End Negative spirals with a positive stop sign?
At the Solstice party last night I ran into several NLP people. It seems to be a reoccurring theme. So I have decided to try some NLP techniques. Mainly simply because they make sense to me in regards to dealing with negative thought spirals…
One visualization technique that my friend Kai suggested was doing a “swish” on “trigger” issues. Basically you take a loaded negative image and shrink it away from you – so far away it becomes black and white. Then you take a loaded positive image and do the same. Then practice switching between the two – zooming in and out. Basically getting control over the loaded image. and then using that tool in other difficult situations…
It seems worth a try – plus it makes sense in regards to neural pathways – you can get into reoccurring patterns of negative thought. My example is how our brains can get into ruts or well worn story telling trails. For example, take a story you tell often and try to stop in the middle of it. I think it is why old people often are labeled a boring storytellers. They often have set patterns of stories that are difficult to deviate from. I say take those stories and try to change them to your audience’s perspective or give them a more positive spin.
