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PARTIForEveryone:TheEFTTappingBasics
PARTIIForEveryone:GettingtotheRootsof
YourEFTIssues
PARTIIIAdvanced:AdditionalTappingTools&
Refinements
PARTIVAdvanced:TappingDeeperInto
EmotionalIssues
PARTVAdvanced:PolishingtheProcess&
ExpandingtheLanguage
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HowtoNavigateThisSectionofOurWebsite: Usethemenuonthe
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TappingTutorial
NOTE:Thishighlypopularmethodnowhasapowerfuloption,OptimalEFT,a
spiritualmethodthatsomemayprefer.
ThisistheofficialinstructionpackagefortheTappingformofEFT.Easy
stepbystepinstruction.ClimbthisLadderofExcellenceashighasyou
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OfficialEFT
TheGoldStandard
ItistheupdatedoriginalfromtheEFTFounderfromwhichhundredsofEFTand
Tappingvariationshavebeenspawnedworldwide(seeAboutThoseEFT
TappingSpinOffs:ACandidDiscussion).Itistheresultof$2millionand
30,000hoursofdevelopment.
Importantlegalnote:ThisentireTutorialisfreetoanyoneforhis/her
individualinstruction.However,tomaintainitsintegrity,expresswritten
permissionfromoneorbothoftheauthorsisrequiredbeforeitcanbe
promotedforcommercialuses(e.g.EFTworkshops,certifications,books,
DVDs,mentoring,etc.).Further,nocredentialsaretobegivenreflecting
GoldStandardEFT,ourEFTTutorialoranyformofendorsementbyGary
Craig,TinaCraig,orEmoFree.com,withouttheexpresswrittenconsentofthe
authors.
TonavigatethroughthisTutorialjustusetheconvenientmenuonthelefthand
sideofthispage.
PartsIandIIcontaintheEFTTAPPINGFOUNDATIONforeveryone.
Inthissection,selfhelpersandprofessionalscanlearnallthebasics..Even10
yearoldchildrencanlearnHowtodotheEFTBasicsTheBasicRecipeandget
resultswithTapping.Further,weincludeinthissectionsophisticateddetailson
deliveringthisvitalhealingtoolwithevengreaterskill.Youwilllearnhowto
findhiddenAspectswithintheEFTTappingProcessaswellasmethodsfor
TestingYourEFTTappingWorkandbreakingdowncomplicatedissuesintothe
SpecificEventsunderlyingthem.
Justclickontheappropriatelinksinthelefthandmenuandyoucango,in
stepbystepfashion,asfarasyourinteresttakesyou.Inotherwords,study
asmuchofthisfoundationasyoulikeandcomebackwhenyouwish.Inthe
meantime,youcanusewhatyou'velearnedand,whenyoureturn,youcan
easilyresumewhereyouleftoff.
PartsIIIthroughVcontainADVANCEDEFTTAPPINGmaterialfor
professionalsandseriousstudents.

ThisportionoftheGoldStandardEFTTutorialisforhealingprofessionalsand
seriousstudents.ItassumesasolidunderstandingoftheFoundational
materialdescribedabove.Justclickontheappropriatelinksinthelefthand
menuandperusethemanyTappingrefinementsthatallowyoutoproduce
symphonicusesofEFT.
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"TheyalllooksomethinglikeEFTbutunderneath
theyaresubstantiallydifferent,evenfromeachother.
Frankly,Idon'tknowwhethertogasporgiggleatthisoutcome.
Conflictseverywhere.Whatsanewbietodo?"
Myconcerns
EFT'sproliferationis
notwithoutitsconcerns.
EFTsworldwideproliferationisbringinghopetohumanitybut,duetoissuesthatI
caused,themovementisnotwithoutitsconcerns.
WhenIintroducedEFTin1995,Ihadnoideaitwouldeventuallylandinthehands
ofmillions.IfIhad,Iwouldhavemadesurethateveryonelearnedthemethod
equally.Clearteaching.Consistentclasses.Standardsforthewholemovement.
ThiswayallEFT'erswouldspeakthesamelanguageandinnovationscouldbuild
uponacommonfoundation.
But,alas,Idroppedtheballand,asitstands,therearenowhundredsofEFTspin
offs,eachreflectingadifferentsetofbeliefsandpreferences.Nostandards
whatsoever.TheyalllooksomethinglikeEFTbutunderneaththeyaresubstantially
different,evenfromeachother.Frankly,Idon'tknowwhethertogasporgiggleat
thisoutcome.Conflictseverywhere.Whatsanewbietodo?
Isuggest,ofcourse,thatyoulearnEFThere...fromthesource...where
everythingisdetailed,consistentandabsolutelyfree.But,ifyouwishtoexplore
thespinoffs,youwillfindthemallovertheinternet.Theytendtousesomeform
ofthenameEFToritswellknownnickname,Tapping,intheirtitles.
Whilethereareasmallhandfulofexceptions,thevastmajorityofthepromoters
havenottakenanyindepthtraininginEFTfromthesourceand,asaresult,they
putforward"lighter"versionsofEFT.Unfortunately,Ihavereportsthatoneof
thesespinoffshasbadlytraumatizedpeople,includingsendingsomeintosuicide
thoughts.
Obviously,Icannotsupportorendorsethegreatermajorityofthespinoffs.Iwish
Icould.ItwouldhelptheproperspreadofEFT.
ehugs,Gary
PS:Noneoftheseissuesexistwithournewestadvancement,OptimalEFT.Itis
onlytaughtthroughthiswebsiteandthustherearenovariationsusingtheOptimal
EFTname.
FORMOREEFTHELP...
VisitourpopularAdvancedProductsand/orexploreourtoplevel,spiritually
orientedOptimalEFT.
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GaryCraig
TinaCraig
ThisentireTutorialappearstobewrittenbyme(Gary),butthatisforyour
readingconvenience.Mydaughter,Tina,haswrittenatleasthalfofitand
createdrevisionsfortherest.Itwasajointeffortandwearequiteproudofit.
IamthefounderofEFTandthecreatorofitsmanytools.Theinstructionand
demonstrationsfoundontheoriginalEFTTrainingVideosdocumentthe
developmentofEFTfrom1995to2010.OurcurrentGoldStandardEFTTutorial
includestherelevantpartsofthatmaterialplusthemanyrefinementsIhave
developedalongtheway.Itisuptodateandwillberevisedovertimetokeep
itonthecuttingedge.
Tinahasbeenworkingbymysideformanyyearsandhasbeeninstrumentalin
creatingwaystoteachwhatIdo.Shehasherownbackgroundinpersonal
improvementandauniqueinsightintotheperspectivesthatIemployinmy
EFTapplication.WhenitbecameclearthatweneededtoimprovetheEFT
instruction,Tinamodeledme(inNLPterms)betterthanIthoughtanyonecould
andhasisolatedmyrefinementsintoindividualpartsthataremucheasierto
teach.
WhileIhavedoneallthecreatinganddevelopingonEFT,Tinahasmadean
enormousdifferenceinthewayweareteachingit.Together,wehaverevised
andstreamlinedthepreviousEFTinstructionsothatyoucangettotheheartof
EFTspowermuchmoreefficiently.
OurBiosaregivenbelow:
GaryCraig
IamthefounderofEmotionalFreedomTechniques(EFT)andyourhostforthis
website.PleaseknowthatIamneitherapsychologistnoralicensedtherapist.
Rather,IamaStanfordengineeringgraduateandanordainedministerand,
althoughIdon'tpoundthetableforanyparticularreligion,Idocomeatthis
procedurefromadecidedlyspiritualperspective.
MyordainedministryiswiththeUniversalChurchofGodinSouthernCalifornia
(notUniversalLifeChurch)whichisnondenominationalandembracesall
religions.IamanavidstudentofACourseInMiraclesbutatnotimeisany
EFT'eraskedtofollowanyspecificspiritualteaching.
IwasbornApril13,1940andhavebeenintenselyinterestedinpersonal
improvementviapsychologysincemyage13.ThatwaswhenIrecognizedthat
thequalityofmythoughtswasmirroredinthequalityofmylife.SincethenI
havebeenselftaughtinthisfield,seekingonlythoseproceduresthat,inmy
opinion,producedresults.IconsiderEFT,thecoreofwhichIlearnedfromDr.
RogerCallahan,tobeanimportanttooltoachievingthehighestlevelsof
healing.IalsohavehighregardforNeuroLinguisticProgramming(NLP)in
whichIamaCertifiedMasterPractitioner.
TinaCraig
Myfascinationwithpersonalimprovementwashandeddowntomebythemost
importantinfluenceinmylife,theFounderofEFT.LikemyDad,Ihavebeena
devotedstudentofhumannature,andmyexperienceinthisfieldhas
developedmuchthesamewayashiswithoutformaltraining,butwith
intensecuriosity,thedrivetochallengemyownissues,andanaturalabilityto
seehowemotionalissuesaffectperformanceinthisworld.
MycontributionstoEFTtraininghavelargelybeenaresultofunderstandingthe
problemsDadsawandfindingwaystofixthem.Inthatprocess,Ihavetaken
theopportunitytolearnnewskills,developnaturaltalents,anddowhateverit
takestorecommunicateEFTasheintendedit.NowthatIamworkingwith
mentalhealthprofessionalsatACEP,Iamhonoredtofindthattheyrespectme
asapeer,andvaluemyabilitytoteachprofessionalsinthisfield.
EFTRelatedExperience
EmoFree.com:DirectorofTrainingandAdministration(20052010)
CreatoranddirectoroftheEFTCertificationProgram
(20082010)
Marketingsupport
ACEP:Creator/directoroftheACEPEFTCertificationProgram(2011
present)
EFTMasterPractitioner(2006present):Specializingincomplex,longer
term,humancases,andEFTforanimalsthroughtelepathiccommunication.
PersonalDevelopment
Extensiveworkinawidediversityofpersonalimprovement/healingmethods
startingatage16,including:
PACE
TonyRobbinsUnlimitedPower
Klemmer&Associates
LandmarkEducation
BarbaraBrennan
NET
NAET
EFT
Yoga,meditation,herbalhealing,etc.
OtherBackground
BAinBusinessEconomicsfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaBarbara
20yearsexperienceinbusinessandmarketing
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Bothareavailablebuttheyarehandledseparately.Seebelow.
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Thesearefree,frequentandconductedpersonallybyme(GaryCraig)viafree
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upgradedtothelatestrevisions.Youcanevenattendthemwithatabletor
smartphone.Everydetailcovered.Learnindepth,GoldStandardEFTasfar
asyourinteresttakesyou.
Whataretheprocedures?
1. PracticethestepbystepmaterialsonTheGoldStandardEFTTapping
Tutorialatyourownpace.ThisTutorialstartsatthebeginninglevelsand
takesyoubythehandthroughalltherefinementsthathavebeen
developedsinceourbeginningin1995.Eachlevelbuildsonthelevel
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2. Then,wheneveryouhavequestions,youmayaskthemononeormoreof
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WhenaretheWebinars? YouwillfindannouncementsforourfreeWebinarson
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Disadvantages:
NoCertificationsavailablethroughmeorthiswebsite.However,
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Numerouswebsites,trainersandorganizationsoffervaryingdegreesofEFT
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However,theyareallindependentofmeand,unfortunately,thequalityvaries
sowidelythat,apartfromCertificationformerlydoneviamyselformy
daughter(Tina)an"EFTCertification"maynothavetheimpactyoumightlike.
Forexample,itispossibletobeCertifiedasan"EFTMaster"simplybypaying
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IsthereanalternatecredentialifIdon'tneedofficialCertification? Sure.Youcan
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AnOpenLetter
ToallEFT(EmotionalFreedomTechniques)studentsthat
setsthestageandtellsthe"why"ofthisEFTTutorial.
"Togetherwewillbuildwithinyouabridgetothelandofpersonal
peace."
Note:thiswasoriginallywrittenin1995asanintroductiontoTheEFT
Manual.Thatmanualisnowobsoleteandhasbeenreplacedbythis
Tutorial.Nonetheless,thespiritofthatoriginalarticlewassowellaccepted
thatIamincludingithere.Ithasbeenadjustedslightlytoreflectcurrent
circumstances.
DearFriend,
AsIwritethisI'mathome....alone....onaTuesdayevening.There'salight
rainoutsidemakinggentlenoisesonthewindow.Afteryearsofwritingand
filming,EFTiscomplete.Wearealmostreadyto"gotopress."
Andfiveminutesagothetearscamerollingdownmyface.
AndthenIknewwhyIwantedtocreatethisTutorial.WhatImeanis,Ialways
knewwhy...butIdidn'tknowhowtosayit.AndnowIcanputitinwords.
Here'sthestory.
FiveminutesagoIwasreviewingavideothatmyassociate,AdrienneFowlie,
andImadeattheVeteransAdministrationinLosAngelesin1995.Wespent6
daysthereusingEFTtohelpourVietnamvetsgetbeyondthehorrible
memoriesofwar.
EFThelpswarveteranswithPTSD
TheyhadPostTraumaticStressDisorder(PTSD)whichisamongthemost
severeformsofemotionaldisordersknown.Everydaythesemenrelivethe
catastrophesofwar...likebeingforcedtoshootinnocentcivilians(including
youngchildren)...buryingpeopleinopentrenches...andwatchingtheirown
dearfriendsdieorbecomedismembered.Thesoundsofgunfire,bombsand
screamsricochetintheirheadsdayandnight.Sometimesonlydrugseasethe
everpresentachesofwar.
Theysweat.Theycry.Theyhaveheadachesandanxietyattacks.Theyare
depressedandinpain.Theyhavefearsandphobiasandareafraidtogoto
sleepatnightbecauseoftheirnightmares.Manyhavebeenintherapyfor20
years...withverylittlerelief.
IstillrememberhowthrilledIwaswhentheVAinvitedAdrienneandmeto
bringEFTtooursoldiers.Theygaveusfreereintocounselwiththesemenin
anywaywewanted.Thiswouldbetheultimatetestregardingthepowerof
EFT.Ifallitdidwasmakeamodest,butnoticeable,differenceinthelivesof
theseseverelydisabledmen,mostpeoplewouldhaveconsidereditsuccessful.
Infact,itdidmuchmore.
