Many of us have bad habits, and we may not be able to stop ourselves from doing these. It is a good thing to know; in today’s modern generation, there are modern ways how to break them. One of these is the NLP coaching.

 

There are many NLP techniques, which the practitioner may use, depending on your situation, preferences, as well as needs. However, one of the techniques, which is proven effective to break bad habits, is the Swish Pattern. Before that, what are some of the bad habits which you want to break? This can be fingernails biting, smoking, drinking alcohol, eating unhealthy foods, and so much more.

How does the Swish Pattern work?

Swish Pattern is the process of responding accordingly to circumstances that you usually cannot perform well. When you get to master this technique, you will no longer need your conscious mind to react to certain situations, including those negative ones. This is because your response will be controlled by your subconscious mind.

Like for instance, when you are in a situation that leads you to fail because you think of your past failures, mistakes, and frustrations, swish pattern will change these beliefs of you. You will picture out a more positive outlook of your life, which will make you more successful.

How can it break your bad habit?

Determine the problem

Before you go to any techniques or solutions, you need to know what the problem is. What specific behavior you want to change? Is it smoking or fingernails biting? Are you shopaholic or alcoholic? After you have identified the problem, you can proceed to the next step.

Look for signals

There are reasons why you do all those bad habits. Like for example, you love smoking because you picture yourself being relaxed. The reason that hinders you to stop smoking may be that you will feel anxious without it. Another example is if you always bite your fingernails. You may not be able to stop it because you see yourself in great relief while biting your nails during exams or public speaking events.

You can write down all these triggers. In this way, you will not miss a thing, and you will be able to clear out your brain. After this, you need to take a break. You can walk back and forth in a few minutes.

Think of your positive response

You should think of the ideal response of the situation. Like for example, you can imagine yourself feeling clean and healthy because you have stopped smoking. For the first time, you feel the fresh air entering your nostrils. You picture your lungs without all those nicotine, and you see yourself living a good life with your loved ones for many years. Another example is when you imagine that you have wonderful fingernails because you’ve stopped biting them. You never rely on them anymore just to make you feel better when you are tense. You already put wonderful nail polish colors on your nails. You can imagine the positive response whatever you like with clear and detailed vision.

Switch the two images

Bring the positive images closer to you until you can no longer see the negative one. You need to use your imagination. Feel as if it is really happening. Embrace your new self-image until you can no longer see the old you.

Repeat it

Keep repeating this practice. This is the best way you can say goodbye to your bad habits. Do not make this hard on you. You need to enjoy the moment in order for it to become effective.