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The Milton Model is one of the two founding methods of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (or NLP), named after a much celebrated 20th century hypnotist and psychiatrist, Milton H. Erickson. The two founders of NLP, Richard Bandler and John Grinder, based the model on Erickson's research that showed that imprecise language is processed more effectively on a subconscious level than direct instructions as used by the other founding method, the Meta Model.
The Milton model can be used to treat various psychological issues, including fears and a lack of confidence. The model is a form of hypnotism where a hypnotherapist uses language to speak to the subconscious mind.
The Milton model is used to 'trick' the mind, a technique known as effective hypnotic suggestion. The mind is indirectly instructed or ordered to react or think in a certain way, which therefore means the hypnotherapist must use deliberately vague commands hidden in their speech.
For example, for someone who is scared of public speaking, instead of the hypnotist saying "When you give your presentation, you will not be scared" they might say "When it comes to speaking in public, you may start to feel more confident". Through suggestion and the use of vague, indirect phrases, the hypnotist is saying exactly the same thing but in a way that's not obvious. This less authoritative method allows the person to fill in the blanks, which has proven to be much more effective than demanding language.
For example, many people are scared of speaking in public or giving presentations. So instead of the hypnotherapist stating that "When you give your presentation next week, you will not be scared", they would put it much more indirectly, saying something like "When you come to speaking in public, you may start to feel much more confident". This much less authoritative type of language leaves the person to fill in the blanks, which is proven to be a much more effective method than using demanding language. Commands put much more indirectly are still registered by the subconscious mind, but instead of trying to force the subconscious mind (which can't be done), that part of the mind is choosing to accept it.
The Milton model can be used to treat various psychological issues, including fears and a lack of confidence. The model is a form of hypnotism where a hypnotherapist uses language to speak to the subconscious mind.
The Milton model is used to 'trick' the mind, a technique known as effective hypnotic suggestion. The mind is indirectly instructed or ordered to react or think in a certain way, which therefore means the hypnotherapist must use deliberately vague commands hidden in their speech.
For example, for someone who is scared of public speaking, instead of the hypnotist saying "When you give your presentation, you will not be scared" they might say "When it comes to speaking in public, you may start to feel more confident". Through suggestion and the use of vague, indirect phrases, the hypnotist is saying exactly the same thing but in a way that's not obvious. This less authoritative method allows the person to fill in the blanks, which has proven to be much more effective than demanding language.
For example, many people are scared of speaking in public or giving presentations. So instead of the hypnotherapist stating that "When you give your presentation next week, you will not be scared", they would put it much more indirectly, saying something like "When you come to speaking in public, you may start to feel much more confident". This much less authoritative type of language leaves the person to fill in the blanks, which is proven to be a much more effective method than using demanding language. Commands put much more indirectly are still registered by the subconscious mind, but instead of trying to force the subconscious mind (which can't be done), that part of the mind is choosing to accept it.
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