The New Age Complimenting the Digital Age: Using Hypnosis, NLP and Time Line TherapyTM Techniques to Reduce Negative Emotions among People Involved with Information Technology

Kamarul Ahmad

doi:10.5171/2011.200974

Abstract

Although the amount of interaction with computers is increasing in the current digital age, humans are still facing emotional problems at work. This research looks at the effectiveness of new age techniques such as Hypnosis, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Time Line TherapyTM (TLT) in getting over, or reducing the intensity of negative emotions attached to memories of stressful events in the past among people involved with information technology (IT). This experimental research involved 20 test subjects from the IT department of various organisations and 32 control group subjects. Statistical T-Tests revealed that with the test group, there were significant reductions in intensity levels of negative emotions after undergoing the procedures compared with before, with all three methods. There were no significant changes in the control group.

Highlights

The digital world may give someone the impression that humans are becoming very much like computers – rational and unemotional
This research looks at the effectiveness of new age techniques such as Hypnosis, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Time Line TherapyTM (TLT) in getting over, or reducing the intensity of negative emotions attached to memories of stressful events in the past among people involved with information technology (IT)
For the test groups, paired sample t-tests were performed using SPSS to assess the changes in intensity levels of negative emotions before and after participating in the techniques in hypnosis, TLT and NLP

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Introduction

The digital world may give someone the impression that humans are becoming very much like computers – rational and unemotional. The need to sift through huge amounts of digital information can be taxing to some and work pressures can cause people to behave unreasonably and cause problems to themselves and others. In this digital age, new age techniques such as hypnosis, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Time Line TherapyTM (TLT) are offered as a means of coping with the hectic pace of life. The research question addressed in this study is: “Are techniques in Hypnosis, TLT and NLP effective in reducing the intensity of negative emotions as a result of recalling memories of stressful events?”

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