How can you use the weak end of the range of an innate ability to help with a person’s long term chronic pain management?
Strengthening a person’s resources to improve their long term use. How can you use the weak end of the range of an innate ability to help with a person’s long term chronic pain management?
Strengthening a person’s resources to improve their long term use. How can you use the weak end of the range of an innate ability to help with a person’s long term chronic pain management?
My name is Eugene Irvin
All innate abilities or resources, this has the same meaning here, have a potential range. The range might vary from small/ low/ slightly/ vague to big/ large/ intense/ extremely.
For example:
Suggesting the person has a rigid arm. If successful, this might range from slightly rigid to extremely rigid almost to the point of pain.
Another example is suggesting a person imagines the colour blue. If successful, this might range from a vague pure blue colour to an intense pure blue colour, almost painful in its intensity.
The lower end of a resource range is not necessarily `weak.’
In future videos I will describe in detail 26 ways that low level innate abilities and the low level parameters that describe a resource in detail, both sometimes called weak, might be effective for long term use.
For example:
A weak resource may be highly reliable and be effective over long periods of time in stressful real life situations. Thus this lower level of a resource may have enormous practical value and effectiveness simply because it is very reliably achieved in stressful and untrialled situations.
A resource has varying levels of how it might respond over a long period of time.
With long term use of any resource, there will be variations of the resources strength. The person needs to know how to handle those resource ranking differences in the clinical trialling before the person uses the resources in the real world.
An example would be where the resource has always been very strong in the clinic and it usually is in the real world but under time of high stress and especially over a longer period of time, the resource is not as strong. The person may not know how to effectively use the resource when it is only weak or moderately strong.
The resource at weak or moderate strength needs to be tested in the clinic so that the person is aware that all is not lost and that the resource still has very real practical worth.
The aim of this is to reduce the chances for the person to lose their confidence when the normal fluctuations occur in real life scenarios.
It is also to make the person aware of the differences and what to expect.
One needs to prepare the person for when resource strength is reduced. I think it is a reasonable assumption to say it will most likely occur.
The detailed description of ways these low level innate abilities and low level parameter ranges might be used will involve a number of future videos.
This video on weak resources is just making one aware there will be more information for questioning, debate and especially constructive criticism. Without this approach, it is simply me telling you something in a close ended fashion. That is definitely not my style.
Thank you
An innate ability is:
A characteristic/ability of a person which can be accessed by the person and/or therapist when required.
An innate ability is something which is measurable. Therefore, entities such as ego strength or willpower are not defined as innate abilities in this model.
An innate ability is something the person is aware of or can be made aware of. This `awareness’ may be affective, sensory, motor or cognitive responses. If the person cannot be made aware of these characteristics/responses occurring, then it cannot be deemed as an innate ability.
An innate ability is something which can be repeatedly attained and has parameters which can qualitatively and quantitatively describe it.
An innate ability is something the person has within themselves, it is not external.
RESOURCES LIST
Are we fully aware of the range of potentially usable innate abilities in the mind-body field?
Innate abilities and their Submodalities
Everyone will have a different list to the one presented here. This is simply my list. Each of these resources has the potential to be used in different ways. I see the same resources being repeatedly used. A large number of resources appear to be neglected. I do not see any structure which would assist me in being creative as to how those neglected resources might be used.
There are 29 resource topics and 197 resource divisions
There is no mention of parameters here.
Modalities List
Real=There is real sensory input from the topic mentioned.
Not Real= There is no real sensory input from the topic mentioned. Whatever is being perceived is from the clients’ imagination.
- Motor simple-light
- Motor simple-relaxation
- Motor simple-rigid
- Motor simple-heavy
- Complex motor
- Motor complex- verbalising
- Motor complex- writing
- Imagination-analgesia/ anaesthesia
- Imagination-auditory
- Imagination-balance
- Imagination-dermal
- Imagination-fatigue
- Imagination-hunger
- Imagination-kinesthetic- proprioceptive
- Imagination-pain
- Imagination-secretion
- Imagination-smell
- Imagination-taste
- Imagination-thermal
- Imagination-thirst
- Imagination-touch-pressure
- Imagination-visual
- Imagination-time distortion
- Age Regression-Progression
- Amnesia
- Cardiovascular
- Gastrointestinal
- Respiration
- Emotion
Modalities and their Submodalities
Motor simple-light
Motor>simple>light with actual movement
[Any parts of the body which can be objectively tested for lightness. One or more at the same time.] Motor>simple>light with no actual movement.
