Nested Loops
A lot of the terms in NLP and hypnotherapy have this ominous and unapproachable aura about them. Nested loops are nothing more than multiple embedded stories. The idea is to start one story, stop somewhere in the middle of it, and then use some kind of transition phrase and start another story. You can chain as many stories together as long as you can remember to close the loops.
I know some people who are so good at doing this, they span the loops out over a period of days. At some point a few days later when one of these stories is finished, you first think, “What was that story about, again? Oh yeah.” And the message has been deeply embedded into your unconscious mind, completely bypassing the conscious mind. It blows my mind to think there are some people out there acutely aware of everyone’s exact position, playing each person’s next move like a pawn.
Some good transitional phrases to use between stories might be, “Oh, that reminds me of…” or “and speaking of … ” and so on.
If you really want to get into learning how to create metaphor with nested loops, chaining anchors, etc. take a serious look into Igor Ledochowski’s Conversational Hypnosis course. It might seem a bit pricey, I know, but it comes with 16 CD’s and a 600 page book! One of the bonus CD’s is comprised of 5 levels of stories, allowing you to deconstruct and master these techniques with multiple listens. Then start collecting stories/metaphor specifically written to effect change in people. One of my favorite books is 101 Healing Stories by George W. Burns. Once you learn the format of the stories, you can adapt them very easily to any situation.
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