TheVAdidn'tpayus.Theydidn'thaveabudgetforoutsidehelplikethis.In
fact,wehadtopayforourownairfares,hotelbills,mealsandcarrentals.But
wedidn'tcare.Wewouldhavepaidmuchmorejustfortheopportunity.
Soanyway,thisvideoIwaswatchingwasasummaryofwhathappenedduring
those6days.OnesectionwasallaboutRich,whohadbeenintherapyfor17
yearsforhisPTSD.Hehad:
Over100hauntingwarmemories,manyofwhichhereliveddaily.
Amajorheightphobia...aggravatedbyhavingmadeover50parachute
jumps.
Insomnia...ittookhim3or4hourstogettosleepeverynighteven
underquitestrongmedication.
AfterusingEFTwithhim,everytraceofthoseproblemsvanished.
Likemostpeople,Richhadahardtimebelievingthattheseratherstrange
appearingprocedureswouldwork.Buthewaswillingtogivethematry.We
startedwithhisheightphobiaandafterabout15minuteswithEFT,itwas
gone.Hetesteditbygoingseveralstoriesupinabuildingandlookingdown
overafireescape.Tohisamazement,hehadnophobicreactionwhatsoever.
WethenappliedEFTtoseveralofhismostintensewarmemoriesand
neutralizedallofthemwithinanhour.Hestillremembersthem,ofcourse,but
theynolongerhaveanyemotionalcharge.
WetaughtthetechniquestoRich(justasyouarebeingtaughtthroughthis
Tutorial)sohecould,byhimself,workontherestofhiswarmemories.Within
afewdaystheywereallneutralized.Theynolongerbotheredhim.Asa
result,theinsomniawentawayandsodidtheinsomniamedication(withthe
supervisionofhisphysician).TwomonthslaterIspokewithRichonthe
phone.Hewasstillfreeoftheproblems.
That'srealemotionalfreedom.It'stheendofyearsoftorment.It'slike
walkingoutofaprison.And...Ihadtheprivilegeofhandinghimthekeys!!!
Man...whatafeeling.ThisisthepromiseofEFT.Masteritandyoucandofor
yourself,andothers,whathappenedforRich.
ThentherewasRobert,Gary,PhillipandRalphwhoallhadtraumaticwar
memories.Inminutes,EFTprovidedreliefforthememoriesweworkedon.To
seethesmilesandhearthegratitudewasaformofjoythatonlytearscan
express.AndthencamethevideointerviewwithAnthony.
Anthonywassofrightenedbyhiswarexperiencesthathewasafraidtogointo
apublicplace...likearestaurant...forfearaVietnamesesoldierwouldcome
infiringanAK47.Hewouldfreezeupatthemerethoughtofit.Heknew,of
course,itwasn'tlogicalbutthatdidn'tmakethefearanybetter.That'swhat
PTSDislike.
AfterusingEFT,Anthonywentwithustoacrowdedrestaurantand,inhis
words,he"didn'thaveanickel'sworthofanxiety."Thethreeofus,Adrienne,
Anthonyandmyself,casuallylaughedandjokedwhilewehadaleisurelydinner
inthisrestaurant,crowdedwithover200people.Anthonywascompletely
relaxed.Thefearwasgone.Whatmovement!Whatafeelingtobeableto
makesuchadifferenceinsomeone'slife.
Then,intheinterviewoncamera,hepausedaminuteandsaid,"Godhas
blessedme,Iswear.Ithinkitwasmytimetomeetyouguys."
Andthere...sittinginmylivingroom...iswhenthosehappytearswentrolling
downmyface.
ThehumanvalueinthisTutorialdeservesitsownmountaintop.Youcanlift
yourselftonewlevelswithit.And,ifyouwish,youcanuseittohelpothers
andmagnifyyourselfworthintheprocess.Howmanythankyou'swouldyou
like?NogreaterrewardcouldIgiveyou.SonowIhopeyouknowmy
motivationforcreatingthisTutorial.ItisbecauseGodhasblessedme,I
swear.Itismytimetomeetyou!
Togetherwewillbuildwithinyouabridgetothelandofpersonalpeace.Once
built,thisbridgewillbecomealifetimeskillthatyoucanusetospread
emotionalfreedom...andjoy...fromyourselftoothers.And...it's
permanent.Likegold...itdoesn'trustortarnishorbecomeobsolete.Itwill
alwaysbethereforyou.
YouandImaynevermeetfacetofacesoImaynotbeabletoseeyouand
knowyourwarmth,asIdidwithAnthony.Ouronlyconnectionmaybelimited
tothisTutorial.Butthat'sOK.Wheneverpeoplejoinforthepurposeof
healing,theyaredoingGod'swork.Lovefillsthespaceinbetween(however
large)andhelpsithappen.Goddoesnotrequirethatwemeetfacetoface.
YouandIareabouttotraveltogetheronajourneytowardemotionalfreedom.
Itwillbelikenothingyouhaveexperiencedbefore...Ipromise.Itisnota
mythicalrideonamagiccarpetthatendsinillusion.Itisarealridedestined
togiveyourealresults...justlikeitdidforourveterans.Youwill,indeed,
developtheabilitytodiscardyourfears,phobias,traumaticmemories,anger,
guilt,griefandallotherlimitingemotions.Anditwon'ttakeyearsandyearsof
painstakinglyslowandfinanciallydrainingsessionseither.Often,eventhe
mostseverenegativeemotionsvanishinminutes.ButI'mgettingaheadof
myself.YouwillseealltheproofyouneedasyoulearnthisTutorialandapply
thesetechniquestoyourself.
Youwillalsolearnoftheirlimitations.EFTdoesn'tdoeverythingforeveryone.
Butwhatitdoesdowillastonishyou.ItstillastonishesmeandI'vebeendoing
itforyears.EFT,bytheway,doesfarmorethanwhatiscoveredinthisletter.
I'vejustopenedthelidalittlehereandletyoupeekin.Therestofitwill
unfoldasyouturnthesepages.
MyBestRegards,
Gary
P.S.Pleasenotethattheemotionalandenergeticreleasesbroughtaboutby
EFTfrequentlyresultinprofoundphysicalhealings.Asyouwillsee,EFTcan
addressjustabouteveryemotional,physicalandperformanceissueyoucan
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Aspecialdedication...athankyou...forthosepioneers
whoseeffortshavehelpedlaunchEFT.
WeareonthegroundfloorofaHealingHighRise
YouandIhavebeengivenapricelessgift.
Unfortunately,wewillnevermeetsomeofourbenefactorsbecausetheir
essentialcontributionsweremadeover5,000yearsago.Thesebrilliantpeople
discovered,andmapped,thecenterpieceofEFT,namely,thesubtleenergies
thatcoursethroughoutthebody.
Thesesubtleenergiesarealsothecenterpieceofacupunctureand,asaresult,
EFTandacupuncturearecousins.Bothdisciplinesaregrowingrapidlyand,as
timeunfolds,theyaredestinedtohaveaprimaryroleinbothemotionaland
physicalhealing.
Inmorerecenttimes,someotherdedicatedsoulshaveadvancedouruseof
theseancienttechniques.PrincipalamongthemisDr.GeorgeGoodheartand
hismanyfinecontributionstothefieldofAppliedKinesiology,aforerunnerto
EFT.
Dr.JohnDiamondsworkgetsexceptionalapplausebecause,tomyknowledge,
hewasoneofthefirstpsychiatriststouse,andwriteabout,thesesubtle
energies.Hismanypioneeringconcepts,togetherwiththeadvancedideas
fromAppliedKinesiology,hasformedthefoundationuponwhichthisnew
HealingHighRiseisbeingconstructed.
Dr.RogerCallahan,fromwhomIreceivedmyoriginalintroductiontothese
energytappingprocedures,deservesallthecredithistorycangivehim.He
wasfirsttobringthesetechniquestothepublicinasubstantialwayanddidso
despiteopenhostilityfromhisownprofession.Asyoumightappreciate,it
takesheavydosesofconvictiontoplowthroughtheingrainedbeliefsof
conventionalthinking.WithoutRogerCallahansmissionarydrive,wemight
stillbesittingaroundtheorizingaboutthisinterestingthing.
ItisupontheshouldersofthesegiantsthatIhumblystand.Myown
contributiontothisrapidlyexpandingenergypsychologyfieldhasbeento
reducetheunnecessarycomplexitythatinevitablyfindsitswayintonew
discoveries.EFTisanelegantlysimpleversionoftheseproceduresthat
professionalsandlaypersonsalikecanuseonawidevarietyofproblems.
WeareonthegroundfloorofaHealingHighRiseandthuswehavemuchto
learn.Accordingly,IamindebtedtothemanyEFTpractitionersthathave
tirelesslycontributedtheirinnovationstoourwebsite(www.EmoFree.com).
Theyaretakingustonewlevels.
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Note:ForaqualitysummaryofresearchintheEnergyPsychologyfield(in
whichEFTisthemostprolificmethodused),pleasereadthisarticlebyDavid
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ThisGoldStandardEFTTutorialoffersseveraladvantagestothoseinterestedin
EFTResearch:
Itisbackwardscompatible.ManypeerreviewedEFTstudieshavebeen
completedandsomeofthesestudieswerebasedonalongerformEFT
protocolthatwaspopularpriortothisTutorial.ThisTutorialhasdivided
thatprotocolintoeasytousepartsbut,overall,thereisnosubstantive
changeinit.Oneneedonlyputthepartsbacktogethertoarriveatthe
originalprotocolusedinpreviousresearch.Thusallresearchusingthe
previousprotocolisstillvalideventhoughthatprotocolreflects"OldEFT."
Futureresearch,however,shouldbebasedonthemorestreamlined
protocolsadvancedinthisTutorial.
Itiseasytofollowandclearlystandardized.Everyonethroughoutthe
worldhasinstantaccesstoitthroughtheinternet.Thisfacilitates
discussionandreplicationefforts.
Fidelityiseasier.Previously,practitionersweretrainedviaawidevariety
ofEFTversions,thusmakingtruefidelitytotheEFTprocessdifficultto
comeby.Now,throughthisGoldStandardEFTTutorial,practitionerscan
haveidenticaltrainingandthuscandeliveramoreuniformapproachto
researchsubjects,
Morerobustresultsarepossibleifyoufocusyourresearchonthe
SpecificEventsunderlyingthesubjects'issues.
Thosepractitionerswhohavebeenevaluatedbyaconsistentsetofstandards
willprovideevenstrongerfidelitytotheGoldStandardEFTprotocol,andyou
canfindadevelopinglistofsuchpractitionersat
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KeepingEFTontheCuttingEdge(SeekingExcellence)
Since1995IhavebeenactivelysearchingfortrueEFTinnovationsthatwill
consistentlyandsignificantlyelevateEFT'sresultsabovetheskillfuluseofour
currentmethods.IamevenmoreinterestedinthemnowbecauseofEFT's
importantroleinachievingthespiritualawarenessthatunderliestruly
advancedlevelsofhealing(that'swhatthiswebsiteisabout).
Accordingly,Iwillgladlypay$25,000foreachsuchinnovationandwillhelp
promoteyourwork.Thiswillgiveyou(1)ahandsomefinancialreward,(2)
anenhancedlevelofcredibilityand(3)animportantroleinacceleratingthe
healingofmillions.ItwillalsodisplayyourrespectfortheEFTCommunityand
establishyourintegrityassomeonewhoworkswithEFTratherthansomeone
whoimproperlyusestheEFTnametomarketnonEFTproducts.
Iamquiteseriousaboutthisandamhopingthatinnovatorswillrespectmy
timeandsinceritybyonlysubmittingideasthattheyhaveproperlytestedand
carefullycomparedtoourexistingmethods(detailsbelow).Thispropertesting
andcomparisonisessentialbecauseitseparatesthetrueinnovationsfromthe
endlessoptionsfordeliveringEFTthatarefoundvirtuallyeverywhereonthe
internet.Theseoptions,properlyunderstood,aredifferentwaysofdelivering
thesamemethodsthatwearealreadyusingandthusarenotcandidatesfor
theinnovationsIseek.Metaphoricallystated,Iamlookingforinnovationsthat
willdoubleortriplethesizeoftheEFTtreeratherthanornamentsand
branchesthatdosimilarthingsbutunderadifferentname.
IneedthelogicbehindtheseideasandIneedtoseethemperformedonvideo
acrossnumerousclientswithawidevarietyofissues.Ineedtoseeconsistently
deeperandlongerlastingemotionalresultsthanaredemonstratedontheArt
ofDeliveryVideosthatenhancethisTutorial.Ineedtoseemorecomplete
physicalresultsandIneedtoseeyouthoroughlytestyourownworktoavoid
havinga"surfacehealing"appeartobetherealthing.
Ifyoutrulyhaveaninnovation,andnotjustanotheroptionfordeliveringEFT,I
willdevotesubstantialtimeandeffortintoinvestigatingit.Accordingly,Ineed
youtotakeyourinnovationseriouslybypreparingaqualitypresentation.It
onlytakesahomemoviecameraandthetimeinvolvedtowriteupyour
innovation...aminisculepricefortherewardsinvolved.
Allthisrequires,obviously,thatyouarethoroughlyfamiliarwithallthetools
andfeaturesofOfficialEFTthatarediscussedinthisTutorial.BythisImean
youhaveusedthesetoolsandfeaturesinqualitywaysandthusknow
intimatelytheindepthcapacityforresultsthattheyrepresent.Otherwise,how
wouldyouknowthatyourinnovationimprovesonwhatwealreadyhave?
So,withthisinmind,herearetherequirementsforsubmittingyouridea.
1. Givemethelogic/theorybehindit.Howdoesitwork?Whatareits
strengthsandweaknesses?Pleasebeconcise.Atthisstage,afew
paragraphswillsuffice.
2. Tellmehowit"consistentlyandsignificantlyelevatesEFT'sresults
abovetheskillfuluseofourcurrentmethods."Compareittoyour
skillfuluseofourcurrentmethodssothatIcansee(1)yourcommandof
thecurrentmethodsand(2)howyourinnovationprovidesnewlevelsof
healingoverandabovethosemethods.Pleaserecognizethatyoucannot
makeanadequatecomparisonifyoudonothaveaqualitycommandof
ourcurrentmethods.
