NLP for Trainers: Submodalities 102 – I like or I don’t like food
How does it work?
I’ll tell you how it worked for my friend with the Danes. You can substitute another food for this process. The process described below only applies to food, there are more things to consider when working with behaviors.
First let me explain Submodalities. Submodalities are one way our brain encodes our thinking. Let me teach you. When you think of your favorite food, do you have an image? Now, where is this image located? Is it near or far, above or below, inside or outside of you? This is the Location Submodality. By being aware that the mind does this, we can quickly create significant change.
Knowing the location, we can work with a food that a person would like to no longer like. That is how:
1. Ask the person if Really wants to stop liking food. He was at an Italian club meeting and one of the members asked me to help him get over an “addiction” to lasagna. I had to ask him if he really wanted to dislike lasagna. He said no. Same with a cigarette smoker, they have to really want to stop liking
2. Then ask them, “when you think about how much you like to eat (Danes)You have a photo?” The exact words are very important. Some NLP word sets are suggested because they help create big changes, if you want results memorize the words or read them from a script.
3. When they have an image, ask them about Submodalities. The main one is location (location, location, location). Next is color/black and white, then film or still image. Ask them quickly, in quick succession:
“Where is it, is it near, far, up and down? Is it black and white or color? Is it a film or a still image?
Make a note of where it is, and put your hand right where they say the picture is, ask them “right here?”
4. Then you’ll want to create a break state. Something that takes their mind off what they like and “clears the screen.” Ask them if they smell like popcorn, ask them if they heard that helicopter go by or anything like that.
5. Now ask them to think of something that is similar in texture to what they like too much, but something they really can’t stand. An example of buns might be a pork pie (she couldn’t stand pork), or a bun with a topping that is totally disgusting. If they like vanilla ice cream too much, they may not like plain yogurt. The closer you get to the texture of the food, the better it will work.
6. As in no. #3 above, when they have a picture of what they don’t like, ask them about submodalities. “Where is it? Is it near, far, up and down? Is it black and white or color? Is it a film or a still image?” Put your hand where the image of this food is. Now, if the location is the same, you won’t have much success with this. Try another food you don’t like.
7. Create a break state as in #4.
8. Take their hand and put it where they keep the thought of the food they like and say, “Now I move the Danes here.” As you say this, quickly move your hand to the location of the food you don’t like.
9. Create another break state.
10. Try it. Ask them to think about eating buns. (or the food you were working on) They will most likely dislike it.
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