I'm having NLP help, but I just can't do time line therapy or communicate with my unconscious mind?

Question

I'm having NLP help for some issues that I have had for many many years that have held me back from having any sort of relationship for a long, long time.

The couple who are helping me with this are well regarded in the field, have very professional methods, and I feel very confident about the way they work. During the first session we really nailed what my problems were and the things I remember that I have experienced that made me think the way I do. All in all the first session was very encouraging and they made lots of notes and asked lots of questions to get a clear picture of what needs addressing.

The second session was about Time Line Therapy where I have to close my eyes, relax and imagine my time line stretching out into the future and the past and then go to places on my time line in the past using my unconscious mind where I first experienced anger, sadness, fear and guilt and then communicate with my unconscious mind to learn what I need to learn from these experiences so that I feel different about these feelings.

There's more to it than what I have briefly stated above, but my issue is that I just don't know how to visualize my time line, communicate with my unconscious mind or find these past events on the time line, regardless of how relaxed I was. I found it very, very frustrating, but I just don't know how to do these things or communicate with my unconscious mind.

The practitioners tried to be very helpful and got me to try and look at the exercise in different ways, but I don't know how to give them what they need.

Any advice would be really appreciated as I was really encouraged by the first session, but now I feel really frustrated at myself for not being able to do it, as I thought I was on the right track.

Answer 1

Forced memories wont help you anyway. In my opinion what you need to do is maybe write down things that come to mind during the week and what it seems they want you to do is understand how you deal with certain emotions and decide weather you need to re-evaluate this. Like do you get angry at the wrong things and suppress things you should be angry about. Do you feel you are not allowed to be happy, sad or whatever when you really feel the feelings..so they want you to go back and see a response or feeling and in your mind do it over, giving yourself permission to feel how you want not how someone or something made you feel. You are in charge of your feelings not feelings in charge o you. To get these feelings I think you need to do it like I mentioned...you cant think or feel just because they want you to or because its a convenient time. Feelings and thoughts will come and this could be very helpful but making you feel like you are failing them is a bad thing..you are doing this for you not them remember that please. :D

Answer 2

Hello

Our subconscious mind communicates with us 24/7, & to be able to do it in return takes practice, so don't give up.

Ask them for some exercises to help. I would advise a routine of physical relaxation & light hypnosis in between sessions.

Sadhara