Accordingly,pleasewithholdyoursubmissionuntilyoubelieveyour
commandofourcurrentmethodsissimilartomine.Iwantyoutowowme
withsomethingthatcomesfromaplaceofsolidknowledgeandmovesmy
understandingtoanewlevel.Stateddifferently,I'mhopingtoavoidthe
awkwardcircumstancewhereinIendupteachingyouhowtheskillfuluse
ofourcurrentmethodsarealreadymatchingorexceedingyourinnovation.
Youcansubmititems1&2viamyemailcontacthere.Thisemailfacility
allows2,000charactersperemailand,ifyouneedmorespace,please
sendmorethanoneemail.Youcanproceedwithstep3belowafterwe
discussyoursubmissiononpoints1&2.
3. Providevisualproofthatyourinnovation"consistentlyand
significantlyelevatesEFT'sresultsabovetheskillfuluseofour
currentmethods."Iamnotinterestedintestimonials,endorsementsor
studiesasthesecanbeeasilyskewedbypoliticsandenthusiasm.Rather,I
wanttoseeitinaction.Thereinliestherealproof.
Sendmeatleast10unedited,fulllengthsessionsonDVDwhereyouapply
yourinnovationtoawidevarietyofailments.Thisshouldbeeasytodoif
youhavebeenapplyingittoclientsoftenenoughtoknowthatitis
producingsuperiorresults.Justfilmyournexttensessionsandsendthem
tome.Showhowyourinnovationconsistentlyprovidesnewlevelsof
healingwhencomparedtowhatisdisplayedonthisTutorialandonourArt
ofDeliveryVideos.Demonstratehowyoudiligentlytestyourownworkto
avoidhavinga"surfacehealing"appeartobetherealthing.Again,please
wowmewithyourresults.
Here'sanexampleofhowyoumightmakethiscomparison.First,choose
clientswithchallengingissuessothatyoucanproperlydemonstrateyour
commandoftheEFTproceduresaswellasthatofyourinnovation.Then
providetheclientswithyourbestdeliveryofOfficialEFT.Breakdownthe
issue(s)intoSpecificEventsanddrilldownintothedetailsusingtheTableTops
andTableLegsprocedures.Thoroughlytesteachstepusingthevarioustesting
methodspreviouslygiveninourGoldStandardEFTTutorial.UsetheTellthe
StoryTechniqueinqualitywaysand,whereappropriate,taketheedgeoff.
WhenyouhaveexhaustedOfficialEFT'sproceduresthenuseyourinnovation
onwhatisleft.Makesureyoutestyourresultthoroughlysoitisclearthatyou
havenotjustuncoveredanotheraspectorareprovidinga"surfaceresult."
Doingthiswithavarietyofclientscanshowhowyourinnovation"consistently
andsignificantlyelevatesEFT'sresultsabovetheskillfuluseofourcurrent
methods."
Irealizethatsomeofthesecriteriaaresubjectiveandthatthereisnoprecise
wayformetoobjectivelyevaluateyourideaagainstastandardizedchecklist.
Ontheotherhand,asEFTFounderIhavemoreexperiencewithEFTthan
anyoneelseandso,ifyoutrulyhaveaninnovation,IwillknowitwhenIseeit.
Infact,Iwilljumpoutofmysockswithenthusiasm.Ontheotherhand,if
yourideafallsinthecategoryof"yetanotheroptionfordeliveringEFT,"Iwill
knowthataswell.
Ianxiouslyawaityourqualityinnovation.
PS:Becauseourcorrespondencemaybeusefulforthepublic'seducation,Iam
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CongratulationsontakingaverypowerfulsteptowardEmotionalFreedom!No
matterwhatkindofissueyouwouldliketoresolve,thereareseveralwaystoget
solidEFTresultsonyourown.
TheEFTGoldStandardOnlineTutorial: Gotothe"PartI&PartIIForEveryone"
sectioninthisFreeTutorialandstudyfromHowtodotheEFTTappingBasicsThe
BasicRecipetotheTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedure.Thiswillgiveyouathorough
groundingintheEFTTappingprocessandwillteachyouhowtoapplyEFTtoa
varietyofissues.Completewithdemovideos.
ProfessionalAssistance: ManyEFTPractitionersareenthusiasticaboutempowering
theirclientstoproducetheirownemotionalfreedom.Awelltrainedprofessionalcan
spendafewsessionshelpingyougetstartedandprovideguidancealongtheway.
Fullserviceisalsoanoptionifyouprefertohavetheworkdoneforyou.SeeOur
PractitionerListingsforalinktohighlytrainedEFTPractitioners.
Consideringyourissue: EFThasbeenrepresentedasaquickfixoramiraclecure.
Thetruthis,theeasierthecase,thefastertheresults,andthatistrueformost
thingsinthisworld.Wearedealingwithemotionalissueshere,soifyouhavebig
traumasorextendedperiodsoftraumainyourhistory,EFTcanusuallyhelpquitea
bit,butitmaytakesometime,orhelpfromaprofessional.Similarly,withphysical
issues,ifyouaredealingwithsomethingchronicoradiagnosedlongterm
condition,EFTmayindeedbeabletoprovidesignificantrelief,butitmayalsotake
sometime,orhelpfromaprofessional.
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WewelcomeallhealingprofessionalstoincorporateEFTTappingwithintheir
practice.Togetstarted,usethe"PartI&PartIIForEveryone"sectionofthis
Tutorial.ItiswrittenwithDoItYourselfusersinmind,butprofessionaluserswould
allbeginhereaswell.Ofcourseweexpectyouwoulduseitonyourselfbeforeyou
tryitonaclient,sojustbeaDoItYourselfuseruntilyouarefamiliarwiththe
process,andthentryitwithyourclients.
PhysicalIssues: ifyouareaMedicalProfessional,chiropractor,massagetech,or
otherkindofbodyworkerdealingwithphysicalissues,youcaneasilyusetheEFT
TappingBasicRecipeonthosephysicalsymptomsandseeifyoucangetresults.If
youareworkingwithchronicissuesordiagnosedconditions,gettingthemostfrom
EFTmayrequireventuringintotheemotionalrealm.Ifthatisappropriateforyou,
thencontinuethroughtheinstruction,startusingTelltheStoryTechniqueonthe
issues,andcontinueontothe"PartIIIPartVForAdvancedPractitioners"
section.Otherwise,referyourclienttoanEFTProfessionalwhocanaddressthe
emotionalcomponents.
EmotionalIssues: Addressingemotionalissueswithothersisaprofessionalcapacity
andshouldnotbetakenonwithoutconsiderationforthelegalguidelinesinyour
location.Ifyouarealreadyinbusinessdoingtherapyorotherwisediscussing
emotionalissueswithyourclients,thenEFTwillprobablyfitinnicely.We
recommendTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedureforalmostanycaseandyouwill
havethattoolinthe"PartI&PartIIForEveryone"sectionofthisTutorial.Get
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ARefreshingNewUseofAnEstablishedProcess.
ItOftenWorksWhereNothingElseWill.
First,ifyouhaven'tseenourEFTintrovideo,pleaseviewitnow.ItsetsthestageregardingyourEFT
possibilities.
WATCHEFTINTROVIDEO
Note:Overtheyears,myoriginaltermofEFThasalsobecomeknownas
Tapping.Accordingly,thetermsEFT,TappingandEFTTappingareused
interchangeablyherein.
Welcome
EmotionalFreedomTechniques,orEFT(oftenknownasTappingorEFTTapping),is
auniversalhealingtoolthatcanprovideimpressiveresultsforphysical,emotional,
andperformanceissues.EFToperatesonthepremisethatnomatterwhatpartof
yourlifeneedsimprovement,thereareunresolvedemotionalissuesintheway.
Evenforphysicalissues,chronicpain,ordiagnosedconditions,itiscommon
knowledgethatanykindofemotionalstresscanimpedethenaturalhealing
potentialofthehumanbody.
Inmanycases,EFTcanbeapplieddirectlytophysicalsymptomsforreliefwithout
exploringanyemotionalcontributors.However,forthemostpowerful,longest
lastingresultswithEFT,wedoexpecttoidentifyandtargetrelatedemotional
issues.
TheEFTpremisealsoincludestheunderstandingthatthemoreunresolved
emotionalissuesyoucanclear,themorepeaceandemotionalfreedomyouwill
haveinyourlife.ThePersonalPeaceProcedure(discussedlater)isthetoolyou
needtogetthere...limitingbeliefscanvanish,personalperformancecansoar,
relationshipscanthrive,andvibrantphysicalhealthcanbeyours.Ifwerebeing
realistic,everyoneonthisplanethasatleastafewemotionalissuesholdingthem
backfrompure,limitlesshappiness.
Withthatinmind,EFTcanbeanongoingprocessthatweusetoclearouttheold
traumas,andwelcomeanynewchallengeswithahealthy,productiveattitude.The
coreEFTinstructioninthisTutorialwillstartwiththebasictappingprocessandtake
youallthewaytothePersonalPeaceProcedure.Wewelcomeanyoneandeveryone
tousethesetoolsforasmuchpeaceandfreedomastheycanimagine.
EFTTappingOftenWorksWhereNothingElseWill
EFTbreathesfreshairintothehealingprocessbyborrowingfromtheChinese
meridiansystem.Whileacupuncture,acupressureandthelikehavebeenprimarily
focusedonphysicalailments,EFTstandsbackfromthisancientprocessandpoints
italsoatemotionalissues.These,inturn,oftenprovidebenefitsforperformance
andphysicalissues.
EFTcombinesthephysicalbenefitsofacupuncturewiththecognitivebenefitsof
conventionaltherapyforamuchfaster,morecompletetreatmentofemotional
issues,andthephysicalandperformanceissuesthatoftenresult.
EFTisanemotionalversionofacupuncture,
exceptwedon'tuseneedles.
Whilerelatedtoacupuncture,EFTdoesnotuseneedles.Instead,weuseasimple
twoprongedprocesswhereinwe(1)mentally"tunein"tospecificissueswhile(2)
stimulatingcertainmeridianpointsonthebodybytappingonthemwithour
fingertips.Properlydone,EFTappearstobalancedisturbancesinthemeridian
systemandthusoftenreducestheconventionaltherapyproceduresfrommonthsor
yearsdowntominutesorhours.ThebasicTappingprocessiseasytolearn,canbe
doneanywhere,andcanbeusedtoprovideimpressivedoityourselfresults.
Further,thebasicmethodisveryportableandlearnablebyalmosteveryone.No
specialeducationisrequired.Evenchildrenhaveproducedbeginner'sbenefitswith
it.ThefoundationalprocesswithinEFTisknownasTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe
andisdetailedforyouinthenextarticle:HowtodotheEFTTappingBasicsThe
BasicRecipe.AlsoseeWhatcanIexpectfromEFTTapping?
TheBody'sEnergySystemTheFoundationofEFTTapping
About5,000yearsago,theChinesediscoveredacomplexsystemofenergycircuits
thatrunthroughoutthebody.Theseenergycircuits...ormeridiansastheyare
called...arethecenterpieceofEasternhealthpracticesandformthebasisfor
moderndayacupuncture,acupressureandawidevarietyofotherhealing
techniques.
Thisenergycoursesthroughthebodyandisinvisibletotheeye.Byanalogy,you
donotseetheenergyflowingthroughaTVseteither.Youknowitisthere,
however,byitseffects.Thesoundsandpicturesareyoureverpresentevidence
thattheenergyflowexists.
Inthesameway,EFTgivesyoustrikingevidencethatuniqueenergyflowswithin
yourmeridiansbecauseitprovidestheeffectsthatletyouknowitisthere.By
simplyTappingneartheendpointsofyourenergymeridiansyoucanexperience
someprofoundchangesinyouremotionalandphysicalhealth.That'swhatEFTisall
about.ItisthecentralconceptintheWhatisEFTTappingquestion.
Westernmedicalsciencetendstofocusonthechemicalnatureofthebodyandhas
notpaidmuchattentiontothesesubtle,butpowerful,energyflowsuntilrecent
years.However,theydoexistandareattractinganexpandinggroupof
researchers.
ScientificValidationofEFT
EFT'sfoundationcomesfromacommonsenseblendofAcupunctureandMindBodyMedicine,bothof
whichhavedecadesofscientificstudiessupportingthem.Theireffectivenesshasbeensoprofoundthat
prestigiousinstitutionssuchasStanford,Harvardandmanyotheruniversities,clinicsandhospitalshave
chosentouseand/orstudythem.Justdoaninternetsearchfortermssuchas"MindBodyResearch"and
"AcupunctureResearch"andyouwillbeexposedtothehugewarehouseofscientificstudiesthatvalidate
theEFTTappingunderpinnings.
Further,manypeerreviewedEFTTappingstudieshavebeencompleted.Someof
thesestudiesarebasedonalongerformTappingprotocolthatwaspopularpriorto
thisTutorial.ThisTutorialhasdividedthatprotocolintoeasytousepartsbut,
overall,thereisnosubstantivechangeinit.Oneneedonlyputthepartsback
togethertoarriveattheoriginalprotocolusedinpreviousresearch.Thusall
researchusingthepreviousprotocolisstillvalideventhoughthatprotocolreflects
"OldEFT."Futureresearch,however,shouldbebasedontheprotocolsadvancedin
thisTutorial.YoumaywishtoreadthisexcellentarticlesummarizingtheresearchonEFTand
similarmethodswrittenbyDavidFeinstein,PhD.
Tome,however,therealproofofEFT'spowerisnottobefoundinthelaboratory.
Rather,thetrueevidenceliesinhowwellitworksforyou.Accordingly,thisTutorial
isdesignedsoyoucanputthisTappingprocessthroughitspacesyourselfand
cometoyourownconclusions.Obviously,themoreskillfulyoubecomeatEFTthe
betterwillbeyourresultsandthemorethoroughwillbeyourunderstandingof
"WhatisEFTTapping."
TheDiscoveryStatement
OneofthebeautifulfeaturesofEFTisthatitsmechanismcanbeelegantlystatedin
onesentence.WecallitTheDiscoveryStatementandhereitis.
Now,let'sexamineTheDiscoveryStatementinmoredetail.First,noticewhatitdoesnotsay.Itdoesnot
saythatanegativeemotioniscausedbythememoryofapasttraumaticexperience.Thisisimportantto
recognizebecausethatpresumedconnectionoftraumaticmemoriestonegativeemotionsisamainstay
inconventionalpsychotherapy.
