“Imagine that tomorrow your alarm sounds and when you get up, you notice that a miracle has happened and that all your problems have disappeared. “the beginning of work with the technique of the miraculous question.
This methodology is part of solution-focused therapy, with Steve de Shazer as the highest representative, the work aims to find exceptions in the patient’s life, that is, to find situations in which the problem is not present and to enhance and maximize them to the maximum. Maximum.
- Solution-centric therapy would enter the group of so-called short therapies.
- About ten sessions.
- What are we looking at? It’s just that the patient quickly realizes how his life would change if his problem didn’t exist or suddenly disappeared.
Sometimes we are so immersed in problems that we neglect all the good things that happen every day, stay focused on difficulties and are unable to get out of this cycle. With this question, we have the opportunity to do a miracle: You will understand what would happen if we had the opportunity to wake up and not have the problem.
“I could see that my problem would go away if I got up and didn’t feel the pain in my chest. If I could have breakfast quietly without having to look at the clock every two minutes, if I could wake up my kids in a hurry and tell them how much I love them, I would understand why I would kiss my partner before I get up and be aware of how lucky I am to have a family and a job, I would forget for a moment my stress, and enjoy the tranquility of lunch together. ?
The miracle question should be applied by a specialist therapist, who directs the patient’s history and allows him to see the missing details while still focusing on the problem, this type of question helps us understand what has changed and what we have not been able to do. because of the problem.
Look inside us and imagine what would happen if we were okay?It helps us to have the conditions for change and to identify the goals to be achieved Is there anything out there that prevents me from getting what I want or am setting limits to move forward?? Often it is we who stumble upon the stone, imagining a better day also helps us know what we want to achieve.
After checking and realizing what has changed the problem in my life, there are actions. Within this solution-based therapy is also the technique known as the “butterfly effect”. This exercise helps us to see that after a small change, the others follow, almost in chain.
We cannot always imagine what would happen or observe how things change; it’s time to take control of the day-to-day and start building. Realizing how big the problem is in my life may be the hardest step, but once we realize it, it’s easier for us to start acting.
The question of the miracle could be seen as the starting point, but there is still a lot of work to be done, we define the drivers of change and the goals to be achieved after identifying everything we like that our problem prevents us from doing. control and start working on it.
And now, I ask you, what if you woke up tomorrow and everything that bothers you today is gone?Start wondering what you could change in your life. Imagine and create the possibilities of a better day.