Neuro Linguistic Programming or NLP, refers to a method in which the brain (once in a relaxed enough state) is capable of interpretation from direct language which can produce the effective change or conscious elimination of various negative behaviors which are unwanted yet often challenging to stop, such as overthinking, smoking or pornography binging to name only a few examples. This process is usually found in and mastered through the practice of hypnotherapy and is administered by a trained hypnotherapist. As humans, one of the first ways in which our brain develops is through consistent stimulation from our surroundings, this usually starts with the sensation of touch & then gradually as the brain develops & nerve pathways become more readily receptive to understanding the physiological reactive phenomenon, other senses like taste, smell & sound become important to our development. It is the sensation of sound that we find the roots of how NLP works for many of us. As infants & young children, we will instinctively anchor certain sounds with the individuals who care for us, such as their voice which acts as a guide and source of comfort, positioning them as our first source of recognition & soon after comfort, this process supposedly begins before sight and is believed by experts in the field of child development to first begin in the womb. As we grow, these sounds develop into language which we eventually use to communicate as we become young adolescent children, teens and eventually adults. Once we reach the state of adulthood, our learned patterns become ingrained in our psychological makeup and are widely responsible for who we are and how we behave. It is however been discovered that various tones & certain forms of language that open up long term stored memories & sensations from early childhood can effect the subconscious which is the deep storage area of our brain & through hypnosis can help us reprogram certain long term bad habits or repeated behaviors from the core of where these behaviors start, which is the foundation of Neuro Linguistic Programming which basically translates to a restructuring of the subconscious through specific voice patterns received by the brain. Yes, NLP is based on genuine scientific research & over the years many respected studies have been done to validate it's usefulness in conquering bad habits & self destructive repeating patterns