Insomecircles,itistheacceptedpracticeto"treatthememory"and,inthe
process,asktheclienttorepeatedlyrelivesomeemotionallypainfulevent.EFT,by
contrast,respectsthememorybutaddresseswhatIbelieveisthetruecause...a
disruptioninthebody'senergysystem.
Peoplehavecalledmefromallovertheworldforhelpoverthetelephone.Without
myasking,theyusuallystarttellingmeindetailabouttheirpasttraumas.That's
becausetheymistakenlybelieveIneedallthesedetailstohelpthem.Tothem,
thesememoriesarethecauseoftheirproblems.
Icaredeeplyabouthelpingpeoplewhoneedlesslycarryaroundallthese
emotionallychargedmemories.That'swhyIcreatedthiseasytouseTapping
process.ButitalwaysseemsstrangetopeoplewhenItellthemtheydon'tneedto
painfullyreliveallthosehorriddetailsforEFTTappingtohelpthem.These
memoriesmaycontributetoanunwantedemotion(you'llseehowlater),butthey
arenotthedirectcause.Accordingly,wedon'tneedtospendtimepainfullydwelling
onthem.Itissuperfluous,ifnotdamaging,todoso.
ThusthereisrelativelylittleemotionalsufferinginvolvedwithEFTTapping.Itis
comparativelypainless(seeWhatcanIexpectfromEFTTapping?forpossible
exceptions).Youwillbeaskedtobrieflyrecallyourproblem(theremaybesome
discomfortinthat),butthatisall.Thereisnoneedtorelivethepain.Infact,with
properlydoneTapping,generatingprolongedemotionaldiscomfortisfrownedupon.
ThisisbutoneexampleofwhereEFTTappingisaradicaldeparturefrom
conventionalmethods.
Asafurtheraidtoyourlearning,itmighthelpifyoucomparethe
energyflowinyourbodytothatofaTVset.AslongastheelectricityflowsthroughyourTV
normally,thesoundandpicturearebothclear.Butwhatwouldhappenifyoutookoff
thebackoftheTVsetandcarelesslyprobedthroughitscomplicatedelectronics
withametalscrewdriver?"Youwould,quiteobviously,disruptorreroutetheflowof
electricityandanelectricshortcircuit,or"zzzzzt",wouldoccurinside.Thepicture
andsoundwouldbecomeerraticandtheTVwouldexhibititsversionofa"negative
emotion."
Inthesamemanner,whenourenergysystemsbecomeimbalanced,wehavean
electrical"zzzzzt"effectgoingoninside.Straightenoutthis"zzzzzt"byproperly
performedTappingandthenegativeemotiongoesaway.It'sthatsimple.I'mwell
awareofhowstrangethismaysoundandhowdifficultitcanbetobelieve...at
leastatfirst.Iwouldn'tbelieveitmyselfifIhadn'tseensomanymarvelous
changesinpeopleafterapplyingthesetechniques.
TheIntermediateStep...TheMissingPiece
Onceyouacceptit,though....onceyou"letitin"....itslogicbecomesundeniable
andyoubegintoseealltheweaknessesinothermethods.
Forexample,the"treatthememory"methodmentionedabovebecomesglaringly
erroneousinthelightofthesediscoveries.Itisassumed,inthatmethod,thatthe
pasttraumaticmemoryisthedirectcauseoftheemotionalupsetinsomeone.Itis
not.Thereisanintermediatestep...amissingpiece...betweenthememoryand
theemotionalupset.Andthatintermediatestep,ofcourse,isthedisruptioninthe
body'senergysystem.Itisthatdisruption,the"zzzzzt",thatisthedirectcauseof
theemotionalupset.Thisisportrayedgraphicallybelow.
Pleasenotethatifstep2(theintermediatestep)doesnotoccurthenstep3is
impossible.Inotherwords,ifthememorydoesnotcauseadisruptioninthebody's
energysystemthenthenegativeemotioncannotoccur.Thatiswhysomepeople
arebotheredbycertainmemoriesandothersarenot.Thedifferenceisthatsome
peoplehaveatendencyfortheirenergysystemstobecomeimbalancedundersuch
memories,whileothersdonot.
Withthisinmind,itiseasytoseehowthe"treatthememory"methodmissesthe
mark.Itaddressesstep1andignoresstep2.
Thisiswhysomepeopletendtogetworsewhenconventionalpsychotherapyaims
forthememoryandnotitscause(theenergydisruption).Addressingstep1by
requiringsomeonetovividlyreliveadistressingmemoryservestoinducemore
disruptionintheenergysystem(morezzzzzts).Andthatmeansmorepain,not
less.Itcan,andoftendoes,aggravatetheproblem.Ifstep2wasaddressed
insteadofstep1,thentherewouldberelativelylittlepain.Theenergysystem
wouldbebalanced(byappropriateTapping)andinternalcalmwouldreplacethe
negativeemotion.Theresultwouldberapidreliefbecausethetruecausewasbeing
addressed.ThishappensrepeatedlywithEFTTapping.
InthefollowingvideoIcombineTheDiscoveryStatementwithadiscussionofthe
IntermediateStep.Itaddsanextradimensiontotheseimportanttopics.
WATCHDISCOVERYSTATEMENTVIDEO
OneCause...ThusYouOnlyNeedOneMethod
Nowbackagaintothe"DiscoveryStatement."Pleasenoticethatitisallinclusive.It
says,"ThecauseofALLnegativeemotionsisadisruptioninthebody'senergy
system."Thisincludesfears,phobias,anger,grief,anxiety,depression,traumatic
memories,PTSD,worry,guiltandalllimitingemotionsinsports,businessandthe
performingarts.That'sacomprehensivelistandcoversjustabouteveryrestrictive
emotionwecanexperience.
Differentlystated,thismeansthatallthesenegativeemotionshavethesame
cause....anelectrical"zzzzzt"inthebody.Italsomeans...
...thattheycanallberelievedinasimilarmanner.
Thus,griefhasthesamebasiccauseastrauma,guilt,fearandabaseballplayer's
hittingslump.Sothesamegeneralmethodcanbeusedforalltheseproblems.This
"onecause"ideaisalsoablessingformentalhealthprofessionals.Theyare
accustomedtoanendless,everchangingnumberofexplanationsfortheseemingly
countlessemotionalconcernsoftheirclients.Tolearnthatthereisonlyonecause
greatlysimplifiestheirefforts.
EFTOftenProvidesImpressivePhysicalRelief
Themedicalprofessionhaslongknownthatemotionalissuescandramaticallyaffect
ourbodychemistryandthat,inturn,canleadtoeverythingfromrashesand
headachestoaddictions,impairedimmunesystemsandcancer.Weseeconsistent
evidenceofthiswhenweapplytheTappingprocess.Asguilt,anger,fear,trauma
andthelikebecomeresolved,physicalailmentsoftensubsidesimultaneously.From
timetotimewealsoseephysicalsymptomsfadebysimplyTappingonthemeridian
systemwithoutdirectlyaimingEFTatemotionalcontributors.Inthiscase,it
appearsthatoneofthecontributorstothephysicalailmentmaybestrictly
energeticandthusmerelybalancingthemeridianscanbringaboutsymptomrelief.
ThisbringsustoanotherversionoftheDiscoveryStatementthatsays,
"EFTcanassistphysicalhealingbyresolving
underlyingenergeticoremotionalcontributors."
ThisdeepensourprobeintoWhatisEFTTappingandtoillustratethis,hereisa
videowhereinIdiscusstheemotionalfacetofthisconceptandthenfollowitup
withanactualcasewithLaVonneandherseriousfootpain(neuropathy).Asyou
willsee,aimingtheTappingdirectlyatthepainwentnowhereandthustheredid
notappeartobeastrictlyenergeticcontributor.ItwasonlyafterIaddresseda
handfulofemotionalissues(includingguiltoverthedeathofherhusbandviaa
motorcycleaccident)thatsheachievedmajorimprovement.Alsonotethat,
althoughIamusingadvancedlanguageapproacheshere(tobeexploredinfuture
articles),weareclearlyillustratingthefundamentalprincipleofachievingphysical
reliefbymovingthroughemotionaldoors.
EMOTIONALCAUSESOFPHYSICALISSUESWATCHVIDEO
It'softenajawdroppingexperiencetowitnessthese"impossible"recoveriesandI
inviteprogressivephysicianstoexploreEFTTappingasamajorhealingtool.Many
physiciansareintegratingTappingintotheirmedicalpracticesandoneofthoseis
EricRobins,MD.Hisviewsaregiveninthefollowingvideo.
INTERVIEWWITHERICROBINS,MDWATCHVIDEO
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HowtodotheEFTTappingBasicsTheBasicRecipe
TheBasicTappingProcedureTheCenterpieceofEFT
TheEFTTappingBasicRecipeisaneasytousehealingtoolthatprovidesthevery
foundationforexpandingyouremotionalfreedom.Itisthetappingprocedurethat
weuseineveryroundofEFTitiseasytolearnandeasytoapply,whichiswhy
EFThasbecomewellknownasatoolthatanyonecanuse.Byitself,theEFT
TappingBasicRecipecanbeappliedtoanyissueyouwant,andalthoughitisstill
onlythefirststeptoEFTsfullpotential,itcontinuestoprovideresultsthatrange
fromencouragingtoimpressive.Therestofthebenefitscomewhenyoulearnhow
toaimthetappingprocedureatthebesttargets,butyouwillneedtoknowthe
basicsbeforelearningtherest,soletsgetstarted!
Arecipe,ofcourse,hascertainingredientswhichmustbeaddedinacertainorder.
Ifyouarebakingacake,forexample,youmustusesugarinsteadofpepperand
youmustaddthesugarbeforeyouputitintheoven.
Otherwise....nocake.
TheEFTBasicRecipeisnoexception.Eachingredientmustbeintroducedprecisely
asdescribedandtheymustbeaddedintheproperorder.
AlthoughIamgoingtosomelengthtodescribeitindetail,TheEFTTappingBasic
Recipehasonly5briefsteps(ingredients)andtakesverylittleefforttolearn.Once
memorized,eachroundofitcanbeperformedinabout30seconds.Itwilltake
somepractice,ofcourse,butafterafewtriesthewholeprocessbecomesfamiliar
andyoucandoitinyoursleep(millionshavedonethis,includingchildren).Youwill
thenhaveapermanenttoolthatyoucanuseforalifetime.
RememberourDiscoveryStatement?
"Thecauseofallnegativeemotionsisadisruptioninthebodysenergysystem.
Itfollows,then,thatenergydisruptionsarethereasonwehaveanykindof
emotionalissuelikegrief,anger,guilt,depression,trauma,andfear.Sinceboth
physicalandperformanceissuesoftenhaveemotionalroots,italsofollowsthat
clearingenergydisruptionscanbeusefulforthoseaswell.
Oncewefindthoseenergydisruptions,weusethetappingprocesstocorrectthem.
TheEFTTappingBasicRecipeblendsfocusedwordingwitha9pointTapping
sequence.Thefocusedwordingtunesusintotheissueandthis,inturn,pointsus
totheenergydisruptions(zzzzzts)thatweneedtoaddress.
Thiswordingisanessentialpartoftheprocessbecauseittellsoursystemwhatwe
areworkingon.Negativeemotionscomeaboutbecausewearetunedintocertain
thoughtsorcircumstanceswhich,inturn,causeourenergysystemstodisrupt.
Otherwise,wefunctionnormally.One'sfearofheightsisnotpresent,forexample,
whileoneisreadingthecomicsectionoftheSundaynewspaper(andthereforenot
tunedintotheproblem).
Oncetunedintotheissue,theTappingstimulatestheenergypathwaysthereby
balancingtheresultingenergydisruptions(zzzzzts).Also,forclarification,the
pointsweuseareatorneartheendpointsoftheenergypathways(meridiansand
vessels)ORatpointsalongthesepathwaysthatareclosetothebodys
surface.
Youmaybeawarethatacupuncturistsstudyanduseover300meridianpointson
thebodyinsteadofthemerehandfulthatareusedbytheEFTTappingprocess.
Further,unlikeEFT,acupuncturistsassociateeachoftheenergypathwayswith
bodyorgans(kidney,stomach,spleen,etc.)andemotions(anger,fear,sadness,
etc.).Wearenotdenyingthevalidityofthisapproachbutweareignoringit.EFT
Tappingrepresentsadifferentuseofthesepathwaysthatallowssomeonewithno
formaltraininginChinesemedicinetorealigndisruptionsontheirownwithasimple
process.
YoumaylearntheintricaciesoftheChinesemeridiansystemifyouwish,butthis
knowledgeisnotnecessarytogeneratefirstclassresultswithEFT.Inpractice,the
12meridiansand2governingvesselsareinterconnectedandthussending
balancingenergydownonepathwayinfluencesotherpathways.Thatiswhywe
usuallyneedtoaddressonlyafewpathwaystogetthejobdone.
BeforeIdemonstrateTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeonavideo,let's(1)takealook
attheTappingPoints,(2)setthestagewithsomeusefulTappingTipsand(3)
reviewthe5StepsinTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe.
TheEFTTappingPoints
Theseillustrations,togetherwiththewrittenaidsbelowthem,areselfexplanatory
andareexploredindetaillater(includingvideos).Fornow,justlocateeachofthese
pointsonyourownbodyandtoucheachofthemwithyourfingertips.
WrittenaidstolocatingtheEFTBasicrecipeTappingPoints
KC:TheKarateChoppoint(abbreviatedKC)islocatedatthecenterofthefleshy
partoftheoutsideofyourhand(eitherhand)betweenthetopofthewristandthe
baseofthebabyfingeror....stateddifferently....thepartofyourhandyouwould
usetodeliverakaratechop.
TOH:Onthetopofthehead.Ifyouweretodrawalinefromoneear,overthe
head,totheotherear,andanotherlinefromyournosetothebackofyourneck,
theTOHpointiswherethosetwolineswouldintersect.
EB:Atthebeginningoftheeyebrow,justaboveandtoonesideofthenose.This
pointisabbreviatedEBforbeginningoftheEyeBrow.
SE:Ontheboneborderingtheoutsidecorneroftheeye.Thispointisabbreviated
SEforSideoftheEye.
