The Trauma Cure – Common Mistakes In NLP

I am but a lowly Practitioner.  I cannot claim the kudos a NLP trainer would.

Used to dissociate from traumatic event or a phobia the Trauma Cure, or Phobia Cure is the technique that I have found to be misused more than any other.  Given my lowly status how can I be sure I’m right about this?  Simple.  I’m self taught.

I have years of practice behind be sifting through forums and picking the brains of the trainers within them, patiently piecing together all the information gleaned from books.  Not an easy way to learn I assure you.

One of the first things I learnt were the top mistakes made by NLP Practitioners.  The number one mistake was failing to match what was going on in the brain of the client.  This can otherwise be stated as matching a technique to an event.

What does this have to do with the trauma cure?  For some reason we have people certified in NLP who come out believing the trauma cure to be a panacea.  This is deeply disturbing to me.

When a bored housewife (I happen to know one who blithely stated that if a rape victim still had issues after being taken through the trauma cure there had to be something else wrong with them . . . .  ) takes up therapy after eighteen to thirty six days of training they will imagine what it would be like going through events that they have no training or experience.  Imagining what is going on in the clients mind.  BAD PRACTICE.

Not that I object to members of the public taking up NLP because that is a good thing.  We need more.

I object strongly to them doing a shoddy job and placing the blame on a client. Ultimately this can cause NLP to lose credibility.

Another area in which the trauma cure is commonly misused is when a client has an anxiety.

A good example is fear of flying.  If there is a sudden emotional reaction to the thought of a flight, the trauma cure would be a good idea.

On the other hand if the level of distress increased as the time to go on an airplane drew ever closer another technique would be more useful.  Yes, I am aware change can still occur when using a process incorrectly.  Still.

I have also witnessed a Practitioner using the trauma cure as a process to remove all the negative events from someones entire life in one hit.  He would begin by rewinding events to the time of conception.

Unbeknown to his clients (there were many some famous sports people and politicians as he worked full time) the trauma cure isn’t designed to be used this way.  Although NLP is very resilient and you can make mistakes and get fantastic results I question the value of his work.

Hopefully this raises awareness of the use of this technique.  Be very suspicious of anyone who touts the trauma cure as a cure for all that ailes you.

Blessings,

Keri Eagan

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