Loop Break
Loop Break is an experimental NLP technique that allows you to con-
sciously change or stop an unconscious process. It works by break-
ing a looping process that your body uses naturally to enter various
higher alpha brain states such as anxiety, fear, anger, rage and stress.Why Would I Use NLP Loop Break?
You would use NLP loop break to better control your own behaviour,
and with practise you can induce a loop break in someone else to
help them control their own behaviour. It is a very simple NLP tech-
nique - and simplicity is often best.
When someone is about to experience anger, they usually need a trigger. Put yourself in this scenario.
Imagine you are driving in a car to work or an important meeting. You are already late, and the journey
is long. You’re already feeling quite stressed. Then, at the traffic lights, someone rear-ends your car.
Even the Dali Llama would become angry at this point.
It might feel good to get out and yell at the guy who crashed into you. But it may escalate things, and it
certainly isn’t productive. The most efficient action is to quickly get his licence plate and insurance de-
tails, then be on your way. However, due to all the anger that is boiling in our brains, we may not think
of that straight away. The anger and stress ruins our cognitive ability, and we can end up in a pointless
argument or even in a fight.
What is Happening in Our Brains During Highly Emotional States Like This?
The reason we get quickly get more and more emotion is there is a loop occurring between our amyg-
dala (region of the brain responsible for emotion), our memory and our body, which is bypassing our
frontal lobes which is the region of the brain responsible for moderating our behaviour.
See the diagram on the next page.