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From: ganetauk
Date: Tue Dec 31, 2002 10:39pm
Subject: 2 anchors away ganetauk
ANCHORS
An anchor is an event that immediately creates an involuntary
physical or mental response. The
classical anchor was the bell that Pavlov rang that triggered his dog
to start salivating and
fantasizing about a bowl of Alpo. You can have anchors that function
is any of the five
representational systems. Below is a list of common anchors. Identify
which representation
system it occurs. Some can have more than one.
Waving Green light Bell on microwave
Favorite Song Cough Siren
Doorbell uniform Smell of fish
Fingernails on blackboard Food on a plate Smile
Doubled fist Itch Untied shoelace
Factory Cigarette smoke Telephone ring
Perfume Door Slam Lawnmower mowing
ringing Handshake American
Coffee perking Car taillight
Baby crying
Setting Anchors
Create or notice a specific state you would like to be able to
recreate. Choose and set the
anchor. make a sound, make a certain facial expression, etc.) Repeat
the procedure a
few times. Test it, Fire anchor. Do you get the state back?
General Procedure:
1. Elicit your target state in a person.
2. At the peak of the state, set your anchor (stimulus).
3. Watch carefully to analyze if they are truly at the peak of state.
4. Release your anchor as they begin to come off the peak of state.
5. Test
6. Repeat the process until you can anchor and response state is
involuntary.
