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What's the cure for phobias? A quick ddg search brought up CBT and exposure therapy, is this what you're referring to?


> CBT and exposure therapy, is this what you're referring to?

No, this is something totally different.

The core of the process is a double-disassociation and a kind of time reversal. You watch yourself watching yourself watching yourself and then play the movie backwards. Somehow that changes, quickly and durably, the way the brain responds (to kittens or elevators or whatever.)

Here's a brief video of Dr. Bandler talking about the background and how he developed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGUXQRubBrY

And here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syIXq7e41sY




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