The Practical
Power of NLP Thinking on
purpose Exercise 1 Taking control of
your memory Happy days! 1 Think of a day when you were truly happy 2 Go to that time now, see what you see, hear what you hear
and notice how you feel when you bring that memory back. 3 If the memory is a picture, adjust its quality by making
it bigger, brighter and bringing it closer.
If you’re observing yourself, try stepping into the picture to see if
this makes you feel even better. (Association enables you to increase the positive emotion
and feelings). 4 Notice any sounds that may have been in the memory at the
time. Does making them louder, moving
them inside or outside your head increase the positive feelings? 5 Notice the feelings you have, if any. Where in your body are you experiencing
them? Do they have a colour? Texture or
weight? Does moving the location of the
feelings or changing their colour, texture and weight alter those
feelings? Adjust these parameters to
enhance the feelings. What you are working with is the fine tuning controls that
change the encoded patterns stored in the brain. You are re-programming your neurology. This way you can diminish the effect f negative memories and
heighten the joyful ones. From unpleasant to pleasant 1 Think of a memory that is only marginally unpleasant 2 Notice the pictures, sounds, feelings that come up 3 If you are in the picture, step out and become an observer (By dissociating, you can watch yourself as if on a film and
adjust the picture and sounds) 4 Adjust the sounds; turn them down or Mickey Mouse an
unpleasant voice 5 Adjust the picture; make it smaller, darker and black and
white. Endorphin button. Now elicit a three really good memories, give them code
words, stack them, intensify them and anchor them with a big red button which
you just keep pressing to release more and more happy chemicals. |









