Lead systems and Representational systems
- Subject: Lead systems and Representational systems
- From: "Kahli R. Burke" <burke@ucsu.colorado.edu>
- Date: Sun, 01 Dec 1996 16:27:36 -0700
- Organization: SpAcE
Hello to the list!
I'd like to start a thread on the differences between lead and
representational systems, and how information on peoples preferred
systems can be applied.
I am still a little bit confused about the difference between a lead
system and a representational system. I think they are different
things...to me, a lead system would be the system in which the person in
mostly recieving information in. This is the system that they are most
conscious of in their waking state. A representational system would be
the preferred place to get information from. For example, I'll use
myself, I would say that I have a preferred lead system of auditory, and
a preferred representational system of kinesthetic. I hear things, and
to check on them, I see what kind of feelings I get. When I listen to
people, my understanding of what is is to listen is that I repeat what
they say inside my head a split second after it comes in, in their
voice. Then, I can check to see how that information feels like to me.
It's hard for me to really be sure about what goes on in my head, but
this seems pretty right to me. Does anyone know a little more about
this subject? Would people be interested in sharing what they think
goes on in their heads?
One thing that is a problem for me sometimes is that I am in internal
diologue almost all the time. I have a hard time staying in "up-time",
as some people call it. This internal diologue is useful at times, but
other times, I wish I could get rid of it and concentrate on something
else. For example, I find that while engaged in sex, a lot of the time
I'm not all that engaged. Instead of paying attention to the
kinesthetic aspects, I talk to myself. Another troubling thing is when
I try to do visualization in my head, or pay attention to external
visual, I get caught up in internal diologue. Instead of focusing on
the pictures in my head, I talk to myself about it. Instead of really
looking around at what is out there, I talk to myself about it. This
seems to leave me more dissociated than I would like. Even when I
listen to music, I find myself talking to myself instead of really
paying attention to it. The only time I can think of when I don't have
internal diologue is certain instances when I am really engaged in
conversation with people. WHen I am listening to them, I repeat words
in my head in their voice a split second after they say it, and when I
talk to them, I don't talk to myself at the same time. Does this make
any sense to people? I would appreciate some feedback on whether or not
this is common for most people, or if its just something I do. Also,
does anyone have advice on techniques that could be used to change
this? It would be great for me to be able to shut off my internal
diologue when I don't want it.
I hope I have written this clearly enough for everyone to understand.
Ask as many questions you would like, and I can attempt to expand on
this.
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Kahli Burke
burke@ucsu.colorado.edu
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"Space projects space into space..."
"Good is a NOUN!"
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