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Lecture 21.7 Swishing - Example
Exercise
Hi there and welcome back
and in the previous lesson we
looked at the swish pattern
so let’s continue now and  negative states that are highly
take a look at how we can put
the swish pattern into
practice.  This could be a lightweight phobia,
Ok so.. First of all pick an example
situation again where the client wants
to respond differently. Once you have
briefly described the situation, identify
the two images you would use. The cue
image should be fairly simple however
you need to be sure to find the actual
trigger for the behaviour. 
The future image should be positive
and just run an ecology check to make
sure that there are not any negative
side effects. Make sure that you use
sensory aspects in the new picture. You
could even try swishing out on
yourself. 
So what would a swishing handout or
exercise look like?
Well first you would need to explain
the aim. It’s for clients who want to
change their response to specific
situations.Its for changing minor
contextualised…
habit or any other learned behaviour.
Clients will use two images in the
process. A cue image depicts the
trigger state or picture  and the future
you image shows the response the
client wants to have. The client needs
to be ready to re-learn their response
to stimuli. 
The handout will then take the client
through the stages of the swish
pattern. 
First the client needs to be relaxed and
to close their eyes. Then they will
imagine a detailed image of the
problem situation. Once they have
created their cue image they can open
their eyes again. To create the future
you image they should close their eyes
and create an image that is just as
detailed. 
Then they can move on to
reinforcement. They should visualise a
screen with the cue image.
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Lecture 21.7 Swishing - Example
Exercise (Continued)
In the corner there is a small dot that is
the future you imagine. The two swish
over and the client concentrates on the
positive picture. The screen clears and
the client repeats the process six or
seven times.  feedback on how well things are
The handout should remind the client
to practice this daily. Five minute
sessions three times a day is ideal.
There should also be a reminder about
safety as with self-hypnosis.  should remember to use positive
Handouts like this are a great training
aid. Clients might also want to look at
other resources and recordings or
even make their own notes. For swish
patterns to work, clients need to
understand what they are doing. This
will come from good resources and
you following up on how the exercise  program which covers it in a lot more
is going.
There are a couple of things to
remember here. Really encourage
clients to use the training aid of a
personal diary or journal.
This will give them the chance to note
down positive memories, keep track of
triggers and events that can be used
for reinforcement, new situations they
want to use techniques with and
working. 
Resource anchoring and the swish
pattern  can be combined really well
and they both take practice. Clients
triggers during good times not just
when they are needed. This will really
strengthen its effect. This is hard to
remember which is why clients might
want to make a list of events they want
to anchor and do this afterwards. 
I encourage you to use these
techniques because they help clients
with the problems they have brought
to you but it is something they can also
use in the future. They can
independently help themself which is
truly empowering. If you want to get
more involved with the swish pattern
then you can study my NLP Practitioner
detail. 
Now… The idea of clients not needing
us anymore doesn’t sound great from
a business point of view. All businesses
need repeat trade right?
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Lecture 21.7 Swishing - Example

Exercise (Continued 2)
Well like I have said before, as a coach
or therapist I really think your goal
should be to work yourself out of a job.
There are many other ways to build a
profitable coaching business and you
can check out my programs that help
with exactly that. 

 Anyway… empowering clients to deal

with things doesn’t stop them from
coming back when they need help with
bigger issues. It should encourage
them to come back because we have
genuinely helped them so they know it
will be worth their time. You don’t want
to have a reputation that you breed
dependence. That will finish off your
business in record time.  

Ok well done.. Awesome work, I will

see you in the next lesson!

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