Parts Integration

Welcome to Parts Integration

For this third module I’ve chosen one of my favourite patterns, the Parts Integration.  I particularly like this because it provides a profound solution to an everyday problem.

Who hasn’t experienced that paralysing, mind-numbing feeling that comes from being in conflict with yourself?  When you feel that ‘part of me wants that’ but at the same time ‘another part of me wants the opposite’?  The end result is usually that we do nothing and potentially miss out on an opportunity.

Indeed, for some people, the only way to get rid of that sense of internal conflict is to allow a deadline to pass without action.  When it’s too late for either part of you to win the debate, the conflict becomes unnecessary and the stress clears.

Sometimes the way we deal with it is to choose one of the options and try to ignore the conflicting demands of the opposing point of view.  This may succeed for a while, but it usually results in the same issue repeating over and over again.

Another way that internal conflict can be experienced is through incongruity.  That means that you say one thing but your voice tone or body language is giving a different message.  The forced smile, the doubtful tone, these are examples of incongruence.  It usually feels uncomfortable and looks half-hearted.

The Parts Integration pattern is the best way to deal with the problem of internal conflict.  It allows you to resolve the conflict and take action.

Dianne Lowther

NLP Master Trainer

The documents relating to this module can be accessed via the ‘Materials’ tab above