[Can be any part of the body as there is no movement. For example: `light brain.’]
Motor simple-rigid
Motor>simple>rigid with observable physical demonstrations
[Any parts of the body which can be objectively tested for rigidity. One or more at the same time.]
Motor>simple>rigid with no observable physical demonstration of rigidity
[Can be any part of the body as there is no movement. For example: rigid brain.]
Motor simple-relaxation
Motor>simple>relaxation with observable physical demonstrations
[Any parts of the body which can be objectively tested for physical relaxation. One or more at the same time.]
Motor>simple>relaxation with no observable physical demonstration of relaxation
[Can be any part of the body as there is no movement. For example: relaxed brain.]
Motor simple-heavy
Motor>simple>heavy with actual observable physical demonstrations
[Any parts of the body which can be objectively tested for physical heaviness. One or more at the same time.]
Motor>simple>heaviness with no observable physical demonstration of heaviness
[Can be any part of the body as there is no movement. For example: heavy brain.]
Complex motor
Motor>complex>coordination
[Any parts of the body which can be objectively tested for levels of movement coordination. One or more parts at the same time.]
Motor complex-verbalising (talking/ singing)
Motor>complex>verbalising>speed of verbalising increase
Motor>complex>verbalising>speed of verbalising decrease
Motor>complex>verbalising>difficulty with verbalising
Motor>complex>verbalising>volume of verbalising increase
Motor>complex>verbalising>volume of verbalising decrease
Motor>complex>verbalising>verbalising coherence
Motor>complex>verbalising>verbalising flow
Motor>complex>verbalising>loss of
Motor complex-writing
Motor>complex>writing>speed of writing increase
Motor>complex>writing>speed of writing decrease
Motor>complex>writing>difficulty with writing increase
Motor>complex>writing>difficulty with writing decrease
Motor>complex>writing>automaticity level [Clients’ level of conscious awareness of what they are writing and/or about to write
Motor>complex>writing>legibility
Motor>complex>writing>coherent
Motor>complex>writing>loss of
Imagination-analgesia/ anaesthesia
REAL
Imagn>real inputs>analgesia/ anaesthesia
[Range of possible subdivisions is vast]
NOT REAL
Imagn>no real inputs>analgesia/ anaesthesia
[Range of possible subdivisions is vast]
Imagination-auditory
REAL
Imagn>auditory>real>auditory appearing near/ distant
Imagn>auditory>real>auditory changing speed slow/faster
Imagn>auditory>real>auditory distortion
Imagn>auditory>real>auditory ability to focus on one auditory out of many
Imagn>auditory>real>auditory decibel level increase/decrease
Imagn>auditory>real>loss of auditory
NOT REAL
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory appearing near/ distant
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory changing speed slow/faster
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory distortion
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory ability to focus on one auditory out of many
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory patterns such as strobe/waves/rhythmic/ erratic
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory decibel level increase/decrease
Imagn>auditory>not real>loss of auditory
Imagination-balance
REAL
Imagn>balance>real>increase
Imagn>balance>real>decrease
Imagn>balance>real>loss of
NOT REAL
Imagn>balance>no real input>increase
Imagn>balance>no real input>decrease
Imagn>balance>no real input>loss of
Imagination-fatigue
Imagn>fatigue>physical increase
Imagn>fatigue>physical decrease
Imagn>fatigue>cognitive increase
Imagn>fatigue>cognitive decrease
Imagn>fatigue>emotion increase
Imagn>fatigue>emotion decrease
Imagination-hunger
Imagn>hunger>increase
Imagn>hunger>decrease
Imagination-dermal
REAL
Imagn>dermal>real>part to total loss of dermal
Imagn>dermal>real>misperception of dermal
