Choice of Language and Illness

I’ve scaled back on the original piece I was going to write, purely because I don’t know enough about it, but it’s something I have thought about a lot since it was mentioned at my NLP Practitioner course way back in 2004 when I was told that NLP could cure things like Cancer (that’s a big dramatic claim, but like I said, I don’t know enough about it).

I was reminded of this by an article called “The “Secret Language Codes” Used by Doctors and Drug Companies to Manipulate Patients” via Steve Bauer at the How To Master NLP Blog.

Basically, I am fascinated by the use of people’s language when it comes to illness and how some people have a knack of talking themselves into illness, whereas as others are very good at talking themselves out of it. My mum keeps telling me how she is getting just like my nan, who suffers from dementia.

From my own experience, I grew up as a teenager / 20 something being told how I was “just like my dad” who died at 49 from heart disease. This was a big awareness from my NLP Practitioner that came into my conscious mind… “well Craig, you better hurry up and be unhealthy then so you die young”. I managed to pile on 60 lbs during my late twenties.

And hereditary illnesses. If you believe in it enough it’s gonna happen in my opinion.

Even on the smallest scale, how many times do you hear that there is a cold doing the rounds and it’s only a matter of time before you are going to get it?

We seem to love illness and pain. Why not talk ourselves round the other way?

One of the most inspirational stories I have read is of Lance Armstrong and his fight with cancer - and I am sure there are many more stories of guts, determination and positive thinking out there. Someone who wouldn’t take no for an answer and fought and fought.

If you know someone who gets ill alot, why not check out what they are saying to themselves.

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Source: http://www.nlpdiary.com/2009/01/31/choice-of-language-and-illness/