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Your Self-Assurance And NLP Anchoring

October 3, 2009 by

When you think of an anchor, chances are, a mental image of a boat comes to mind. What is the anchor of a boat used for? It is used to keep the boat in one place, right? Well, NLP Anchoring is basically the same. It is a method used to keep us in the right frame of mind. We condition ourselves to respond a certain way to certain situations.

Throughout are lives we are constantly being conditioned whether we realize it or not. For instance, maybe as a small child, a relative would lock you in a dark closet just to bully you around a bit. As a result, you might be claustrophobic or afraid of the dark. These feelings are a negative result of the incident. In order to overcome the phobia, you have to retrain your brain with positive thoughts and feelings.

All of us have had good and bad experiences in our lives. Maybe some experiences were so bad that now, even the thought of a similar situation evokes the negative emotions. In order to overcome these feelings associated with the experience, we have to concentrate on finding positive memories to associate with the experience.

For instance, if you want to remain calm and peaceful, think of a memory that evokes this emotion. Concentrate on that memory while staying with your body in the present. If that feeling starts fading, focus on that memory again. If you keep doing this, eventually, your mind will associate the event with a new feeling.

While you are in a good mood, touch the palm of your hand, or something like that. While touching the palm of your hand think of a pleasant memory. Repeat this until every time you touch the palm of your hand, you feel happy. There is your anchor to bring you to a happy state of mind when you are not so happy.

What about knowing that a certain situation or person is going to make you experience unwelcomed feelings? NLP Anchoring addresses this issue as well. Identify the situation or person, when the undesirable feelings appear, think of a time when you had good feelings. Keep doing this until you are able to think of the person, place or thing without experiencing the bad feelings.

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