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NLP has been called the study of subjective experience. Its central contention is that people operate from and respond to their “construction” of their experiences rather than from a single external “reality”. They have their own unique models or maps of the world and each one is different from every other. All such “maps” are valid whilst no map is fully able to represent the “territory” or external reality itself.

NLP has a theoretical basis the core of which is that it is a way of thinking about people which has proved practical and effective in a wide range of applications, contexts and situations. It is not held to be “true”, but it is taken as a useful model. The model itself is organic and changes as new applications are explored. It is broadly based and draws on concepts from many areas of psychology and psychotherapy. Early influences stem from the Gestalt “school”, the family therapy of Virginia Satire, Ericksonian brief therapy, and humanistic psychology. There are also clear links with the fields of systems theory, behavioural psychology and linguistics, especially the works of Bateson, Watzlawick, Korzybsky and Chomsky.

NLP addresses the issues of creating expectations which cannot sensibly be realised. To do this there is a great deal of emphasis placed on the concept of “ecology” in the personal and corporate change work in NLP. The changes sought must be fully representative of the whole person or system, and not just a part that may be fanciful {albeit also creative} or careless of the potential adverse consequences of change.

The NLP approach is “reflexive” in that therapists seek to make their own psychological processes explicit and to understand these in terms of the theoretical model on which their therapeutic approach is based. The essential remedial and generative model for change is NLP. In NLP it is stated that PRESENT STATE + RESOURCES = DESIRED STATE. Where the resources are “enabling states” drawn from client’s own experience.

The NLP psychotherapist and counsellor seeks to help the client to identify the desired state and then achieve it using his or her own internal resources. This can involve the client in changing limiting beliefs, acquiring new beliefs, and / or gaining insights into patterns of behaviour, thereby enabling more choices. Whilst the client’s personal history is taken as relevant to his or her present state, the emphasis is on how he or she constructs that state from experiences past and present rather than on why. In general this is taken to be a process of “deletion” in which some experiences are ignored, “generalisation” in which universal rules are inferred from individual sets of experiences, and “distortion” in which connections are made between experiences, the intensity or quality of which may be heightened or diminished by internal processing. “Experiences” are highly varied but they can finally be described in terms of past and present sensory inputs modified by deletion, generalisation and distortion. That is to say, that at any one time, an individual has access to external sensory inputs through the visual, auditory, kinaesthetic, abstract, gustatory and olfactory channels and to internal constructions {memories, with or without deletion and distortion, and synthesised fantasies} which can be described in terms of the same basic five senses. The particular “construction” actually experienced depends on the extent of distortion and deletion in each of the ten categories {five internal and five external}.

The “meaning” ascribed to the experience depends on the extent of generalisation or distortion applied to it. Change takes place in the present and is experienced in the future. Understanding the “past” as a means to achieve change, is in effect understanding the present construction of the past. Cybernetics and systems theory provide a metaphor for the NLP model of personality. It is seen as being one where the person is driven by cognitive patterns of experience rather than by cause and effect chains. NLP psychotherapy is typically brief compared with some other types of psychotherapy. Furthermore because NLP is generative as well as remedial, work with an NLP therapist or counsellor can move on from dealing with past limitations to future performance in order to achieve personal and professional goals.

James Angove has an interesting and varied professional background in the field of corporate multi-nationals. Twenty years ago he embarked upon a change of direction and began training as a therapist. He is a Certified Master Practitioner, and Trainer of the Art of Neuro Linguistic Programming. He is experienced in the use of Bio energetics, Reflexology, Ericksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. He combines the experience of both fields of business, and therapy to bring a new and pervasive perspective to finding solutions and enhancing trainings. His website is Therapist Online.

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Hypnosis is a modified condition off consciousness when the brain s activities are lowered.

Thus, this state gives a feeling of relaxation. And contrary to popular beliefs, you do not need to be guided by a trance master for you to experience hypnosis.

As long as your mind operates at a frequency lower than the usual, hypnosis can be properly done.

When the mind is subjected to hypnosis, it becomes open to suggestions. That is why it is used in various situations to maximize the effect.

Here are some things that hypnosis can do for you.

1. Hypnosis can improve your focus and concentration.

If you are suffering from weak control of focus, hypnosis can improve that by channeling your attention to a specific object. This is done when the brain activities are low, putting other things aside.

2. Hypnosis can help you quit addictions like smoking.

Some hypnosis programs are offered especially for addiction cases. They promise to deliver results of quitting addiction after doing daily hypnosis exercises, or undergoing hypnosis under the guidance of professionals for as short as 90 minutes, followed by a reinforcement hypnosis session.

3. Hypnosis can address your anxiety, panic, and phobia-related problems.

These problems are caused by thoughts that certain persons are not able to control. To improve the mental state, these thoughts must be harnessed.

For example, it is easier to overcome phobias when the mind is relaxed because the initial reaction of panic is set aside for a more rational way of responding to stimuli.

4. Hypnosis can help you in weight management.

All weight loss programs will not work if the users are not accustomed to the needed discipline and state of mind. A lot of people find themselves unsuccessful no matter what weight loss program they undergo, may it be through food control or body activities. It is because their mindsets do not compliment the program.

5. Hypnosis can help you cope up with stress.

When your body is tired from working hard, it can find rejuvenation in sleep or rest. But the mind is more complex than that. To get rid of mental stress, you must be able to lower its activities. This can be achieved through hypnosis.

6. Hypnosis can help you improve over-all performance.

The body can do what the mind tells it to because human actions are somehow limited to what the mind believes in. In hypnosis, you can set your goals and undergo procedures to be able to reach your objectives in life.

7. Hypnosis can increase self-esteem.

Because the mind becomes open to suggestions during hypnosis, it is easier to do personality development in that induced state. There is a greater chance of overcoming personal fears when positive thinking is implemented.

8. Hypnosis can help medical practitioners in administering cure to their patients.

Most medical treatment effects are maximized with the help of hypnosis. The patients are relaxed and are in a condition wherein they will be able to follow instructions told by the doctors. Panic is also reduced in serious cases such as accidents and serious medical conditions.

Other medical conditions such as bulimia, migraine, and impotency can be cured by self-hypnosis.

With all the things that hypnosis can do, it is no wonder that it is considered a powerful tool in achieving different endeavors that humans have.

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