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Visual NLP Swish technique / pattern - Swish Lite + Swish Pro bundle
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For therapists: This multimedia software approach helps you by showing your patient's exactly what they should imagine. Your patients' can then continue the process in their imagination or you can use the software to guide them through the process.
The NLP Map Swish Technique maps the submodalies of something that is wanted into the submodalities of something that is not wanted. Both are then subjected to a further submodality shift with only the positive image returning. (This is commonly known as the Swish pattern).
The technique can be used to install new behaviour / change thinking / change mood states. (It was originally developed as a primary intervention for PTSD by hypnotherapists before being reinvented by the NLP Movement!)
Visual Swish Lite
Swish (Lite) contains two versions within the same product. A basic version and slightly more advanced version.
Swish Lite Basic: The "lite basic" version is a simple implementation of the Swish technique with static images and sounds. The user is guided through the use of the technique via on-screen instructions.
Swish Lite Advanced: A new minor version of Swish Lite was released on 1/5/06 to enable external images to be specified if required rather than using the defaults. This satisfies the needs of more advanced users that want simplicity and flexibility. (PC/MAC)
A new version of Swish Lite Advanced was released on 5 June 07 (1.7 Mb download / PC only) that provides a very easy one-click way of importing and resizing images from your hard drive (standard jpg image files). Your own images appear after the initial Swish pattern training dialogue.
A "skip intro" option was also added to skip past the initial training dialogue and the quality of the image as it zoomed back from the horizon was greatly improved. In the example below the images selected were of a hypodermic needle and a beach (movement has been emulated):
The following screenshot relates to the PC version only.
Visual Swish Pro
The "pro" version is a more advanced implementation of the Swish technique. The user now has the ability to use any images, any sounds and to save / restore settings. Speed, image size, background colour and image location settings can also be altered by the user. There are no on-screen instructions therefore the therapist is expected to explain the process to the client. Click on the image to the right to see the available options. Swish Pro is provided free of charge with Swish Lite.
- A new version of Swish Pro was released on 1/May/06 (V1.1) which takes Swish Pro unofficially out of 'beta test' mode following another phase of routine development.
- A new version was released on 28/Aug/07 (V1.4) to include using the Escape key to stop motion / sound and the control key to restart motion / sound. Sliders have been added for width / height settings.
- V1.5 - 30 Sept 07 - integration with shared image / audio library, instantly see the effect when adding images without needing to click on "Apply"
- V1.6 - 1 Nov 07 - the unlocking process was substantially simplified in order to allow the Therapists Toolkit to unlock the product automatically
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What do they do?
The modalities of the positive are amplified, the modalities of the negative are minimised as left to right matching auditory stimulation is provided.
In real terms this means:
- Problem image appears bottom left
- User's attention directed to it for a few seconds
- User is asked to clear their mind
- Positive solution image appears top right
- User's attention directed to it for a few seconds
- Problem image reappears and fades and becomes smaller
- Solution image floats into the problem image
- Problem image with the solution image within it zooms off into the horizon with a swish sound
- Solution image comes back from the horizon with a swish sound and gets bigger
- Cycle repeats
Swish Pro is the same as the above except that user dialogue is not present. This allows the therapist to guide the user through the process in whatever way the choose.
Click here to download / view a demo (3.6 Mb) of the Lite version (wmv file) (Screen shots taken at the rate of 4 frames per second. The cursor was hidden during the recording.)
Installation Requirements
The system operates with the following versions of Windows
- Vista
- Windows XP (Home or Pro)
- Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005
- Windows NT 4 (With service pack 6a or later applied)
- Windows ME
- Windows 2000 (With service pack 2 or later applied
- Windows 98
What do Swish Lite and Swish Pro look like?
| Swish (PC/MAC) | Swish Pro - free with Swish Lite (PC) |
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Screenshots from Swish Lite 
 
 
 
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As of Mar 06 MAC specific version available.
