Neuro Linguistic Programming

Chapter 13: Travelling in Time to Improve Your Life 221

Imagine what you’d see, hear, and feel when the event causing you anxiety is
over and has been successful. Then, when you travel forward above your time
line to beyond the successful conclusion of the event, you find that the anxiety
no longer exists. Using Figure 13-6 as a reference, follow these steps:

1. Find yourself somewhere safe and quiet to relax, and think of an
   event about which you’re feeling anxious; check with your uncon-
   scious mind that letting go of the anxiety is okay.


2. Now float way above your time line so that you can see your past and
   your future stretching below you.


3. Still above your time line, float forward along it until you’re above the
   event that’s making you anxious.


4. Ask your unconscious mind to learn what it needs to from the event in
   order for it to let go of the anxiety easily and quickly.


5. When you have the necessary information, float farther into the
   future, along your time line until you’re 15 minutes after the success-
   ful conclusion of the event about which you were feeling anxious.


6. Turn and look towards it now and notice that you’re calm and no
   longer anxious.

In the unlikely event that some anxiety remains, relax deeply and allow

your unconscious mind to present you with the reason why you haven’t

let go of the anxiety. It may be that you need some skills to boost your

confidence. If you have a history of not being your best – at least in your

opinion – at similar past events, go back along your time line to uncover

negative emotions or limiting decisions before doing the exercise again.

7. When you’re ready, float back to your present.


8. Just test – go into the future to the event and confirm that the anxiety
   no longer exists.

Figure 13-6:

Time travel

to overcome

anxiety.

Past

Event about which

you are anxious

Future

Present