UE:Ontheboneunderaneyeabout1inchbelowyourpupil.Thispointis
abbreviatedUEforUndertheEye.
UN:Onthesmallareabetweenthebottomofyournoseandthetopofyourupper
lip.ThispointisabbreviatedUNforUndertheNose.
Ch:Midwaybetweenthepointofyourchinandthebottomofyourlowerlip.Even
thoughitisnotdirectlyonthepointofthechin,wecallitthechinpointbecauseit
isdescriptiveenoughforpeopletounderstandeasily.ThispointisabbreviatedCh
forChin.
CB:Thejunctionwherethesternum(breastbone),collarboneandthefirstribmeet.
Tolocateit,firstplaceyourforefingerontheUshapednotchatthetopofthe
breastbone(aboutwhereamanwouldknothistie).FromthebottomoftheU,
moveyourforefingerdowntowardthenavel1inchandthengototheleft(orright)
1inch.ThispointisabbreviatedCBforCollarBoneeventhoughitisnotonthe
collarbone(orclavicle)perse.Itisatthebeginningofthecollarboneandwecallit
thecollarbonepointbecausethatisaloteasiertosaythan"thejunctionwherethe
sternum(breastbone),collarboneandthefirstribmeet."
UA:Onthesideofthebody,atapointevenwiththenipple(formen)orinthe
middleofthebrastrap(forwomen).Itisabout4inchesbelowthearmpit.This
pointisabbreviatedUAforUndertheArm.
TappingTips
Thesetipsanswerthemostcommonquestions.
SomeoftheTappingpointshavetwinpointsoneachsideofthebody.For
example,the"eyebrow"pointontherightsideofthebodyhasatwinpointon
theleftsideofthebody.Yearsofexperiencehavetaughtusthatyouonlyneed
totaponeofthesetwinpoints.However,ifyouhavebothhandsfreeyoucan
certainlytaponbothsidesforgoodmeasure.
Youcanalsoswitchsideswhenyoutapthesepoints.Forexample,duringthe
sameroundofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe,youcantapthe"karatechop"
pointonyourlefthandandtheeyebrowpointontherightsideofyourbody.
ThismakestheTappingprocessmoreconvenienttoperform.
TheTappingisdonewithtwoormorefingertips.Thisissoyoucancovera
largerareaandtherebyinsurethatyourTappingcoversthecorrectpoint.
Whileyoucantapwiththefingertipsofeitherhand,mostpeopleusetheir
dominanthand.Forexample,righthandedpeopletapwiththefingertipsoftheir
righthandwhilelefthandedpeopletapwiththefingertipsoftheirlefthand.
Youtapapproximately5timesoneachpoint.Noneedtocountthetaps
becauseanywherebetween3and7tapsoneachpointisadequate.Theonly
exceptionisduringtheSetupstep(explainedlater)wheretheKarateChopPoint
istappedcontinuouslywhileyourepeatsomestandardwording.
Theprocessiseasilymemorized.AfteryouhavetappedtheKarateChopPoint,
therestofthepointsgodownthebody(seetheSequencePointsinthediagram
above).TheEyebrowpoint,forexample,isbelowtheTopoftheHeadpoint.The
SideoftheEyepointisbelowtheEyebrowpoint.Andsoondownthebody.
The5StepsofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe
Thesesimplestepsarealsogiveninthevideobelow.Fornow,justfamiliarize
yourselfwiththeconcepts.ThevideowillwalkyouthroughthisTappingprocessso
youcanmemorizeiteasily.
1.IdentifytheIssue: Allyoudohereismakeamentalnoteofwhatailsyou.This
becomesthetargetatwhichyou"aim"theEFTTappingBasicRecipe.Examples
mightbe:Soreshoulder,myfatherembarrassingmeatmyage8birthdaypartyor
hittingthathighsingingnote.Besureyouareonlytargetingoneissueatatime.
Asyouwilllearnlater,tryingtocombineissuesintheprocesswillcompromiseyour
results.
2.TesttheInitialIntensity: Hereyouestablishabeforeleveloftheissue'sintensity
byassigninganumbertoitona010scalewhere10istheworsttheissuehas
everbeenand0isnoproblemwhatsoever.Thisservesasabenchmarksowecan
compareourprogressaftereachroundofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe.If,for
example,westartatan8andeventuallyreacha4,thenweknowwehave
achieveda50%improvement.Thenumberofpossibleissueswecanaddresswith
TheEFTTappingBasicRecipeisendlessandtheydon'tallfitintoneattesting
boxes.ThatiswhywehaveanentiresegmentlaterondedicatedtoTestingYour
EFTTappingWork.Forthisstageofyourlearning,however,herearesomeuseful
methodstohelpyouaccessyourissue(s)andarriveatyour010numbers.They
applytomostissues.
Foremotionalissues,youcanrecreatethememoriesinyourmindandassess
theirdiscomforts.
Forphysicalailmentsyoucansimplyassesstheexistingpainordiscomfort.
Forperformanceissuesyoucanattemptthedesiredperformanceleveland
measurehowcloseyoucometoit.
3.TheSetup: TheSetupisaprocessweusetostarteachroundofTapping.By
designingasimplephraseandsayingitwhilecontinuouslyTappingtheKCpoint,
youletyoursystemknowwhatyouretryingtoaddress.
Whendesigningthisphrasetherearetwogoalstoachieve:
1)acknowledgetheproblem
2)acceptyourselfinspiteofit
Wedothisbysaying:
EventhoughIhavethis_______________,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.
Theblankaboverepresentstheproblemyouwanttoaddress,soyoucanjustinsert
thingslike:
Thissoreshoulder:
EventhoughIhavethissoreshoulder,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.
Thisfearofspiders:
EventhoughIhavethisfearofspiders,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.
Thishumiliationatmyeighthgradegraduation:
EventhoughIhavethishumiliationatmyeighthgradegraduation,Ideeply
andcompletelyacceptmyself.
Thisdifficultymakingfreethrows:
EventhoughIhavethisdifficultymakingfreethrows,Ideeplyand
completelyacceptmyself.
NotalloftheissueswillfitneatlyintoEventhoughIhavethis____________,so
youcanusesomeflexibilitywhendesigningyourSetupphrase.Forexample,
insteadofthissoreshoulderyoucouldsayEventhoughmyshoulderhurts,I
deeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.Orinsteadofthishumiliationatmyeighth
gradegraduationyoucouldsayEventhoughmydadhumiliatedmeatmyeighth
gradegraduation.
ByusingEventhoughIhavethis_______________,youwillautomatically
choosesomethingthatrepresentsyourexperience,yourreaction,oraproblemthat
yourecognizeassomethingthatbelongstoyou,andthatisanimportantfeature.
WedonotwanttouseEFTonsomeoneelsesproblem.Forexample,ratherthan,
Eventhoughmysonisaddictedtodrugs,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself,
itsbettertofocusonyourownreactionwhichmightbe,EventhoughIm
frustratedbymyson'sdrugaddiction.OrinsteadofEventhoughmyhusband
workstoomuch,bettertotrysomethinglike,EventhoughIfeelalonewhenmy
husbandstayslateattheofficeWewanttoaimEFTatourpartoftheproblem
ratherthantryingtofixsomeoneelsesproblem.
Byidentifyingtheproblemwiththisphrase,yousetuptheinitialzzzzztbehind
thescenessotheTappinghassomethingtoresolve.
Important,Important,Important: Thelanguagethatweusealwaysaimsatthe
negative.Thisisessentialbecauseitisthenegativethatcreatestheenergy
disruptions(zzzzzts)thatTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeclears(andthusbrings
peacetothesystem).Bycontrast,conventionalmethodsandpopularselfhelp
booksstresspositivethinkingandpreachavoidingthenegative.Thissoundsgood
but,forourpurposes,itdoeslittlemorethancoveroverthenegativewithpleasant
soundingwords.EFT,ontheotherhand,needstoaimatthenegativesoitcanbe
neutralized.Thisallowsournaturalpositivestobubbleuptothetop.
4.TheSequence: ThisistheworkhorsepartofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipethat
stimulates/balancesthebody'senergypathways.Toperformit,youtapeachofthe
pointsshownintheSequencePointsdiagram(seeabove)whilesayingaReminder
Phrasethatkeepsyoursystemtunedintotheissue.Ilistthepointsbelowfollowed
byadescriptionoftheReminderPhrase:
TopoftheHead(TOH)
BeginningoftheEyebrow(EB)
SideoftheEye(SE)
UndertheEye(UE)
UndertheNose(UN)
ChinPoint(CH)
BeginningoftheCollarbone(CB)
UndertheArm(UA)
TheReminderPhraseisquitesimpleasyouneedonlyidentifytheissuewithsome
briefwording.Dependingonyourissue,youmightsaythefollowingateachtapping
point....
"Thissoreshoulder",
"Myfatherembarrassedme",
"Thisdifficultyinsingingthathighnote."
5.TesttheIntensityAgain: Finally,youestablishan"after"leveloftheissue's
intensitybyassigninganumbertoitona010scale.Youcomparethiswiththe
beforeleveltoseehowmuchprogressyouhavemade.Ifyouarenotdowntozero
thenrepeattheprocessuntilyoueitherachievezeroorplateauatsomelevel.You
canalsoincludesomeadditionalTappingpointsthatwillbeintroducedinthenext
sectionofthisarticle.Otherwise,youwilllikelyneedto"gettotherootsofthe
issue"(seeIntrotoPartIIofTheGoldStandardEFTTutorial).
NowfollowalongwiththisvideoasIdemonstrateTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe
live.ItassumesyouhavefamiliarizedyourselfwiththeTappingPoints,Tapping
Tipsandthe5StepstotheEFTTappingBasicRecipegivenabove.Accordingly,you
maywanttoreviewthemagainbeforeproceedingwiththevideo.
THEEFTBASICRECIPEWATCHVIDEO
NotetoEFTerswithtrainingpriortothisTutorial:TheEFTTappingBasic
Recipehasbeenstreamlinedinthefollowingways:(1)Whatwasformerly
knownasTheEFTShortcutisnowTheEFTBasicRecipe.OtherTappingpoints
andmethodsaswellasthe9Gamutprocedurehavebeenrecategorizedand
putontheshelfforusewhenonemaybestuckonanissue(tobediscussed
later).(2)ThetermPsychologicalReversal(PR)hasbeeneliminatedbecause,
afteryearsofexperience,Ithinkitwasmisnamed.Inpractice,PRisaformof
secondarygain/lossoranewaspectoftheoriginalproblem.Whilethe
correctionforPRremainsintheEFTBasicRecipe,IhavefoundthatPRcanbe
handledeffectivelywiththepropertreatmentofAspects,SpecificEvents,and
DetectiveWork(seelaterarticles).(3)TheSoreSpot,TheCollarbone
BreathingTechniqueandFloortoCeilingEyerollhavebeeneliminatedbecause
oftheirrareuse.(4)Theideaofsubsequentroundadjustmentswhereinwe
formerlyaddressedtheremainingproblemisnolongerconsideredessential.
Youwillseeit,however,intheothervideossimplybecauseitwasconsidered
usefulwhentheywerefilmed.It'susedoesnotaddordetractfromthe
process.
Also,toallayanyscientificconcerns,thisstreamlininghasnotchangedthe
previousprotocolfromaresearchpointofview.ThebasicTappingpointsand
languageremainthesame.TheEFTTappingBasicRecipeprotocol,for
convenienceandeaseofuse,hasmerelybeendividedintosmallerpartsand
thusoneneedonlyreassembletheindividualpartstoarriveattheoriginalused
inpreviousresearch.Thusallpastresearchisstillvalidandremainsunaffected
bythisTutorial.Newresearchcanusethisstreamlinedupdate.
TestDrive: NowletsgiveTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeatestdrive.Justpickan
issueofyourownandtapalongwithmeinthenextvideo.Withafewpractice
roundsyouwillembedtheprocessintoyourmemoryandwillthenbeabletoapply
ittoawidevarietyofissues.Pleaseremember,though,thatyouarestillabeginner
atthissoyoumayormaynotexperiencereliefthisfirsttime.ThatsOK.Ourgoal
atthispointistoacquaintyouwiththeprocess.Resultsfollowasyouexpandyour
useofit.ThereismuchmoretolearnifyouwishtopursuethisTutorialfurther
(recommended).
TESTDRIVINGTHEEFTBASICRECIPEWATCHVIDEO
OtherTappingPointsandRoutines
ThestandardEFTTappingBasicRecipepointsyoulearnedabovearetheonesyou
willuseover90%ofthetime.Inaddition,therearesomeotherpointsyoumay
findusefulundercertaincircumstances.IfyourinitialroundsoftheEFTTapping
BasicRecipehavenotbroughttheintensitytozero,youcanincludeanyofthese
intoyournextTappingroundtoseeiftheyhelp.Theyareworthlearning,evenat
thisearlystage,soIdescribethemnextaswellasinavideoafewparagraphs
below.
TheFingerPoints:
TheseareusefulwhenyoudliketoextendtheEFTTappingBasicRecipeandtrya
morethoroughroundonstubbornaspects.Theyalsocomeinhandywhenanyof
theregularTappingpointsarehardtoreachorbecomeirritating.Theycanbevery
effectiveontheirownandIsometimesusetheminsteadofthestandardpoints.
Alsonotethatyoutapthefacialandtorsopointswithyourfingertipsand,inso
doing,youalsostimulatethefingerpoints.
TheTappingpointisinthesamelocationforeachfingerandeachthumb.Onthe
indexfinger(IF),taponthesideofthefingerthatisclosesttothethumb,even
withthebaseofthenail.Onceyouhavelocatedthatone,youcanfindthesimilar
MF(middlefinger),BF(babyfinger),andTh(thumb)pointsoneachhand.
Justforsimplicity,theRingFingerhasnotbeenincludedinthissequence.For
thosewhomaybecurious,themeridianinvolvedrunsontheoppositesideofthat
finger.ImayoccasionallyincludeapointontheringfingerwhileImtapping
becauseitseasierthanexplainingwhyIleaveitout.However,theEFTprocessand
allofitspowerwerebuiltwithoutthispointandourresultshavenotbeenaffected
byeitherincludingitorleavingitout.
