Neuro-Linguistic Programming As A Method

It is nearly impossible to imagine how much information is coming at us at every moment. Every sight, sound, smell, sensation and taste has to be interpreted by our brain. The estimate is two million, but that would of course vary based on our environment or what was happening around us at the time. I would have to imagine that in a busy city, that number would be much higher. The brain has to process all of that information. Our brains are designed to handle five to nine. That means there is a lot of information we don't take note of - but it is in there somewhere. This is what Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is based on.

We handle this massive amount of additional data we can't consciously filter by deleting, distorting or generalizing what isn't most obvious. What information is retained changes from person to person and is decided based on the observer's past experiences, values, beliefs and attitudes. This is why two people can see an event is such different ways.

NLP seeks to help us understand why we respond to outside stimulus the way we do and try to change that if the responses are negative. This method of psychotherapy claims to be able to help patients suffering from depression, habit disorders, phobias and things of that nature by simply changing the way people think.

NLP dictates the way people respond to things is based on programmed thoughts often time buried in their subconscious. If a person believes only the negative and has no hope for the positive, then they will feel the negative. If someone has had a bad experience with an outside stimulus - such as a spider, a snake or a dog - they are far more likely to be afraid when confronted with that stimulus than someone who hasn't.

NLP seeks to identify the underlying cause of these negative responses - the negative signals from the brain that inspire fear or anger based on negative thought - and help change them to something positive. By changing the thoughts, you change the response.

The methodology behind NLP has been adopted by teachers, marketing executives, public speakers, self-help gurus, therapists and politicians - but it has never quite caught on in mainstream psychotherapy. The main reason for this is a lack of hard evidence to support the claims made by NLP believers.

Does a lack of evidence mean NLP doesn't work? Of course it doesn't. One need only talk to a patient whose life has been changed by a therapist who helped them change their thinking patterns. A lack of evidence simply means we haven't found a way to positively confirm the effectiveness of Neuro-Linguistic Programming just yet.

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