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Neuro-Linguistic Programming: What It Is
Neuro-Linguistic Programming, also known as NLP, is an approach used to
understand how our perceptions are formed and to assist through specific
therapeutic steps, with the redevelopment of the way in which a person
perceives themselves and the world around them. At its core, NLP centers
on the belief that language links with the body and mind to form
perception. From that core specific steps have been formulated for the
purpose of assisting people to change or redevelop how they perceive the
world around them.
Why might
someone elect to undergo NLP treatment? NLP can help with socially
debilitating phobias; it can help a person overcome issues with
self-confidence, helping one to become a better public speaker, even
giving you more confidence with the opposite sex, or the same sex,
depending upon your preferences; NLP helps with one's personal growth,
allowing you to achieve life goals that previously seemed unobtainable;
it allows you to eliminate negative behaviors and thought processes;
essentially NLP helps you to become a more effective human being, who is
able to make decisions that will affect their life in a more positive
manner.
Generally
speaking, the NLP approach is a form of hypnosis which uses deep
relaxation, regulated breathing, suggestive words, calming nonverbal
cues, visual, audio, and other sensory stimuli, and active mental
exercises to redevelop the process of perception.
Hypnosis
has been in use in conjunction with other therapeutic treatments in
treating the psychiatric population for many years. It has also made its
way into mainstream society through licensed and unlicensed
practitioners, and materials such as books and videos that are available
to the public. Many of the books and videos on relaxation, meditation,
regulated breathing, and positive thinking are good resource tools and
are filled
with information you can use to reduce the stress in your life.
Regrettably
hypnosis is also featured in comedy routines at comedy clubs across the
country. Comedians use the high suggestibility of some people to get
them to perform funny things such as barking like a dog just to get
a laugh. There is nothing wrong with comedy or humor. In fact there are
health benefits associated with laughing and having a good sense of
humor, but using hypnosis in comedy routines has only added to the
skepticism that people have about what real hypnotism is and what
hypnosis is truly intended for. Some people who have experienced
hypnosis at comedy clubs report that they felt confused, embarrassed,
and angry over discovering that they were the featured act for the
night. There is nothing funny about that.
Receiving
NLP treatment from a certified NLP practitioner is safe and has been
shown to be helpful to a good many people in and outside the psychiatric
community. Our perceptions control how we receive informational messages
from other people and our surroundings. Our responses to those messages
are also formed by our perceptions. By redeveloping perceptions so that
the messages received are not received with an unnatural darkness to
them, allows a clearer view of the world to emerge.
There are indicators that
show that the redevelopment of individual perception is a valid medical
and therapeutic practicum and process. Research studies
have shown a direct correlation between perception and behavior.
Perception has also been shown to have an impact on cognitive processes
such as concentration, decision making and memory. The way that we
perceive ourselves and the world that surrounds us is developed during
childhood. Family and social environments and experiences encountered
influence perception as it develops. Interactions through language, both
the spoken and unspoken forms within our environment and our experiences
also influence perception as it is developing.
If an
abnormality exists within the messages being received from the
surrounding environments and experiences encountered, there is a higher
risk for an abnormality to develop with the process of perception. There
are many things that can lead to the development of an abnormality in
perception. Abuse, neglect, isolation, traumatic events, mixed messages
between spoken and unspoken language, disorders affecting speech,
vision, hearing, and touch, learning disabilities and chemical
imbalances are just a few of them. Abnormalities in perceptions result
in abnormal behaviors such as aggression, self-harming and suicidal
tendencies, inappropriate responses to stimuli, poor social functioning,
an inability to act to protect one's self from danger, and other
undesirable behaviors and responses to the surrounding environment and
experiences encountered. Through NLP, even those with physical and
emotional disorders can redevelop their process of perception.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a technique that is meant to help a
person overcome obstacles, learning disabilities, and social and
personal inadequacies. With the use of NLP, you can become more
productive and reach your goals with just a bit of perseverance and
determination. You can learn more
about NLP and how this approach may help you with your negative
perceptions so that you can see how wonderful your life really is.
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