I daily brainwash myself to convince me that I can continue in this class

          Originally this word was used in an article by Edward Hunter (1902-1978) during the Korean War. Hunter was a CIA propaganda operator who worked undercover as a journalist. The article was titled "Brain-Washing' Tactics Force Chinese into Ranks of Communist Party"; literally taken from the chinese word his-nao that means"to cleanse the mind".
         Later in 1956, Edward Hunter wrote a book titled "Brain-Washing: The Story of the Men Defied It". This book reveals how the coercive system used by the Maoist regimen caused a lot of damage and destruction to the physical and mental health of the prisoners. Finally, Edward Hunter was supported by Robert Lifton and Edgar Schein who made two studies about the Korean War. They concluded that "brainwashing had a transient effect when used on prisoners of war". However, there are other people such as forensic psychologist Dick Anthony who affirmed that the CIA invented the concept of "brainwashing" in order to justify the real reason why "American POWs in Korea expressed sympathy for communism".
          As time passed, this word was used to express other concepts, situations and cultural behaviors. For example, it is currently used to describe the effect that meadia, propaganda, and fashion have on people. Critics argue that advertisement and cartoons for children contain subliminal messages that "brainwash" adults and children in order to sell their products. Peoople also use this word to express their feelings against some religious and sects that brainwash people to convince them to change their beliefs and credos. According to Lifton and other researchers, "certain religious groups use mind control techniques to unethically recruit and maintain members".
          Simultaneously to English that calqued the word "brainwashing" from the chinese word hi-nao, Spanish calqued one saying from English; we say "lavar el cerebro" that is, "brainwashing". That's the reason I chose this word.