NLP Memory Manipulation - Change the Content of your Memories

By Chris Harrison - Posted July 2007

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Exercise 4:

Remember someone who has bothered you, and imagine then stood before you.

Now, rather than changing details about your ‘opponent’ you’re going to change your own kinesthetic.

As you see your 'opponent' through your own eyes, imagine yourself getting taller and taller.

What would it feel like if you were the incredible hulk and were beginning to stretch your clothes and expand your muscles out in all directions?

Then when you’re towering over them, notice them shrink down, and then flare your nostrils and snarl at them.

Make them shrink down until they are so small you can step forward and crush them with a thunderous stamp.

Open you mouth and feel the force of your voice flatten them.

Does that feel good?

Conclusion

The more you work with these techniques, the easier they will become.

You will also become more aware of what your brain is doing that makes these people so difficult to deal with.

And don’t be surprised if you find one specific change that really does it for you.

Some people find that changes in one specific modality work best for them.

And does this only apply to people?

Of course not!

Try applying the same techniques to other things that make you uncomfortable.

I'm thinking spiders in stripy leggings and giving presentations in front of an audience who all look like mice!

Just use your imagination!


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Powerful around women?

Posted  May 14, 2010 at 10:40

Making yourself feel more powerful around people you find intimidating is good and useful, but doesn't feel right in the situation where I am trying to talk to a woman who makes me feel uncomfortable. What would you use for that?

Anonymouse, Near the cheese

Custom States

Posted  May 28, 2010 at 05:33

Maybe you should check the article on NLP state management elsewhere on the site and create yourself a custom state. Put something like playfullness in to prevent you being too serious about the whole thing. Playing around with different states is really cool and a good way to build some flexibility into your behaviors.

Chris Harrison, UK

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Posted  October 15, 2010 at 20:22

Great

Amazing article

Posted  November 15, 2010 at 08:17

Amazing article. Thanks for writing it.

Jolly, US

Cheers

Posted  November 15, 2010 at 13:32

Thanks for your feedback Jolly.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Chris Harrison, UK

Simple

Posted  November 23, 2010 at 18:42

This lesson was simple, yet filled with so much information. And reader friendly information at that. Excellent lesson, thank you so much.

rrobigold, Front Door

Thanks rrobigold

Posted  November 23, 2010 at 21:19

Good to see the information was of interest.

Chris Harrison, UK

Nice Article

Posted  December 27, 2010 at 13:38

thanks for this article. It would be nice to have a forum on this site.

Sasha, Toronto

Thanks Sasha

Posted  December 31, 2010 at 10:30

Glad you enjoyed the article.

I have been wondering about adding a forum for a while, so this may be something I do when I get around to it.

Chris Harrison, UK

Great Article

Posted  November 9, 2011 at 20:48

Thanks for a simple, readable,article that engages all the senses. Freeing the mind from the manipulation of memory, what's beyond this?

Thanks

Posted  December 19, 2011 at 11:12

This was a great article and I especially like the explanation of the V.A.K. model done with such ease.

Thanks again.

Thanks

Posted  April 20, 2012 at 23:12

'In a sense you are remembering what happened in a manner that allows you to not have to question what you think about yourself.' - Could you explain the last part of this statement: '... that allows you to not have to question what you think about yourself.'

Sue

Sue

Posted  April 25, 2012 at 19:56

Clarification

What I meant by that phrase isn't really important to the NLP process, but when you remember something from your past you tend to remember it in a way that best fits with your beliefs about yourself.

If you believed you had no confidence but had a memory where you were really outgoing and enjoyed yourself then this would be at odds with your belief.

It's likely that when you remembered the event you would do so with some kind of mental filtering - either you'd remember the event as if you were less confident than you actually were or there would be something else given prominence in your recollection of the memory that gives you an 'excuse' for the confident behavior. An example would be that you remembered being quite drunk when you weren't.

Hope that Helps.

Chris Harrison, UK
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