there is a term in nlp called anchoring. Basically...anything can be an anchor. When you have to go to the bathroom and you hear running water you have to go more. That sound of running water is an anchor.
Do you have some topic of conversation that when its talked about you get upset etc etc.
Well that topic is an anchor.
Smells can be anchors.
Smell a certain fragrance and you start thinking about a long lost loved one etc.
Basically...ANYTHING can be an anchor.
THe thing about nlp...is that people can actually implant anchors onto people or thing and set off or fire the anchor.
I probably lost you there but i'll explain.
If your friend is watching his favorite t.v. program...and his really happy.....and you at that moment spray some cologne or perfume while your friend is watching television. Your friend might associate that smell with that good feeling.
So you can have your friend smell that scent like a week or a year from now...and he should re-experience that good feeling he had before.
get it?
You can even use anchors for yourself.
If you always get in a bad mood when you wake up in the morning...you can scramble that pattern by setting off an anchor right when you wake up.
For example...you can set up your stereo to play your most favorite song right when you wake up.
Or if you associate the smell of roses with some good feeling...right when you wake up you could burn some incense with that smell.
These are just examples.
Or...if your afraid of spiders....you could start playing that song you really like and then go look at the spider.
You'll associate that good feeling with the image of the spider.
Some people even create anchors with specific words.
Like get in a really good state...do whatever it takes to feel really good....then say some word to yourself. You can even make up a word like wowooah...and you'll associate that feeling with that word.
So...the next day you say that word...you should re-experience that feeling.
But anchors can also be overused and become sterile.
Like if you constantly smell roses 24hours a day...you'll soon grow sick of the smell.
Moderation is the key.
Have fun.