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Although the fall did hurt, the long-term pain wasn\u2019t felt instantly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came home, got scolded, then realised that my legs weren\u2019t working well after a few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout trying to sound like I\u2019m trying too hard, I lived my life for 18 years with screws and metal rods in my back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although no nerves were damaged, he had fractured his spine. He was unable to walk for eight months.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe surgery had impaired my walking. After implanting screws and metal rods into my spine to hold it together, I had to go through an intense period of my life where I was angry at anyone and everyone – depressed if you may. Learning to walk all over again as a teenager really makes you rethink life,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n
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When asked if he has completely recovered, he said: \u201cYou never really recover from such incidents, do you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Even so, Bobby admits that this incident has reshaped his world, opening up his eyes to what is really important. It made him reconsider how he had been living his life.<\/p>\n
“That was the turning point where I reconnected with my parents, started studying on my own and working to pay off my school fees.”<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause of NLP, the pain has gone away. NLP, for me, only happened in 2017. I lived with the pain from 15 till 32 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n
His ordeal made him realise the importance of being physically and mentally strong. It inspired him to take up psychology till he eventually stumbled upon NLP.<\/p>\n
\u201cPsychology is all research and statistics. NLP changed my life – from the way you think about things to how you process information.\u201d<\/p>\n
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NLP, according to Bobby, is nothing short of awesome.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0uses personal development, psychotherapy and communication to treat anxiety, conquer phobias and aid personal developments.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you purchase a microwave, would it not come with a set of instructions? NLP is the instruction manual for our brain,\u201d he postulates.<\/p>\n
He was not always a believer in the effects of NLP.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the early years of my education, I was exposed to NLP and strongly believed it to be a sham. Only after being truly exposed to it and seeing the changes in my clients, did I start believing in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually, he became a Master Coach for NLP whereby he incorporates coaching into his usual counselling.<\/p>\n
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Although Bobby completed a Degree in Psychology, he went on to do a Masters in Social Science focusing on counselling instead.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn individual that says \u201cI am depressed, I feel depressed, work is depressing\u201d everyday – how do you think their outlook on life would be? How do you think their behaviour would be based on that?\u201d<\/p>\n
While a psychology trained individual would diagnose the person accordingly and provide\u00a0psychodynamic psychotherapy, counselling and other forms of therapy, this could take years, or even a lifetime to \u201chelp\u201d these people.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen a person comes to me saying \u201cI am feeling depressed\u201d – in NLP, we challenge those thoughts,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause depression is not an emotion, you can\u2019t feel depressed. And when people\u2019s minds are opened, then we can help reshape and reprogram them by removing all the negative thoughts and feelings associated to the word \u201cdepression\u201d.”<\/p>\n
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“This is where the magic happens – when people start taking back control in their lives; controlling their own thoughts and feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n
He adds that anti-depressants are commonly prescribed to those who display depressive symptoms.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you ever seen a person on anti-depressants? Their eyes seem soulless? The lights are on but no one\u2019s home? That\u2019s when people who are not depressed take anti-depressants. It screws up with the neurochemicals in the brain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf a person is correctly diagnosed with depression, taking anti-depressants actually helps them function like a normal person,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n
Thus, he decided to be a full-time NLP Trainer instead.<\/p>\n
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Although Bobby completed a Degree in Psychology, he went on to do a Masters in Social Science focusing on counselling instead.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn individual that says \u201cI am depressed, I feel depressed, work is depressing\u201d everyday – how do you think their outlook on life would be? How do you think their behaviour would be based on that?\u201d<\/p>\n
While a psychology trained individual would diagnose the person accordingly and provide\u00a0psychodynamic psychotherapy, counselling and other forms of therapy, this could take years, or even a lifetime to \u201chelp\u201d these people.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen a person comes to me saying \u201cI am feeling depressed\u201d – in NLP, we challenge those thoughts,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause depression is not an emotion, you can\u2019t feel depressed. And when people\u2019s minds are opened, then we can help reshape and reprogram them by removing all the negative thoughts and feelings associated to the word \u201cdepression\u201d.”<\/p>\n
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“This is where the magic happens – when people start taking back control in their lives; controlling their own thoughts and feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n
He adds that anti-depressants are commonly prescribed to those who display depressive symptoms.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you ever seen a person on anti-depressants? Their eyes seem soulless? The lights are on but no one\u2019s home? That\u2019s when people who are not depressed take anti-depressants. It screws up with the neurochemicals in the brain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf a person is correctly diagnosed with depression, taking anti-depressants actually helps them function like a normal person,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n
Thus, he decided to be a full-time NLP Trainer instead.<\/p>\n
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