Fear of the unknown can prevent people from leaning forward into the new and healthy choices they make in the course of therapy and halt their progress. Reinforcement of the positive changes is often needed.

Step 1: Take a few deep breaths. #

Initiate a downtime state.

Step 2: In your opinion, what else needs to happen for things to go even better? #

Step 3: Close your eyes. #

Imagine a person in your life that is already benefiting from the progress you’ve made in therapy. It could be your parents, your spouse, your children, or any other relationships that are influenced positively by your new choices of behavior and attitudes.

Step 4: Assume the second perceptual position and the role of that person. #

Look at “you” from within the mental map of this person.

Step 5: Tell X (the client’s name) what the last couple of weeks have felt like because of his/her new choices. #

Tell them how much you appreciate their efforts and how proud you are of them for getting through the struggle and becoming stronger.

Step 6: Break state. #

Take the fourth perceptual position and notice the ecology of the situation. Notice how your new choices of behavior have influenced not only that one person, but everyone else in their and your surroundings. Because of you, that person was inspired to make new, healthier choices of their own and, through that, inspired other people to do the same.

Step 7: Break state. #

Assume the fifth perceptual position and notice what is known as “six degrees of separation”-the extensive network of webbed influence and how every choice you’ve made inspires hundreds and hundreds of better choices in acquaintances and acquaintances.

Step 8: Break state. #

Future pace Imagine a time in the future in which random strangers recognize you somehow and tell you that this person you both know has told them about what you’ve done for them, how you inspired them, and how that got them motivated to get better. And they thank you for being so generous.

Step 9: Break state. #

Open your eyes and answer the same question again: In your opinion, what else needs to happen for things to go  even better?