2007-03-03 22:27:38 · 6 answers · asked by M.C 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Whoa such a controversial question! I'm psyched out! It's best to ask the medics on this one particularly those NOT in the field of pshych. Great question though, I love the field of psychology , it's so lavishly verbose and circumlocutory! Only in the USA you'll find endless doctors for everything. Hey, if you can afford it go ahead. But DANGER with therapists! It so hard to seek a doctor's true diagnosis nowadays, but when in therapy be very careful what you choose. I can't believe their is such a practitioner. If it's to cure phobias or addictions then possibly I think it's OK. But to cure something so devastating as DEPRESSION then this kind of practitioner isn't best. I find a lot of BS'ers in seminars and in this kind of counseling. They're the suckers for motivating themselves not others. IDK good question though, this is still not concrete in the medical world. Thankfully, I avoid hospitals and psychologists and I am not to familiar with NLP but I hope you get a lot of anwers from this one. If you can extend the answering period.
2007-03-11 19:17:32 · answer #1 · answered by JDR 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is the 2nd time I broke my rule of not looking at the answers given before giving my own answer. This was because I felt I was not qualified enough, however....
NLP was the field I was headed into about 25 years ago until I discovered something else which was priority for me.
It was a wonderful study with a lot of promise.
Your question is very general so I am not sure what to focus on for you. As for myself I felt attracted to psychotherapy, hypnosis, and education. However there is no limit and I definetely think it is worth the time, effort, and money to learn about it. It fits in very well with many other fields of study and is a useful tool.
If you are asking to find out whether NLP is a good tool to use as therapy, my answer is yes. You will know right away if the therapist is right for you and if you will benefit. You decide.
2007-03-10 10:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by canron4peace 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many psychologists seem to hold that NLP is un-scientific in both theory and approach. I tend to agree. But this is also true of other modern inventions that work just fine.
I have also read about concepts examined in mainstream psychology that, taken discretely, seem to jive with some ideas stressed in NLP. An example might be exemplar activation.
Finally, anecdotal, I have heard of the advice of NLP practitioners fail and succeed for subjects about as often as any other talk therapy.
2007-03-11 11:44:29 · answer #3 · answered by paralegaltechnik 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't like the concept.
NLP practitioners seem to believe that if you act in a certain way, you can become that type of person.
I believe that you are shaped by the culture in which you live. Those traits are inherent in your psyche and cannot be changed by wanting them to be changed.
You need to find the root cause of an action in order to change that action.
2007-03-04 07:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No lovely princess =NLP
2007-03-04 00:17:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
As a Christian, I believe hypnosis is dangerous and shouldn't be used. Gestalt therapy is cultic and should be avoided.
2007-03-11 13:19:09 · answer #6 · answered by Rick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