NLP Timeline Therapy & Change Work 3

Question 1

Which of the following best describes a 'Limiting Decision' in NLP Timeline Therapy?

Accepted Answer

A decision made in the past, often during a significant emotional event, that now restricts a person's map of the world

Answer

A Limiting Decision is a conclusion drawn during a past event (often at the root cause) that has since become a generalized rule limiting the person's possibilities.

Question 2

In Timeline Therapy, which 'negative emotion' is specifically connected to incomplete or unresolved past events where something was prevented from happening?

Accepted Answer

Sadness

Answer

Sadness in Timeline Therapy is classically associated with loss or something that was desired but prevented from occurring.

Question 3

A practitioner asks a client to 'go back to before the first event' before releasing a negative emotion. What is the purpose of this instruction?

Accepted Answer

To anchor a neutral or positive state before approaching the root cause

Answer

Positioning the client before the first event establishes a resourceful, neutral reference point from which to safely view and release the root cause.

Question 4

What is the role of the 'Higher Self' or 'unconscious mind' during a Timeline Therapy change session?

Accepted Answer

To locate the root cause and carry out learnings, making the process more efficient and ecological

Answer

Engaging the unconscious mind (often called the Higher Self in this context) allows the process to work at the level where change actually occurs, making it faster and more complete.

Question 5

In NLP 'Through Time' orientation (also called 'In Time' by some schools), how is the timeline typically arranged spatially?

Accepted Answer

From left (past) to right (future), running in front of the person

Answer

A Through Time (or sequential) orientation typically has past on the left and future on the right, laid out in front of the person so all time can be seen at once.

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NLP Timeline Therapy & Change Work 3