Recently, I had a chance to witness what a person does in a therapeutic setting. He was working with a client who had a depressive episode and used Cognitive Behavior Therapy as the principle mode of therapy. This client had an issue that some of us might find familiar – he had broken up with his partner of several years and the principle outcome was to stop having to feel the negative sensations of a breakup.
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Neurolinguistic Programming is one of the most powerful approaches to understanding behavior to date, unparalleled by any other method at present. Contrary to popular belief, NLP has no formal roots in psychology. Richard Bandler, the founder of NLP, has also on several occasions disclaimed NLP’s position in psychology. The main reason for this is that the methodology is not psychological, but linguistic in nature. As quoted from Wikipedia,
In NLP we have adopted the term “chunking” as a process of moving to details and specifics as “chunking down” versus “chunking up” which is a process of moving to abstractions and conceptualizations.
For instance, a starting concept like a “car” when chunked up will go into a higher abstraction called “transport” and can also chunk up toward “convenience”. If chunked down, “car” can be chunked to “brand” like BMW or Toyota. Subsequent chunking down can go into parts of the car. I started doing a little research in the area of ‘emotional detachment’ and distancing. It appears that NLP has a great way of reducing the emotional impact of emotions and does help an individual to be more resourceful in handling matters – provided that the dissociation is followed by another resource state. In the case of some people, this is what seems to happen in depression: This is a tribute to Singapore’s Father of Counseling. He had trained me in counseling when I was at the Temasek Polytechnic Specialist Diploma in Counseling and Guidance program in 2000. According to reports, he was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma in May, and passed last Saturday. He was 60. Anthony was inspiring in a subtle manner, and somehow had the ability to bring out the best in the counselors he taught. Novel, creative and yet, passionately caring of people, he will be remembered, especially by the thousands of people whom he has helped. May all counselors aspire to be as amazing in the consistency and impact he made in the world. I’m surprised – in my organization alone, I have at least 8 people who are licensed trainers of NLP, but it seems I’m the most active developing NLP. This, however, is a good sign. I’ve always been wondering what NLP Practitioners have been doing with their skills. Since I began certifying good NLP Practitioners, they have gone out to set up their own coaching practice, with good effect. I believe that in order for someone to be a good NLP practitioner, they must move away from being theoretical to being practical. A lot of the people in Singapore, in particular, want to see a practical use for NLP rather than learning a bunch of “interesting things”. Oops – I think this is a little bit late because I must have mixed up the postdating on my blog. In any case, confidence building is an important skill for oneself, and I definitely recommend that you learn how to do this. Essentially, confidence is a skill, so you should have the ability to master it once you understand how to manage your own emotions. If anyone has asked about the differences between NLP and Hypnosis, it’s probably because they are confused by the two fields of study. I was reading a question of Yahoo Answers and found an odd question: Are some people more ‘susceptible’ to NLP than others. Gee. Am I susceptible to geography? or mathematics? Maybe quantum physics! I’ll offer something to get some clarity. Here’s a more or less official definition of hypnosis. |
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