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Re: NLP and Bi-polar Disorder

At 23:26 13/10/1996 +1000, wendy zammit wrote:
>
>Does anyone have any experience of Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression) or
>any good references for treatment?
>
>A family member has just been diagnosed after an acute manic
>episode.Looking back she can also identify episodes of prolonged
>depression.
<snip>

Hi wendy

In my experience Manic Depression as a Bipolar Disorder
could be treated with NLP or Hypnosis in the same way
as any of the others Dissociated Identity Disorders as
addictions and so...

I don't know how are you experienced in NLP or Hypnosis
but I guess it would be better you are to do the following..

1.Sort out two parts from your patient :
  - the maniac part
  - the depressive part
As they usually are not present at the same time, you'll
have to use age regression to get them appear.
Anchor them (one part on each hand for exemple).

2.Collapse the two anchors.
  This would make your patient going into a very
  deep trance. Use that trance to install communications'
  channels beetwin the two parts and make them transfer
  their skills to each others until the two parts are
  similar.
  Calibrate the response : must be dramatic (!)
  Keep firing the anchors until they are still active.
  To test: release the two anchors for a few seconds
  and fire them again. If there is still a response
  they are still active so keep on.
  This process could last for 45 minutes...

3. As soon as the anchors are no longer active release them.
   Have your patient walking around the room for a while
   and now you can begin classical NLP work with outcomes
   reframing and so.

If you want more references about that, you can have a look
at my previous postings about addictions in this group.
Basically, addictions and manic depressive disorders are
very close. The difference is addicts need a substance as
trigger to switch from one state to others as manic depressives
are most of the time cycled (you can notice the time period)
or are triggered by an external event (wheather, relatives'mood
or so ).

Hope this will help.

Be well,

-Bernard Frit