TheBelowNipplePoint(oftencalledtheLiverPoint):
Youwon'tseethisoneonourArtofDeliveryvideosorelsewhereinourmaterials.
Thisisbecauseitissociallyawkwardforwomentotap.Forthemale,itislocated
oneinchbelowthenipple.Forthefemaleitiswheretheunderskinofthebreast
attachestothechestwall.Forsomewomenthebreastmustbeliftedsothatthe
pointcanbetapped.Iincludeitforcompletenessasyoumayfinditusefulunder
somecircumstances.Iuseitonrareoccasion.Thediagramtotherightshowsthe
BNPointonbothsidesofthebody.Asmentionedearlier,youonlyneedtotapone
ofthem.
TheWristPoint: ThispointisalsorarelyusedbutIacquaintyouwithitbecauseyou
mayseeitinourvideos.Itislocatedontheundersideofthewristatthemidpoint
ofwhereawatchbandwouldnormallyreside.Pleaserefertothediagramfor
clarification.
Ingeneral,itismosteffectivetotapthispointwithseveralfingertips,oryoucan
holdyourhandflatandgentlyslaptheareaontheinsideofthewrist.Thereisa
twinpointoneachwristandsometimesthesepointsare"tapped"bygently
bangingtheinsideofthewriststogether.
The9GamutProcedure: OriginallydevelopedbyDr.RogerCallahan,thepurposeof
thisninestepprocessistoengagebothsidesofthebrain.Thisisaccomplishedby
continuouslytappingaparticularpointonthehandwhileperformingspecificeye
movements,hummingandcounting.Itcanseemlikeastrangeprocess,but
throughconnectingnerves,certainpartsofthebrainarestimulatedwhentheeyes
aremoved.Likewisetherightsideofthebrain(thecreativeside)isengagedwhen
youhumasongandtheleftside(thedigitalside)isengagedwhenyoucount.
The9GamutProcedurewasastandardfeatureintheBasicRecipeformanyyears,
butisnowoptional,andIrarelyuseit.I'vefoundithelpfulwhenthereisaclear
braindisorder(e.g.CerebralPalsy)andIwillincludeitoccasionallywhenprogress
seemstobehalted.
Itisverydifficulttoexplainthisprocedureinwordsandpictures.Itiseasierto
understandwhenyoucanseeademonstration,andyouwillfindavideolinkfor
thatpurposefollowingthewrittenexplanation.
The9GamutProcedureisa10secondprocesswhereinagamutof9"brain
stimulating"actionsareperformedwhilecontinuouslytappingononeofthebody's
energypoints(theGamutPoint).Todothe9GamutProcedure,youmustfirst
locatetheGamutpoint.
GamutPoint:
TolocatetheGamutPoint,whichisonthebackofeitherhand,putafinger
betweentheringandlittlefingeratthebase.Fromthislocation,moveyour
fingeraboutahalfinchtowardyourwristandthisiswhereyoulltaptheGamut
Point.Pleaseseetheillustrationforclarity.
9Actions: Whilefacingforwardandkeepingyourheadstill,taptheGamutpoint
continuouslywhileperformingthefollowingnineactions:
1. Eyesclosed.
2. Eyesopen.
3. Eyesharddownrightwhileholdingtheheadsteady.
4. Eyesharddownleftwhileholdingtheheadsteady.
5. Rollyoureyesinacircleasthoughyournosewasatthecenterofa
clockandyouweretryingtoseeallthenumbersinorder.
6. Sameasthepreviousstep,butrollyoureyestheotherdirection.
7. Hum2secondsofasong(anysongwilldo,butIoftenuseHappy
Birthday).*
8. Countrapidlyfrom1to5.
9. Hum2secondsofasongagain.
*Forsomepeople,hummingHappyBirthdaycausesresistancebecauseit
bringsupmemoriesofunhappybirthdays.Inthiscase,youcaneitheruseEFT
onthoseunhappymemoriesandresolvethemoryoucansidestepthis
issuefornowbyhummingsomeothersong.
Now,intheinterestofbeingthorough,hereisavideowhereIdemonstratethe
FingerPoints,BelowtheNippleorBNPoint(oftencalledtheLiverPoint),WristPoint
andthe9GamutProcedure.Thevideoassumesyouhavethoroughlyfamiliarized
yourselfwiththeabovedescriptions.
OTHEREFTTAPPINGPOINTS&PROCEDURESWATCHVIDEO
Review:
Inthisarticle,youlearnedtheEFTTappingBasicRecipewiththefollowing
components:
9primarytappingpoints(KC,TOH,EB,SE,UE,UN,Ch,CB,UA)
SetupPhraseontheKCpoint
ReminderPhraseattherestofthepoints
Measuringintensityandthe5stepprocess
Additionaltappingpoints(Fingers,BN,Wr,9Gamut)
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ASimpleTappingTechniqueYetSurprisinglyEffective
NowthatyouhavelearnedTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe,youmayalreadyhavea
planforaddressingyourissue.However,thissimpletoolcanbeusefulnomatter
whatissueyouretryingtoresolve.
Ingeneral,stressandnegativeemotionscanaffectthequalityofourbreath,and
althoughweoftenoverlookthechangesinourbreathandhowouremotionalstate
caninfluenceit,itseasytoseeassoonaswedrawattentiontoit.ByusingThe
EFTTappingBasicRecipetofocusonanyconstrictioninthebreath,weare
indirectlytargetingtheunderlyingemotionalissue(s)andtheresultsareoftenclear
asthebreathingbecomesmoreopenandfree.
Thisusefultechniquehasthefollowingadvantages...
Makeprogresswithissuesyoucantarticulate: AimingEFTattheconstricted
breathwillusuallypeellayersofintensityawayfromtheoverallissueandallow
youtorecallSpecificEventsorfindmoreclarityabouttheissue.
Taketheedgeoffahighlyintenseissue: UsingEFTonaphysicalsymptomisa
gentlerapproachbecausewearentdirectlyfocusedontheintensedetailsofthe
underlyingevent.
Asarelaxationtool: Youcanusethistappingtoolanytimeyoufeelstressed,and
withacoupleofroundsyoushouldbeabletobreatheeasier.
Helptappingnewcomersorskepticsexperiencenoticeable Professionals
results: canusethistool
asademonstrationfornewclientssotheycanseeaquickresultandtheywill
oftenbeeagertolearnmore.
Thisishowyoudoit....
Inhale2or3maximumdeepbreaths.Takeyourtimeanddon'thyperventilate.
ThisstepwillstretchoutyourlungssothatanyEFTimprovementinyour
breathingcannotbeattributedtoanormal"stretchingeffect"ofyourlungs.
Onceyouhavestretchedyourlungsasfarastheywillgothentakeanother
deepbreath.Thistimeassessthedeepnessofyourbreathona010scale
where10isyourestimateofyourmaximumcapacity.Numberstypicallyvary
from3to9onthis.Theoccasionalpersonwhoratestheirbreathata10(they
areusuallywrong)mayfindthat,afterEFT,theywillgotoa12or15.
ThendoseveralroundsofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipewithSetupphrases
suchas"EventhoughIhaveconstrictedbreathing...","EventhoughIcanonly
fillmylungstoan8..."andsoon.Inbetweeneachround,takeanotherdeep
breathandassessthe010deepness.Inthemajorityofcasesitwillkeep
improving.
Ifyouaretryingtofindmoreclarityorspecificsonyourissue,youcanask
yourselfquestionssuchas:"Whatdoesmyconstrictedbreathremindmeof?",
"WheninmypastdidIfeelconstrictedorsmothered?","Iftherewasan
emotionalreasonformyconstrictedbreath,whatmightitbe?"Often,youwill
hearabigclueastoanimportantemotionalissue,andoftenthoseclueswill
showupafteryoudoaroundortwoonthebreath.
TobringthisideatolifehereisavideowhereinIapplythistappingconcepttoa
liveaudience.Noticehowmanyhavenoticeableimprovementsintheirbreathing
and/orhaveotherpositivesideeffectssuchasbettereyesight.BecauseIwas
dealingwithalargegroup,Ididn'tspendmuchtimeexploringtheeffectson
individualemotionalissues.However,consideringquestionssuchasthose
containedinthelastbulletpointabovewilloftenleadyoustraighttothese
importanttopics.
THEEFTCONSTRICTEDBREATHINGTECHNIQUEWATCHVIDEO
Iftheconstrictioninyourbreathcomesbacksoonerthanyouexpect,youmay
haveanewunderlyingissuecomingtothesurface.Youwilllearnmoreaboutthis
conceptinPart2whenwediscussAspects.
Alsorememberthatthisisanindirectroutetotheunderlyingissues,andmaybe
temporaryuntilyoulearnhowtotargetthoseissuesdirectly.
REVIEW:
Inthisarticle,youlearnedTheEFTConstrictedBreathingTechnique.
ItisagreattooltogetstartedusingEFTforyourself.
DoingafewroundsonconstrictioninyourbreathisaneasywaytoapplyThe
EFTTappingBasicRecipeforinstantstressreliefandtogetstartedwithbigger
issues.
Ademovideowasprovidedforadditionalinstructionandatapalong
experience.
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TheGrandEFTIllusion
PersistentuseofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipealone,withoutanyeducationonhow
totailororpolishtheprocess,willgetyouabout20%(myroughestimate)ofEFTs
TreasureChestofhealingbenefits.However,this20%isoftensoastonishingthat
ittendstoobscuretheremainingpossibilitiestonewEFTers.Itislikebeing
fascinatedbyabicyclewhileunawarethatplanes,trainsandautomobilesexist.
SomeofourbestEFTTappingstudentscallthisTheGrandEFTIllusionbecause
theresultsthataregeneratedfromthis20%issoadvancedoverwhatyoumight
normallyexpectthatitiseasytoerroneouslyconcludethat"TheEFTTappingBasic
RecipeisallthereistoEFT."ManyEFT'ersdothisandunknowinglyleavethe
remaining80%onthetable.YouwillseethisfrequentlyinthevariousEFTTapping
imitationsorspinoffsthatpopulatetheinternet.SeeWhatAboutThoseEFT
TappingSpinOffs?
Sometimes20%isntenough,andthefirstthoughtofanEFTbeginnerisusuallyto
makethelanguagebetter.Afterall,thepointsstaythesametheonlythingleft
istochangethelanguage,right?
Nope.
Acommon,butinefficient,solutionistotryaddingmoreoftheissueintothe
SetupPhraseorrecitingparagraphsaboutalifetimeprobleminanattemptto
expressitmoreclearly.TherearealsoresourcesonlineforprewrittenTapping
Scriptsthatappealtothosewhohavemistakenlyassumedthatthelanguage
needstobeenhancedforbetterresults.Onthecontrary,thatsliketryingto
improveabicyclewithaccessorieslikecumbersomebasketsandsidecarswhen
whatyoureallyneedisadriverslicensetooperateasmoothriding,powerfulEFT
automobile.
TheEFTdriverslicensewillteachyouthatbeingmorespecificandaddressingan
issueonepieceatatimeiseasierandfarmorepowerfulthanexpandingthescope
ofyourSetupPhrase.Beingmorespecificmeanslearninghowtoseparateeach
issueintoindividualparts(Aspects)andtargetingthosepartsoneatatimewiththe
Tappingprocess.These,andothervitaltoolsarefeaturedinlaterportionsofthis
Tutorial.BythetimeyougettothePersonalPeaceProcedureattheendofPart2,
youllbereadytodrivethecar.
Ifyouaresatisfiedwiththebicycle,and20%providesenoughreliefforyourissue,
thenpleasegoforthwithmypersonalgratitude.UseTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe
whereappropriateandyouwillhavealifetimehealingtool.
Personalrequest: IfyoustopherewithyourEFTeducation,pleaserecognizethat
youruseofitisatabeginner'slevel.Leavingotherswiththeimpressionthatthe
BasicRecipeisallthereistoEFTTappingwillperpetuatetheGrandEFTIllusion
andinaccuratelyspreadsourmessage.Pleasesendanyinterestedfriends,family,
orotheracquaintancestoourwebsiteforcompletetraining.Youneverknow,they
maypreferthedriverslicense.
WhatYouMightSeeOnline
WhenyouseeexamplesofEFTorTappingontheinternetorfromother
independentsources,theyareoftensomeformoftheEFTTappingBasicRecipe
thathasbeencombinedwithanothermethodorvariedinsomeway.Manyofthe
commonvariationstoEFTTappingcanbeseenintheSetup/Reminderlanguage.
UnfortunatelythosevariationsarentauthenticEFTandcanbemisleading.See
WhatAboutThoseEFTTappingSpinOffs?
Therearesomespecificlanguageskillsthatweintroduceinlatersections,butto
learnthemcorrectlyjustfollowthisEFTTutorial.Onceyougetfurtherinyour
training,youwillbeabletorecognizevariationswhenyouseethemandidentify
whichessentialpartoftheEFTTappingprocesstheyareoftenmissing.
Fornow,itsbesttoavoidadditionalinstructiononlineorfromotherindependent
sources,becausethatwilllikelyleadtoconfusionandcompromiseyour
effectiveness.
REVIEW:
Inthisarticle,youlearnedabouttheGrandEFTIllusion.
TheEFTTappingBasicRecipeisresponsibleforabout20%ofEFTspotential
benefits,butmanypeoplemistakeitforthewholething.
Ratherthanimprovethelanguageforbetterresults,learnhowtobemore
specificandfindbettertargetsforyourTappingrounds.
Forbestresults,continuelearningEFTwiththisTutorialandavoidotheronline
resourcesthatmightcauseconfusion.
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ExploreTheseCommonUsesofEFTTappingBasicRecipe
Exploringcommonusesof
TheEFTTappingBasicRecipe
Ifyoucametothiswebsitelookingforafast,easysolutionforanissuethatnothing
elsehasbeenabletoresolve,youarenotalone.EFTTappingisoftenrepresented
asamiraculousquickfixbecausesometimesitis.Therestofthetime,however,
weneedtoexploreemotionalissuesanduseavarietyofapproachesbeforewesee
lastingresults.Ifthatseemslikemoreofacommitmentthanyouanticipatedand
youjustwanttoseehowfaryoucangetwiththebasics,hereareafewhelpful
strategies.
