recognise that there might also be some good in the situation. I'm not saying every situation has a "good" side. Obviously things like serious illness, bereavement etc are different. But if say, you don't get a job you wanted, a pessimist will see all the negatives of that, whereas I might be disappointed, but I just accept there's a reason I didn't get it, it obviously wasn't for me, something better will come along etc.

So I guess rather than actively trying to manifest anything, I just trust things will work out in the end. Then I find they usually do.

This is an interesting topic. I think 'manifesting' is about having positive, open intentions.

I read so so many threads here where people seem so closed off & shut down & suspicious of other people's motives & it's v different to how I go about things.

I think if you approach things (whatever it is - meeting new people, job interview, starting new job etc etc) with a positive mindset it really does impact the outcome & success & it's just that on a bigger scale for me.

Seeing & taking opportunities leads to more because you're tuned into seeing them.

I'd like to be richer though so need to work on that!

That’s a bit like asking have you ever got lucky? Has something ever worked out how you wanted it to? Would you say that was manifesting or just good luck?

and luck is something you can affect - you won’t get lucky with a doctors job if you don’t take your exams and work for your medical degree ; you won’t get lucky with love if you never date anyone, or if you put up with a loser because of love

but calling it manifesting makes it feel like you have more control and you have failed if you don’t achieve it. Which I think is unhelpful. And untrue.

I wish it did, my life would be perfect in every way now if it did. And everyone else’s would.

It reminds me of a quote on a comedy show. It went something like “I manifested a helicopter. Then I spent 2 million pounds on a helicopter and now I’ve got one”.

You might as well ask the question has anyone been granted 3 wishes from a genie in a lamp!

I manifested my dream house.
I used to tell everyone I would live here and now I do.

My next manifestation is a baby so let’s hope it works. It’s more that you’re driven than just wishing for something.