FAST PHOBIA CURE - UNITY STYLE

 The Fast Phobia Cure

1. Client thinks of something that causes them to feel fearful - notice their displayed behaviour (ensure that there is a true phobic response and change of state, eg rubbing neck, distaste display (downturned mouth), giggly voice, shudder, elevated breathing etc). Break state.
   
   
2. Stack up positive resources and ANCHOR them at their most intense (touch shoulder, eg). You are looking for true past experiences of the resources they will need, such as confidence, curiosity, humour. Double and intensify. Release anchor.
   
   
3. Instruct them to recall the earliest event they can remember when they had those fearful feelings, though not to go into them YET. In a moment you will ask them to MARK the beginning of the event.
   
   
4. While they have that memory out in front of them run the fast phobia model :
   
   Imagine yourself in a cinema, sitting in front of the blank screen. Relaxed.
   
   Now float out of your body, so that you are looking at the back of your head and go into the projection room, looking at yourself watching the blank screen.
   
   In a moment, you are going to run the film from JUST BEFORE the event occurred, when you KNEW YOU WERE SAFE, and PAUSE the image. MARK THE FILM NOW.
   
   Drain all the colour and sound from the still image.
   
   Now, WHEN I SAY SO, you are going to fast forward the film at lightning speed, though only WHEN I SAY SO, right the way to the end of the film, to the moment JUST AFTER the event, WHEN YOU KNEW YOU WERE SAFE. And you will MARK THE FILM. When you come to the end you will NOD, ok?
   Do it NOW (use anchor) (sing or play silly music like Benny Hill theme) until the nod.
   
   Now, this time you will REWIND the film at double speed from the end of the scene WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE SAFE right back to the beginning WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE SAFE, with all of the images running backwards, in black and white with no sound at all ok? (make sure you get agreement).
   Do it NOW (hold anchor, play music again and notice change of state)
   
   [do this backwards replay again THREE TIMES, adding sound and colour as necessary, making voices squeaky or funny etc, the idea being to REFRAME]
   
   Float back into the YOU that is watching the film. [suggest this is OLD news]
   
   Float back into the film itself and enjoy experiencing this old worn out movie in a new way, with all the experiences, wisdom and insights the present you has.
   
   
5. Now tell them to come back to the present moment and open their eyes only as quickly as it takes their subconscious to make all the changes it needs to make so that they can be completely free of the past and return feeling confident, calm, positive and relaxed.
   
   
6. When the unconscious is done suggest they open their eyes (remember to TEST!)

c The Unity Principal 2011