[A real dermal stimulus may be misperceived as tingling, hot, cold, etc]
NOT REAL
Imagn>dermal>not real>misperception of dermal
[A not real dermal stimulus may be perceived as being tingling, hot, cold, etc]
Imagination-kinesthetic/ proprioceptive
REAL
Imagn>kinesthetic/ proprioceptive>real>part to total loss of kinesthetic/ proprioceptive Imagn>kinesthetic/ proprioceptive>real>misperception of kinesthetic/proprioceptive stimuli
[A real kinesthetic/ proprioceptive stimulus may be misperceived as tingling, hot, cold, etc]
NOT REAL
Imagn>kinesthetic/ proprioceptive>not real>misperception of kinesthetic/proprioceptive stimuli
Imagination-pain
REAL
Imagn>pain>real>misperceptions of pain stimulus
[A real pain stimulus may be misperceived as being increased/ decreased/ tingling/ hot/ cold/ etc] Imagn>pain>real>partial to total loss of pain
NOT REAL
Imagn>not real>pain
[No pain stimulus of any kind. Range of possible subdivisions is vast]
Imagination-secretion
Imagn>secretion>real>part to total loss of secretion
Imagn>secretion>real>increase
[An example would be a piece of food in the mouth producing more saliva than normal]
Imagination-smell
REAL
Imagn>smell>real>sensitivity to smells increase
Imagn>smell>real>sensitivity to smells decrease
Imagn>smell>real>smell distortions
Imagn>smell>real>focussing on one component from many
Imagn>smell>real>part to total loss of smell
NOT REAL
Imagn>smell>not real>sensitivity to smells increaseImagn>smell>not real>sensitivity to smells decrease Imagn>smell>not real>smell distortions Imagn>smell>not real>focussing on one component from many
Imagn>smell>not real>pure smell
Imagn>smell>not real>combinations of smell- previously experienced or unique
Imagn>smell>not real>part to total loss of smell
Imagination-taste
REAL
Imagn>taste>real>sensitivity to tastes increase
Imagn>taste>real>sensitivity to tastes decrease
Imagn>taste>real>taste distortions Imagn>taste>real>focussing on one component from many
Imagn>taste>real>part to total loss of taste
NOT REAL
Imagn>taste>not real>sensitivity to tastes increase
Imagn>taste>not real>sensitivity to tastes decrease
Imagn>taste>not real>taste distortions
Imagn>taste>not real>focussing on one component from many
Imagn>taste>not real>pure tastes
Imagn>taste>not real>combinations of tastes-previously experienced or unique
Imagn>taste>not real>part to total loss of taste
Imagination-thermal
REAL
Imagn>thermal>real>hot>increase
Imagn>thermal>real>hot>decrease
Imagn>thermal>real>cold>increase
Imagn>thermal>real>cold>decrease
Imagn>thermal>real>hot>misperception
Imagn>thermal>real>cold>misperception
Imagn>thermal>real>part to total loss of thermal.
NOT REAL
Imagn>thermal>not real>hot
Imagn>thermal>not real>cold
Imagn>thermal>not real>hot>increase
Imagn>thermal>not real>hot>decrease
Imagn>thermal>not real>cold>increase
Imagn>thermal>not real>cold>decrease
Imagn>thermal>not real>hot>misperception
Imagn>thermal>not real>cold>misperception
Imagn>thermal>not real>part to total loss of thermal.
Imagination-thirst
Imagn>thirst>increase
Imagn>thirst>decrease
Imagn>thirst>swallowing difficulty
Imagination-touch-pressure
REAL
Imagn>touch-pressure>real>increased sense of touch-pressure
Imagn>touch-pressure>real>reduced sense of touch-pressure
Imagn>touch-pressure>real>misperception of touch-pressure
[Light feels heavy/ heavy feels light/ tingling/ warm/ cold/ etc]
Imagn>touch-pressure>real>part to total loss of touch-pressure
NOT REAL
Imagn>touch-pressure>not real>increased sense of touch-pressure
Imagn>touch-pressure>not real>reduced sense of touch-pressure
Imagn>touch-pressure>not real>misperception of touch-pressure
[Light feels heavy/ heavy feels light/ tingling/ warm/ cold/ etc]
Imagn>touch-pressure>not real>part to total loss of touch-pressure
Imagination-visual
- Eyes open may change the meaning to clients. Always be aware of the large difference between eyes open and eyes closed. Belief may be stronger if client experiences a visual with `eyes open.’