EFTTappingForPainorSymptomRelief: TheEFTTappingBasicRecipecanbeused
forthereliefofpainorsymptoms,resultingfromanykindofinjuryordiagnosed
condition.StartbyputtingthesymptomitselfintheSetupandReminderPhrases
andtapthrougharoundortwooftheBasicRecipe,measuringthelevelof
discomfortbeforeandaftereachround,likethis:
EventhoughIhavethispaininmyknee,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
Ifyoufindsomerelief,feelfreetokeepusingitwheneveryoulike.
YoucanalsoreadthearticleonBeingSpecifictoseehowdescribingthepainor
discomfortmorepreciselycanbringbetterrelief.
Thisstrategycanbeusedasoftenasyouneed,butisprobablybestseenas
temporaryreliefforpainordiscomfort.Althoughyoumaybeabletogetthe
intensityofthesymptomdowntozeroonoccasion,wewouldnotexpectazero
everytime.Also,wewouldnotexpectlongtermresultswiththisapproach,
althoughthatdoesoccurfromtimetotime.Ifthesymptomkeepsreturningand
youwouldliketoconsiderexploringemotionalissues,theTutorialwillbeherewhen
youareready.
Alwaysconsultphysiciansonmedicalissues.
EFTTappingForBehaviorandPerformanceIssues: Similartophysicalpain,any
unwantedbehaviororlimitonyourpersonalperformancecanbeseenasa
symptomofunresolvedemotionalissues.TargetingthelimititselfwithTheEFT
TappingBasicRecipe,orthethingyoucantyetdo,wouldbethesamekindof
targetasaphysicalsymptom.
EventhoughImlousyatfreethrows,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
EventhoughImafraidtogotothedentist,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.
Eventhoughmymonthlysalestotalsarestuckat$100K,Ideeplyand
completelyacceptmyself.
EventhoughIcriticizemyspousewhenhe/sheislate,Ideeplyandcompletely
acceptmyself.
WerecommendtryingEFTwiththatfirst,andifyougettheresultsyouwant
withoutfurtherexploration,thendontbothergoinganydeeper.Youcanusethis
tappingapproachwheneveritsuitsyou.
Ifyoucanputyourselfintheactualsituationthatcausestheintensityandtapwhen
youfeelit,theprocesscanbemoreeffective.Otherwise,imagineyourselfinthe
situationsoyoucangeneratetheintensity,thenuseTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe
tobringtheintensitydown.Youmaynoticethatthenexttimeyouareactuallyin
thatsituation,yourintensityislowerthanusual.
Aswithphysicalsymptoms,wewouldnotexpecttheintensitytocomedowntozero
everytime,norwouldweexpectpermanentresultswiththisapproach.However,if
ithelpsyoumoveforwardandfeelmorecomfortable,useitasoftenasyoulike.
Ifyoufindthatthissurfaceapproachisnotproducingthekindofresultsyouwant,
thenfindingandtargetingtheemotionalissuesinthebackgroundwouldbethe
nextstep.Determiningtheemotionalissuesthatcouldbeaffectingyour
performanceorbehaviormaybeaseasyasconsideringwhatwashappeningin
yourlifewhentheproblemstarted.Youmighthearanechoofsomethingyour
motherorfatherusedtosay,oryoumightrememberbeingrejected,ridiculed,or
neglectedinsomeearliersituation.Ifyoudonthavesomethingobvioustogetyou
started,thenTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedurewillbeaveryhelpfultool.Study
theTutorialthroughtheendofPart2andyouwillhaveplentyoftargetsfrom
whichtochoose.
EFTTappingForFears: Heights,insects,publicspeaking,flying,crowds,and
enclosedspacesareallcommonfearstoaddress.Startbyimaginingwhatyouare
afraidof,measuretheintensity,andusetheTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeforsome
kindofrelief.Examples:
Eventhoughthatspiderfreaksmeout,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
EventhoughImafraidtobeontheroof,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.
Thentryputtingyourselfintheactualsituationgofindaspider,climbaladder,
standinfrontofacrowdandsaysomethingandseeifyoustillhaveintensity.If
so,thentapbeforeyougoanyfurther.
YoucanreadthechaptersonFindingAspectswithintheEFTTappingProcess
andIntrotoBeingSpecificWithEFTTappingTheTriadtohelpyouidentify
anythingmorespecifictotargetaboutyourfearlikethespidershairylegsorthat
criticalpersoninthefrontrow,andthatcanhelpyoumakemoreprogress.Ifthe
fearkeepscomingback,considerlookingfordeeperemotionalcontributors.
Peopletendtousethewordphobialoosely,butifyouhavebeendiagnosedwitha
phobiaoryourfearisnotjustsituational,thenprofessionalhelpmightbeinorder
foryourEFTprocess.
EFTTappingForCravings: Whetheritschocolate,sugar,alcohol,cigarettes,potato
chips,shoppingoranyothercompulsivehabit,youcanstartbyusingtheTheEFT
TappingBasicRecipewhenyoufeeltheurge.
EventhoughIreallywantthatchocolate,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.
EventhoughIcantresistthatglassofwine,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.
Ifthatdisarmsyourcravings,thenkeeptryingitwheneverthecravingscomeupas
repeatedusesofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipemayweakenthemstillfurther.Keep
inmindthatcravingisalighterformofaddiction,andoncesomeoneisaddictedto
alcohol,cigarettes,oranyothersubstanceorbehavior,thereareboundtobesome
deeperissuestoaddress.
Ifyoucantmakeprogressonyourhabit,youcanlearnaboutemotionalissuesand
trytheTheEFTTappingPersonalPeaceProceduretounravelthoseunderlying
issues.YoucanalsoconsiderBorrowingBenefits(EasyEFT)TappingAlongWith
LiveSessions,orprofessionalEFThelp.
EFTTapppingForTeachers/Parents/Children: Teachersorparentswhoaredealing
withoccasionalbehaviorissuesorjusttryingtohelpachildregainfocuscanuse
TheEFTTappingBasicRecipeonwhatevertheproblemis.
EventhoughIwasteasedatrecessandImstillupset,Imstillareallygreat
kid.
EventhoughImallwoundupaboutsomething,Imstillareallygreatkid.
EventhoughImnervousaboutreadingoutloud,Imstillareallygreatkid.
Youwillwanttoadjustthelanguageabittobesureitrepresentstheproblemfrom
theirpointofview,butfromtheremostkidsrespondwelltoenergywork.
Athome,parentscantapthepointswhiletheirchildtellstheirstoriesaboutwhat
mayhavebeendifficultforthemthatday.Helpingachildprocesseventsasthey
happenwithoutstoringthedisruptionsisthebestgiftwecangivethem.See
EveningEFTforChildren.
FordiagnosedissueslikeDyslexia,ADD,Aspergers,Autism,oranykindofongoing
traumaathome,youwillwanttoturnthemovertosomeonewithprofessional
training.Wewouldhopethatsomedayeachschoolordistricthasanurseor
counselortrainedinEFTorknowsofalocalproviderthatcanhelp.
EFTTappingforPhysicalDiseases
EFTTappingForPhysicalDisease: Usethesamestrategyasyouwouldforpainor
symptomsaboveasthediscomfortpresentsitself.However,anychronicor
diagnosedconditionislikelytoinvolvesomeworkonemotionalcontributors,and
theremaybephysicalcausesthatTappingcantresolve.Ourtheoryisthatcarrying
decadesofunresolvedissuesorstressaroundcanmakeourbodiesmorevulnerable
todisease,sowealwaysrecommendclearingasmuchofthatoutaspossible.The
EFTPersonalPeaceProcedureandBorrowingBenefits(EasyEFT)TappingAlong
WithLiveSessionsareourbestselfhelptools,butyoucanalsoconsider
professionalEFThelp.
EFTTappingForWarVeterans/PTSD: PTSD(PostTraumaticStressDisorder)isthe
resultofoneormoretraumaticevents.Thus,inmanycases,wecangetdirectlyto
thedisruptionsbyaimingTheEFTTappingBasicRecipedirectlyattheevent(s).
ForVeterans,thoseeventsareusuallyobviousbuthighlytraumatic.Ifyouhave
memoriesthatareextremelypainful,butyoufeellikeyoucouldtapyourway
throughoneatatimewithoutcausingyourselfadditionaldistress,thenTheEFTTell
theStoryTechniqueTheWorkhorseTappingMethodisthetoolwerecommend.
StudytheTutorialthroughPart2andthengiveitatry.
Eitherway,wedorecommendusingEFTwiththeguidanceofaqualified
professionaljusttobesureyouhavesupportifyouneedit.
WerecognizetheurgetohelpVeteransastheycomehomefromwar,butdonot
seePTSDassomethinganeighbororlaypersonshouldattempttoresolve.Please
refertheVetorhis/herfamilytoourwebsitewheretheycanfindtrained
professionalsifnecessary.
OtherPTSDcasesmayinvolvealongerhistoryofsmallertraumas,andthosecan
bemoredifficulttonavigate.TrytheTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedureand/or
BorrowingBenefits(EasyEFT)TappingAlongWithLiveSessions.Ifyouneedhelp
sortingthroughthepast,thatswhattheprofessionalsaretrainedfor.
EFTTappingForEmotionalIssues: Almosteveryonethesedayshasacurrentissueto
addressthathasanobviousemotionalfoundation.Angermanagement,relationship
issues,workplacestress,socialanxiety,andlowselfesteemarejustafew
examples.Althoughtheselabelsseemspecific,theyareactuallyquiteglobalinEFT
terms.Thebestwaytoproduceresults,usingjustTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe,is
toaddressthefeelingsthatarerelatedtotheissue.
Forexample,inarelationshipissue,thinkaboutsomethingtheotherpersondoes
thatcausesyouintensityandthentaponthat.
EventhoughmyspouseislateandIfeeloverlooked,Ideeplyandcompletely
acceptmyself.
Forangermanagement,thinkaboutthesituationsinwhichyoubecome
unreasonablyangryandtaponthat.
EventhoughIhateitwhenpeoplecutmeoff,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.
Socialanxiety,workplacestress,oranythingelsewillalsogenerateemotional
intensityincertainsituations,andyoucanaddressthesefeelingswithTheEFT
TappingBasicRecipeastheycomeupinyoureverydaylife,justasyouwouldwith
physicalsymptomsorunwantedbehaviors.
TheexamplesabovearebasedonaversionofBeingSpecificWithEFTTappingthat
youwilllearnbycontinuingthroughtheTutorial.Ifyoualreadyhaveanemotionally
basedissuetoaddress,thenthematerialintheTutorialshouldapplydirectlyto
yourprocess.BythetimeyougettoTappingonSpecificEventsAnEssential
ConceptWithintheEFTProcess,TheEFTTelltheStoryTechniqueTheWorkhorse
TappingMethod,andTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedure,youwillbeableto
navigatethroughthisissueandanyothersthatcomeup.
EFTTappingforPersonalPeace
EFTTappingForPersonalPeace: TheultimategoalhereisEmotionalFreedom.Weall
wantquickresultsfortheirritatingdiscomfortsinourlives,butaswithanything,
thequickfixesarerarelyapermanentsolution.WiththisTutorialwepromotethe
kindofoverallpersonalpeacethatcomesfromresolvingtheissuesfromthepast
andworkingthroughanynewoneswithoutaccumulatingnewenergydisruptions.
Nomatterwhatkindofissuehasbroughtyouhere,weurgeyoutoconsiderEFTas
alongertermprogramforemotionalhealthanduseTheEFTPersonalPeace
Procedureonaregularbasis.
CommonSense: NomatterwhatyouhaveheardaboutEFTandhowquicklyitcan
resolveissues,realresultswillalwaysbeeasierandfasterwithsimplercases.If
youhavebeendiagnosedwithamedicalormentalhealthconditionthen,chances
are,yourcaseisnotamongtheeasyones.ALOTofprogresscanbemadeoverthe
longtermwithprofessionalhelp,andEFTmayindeedprovideresultswherenothing
elsewould,butexpectingaquickfixonachronicordiagnosedconditionisprobably
notreasonable.
CAUTION: Ifyourphysicalpainischronic,youhaveadiagnosedmedicalcondition,
oryouareawareofalongerhistoryoftraumaorstressthatmayhaveledtoyour
symptoms,thentheEFTprocessislikelytobemoreinvolved,andmaycauseyou
tofeelworsebeforeyoufeelbetter.ThisisbecauseEFTisoftenmuchmore
powerfulthanitmayseemonthesurface.Learnasmuchasyoucanfromthis
Tutorialaboutaddressingyouremotionalissues.Butifyoudontgettheresultsyou
wantoriftappingstartstocauseyouanykindofadditionaldistress,considerhiring
helpfromanEFTprofessional.
NotetoHealthProfessionals: Professionalsinthehealingorselfimprovementfields
arewelcometotryanyoftheseapproacheswithclientsaslongastheyare
consistentwithyourexistingwork.Noteveryoneisinapositiontositwithaclient
andgothroughthedetailsofaneventfromthepast,butusingjusttheBasic
Recipeonemotions,behaviors,orsymptomsofanykindcanbeahelpful
alternative.
KeepinmindthatcontinueduseofEFTcanopenupdeeperlayersofanissue,soif
yourclientexperiencesanyadditionaldistressordiscomfortfromthetapping
process,thenpleaserefertosomeonewithprofessionaltraininginEFTorobtain
thattrainingyourself.
REVIEW:
Inthisarticle,youhavelearnedsomehelpfulstrategiesforgettingstartedwiththe
EFTbasics.
TheEFTTappingBasicRecipecanbeusedonavarietyofcommonissues.
Startbydirectingthetappingprocessatthecomplaintyouhaveandseeifthat
works.Ifnot,keeplearninganddigdeeper.
Ifyouhaveadiagnosedconditionorahistoryoftrauma,theEFTprocessmay
bemoreinvolved,andthesetipsarenotlikelytoprovidelastingrelief.Youwill
probablyneedmoreadvancedusesofEFT.
AproperlytrainedEFTProfessionalcanbeavaluableassetinyourhealing
process,nomatterwhattheissue.
