Can Nlp Help Alleviate Ptsd?

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a condition of psychological shock caused by a traumatic and intense event. Luckily neuro-linguistic programming or NLP is effective at helping those who suffer from PTSD find the relief they desperately desire.

What is PTSD?

As above PTSD is a state of psychological shock. PTSD occurs from either an intensely traumatic one time event such as a car accident, rape, violent crime, etc or a prolonged exposure to an uncontrollable situation such as a war, ongoing sexual or physical abuse, severe neglect, living in severe poverty, etc. In these situations, typically perceived as uncontrollable, a persons mind emotionally cannot handle the the stress. The reaction of the mind to protect the person from going insane is to shut down.

When this happens, the person who is experiencing post traumatic stress disorder doesn't "feel" normal. He or she will typically have a difficult time relating to other people, he or she may feel angry, depressed and isolated. Oftentimes, the person suffering PTSD will have flash backs and nightmares about the event. These flashbacks, obsessive thoughts and nightmares are the subconscious minds way of trying to bring the negative event to your attention so it can be processed.

The human mind is hard wired to learn from experiences both positive and negative. When confronted with a situation which seems uncontrollable the natural reaction is extreme fear. After the event the mind still must learn something from the event so it can be properly filed. When a person is confronted with the emotions of extreme fear, the last thing you can do is objectively look at the event and decide what to learn from the event.

NLP or neuro-linguistic programming gives a person the tools to separate the emotions and the event. By separating the emotions and the event, the person is able to view the event and accept it for what it was. An uncontrollable event which hopefully will never happen again.

A simple NLP technique to use for the relief of PTSD is the following: (We'll take the example of a car accident and this same technique can be applied to any traumatic event)

1. Imagine what the car accident must have looked like from across the street. Just let the whole scenario run through your mind as if you were an outside observer.
2. Imagine what the accident would have looked like and sounded like from a block away. Just imagine viewing the entire accident from a block away.
3. Finally, visualize the accident as if you were watching from a helicopter, many thousands of feet above the accident. At this point, if you feel any residual fear and emotions, just take the helicopter higher up until the emotions disappear.

This short NLP technique helps the mind process a traumatic event more effectively by examining more data. By distancing yourself from the event, this NLP technique helps your mind distance itself from the emotions making it much easier to process.


About the Author:
These techniques are powerful but they are not enough. There are still more NLP techniques you need to acquire to move from fear to success in your life.

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