I asked her to describe the bag of potato chips:

She answered: "Wide big blue bag with bright yellow accents."

I then asked her where were they located if she closed her eyes and reached out to touch them?

She replied, "about nose height."

Next I requested her to "Describe the chips."

She described them as "warm, dry, salty."

Next I had her describe a food she didn't like.

Her reply was quick, "Snails. They are slimey, grey, cold, and runny."

When I asked her where she pictured the snails she gestured about waist level.

I then had her imagine the potato chip bag after it had floated in the surf for a month and asked her what did it look, smell, or feel like?

She immediately replied, "soggy, faded, cold, fishy."

I had her move the bag of chips under the snails and notice how the bag looked as the snails ran and soaked into it.

This exercise was done in January, and has remained successful through this writing, September 6, 1998. We did this exercise on a coffee break from skiing in a crowded lodge, in about five minutes. I think it did more to convince me of the effectiveness of this technique, than it did for her. She automatically thought it would work, where I had doubts. I had not used it on anyone but my husband.

I now use it in my practice as a little bonus for clients, no matter what they come in for. It's great for proof of immediate change.