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(Adapted from Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming by Joseph O'Connor and John Seymour: Mandala Books 1990) What is NLP? Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the study of what works in human psychology and communication. It's an attitude of curiosity about how we think, feel and behave which has left a 'trail' of extraordinarily effective techniques and principles for enhancing any human ability - including resolving problems in therapy. NLP is a fairly recent development, originating at the University of Santa Cruz in the mid-seventies when a group of talented people came together to share information and insights across disciplinary boundaries. It incorporates insights from behavioural and Gestalt psychology, family therapy, hypnotherapy, linguistics, information theory and anthropology, among many other disciplines. Unlike other schools of psychotherapeutic thought, which concentrate on how problems arise, NLP started from studying people who are exceptionally good at what they do, and finding out how they do it so that anyone can get similar results by doing the same things. It aims to move beyond remedial change (fixing specific problems) to 'generative' change, which empowers you to achieve more in every area of your life. Often people find that when they learn a new skill or make a breakthrough in one area of their life, problems in other areas seem to disappear or seem less important. One of the things that often surprises people about NLP is the speed with which many problems can be resolved. My experience as a therapist has taught me that solving one's problems is all about learning - at the unconscious level, which is where it counts - and learning can happen very quickly. At the emotional level there is no time - you either have an emotion or you don't. NLP is all about the most effective ways to learn what you might well arrive at eventually anyway.
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