Chaining Anchors (Chaining)

In this anchoring technique, several anchors are fired one after another.
In this way, a chain of anchors is created that can lead you from very negative
states to very positive ones.

Sometimes the target state is emotionally so far from the
initial state that a sequence of intermediate steps is necessary
to move quickly from the undesired state to the desired one with the help of anchors:

Elicit the initial state
Determine the target state with the client.
Design with the client a chain of states that naturally lead to the target state.
Anchor each individual state (e.g., to a knuckle). Separate and test each anchor.
Fire the first anchor and wait until the physiology is fully expressed, then release the anchor and wait approx. 1–2 seconds before firing the next one.
Continue until you reach the target state.
Take a break of a few minutes so the client is completely out of state and there is no risk of chaining the last state back to the first, then start again from the beginning. Go through the chain three times.
Test.
Trigger the first anchor and calibrate whether the chained process now runs by itself.
Future Pace

Example: from Hesitation to “Go for it!”

1) Hesitation

Ask your partner to find a situation in which they knew what they wanted but hesitated. Lead them associated into this situation (VAKOG) and anchor it on the knuckle of the little finger A1. Increase the pressure as the experience intensifies.
Then remove your finger and interrupt the state (“separator”).

2) Feeling Annoyed

Repeat step 1) with “annoyed” instead of “hesitation”.
Anchor on the knuckle of the ring finger. A2 – separator.

3) Impatience

Repeat step 1) with “impatience”.
Anchor on the knuckle of the middle finger. A3 – separator.

4) Irresistible Urge

Repeat step 1) with a situation in which your partner felt such a strong desire that they could hardly wait until…
Anchor on the knuckle of the index finger. A4 – separator.

5) Go for it!

Repeat step 1) with a situation in which there was no holding back — a total “go-for-it” feeling.
Anchor on the knuckle of the thumb. A5 – separator.

6) Chain

Lead again into “hesitation” A1, then move your finger to A2 and lead into “annoyed”, then to A3 for “impatience”, then to A4 for “irresistible urge”, and finally to A5 for “go for it!”.
Repeat step 6) several times, increasingly faster, until A1 naturally leads to “go for it!”.

7) Test / Future Pace

Let your partner choose a future situation in which they know what’s best but previously would have hesitated. Ask them to notice how their image and feeling of this situation change when you briefly tap A1.

If “go for it!” does not occur yet, return to step 6.