Free Yourself From Fears with NLP

Joseph O'Connor is a Master trainer of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and the author of 16 books including the international bestseller 'Introducing NLP'. He is originally from London, UK and moved to Brazil at the beginning of 2001. He founded Lambent do Brasil, a company specialising in Business Coaching, Training and Consultancy, in Sao Paulo. He is also the Co-founder and President of the International Coaching Community (ICC), a worldwide network of trained coaches, his clients for training, consulting and coaching have included: BT, UNIDO, BA, HP Invent and Interbrew. ICC has NLP trainers all over the world - Europe, North and South America, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong. His books have been published in twenty languages.

Part 1 - Our Experience of Fear The Nine Laws of Fear 1. What is Fear The two elements of fear The NLP approach to fear The physiology of fear 2. Fear - Friend or Foe? Positive intention Authentic fear Unreal fear Types of unreal fear Social reactions to fear How not to deal with fear Measure your fears 3. Learning and Unlearning Fears How we learn unreal fears Children's fears Enjoyable fear Unlearning fear 4. The Language of Fear Talking yourself into fear Telling other people Affirmations Is fear compulsory? Our relationshop with fear Metaphor Part II UNREAL FEAR - FEAR AS FOE 5. Fear in Time The circles test Unreal fear in the past Fears of the future Worry 6. Common Fears That Hold Us Hostage Fear of flying Fear of authority Fear of success Fear of dentists and doctors Fear of heights Fear of elevators Fear of death 7. Unquiet Times and Turbulent Minds Dangerous places Personal safety Laws and safety Danger and the media Social anxiety and stress 8. Social Fears Change Time pressure Appearances Fear of the future Information Choice 9. The Pressure To Achieve: The Price of Perfection Self-sabotage Excuses Other people's opinions Blame Beliefs Failure and feedback Fear of failure Performance anxiety Metaphors of failure 10. Dealing With Change: The Uncertain Future Changes with no choice The changes we choose External and internal change Tolerance of change Major changes Loss Habits Change and resources Rationalization and procrastination The fear cycle Transition Part III Authentic Fear -Fear as Friend The Nine Laws of Safety 11. Fear As A Sign To Take Action You need authentic fear The Darwin awards 12. How We Assess Safety and Risk How do you know you feel safe? Assume risk or assume safety? What do you need to feel safe? Risk 13. Acting on Fear: When to Heed the Warning Warning Signals Denying fear Predicting violence Danger signals The attribution error 14. Trust and Intuition: Your Two Guides Level of trust Three types of trust Reference experiences Learning from experience Intuition PART IV Finding Freedom - Techniques to Overcome Our Fears 15. The Value Behind the Fear The value under the fear Self-esteem The value of respect Fear of looking stupid Fear of commitment 16 Dealing With Fear in the Body Controlling your feeling of fear Controlling fear through breathing Controlling fear through feeling Controlling fear through relaxation 17. Dealing With Fear in the Mind How does this work in practice? Types of resources 18. Freedom From Social Anxiety The Hydra of social fears Beheading the Hydra Life in the present moment 19. Emotional Freedom: Here and Now Opening doors Courage Appendix 1: Thinking about Thinking with NLP Appendix 2: Summary of Skills for Freedom References Bibliography About the Author