While traditional methods may take years to resolve a phobia, NLP offers a technique involving dissociation that can often eliminate phobias in a single session. Phobias tend to be deeply “associated” states, meaning the person is mentally pulled back into a past traumatic event whenever the phobia is triggered. This…

Time Line Therapy, developed by Tad James and Wyatt Woodsmall, is a trademarked approach to personal development and healing. It is based on the idea that unconscious decisions made in the past can significantly influence our present and future lives. For example, a belief formed as early as age five—such…

I recently came across an article by a psychiatry professor titled Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Memory. It explains that PTSD develops when intense fear prevents the traumatic memory from being fully integrated into regular conscious awareness. Because of this, the memory remains fragmented, leading to repeated reliving or re-experiencing of…

The pattern of association versus dissociation is a powerful way to influence your emotional state. Imagine you’re planning a holiday but need to save money first. Which mental approach would be more motivating? AssociationPicture your holiday destination vividly, like a full-color, immersive movie playing through your own eyes. You can…