Editing Autosuggestion (section)

===Underlying principles===
Coué thus developed a method which relied on the belief that ''any idea exclusively occupying the mind turns into reality'',<ref name=anxious>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6zXDkMJSS-IC&q=%22any+idea+exclusively+occupying+the+mind+turns+into+reality%22+%C3%89mile+Cou%C3%A9&pg=PT70|title=Anxious in Love: How to Manage Your Anxiety, Reduce Conflict, and Reconnect with Your Partner|first1=Carolyn|last1=Daitch|first2=Lissah|last2=Lorberbaum|date=1 December 2012|publisher=New Harbinger Publications|via=Google Books|isbn=9781608822331}}</ref> although only to the extent that the idea is within the realm of possibility. For instance, a person without hands will not be able to make them grow back. However, if a person firmly believes that his or her asthma is disappearing, then this may actually happen, as far as the body is actually able to physically overcome or control the illness. On the other hand, thinking negatively about the illness (e.g. "I am not feeling well") will encourage both mind and body to accept this thought.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}