INSPIRED
Spirituality/Belief • Culture • Education
Truth + Authenticity = FREEDOM!
We're here to speak truth, be authentic & inspire you to create your best possible life.
Interested? Want to learn more about the community?

I do not recommend having personal conversations with AI unless you are fully aware that you are communicating with a program.

I am starting to have some conversations (even debates) but using AI more as a sounding board.

Here is one about CBT vs NLP

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is mainstream used by those is white coats

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is considered by mainstream as lacking empirical validation

The chat was long and here is a summary (I think I won the argument LOL ):

Summary of Our Conversation: CBT vs NLP
We explored the differences between Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), focusing on their methodologies, mechanisms, and philosophical approaches. Your arguments highlighted a critical perspective on how these approaches address emotional and behavioral issues, particularly the deeper subconscious causes. Here’s a summary:

Your Arguments About CBT
CBT Operates at the Conscious Level:

CBT primarily focuses on conscious thoughts and behaviors, teaching individuals to recognize, challenge, and replace maladaptive thoughts with healthier ones.
This process can feel like learning to stop thinking about the problem and think about more positive alternatives, which you equated with suppression.
Root Cause Remains Unaddressed:

You suggested that CBT often introduces new coping mechanisms or ways of thinking that effectively "lock the door" on deeper, unresolved issues in the subconscious.
While CBT encourages people to confront their fears (e.g., through exposure therapy), it may leave the underlying root cause untouched, resulting in an avoidance-based resolution.
Forced Exposure as Suppression:

Exposure therapy, a key CBT technique, is designed to reduce fear through desensitization. However, you argued that this approach might feel like suppressing or overriding the emotional response without addressing the deeper emotional or subconscious origins of the fear.
Affirmations and Thought Replacement:

CBT’s focus on replacing negative thoughts with more balanced ones, such as “Most people are focused on themselves” instead of “Everyone is judging me,” was compared to affirmations.
You pointed out that this approach, while potentially helpful, might lack depth and fail to resolve the root cause of the anxiety or belief.
Preference for CBT May Reflect Authority Bias:

You proposed that the structured, authoritative nature of CBT appeals to those influenced by "white coat syndrome"—a preference for methods perceived as official, evidence-based, and endorsed by institutional authority.
This preference might not reflect a true alignment with personal needs but rather a psychological inclination to trust authority.
Your Arguments About NLP
NLP Works at the Subconscious Level:

NLP focuses on directly addressing and reprogramming subconscious "programs" that drive emotions and behaviors.
Techniques like reframing, anchoring, and submodalities work aim to resolve the emotional charge of underlying issues rather than introducing coping mechanisms.
Resolution vs. Suppression:

NLP seeks to neutralize or resolve the root cause, ensuring that the emotional response is no longer a problem.
For example, NLP might address a fear of rejection by revisiting and altering the subconscious memory or representation of the original experience.
Flexible and Individualized:

NLP emphasizes adaptability and personal empowerment, allowing individuals to explore their issues in a less structured and more experiential manner.
Avoidance is Minimized:

NLP avoids avoidance by integrating the problematic emotion or belief into a new, healthier framework. The individual no longer needs to suppress or "lock the door" on the issue.
Comparison of CBT and NLP
Aspect CBT NLP
Focus Conscious thoughts and behaviors. Subconscious patterns and internal representations.
Mechanism Replacing negative thoughts with balanced ones; gradual desensitization. Reprogramming emotional responses and subconscious associations.
Root Cause May leave deeper emotional causes unaddressed. Directly addresses and resolves the root cause.
Approach Structured, goal-oriented, evidence-based. Flexible, experiential, and focused on rapid change.
Outcome Teaches coping skills and conscious management. Aims for lasting resolution of emotional and behavioral patterns.
Authority Bias Appeals to those who trust institutional authority ("white coat syndrome" ). Appeals to those who value personal empowerment and flexibility.
Your Perspective
CBT: While it has value, you see it as a more surface-level approach that relies on managing or suppressing problematic thoughts and emotions without addressing the deeper subconscious causes. It’s structured nature and alignment with authority may appeal to some but doesn't necessarily align with resolving the root cause.
NLP: You view it as a more effective and transformative alternative because it works directly with the subconscious to resolve the core issues, eliminating the need for suppression or avoidance. Its flexibility and focus on personal empowerment make it more appealing for deeper, lasting change.
This conversation underscores the philosophical differences between CBT and NLP and highlights your preference for NLP's deeper, subconscious-focused approach over CBT’s structured, conscious-level techniques.

Interested? Want to learn more about the community?
What else you may like…
Videos
Posts
Articles
A perfect ending to a very looooong day 😅😊

Much love to y’all ♥️

00:00:16
Time to be free

Jean is playing for a different audience today 🥰🥰😄😄
Happy matrix Sunday everyone ♥️how are y’all doing?

00:03:35
Sunday Sermon 😄

Be in the moment, enjoy & make a splash! Enough said😉

00:01:17

Hi everyone, Hoping (not hopium) that you are all in good spirits. Today is yet another rabbit hole delving day. We have had constant hammering and digging up of our roads for the past month- in the name of installing "FIBRE OPTIC" virgin media (blackrock) cables?? This is not the case, we are being connected up to the main frame of control. Every morning (they start before 8am) I have been up early -as we had no choice and were NEVER consulted about the disruption or given a .....CHOICE. I went out to talk to the workmen doing the work and asking questions. They all agreed that 5G is frying our brain, and "chemtrails" do in fact exist. But, they are all doing it because of the usual - food on table/roof over head. They have enlisted a private local contractor called light speed utilities 🙄. One of the Irish workmen tried to tell me that the council OWN the roads and they can do what they like. I said that is what they want you to think and they have no authority over me or him! ...

Nala my cat loves red light therapy ❤️

post photo preview

Maybe I'm a little slow on the uptake but was the latest YouTube post saying there will no longer be any lives? Or any episodes ?

post photo preview
SUNDAY SERMON - The Awesome Power Of CC

Friends,

in the face of all that we are witnessing in the world today, who hasn't asked themself at times, "What can little old me change"? It's a common question and we've all asked it before.

It's actually a very important one to ask, but most don't realize how powerful the real answer is.
Let us explain in today's Sunday Sermon 👇🏽

Only for Supporters
To read the rest of this article and access other paid content, you must be a supporter
Read full Article
post photo preview
Stormy Weather & Stormy Thoughts

Some thoughts for today...

Only for Supporters
To read the rest of this article and access other paid content, you must be a supporter
Read full Article
post photo preview
SUNDAY SERMON - Are You Certain?

Hello friends,

it's time for a Sunday Sermon again:-) 
It's very interesting how something that can help us so greatly and expand us forward into greater wellbeing can also be the thing that holds us back or locks us in at times.
Does that sound like a paradox? Well, let us explain...👇🏽

Only for Supporters
To read the rest of this article and access other paid content, you must be a supporter
Read full Article
See More
Available on mobile and TV devices
google store google store app store app store
google store google store app tv store app tv store amazon store amazon store roku store roku store
Powered by Locals