NLP Techniques

PNL uses some techniques to provoke change. In practice, these consist of adding resources or expanding the subjective map of the person who, for any reason, finds themselves entangled in a narrow and conditioned view of the world.

The ways to expand the map are essentially:

1. Adding sensory representations (reliving the event through various sensory channels or modifying sub-modalities).

   

2. Modifying the point of view (reliving the event as "another person" or according to different perceptual positions).

   

3. Modifying the time variable (reliving the event and extracting resources from the past or future).

Some of the techniques are:

1. Swish:

   Useful for modifying behavior and making it functional toward the goal. It involves an altered visualization of the problem state and the desired state until automating the desired behavior.

2. Squash:

   Resolves a conflict between parts by isolating a shared higher value, assuming that any behavior, even dysfunctional behavior, we engage in has a positive intention. Squash is a kind of negotiation between parts within a system (person or organization) to prevent a merger that allows achieving a shared goal.

3. Reimprinting:

   Used when a person is trapped in recurring unpleasant situations expressed with phrases like "it always happens when..." or "every time...," or "I don't know why I do it." Reimprinting deals with an event from the past that occurred during a critical phase of development, producing a belief. If the experience was traumatic or problematic, the resulting conviction becomes a limitation for the individual. The technique involves revisiting the imprinting experience, providing new behavioral choices through the addition of resources that were not available at that time to live those experiences positively. This sheds new light on the event and leads to new beliefs about oneself or the world.

4. Restructuring:

   Assumes that every situation appearing as problematic is potentially a resource; restructuring means giving another meaning to an event. It changes the meaning of the problem by guiding the person to explore the positive viewpoints. Contextual restructuring asks: "In what context would this problem be a resource?" In both cases, it unleashes growth potential and change.

5. SCORE (Symptoms, Causes, Objectives, Resources, and Effects):

   A model that helps define the problem space, the desired space, and the necessary resources. It represents an essential tool but is also a projection model and a therapeutic technique.

6. Time-line:

   Acts on the individual's mental representation of time, placing mental representations of significant life events in space, building a timeline that combines past, present, and future. It's useful for overcoming past traumas or future anxieties and for achieving goals.