NLP & Association Dissociation

Dissociation means literally to disconnect, create some distance, to gain perspective, to see situations and yourself in perspective.

Dissociation (Disconnect)

• See yourself in the picture
  (become aware of yourself).

• Observer of yourself.

• Talk to yourself about the situation.

• How do you feel about your feelings.

Did you know?

Human beings are the only animal species that can dissociate.

Dissociation is useful for:

• Dealing with conflict.
  (It allows you to have better control of the situation and enables you to ask questions in an objective manner and tone).

• Monitoring yourself. (Stand apart from yourself.)

• See yourself from outside yourself. (See yourself through the eyes of someone else. Step outside of yourself to manage conflict.)

• Enabling you to:

  • Feel pain

  • Remain in control

  • Feel no emotion which obscures judgment

  • Learn from negative experiences

  • Build resourcefulness

  • Design desired states

Association (Connect)

• See now what you see.

• Participate in the event.

• Hear now what you hear.

• Feel now what you experience.

Did you know?

Association is the state we live in - the subjective experience.

Association is useful for:

• Enjoying yourself (Associate with happiness, success, feelings of love and joy - live for the moment.)

• Empowering yourself with successes.

• Utilizing positive experiences.
  (When tackling a problem draw from past successes - think of all the thousands of problems you have already solved.)

• Accessing resourcefulness.

• Accessing past positive states.
  
  Writing down a problem immediately dissociates one from it.