Inner Conflict

NLP provides a rich set of tools for resolving internal and interpersonal conflicts.

These include techniques of Reframing, Conflict Integration, shifting Perceptual Positions, and many fundamental communication skills such as the Meta Model, Calibration and non-verbal communication methods.

Conflict is defined as “a state of disharmony between incompatible persons, ideas, or interests.”

Psychologically, conflict is a mental struggle, sometimes unconscious, which results when different representations of the world are held.

Conflicts can occur either between parts of ourselves internally (inner conflict) or externally with others (interpersonal conflict).

Conflicting “Parts”

Sometimes, people experience a sense of being in “two minds” or “at odds” with themselves. Part of them wants to do one thing while another part wants to do something else. These issues do not relate so much to external pressures, but rather to the deeper structures within the person. This is conflict between different parts of your own mental system.

In a typical situation, if we stay focused on our outcome and are subjected to various obstacles, we use our flexibility and explore other avenues or strategies to obtain the goal.

If there is an internal conflict a battle begins between the two parts of one's own self. Then we quickly become frustration - we are caught between a rock and a hard place - we are damned if we do and damned if we don’t. The constant stress coming derived from conflict and frustration can lead to other problems.

Parts Integration

NLP has processes that can resolve these issues. Conflict Integration is one of the major NLP interventions and is essential to the resolution of many mental, physical and interpersonal problems.

The following is a general overview of the NLP approach to addressing conflict:

  • Clearly identify the key issues involved in the conflict - the two parts
  • These issues are usually expressed as opposites
  • Find the positive intention and purpose behind the issues of each party
  • Make sure that each party recognises and acknowledges the positive intent of the other
  • Chunk up until a common intention on a higher level has been identified that both parties share eg learning
  • Integrate the parts

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