People constantly live with limited self-beliefs, stopping them from moving forward with their lives. In the worst-case scenarios, these limiting beliefs can turn into depression. SOMP helps you reframe a person's beliefs, and one can use the same to break away from those limiting beliefs and find greater possibilities. The 14 SOMP patterns can be used in conversation to help give the client a new perspective without making the client feel like they are in a coaching or canceling session. A SOMP doesn’t always resolve the problem but helps soften up the problem to make change easier and find new solutions.