Anchoring and Neuro Linguistic Programming

By Jacob Ellis

NLP or Neuro Linguistic Programming is one of the methods of psychotherapy. It is considered to be a controversial method of psychotherapy as it is suggests to be an alternative method in the approaches it does in addressing human behavioral problems. This method, as its title suggests, studies the connection in the neuro, language and experiences and how these affects a person's behavior or state of mind.

It is a big problem for people when they cannot control their thoughts and behavior. It is embarrassing that there are some instances when people carry out actions that they know are wrong but they still do it because they can't control themselves. NLP actually helps people in avoiding those embarassing situations.

Bad habits, phobias, fears and other negative and limiting thoughts are some of the problems that hinder us from doing something even if we want to. We can already kick our bad habits, overcome our phobias and fears, and even overcome illnesses with NLP. Further in this article are some techniques used in NLP on how to do these things.

A powerful and popular technique in Neuro Linguistic Programming is called Anchoring, and this immediately has an effect in an individual. By anchoring or associating a feeling or reaction to a certain object, a person can learn how to change his habits immediately to be beneficial for him or her. By hearing, touching or seeing this anchor, the person can immediately put himself or herself into a state of happiness, confidence, and also overcome fears.

There are essentially three steps in basic Neuro Linguistic Programming anchoring and the first is getting yourself into the state you want to be able to recall in the future. By remembering certain past experiences or scenarios would allow a person to get to that specific state of mind or being. Visualize completely what is going on, and use all sensory stimuli such as touch, smell, sight and so forth to bring that visualization to life.

The highest point that a person feels in an emotional state is when the anchor association is made. Music, smells, sights, anything that has to do with the senses can be made to be the anchor. To make a good strong Neuro Linguistic Programming anchor, it is best to use the sense of touch instead of the other senses, as this is the strong of them all.

After the creation of the anchor the person should completely break out of the state by focusing on doing other things first. The whole anchoring process is repeated again and again to further solidify the anchor into the programming of the person. The anchoring is said to be a success if in the future, when the anchor is activated the person's complete state is changed into the anchor's connected state.

Focusing on the specific experience at the start of the anchoring process is the most difficult part in the overall sequence. There is no way to make anchoring a success if the person cannot immerse him or herself completely to the process. The brain is a muscle that when trained in Neuro Linguistic Programming can do so much more than the ordinary person.

Anchoring is simply one of the methods employed in Neuro Linguistic Programming to take control of your mind. NLP techniques and methods are one too many to count and some of these methods are extremely useful. Anchoring is a great way to get into NLP right this moment. - 32530

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