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Fuelling the panic? 10:00am on 26 Apr 2008 It's not the actual reporting of the fuel situation that is the problem, but the language used to report it, let me demonstrate
1. don't think of a red car
2. never imagine a flower
3. forget about the fuel situation
Go on admit it, you thought of a red car, imagined a flower and had a thought about the fuel situation. Being a hypnotherapist, I am aware of 'unhelpful language' that people use about themselves, so when the newsreader say "we URGE you not to PANIC BUY FUEL, you might as well say "RUN AND FILL UP! The mind does not deal with 'negatives' very well, so in order to NOT do something, first it has to imagine it then somehow not do it!
A better way would be to say "stay calm and there will be enough for everyone" therefore linking a behaviour to the desired outcome. Hey BBC mind your langage in future! but you don't have to take this advice, it's only a suggestion!

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