- Imagined means the persons’ visualisation is of something which is not real, it is a `figment of their imagination.’
- A reader may think that a visual appearing near/ distant should be on the same line. The way each of these submodalities might be used however may be quite different. You may want to combine in a meaningful way an imagined object coming nearer and that imagined object moving into the distance. Thus two distinct usages of each of those submodalities may be combined in such a way to enhance the effectiveness of each of the individual submodalities.
- Many times there are no clear boundaries between the categories. It is only meant to be a rough classification. Every person would have their own list which may differ considerably from this list.
REAL
Imagn>visual>eyes open> real external sensory input>visual focussing on one component out of many
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual appearing near
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual appearing distant
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual changing speed slower
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual changing speed faster
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input >visual ability to focus on detail
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual activity level
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual brightness reduce/magnify
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual micro/normal/magnify
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual distortion of how it would normally look Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual movement types rotating/rhythmic/ erratic Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual image types shapes/ textures/ patterns/ 2D-3D/ angles
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual colours black/grey/white
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual colours pure red/blue/green/yellow/violet
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual colours mixtures
NOT REAL
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual appearing near
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual appearing distant
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual changing speed slower
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual changing speed faster
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual ability to focus on detail
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual activity level
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual brightness reduce/magnify
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual micro/normal/magnify Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual distortion of how it would normally look
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual focussing on one component out of many
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual movement types rotating/rhythmic/ erratic
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual image types shapes/textures/patterns/2D-3D/ angles
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual colors black/grey/white
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual colors pure red/blue/green/yellow/violet
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual colors mixtures
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>loss of visual
Negative hallucinations: Imagined with a real input
Imagn>visual>eyes open>real>suggested real items missing from conscious perception completely
[Can be one item or the entirety of real visual sensory input; e.g., an entire furnished room is now seen as being completely empty]
Positive hallucinations: Imagined with no real input:
Imagn>visual>eyes open>real>suggested real items now present even though missing in reality
[Can be one item or the entirety of real visual sensory input; e.g., an empty room is now seen as being completely furnished]
Combinations of positive and negative hallucinations
One item is removed completely and replaced with something else.
Imagination-time distortion
Imagn>time distortion>lengthen time
Imagn>time distortion>shorten time
Imagn>time distortion>lengthen time>categories>physical
Imagn>time distortion>lengthen time>categories>cognitive
Imagn>time distortion>lengthen time>categories>emotion
Imagn>time distortion>shorten time>categories>physical
Imagn>time distortion>shorten time>categories>cognitive
Imagn>time distortion>shorten time>categories>emotion
Age Regression-Progression
Age regression>timeline>within real life span>categories>physical
Age regression>timeline>within real life span>categories>mental
Age regression>timeline>within real life span>categories>emotion
Age regression>timeline>within real life span>categories>situations
Age regression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>physical
Age regression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>mental
Age regression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>emotion
Age regression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>situations
Age progression>timeline>within real life span>categories>physical
Age progression>timeline>within real life span>categories>mental
Age progression>timeline>within real life span>categories>emotion
Age progression>timeline>within real life span>categories>situations
Age progression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>physical
Age progression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>mental
Age progression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>emotion
Age progression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>situations
Amnesia
Amnesia>type of amnesia>spontaneous
Amnesia>type of amnesia>suggested
Amnesia>specificity of amnesia
Amnesia>type of system used with amnesia>physical
Amnesia>type of system used with amnesia>cognitive
Amnesia>type of system used with amnesia>emotional
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular>heart rate increase
Cardiovascular>heart rate decrease
Cardiovascular>blood vessel size increase
Cardiovascular>blood vessel size decrease
Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal>discomfort increase
Gastrointestinal>discomfort decrease
Gastrointestinal>hyperactivity increase
Gastrointestinal>hyperactivity decrease
Respiration
Respiration>type of breathing>thoracic/ abdominal
Respiration>rate of breathing>fast/ slow
Respiration>depth of breathing>shallow/deep
Emotion
Imagn>emotion increase
Imagn>emotion decrease
Imagn>emotion positive increase
Imagn>emotion positive decrease
Imagn>emotion negative increase
Imagn>emotion negative decrease
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