Hello,
Lately I've been reading some information about NLP. And I wonder what you people think of it.
What's the main goal of NLP ? Changing moods ? Changing how you feel ?
Does it work well ? Is it difficult to learn?
For me it seems a bit scary?? I'm a bit familiar with RET and CBT but NLP seems to be a step ahead. But also difficult.
Please share with me some of your experiences. Every feedback ^^ will be appreciated..
Greetings,
Francis
NLP?
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by Michael Lank » Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:53 am
I think NLP has a lot to offer.
It's main goal is to allow people to have more of what they want in their lives! Which is rather vague, but I think it's hard to encapsulate.
NLP started off as a study of excellence - studying people who excelled at what they were doing, with the idea that others could also learn to excel.
NLP is certainly about learning to be in control of moods and changing how we feel.
NLP has borrowed bits and pieces from other areas, including CBT, as well as having some original thinking.
Personally I think NLP is hard to learn from a book - A much better way is to do a course - there are a lot around, so ask other people and find one that suits you.
It's main goal is to allow people to have more of what they want in their lives! Which is rather vague, but I think it's hard to encapsulate.
NLP started off as a study of excellence - studying people who excelled at what they were doing, with the idea that others could also learn to excel.
NLP is certainly about learning to be in control of moods and changing how we feel.
NLP has borrowed bits and pieces from other areas, including CBT, as well as having some original thinking.
Personally I think NLP is hard to learn from a book - A much better way is to do a course - there are a lot around, so ask other people and find one that suits you.
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by yoghurtraisin » Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:43 am
Hi,
I have used NLP in conjunction with CBT and have found it a very effective personal tool.
One of the main problems for NLP for me has been that it can be very vague and quite abstract and therefore quite difficult to engage with. It is also quite a complex subject - John Grinder has written a very interesting book called 'Whispering in the Wind' which you might find interesting. However, this is more of the 'academic' aspect of NLP and although it has some useful exercises in it, it is quite tricky to understand straight away.
One of the NLP tools which I find extremely useful is 3D Mind by Tom Vizzini. His techniques are very easy to use and I find them extremely powerful. He looks at the 'drivers' behind different emotional states and then gets you to change the drivers. The results can be instant. However, what I would say and this is just from my own personal experience, is that NLP does not really look at how to cope with serious depression - that is, the tools that CBT has taught me which is to be compassionate towards yourself and to try and develop your rational mind as well. NLP seems to me to be still quite academic although many people dispute this.
I can get you more information you like.
YOG
I have used NLP in conjunction with CBT and have found it a very effective personal tool.
One of the main problems for NLP for me has been that it can be very vague and quite abstract and therefore quite difficult to engage with. It is also quite a complex subject - John Grinder has written a very interesting book called 'Whispering in the Wind' which you might find interesting. However, this is more of the 'academic' aspect of NLP and although it has some useful exercises in it, it is quite tricky to understand straight away.
One of the NLP tools which I find extremely useful is 3D Mind by Tom Vizzini. His techniques are very easy to use and I find them extremely powerful. He looks at the 'drivers' behind different emotional states and then gets you to change the drivers. The results can be instant. However, what I would say and this is just from my own personal experience, is that NLP does not really look at how to cope with serious depression - that is, the tools that CBT has taught me which is to be compassionate towards yourself and to try and develop your rational mind as well. NLP seems to me to be still quite academic although many people dispute this.
I can get you more information you like.
YOG
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by Milamber » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:21 am
I would definitely recommend "Introducing NLP" by Joseph O'Connor and John Seymour, and also "NLP Workbook" by Joseph O'Connor.
For me, at least (and a couple of friends I have recommended them to) these books do a good job of making NLP accessible.
One thing to keep in mind about learning NLP is that you don't have to learn the whole thing before it can be useful. Every piece of knowledge you learn and every new technique you pick up you should try to put into immediate practice. As you begin to see the power of what it has to offer you will begin to find that each step you take becomes easier and more natural (sorry, I wasn't deliberately trying to use NLP there!
).
A good place to start for the "immediate feedback" feeling is the stuff on eye accessing cues. These are so simple to learn and understand - but when you see people using them and say, "you were just constructing a mental image", or "you were just remembering what it sounded like, weren't you" (for example), and they say, "yes! how did you know that?" .. then you know that this stuff works and you get excited about it. But don't worry, there is a lot more beyond that!
I'm still learning NLP techniques, and finding more ways I can incorporate it into my life with positive effect all the time. But from what I have learnt already I can honestly say it has changed my life and the way I approach life!
I hope you have a similar experience.
Best regards,
Milamber
For me, at least (and a couple of friends I have recommended them to) these books do a good job of making NLP accessible.
One thing to keep in mind about learning NLP is that you don't have to learn the whole thing before it can be useful. Every piece of knowledge you learn and every new technique you pick up you should try to put into immediate practice. As you begin to see the power of what it has to offer you will begin to find that each step you take becomes easier and more natural (sorry, I wasn't deliberately trying to use NLP there!
).
A good place to start for the "immediate feedback" feeling is the stuff on eye accessing cues. These are so simple to learn and understand - but when you see people using them and say, "you were just constructing a mental image", or "you were just remembering what it sounded like, weren't you" (for example), and they say, "yes! how did you know that?" .. then you know that this stuff works and you get excited about it. But don't worry, there is a lot more beyond that!
I'm still learning NLP techniques, and finding more ways I can incorporate it into my life with positive effect all the time. But from what I have learnt already I can honestly say it has changed my life and the way I approach life!
I hope you have a similar experience.
Best regards,
Milamber
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