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Pros&PerilsofEFTTappingScripts
Thisarticlebringsfurtherperspectivetothosewishingtouseprewrittenbitsof
language(TappingScripts)thatsomepeopleusehopingtobetteraimEFTattheir
issues.IfyouhavenotbeenexposedtoTappingScripts,thenweinviteyoutoskip
thisarticleandmoveontoWhatcanIexpectfromEFTTapping?sothatyourEFT
learningprocessisnotinterrupted.ThosewhohavebeenexposedtoTapping
Scriptswillbenefitfromtheinformationprovidedherebeforemovingforward.
TheProsofthisapproachcenteraroundconvenienceandthepossibilitytogain
morebenefitsthanwhatjusttheEFTBasicRecipeprovides.Ontheotherhand,the
Perilsincludepossibletraumatization,partialresults,misrepresentationofEFTand
potentiallyseriouslegalissuesforthoseprovidingthem.Thesescriptsarewell
meantbytheirpromotersandareatleastpartiallyhelpfulformanyclients.But
theyaresuperficialinnature,possiblyharmfulforsome,andshouldbedescribed
assuchbytheirpromoters.
Idon'tmeantobeoverlydramaticonthisas,onbalance,usingTappingscriptshas
producedmuchmoregoodthanharm(myopinion).However,theirrisksand
shortcomingsneedtobeexplored.Pointersformoreskillfulapproachesaregiven
laterinthisarticleaswellasthroughouttheremainderofthisTutorial.
Background
IntheearlydaysofEFT,ourtargetsforTappingroundswereonthegeneral
(global)side.Ittookmeyearsofrefiningtodiscoverthatbeingmorespecificwould
producemuchbetterresults,especiallyforthemorecomplexcases.Meanwhile,
EFTerscontinuedtoexperimentwithglobalapproaches,tryingtomakeadifference
forasmanypeopleaspossible.Fromthiseffort,theTappingscriptwasborn.
ATappingscriptinvolvespredeterminedSetup/Reminderlanguagethatisdesigned
forthegeneralpublictousewiththeEFTBasicRecipeforreliefonacommonissue.
Forinstance,aTappingscriptforweightlossmightstartlikethis...
EventhoughIfeelsobadaboutcarryingallthisweight
andIdon'tthinkIdeservetoloseit...
Onthesurfacetheideamakessense,especiallytosomeonewhohasntstudiedEFT
orwantsthequickreliefpromisedbyanapproachlikethis.Itappearstobe
convenientbutthepotentialdownsideissignificantanditdoesntcomeanywhere
neartheprofessionalresultswecandeliverbyanindividualizedapproach.
UsingTappingscriptsislike
tryingtopainttheMonaLisa
witha6inchwidebrush
Tappingscriptsareoftenfoundinbooksandonindividualwebsites,designedby
practitionerswhospecializeinaparticularissue.ThereareTappingscriptsfor
hundredsofissuesfromtraumatophobiastoOCDtoeverythingelse.Anyone
couldlocateawebsitethatprovidesthesescripts,includingadiagramofEFTpoints
andsomelanguagetousethatseemstotargetunderlyingissues.Theassumption
hereisthatmostpeoplewithsimilarissueswillhavethesamecontributingdetails.
Butthat'samajorerror.Notwopeopleexperiencethesamedetails,orinthe
sameway,andthusnoTappingscriptcanreflecttheexactnessthatisoften
required.Inthisregard,usingTappingscriptsisliketryingtopainttheMonaLisa
witha6inchwidebrush.
ThePros
Thealluretothesescriptsinvolvesaconveniencefactorwhereinareadymade
approachisprovidedthatrequiresnocustomizationordetectivework.Justtapon
theEFTpointswhilerepeatingwordsthatsomeoneelseprovides.Easy.Itsaone
sizefitsallorEFTinaBoxapproach.Plentyofscriptusershavereported
positiveresultsusingthismethodandIampleasedthatthissimplisticapproach
hashelpedexposemultitudesofpeopletoEFT.Whilemanyhavebenefited,there
remainlimitationsanddownsides.Wewillcoverthosenext.
ThePerils
ThosepromotingTappingscriptsareattemptingto"treat"peoplethateither(1)
theydontknowor(2)haveissuestoosubstantialforamereTappingscriptto
handle.Accordingly,theirclientelewilleventuallyincludepeoplewithsevere
emotionalorphysicalfrailtieswhoareenticedtotryitout.Thesetendersouls
shouldnotattemptANYhealingmethodwithoutthepresenceandguidanceofa
qualifiedhealthprofessionalbecauseabreactionsandsevereconsequencesare
possible.AsEFTbecomesmoremainstream,itisinevitablethattheseissueswill
surfaceandlawsuitsmayemergeagainstthosepromotingTappingscripts.
ProfessionalusesofEFT,suchasthosediscussedinourGoldStandardEFTTutorial
cansignificantlyreducetheexposuretotheserisks.
Inaddition,Tappingscriptstendtoprovideonlypartialresults.Theyrarelygetto
therootsoftheissuesandthusthetruecausesoftheproblemremainactive
underground.Itisonlyamatteroftimebeforetheseweedsshowupagainand
causeclientstoconcludethatEFTdidntwork.Evenworse,thesesurface
approachescanpartiallyclearsomeaspectsoftheproblemand,intheprocess,
allowburiedtraumastoemergeandbringaboutanxiety,nightmares,headaches
andthelike.Noscriptisabletohandlethisunexpectedstressandthusthese
clientsmayreportthatEFTmadethingsworse.Inreality,though,itwasntEFT
thatmadethingsworse.Itwastheerroneoususeofasurfaceapproachfora
deeperproblem.
So,ifyouarepromotingTappingscripts,pleaseinformyourcustomersofthelimits
andpotentialsideeffectsofusinganapproachlikethis.Betteryet,abandonthose
Tappingscriptsandreducethatriskbymovingtowardthemoreprofessional,
individualizedEFTapproachesofferedonthiswebsite.Ofparticularinterestmaybe
ourarticleentitledWhatShouldISayDuringtheEFTTappingProcess?
TheYouTubeandInternetSummitsProblem
YoullseethissameTappingscriptapproachusedindifferentformsonYouTube
videos,aswellasvariousinternetsummitsandsymposiumswhereoneormore
practitionersleadananonymouspublicthroughTappingroundsonwhateverissue
theychoosefortheday(likeprocrastination,deservinghappiness,creating
abundance,findingyoursoulmate,orfreedomfromstress).Theseglobal
approachesleadpeopleinsuperficialdirectionswhereresultsarelimitedandthe
aforementionedpossibilityforseriousconsequencesismagnified.
TheSolution:GettingtotheRoots&CustomizingtheProcess
Asapractitioner,itisactuallyeasiertoasktheclientafewquestionsandburrow
downtothespecificsthanitistorecitescriptsandfumblearoundwhentheclients
situationbegsformorehelp.TheprocessistaughtinPartIIofourGoldStandard
EFTTutorial.Evendoityourselferscanlearntheprinciplesandmakegreater
progressontheirissues.Itwilltakealittlepracticeatfirstbutthemoreyouuseit,
thebetteryouget.YoumightstartwiththePersonalPeaceProcedure,oraskafew
simplequestionsthatpointtowardSpecificEvents.Herearesomequestionsthat
haveservedmewellovertheyears.
Whendidyoufirstnoticetheissue?
Doesitremindyouofanythinginyourpast?
Ifyoucouldlivelifeoveragain,whatpersonoreventwouldyouprefertoskip?
Asadoityourselfer,ifyougetstuck,aproperlytrainedprofessionalcanhelpyou
digupissuesthatyoucouldn'tfindonyourown.Professionalscangetadditional
trainingtofindthehiddenissuesneededforbestresults.
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedaboutTappingScriptsintheEFTprocess.
TappingScriptsseemtoprovideconvenience,butarequiteglobalinnatureand
donotprovideanindividualizedapproach.Forthisreason,theydonotfollow
theGoldStandardEFTprocess.
TappingScriptsandotherglobalapproachescancauseharmwhenusedwithout
properguidance,soifyouchoosetotrythem,dosowithcaution.
ForthebestEFTeducationpossible,avoidTappingScriptsandotherglobal
variations,andsticktotheGoldStandardprinciplestaughtinthisTutorial.
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Good,BadandOtherwise
WhatyougetoutofEFTislargelydependentontheskillwithwhichitisused.
Fortunately,evenabeginner'suseofEFTcansometimesproduceastonishing
results.Butthis,aspreviouslystated,leadstoTheGrandEFTIllusionandthus
muchofEFT'spotentialisoftenleftonthetable.
I'vebeenteachingEFTsincethemid1990'sandhavereceivedthousandsof
glowingreportsregardingitsclinicalbenefits.
Herearesomeofthepositiveoutcomes...
ManysoldiersreportthattheirPTSDhasfadedand
theirnightmaresandintrusivethoughtshavegonewithit.
Somephobiasarereportedtohavevanishedinamatterofminutesandnever
return.
Painsofmanydescriptions,includingmigraineheadaches,arereportedto
achievenearinstantrelief(partialorcomplete).
Manyprofessionaltherapistsreportthattheygetdeeper,fasterandlonger
lastingresults.
Someathletesreportimprovedperformance(sometimesdramatic).
Manypeoplewithseriousdiseasesreportpartialtocompletesymptomrelief.
Thelistofailmentsisimpressiveandincludesjustabouteveryissuewhere
theremaybeenergeticoremotionalcontributors.Somepeoplegetoutof
wheelchairswhileothersreportreliefforasthma,scleroderma,cancer,multiple
sclerosis,hepatitisC,cysticfibrosis.parkinson'sdisease,hypermobility,ALSand
traumaticbraininjury.Thisisapartiallist,theactuallistincludesmultitudesof
ailmentsand,Isuspect,skillfullyappliedEFTislikelytoprovidebenefitsforany
ailmentyoucanname.Successesvaryandnoteveryoneachievesrelief.
Pleaseconsultphysiciansonallmedicalissues.
Onthenegativeside...
Somepeoplereportnobenefitswhatsoever.Inmyexperience,thisisoften
becauseEFTisappliedimproperly.
Asmallpercentage(lessthan3%myestimate)reporthavingsomedistressas
aresultoftheprocess.
Inmyexperience,themainreasonsforthenegative
effectsrevolvesaround(1)anincompleteunderstandingoftheEFTTappingprocess
and(2)inexperiencedpeople"goingwheretheydon'tbelong."Manypeopleare
enthralledbytheseemingly"quickfix"propertiesoftheEFTbasicsand/orthey
"learnEFTTapping"second,thirdorfourthhandfromavarietyofcommercially
hypedEFTorTappingwebsites.Asaresult,theyreceiveincompleteeducationand
arestumpedwhentheyoraclientappearsto"gonowhere"withEFTorbecomes
anxiousoragitated.Evenwhentheygetsolidresults,theyareunawareofhow
muchfurthertheycango.
ThisTutorialisaimedatfillingthatgap.
Further,EFTisstillintheexperimentalstageand,whileagrowingnumberofPhD's
andMD'sareadoptingit,wecannotclaimthatitisriskfree.Tothecontrary,I
havegivenmanyEFTworkshops(with200to500inattendance)andhavedone
formsofEFTTappingfromthestageforthewholeaudience.Whilethevast
majorityreportimprovementsintheirissues,asmallpercentageuncoverdeeper
issueswithintheprocessthatcannotbehandledfromthestage.ThatiswhyI
usuallyhaveseveral"emotionalassistants"availabletoworkwiththesedistressed
people.
Ihaveyettolearnofanysuchdistressedpersontohaveanythingmorethan
temporarydiscomfortbut,Ibelieve,thatisbecausemyemotionalassistantswere
ableto"bringthemdown"successfully.Whatmighthappenwheninexperiencedor
improperlyeducatedpeopleapplyEFTtosuchpersonsisunknown.Accordingly,
pleaseconsultqualifiedhealthpractitionersregardingyouruseofEFT.
OnrareoccasionsIgetreports(maybe1peryear)frompeoplethatbelieveEFT
hasdamagedtheminsomefashion.IneachcaseIhavecontactedthepersonto
learnmoreofthedetails.InthevastmajorityofthesecasesIdiscoveredthatthe
likelycauseofthedamagewasnotfromtappingonthemeridiansystem.Rather,it
wasfrom(1)uncovering"hiddenissues"whileinthetherapeuticenvironmentthat
thepractitionerwasunabletohandleor(2)thesideeffectsfromstartingonanew
pharmaceuticaldrugtreatment.Again,wedonotknowallthepossibilities
regardingEFTTapping(includingthenegativeones)andthuswemustproceed
accordinglybyconsultingqualifiedhealthprofessionalswheremerited.
TogiveyouasenseofthepotentialnegativeeffectsofEFT,pleasereviewtheletter
below.Althoughthisisararecase,Icouldnotfindanalternativeexplanationfor
thiseffect.Thepersonaskedthathis/hernamebewithheldforprivacyreasons.
AboutfouryearsagoIstumbledacrossEFTontheinternetandgaveitatryasI
feltsomeofmyhealthissueshademotionallinkstothemandatthetimeIwas
goingthroughstressandmysleepwasnotsogreat.Afterresearchingpotential
sideeffectsofEFTIdecideditseemedsafe.ItappedonanumberofthingsI
feltmightbetheproblem.
AfteraboutanhourIdidn'tseemtofeelmuchdifferent,thenIdecidedtotakea
napandIfoundmyselfwitharacingheartratewhichwasoddforme,andI
couldn'tnapwhichwasalsooddformeduringtheday.ThatnightIdidn'tsleep
atall,andalsoforthenextcoupleofnights.IcontinuedtheEFTexactlyas
[Gary's]manualinstructedeachday.AfterafewdaysIhadthescariest
nightmareofmylifeabsolutelypetrifying,thenagainabout5dayslaterand
oncemoreaboutaweeklater.Sleepbecamearealseriousproblemandmylife
wasturnedupsidedowntryingtogointoworkandsimplyfunction.
EverydayIfoundmyemotionalstatewaspatheticandalotmoredepressedthen
prior.ItriedEFTagainandagainalongwithpractitionersandonmyownonlyto
findthateachtimeIattempteditIwouldn'tsleepatallthatnight,maybean
hourandforafewnightsfollowingthesame.Onlyafterafewdayswouldthings
improvesomesothatIcouldsleepabout3to5hours.Whichstillisnotenough.
SoneedlesstosayIwasveryapprehensiveofevenattemptingEFTagain.Since
theverydayoffirsttryingEFTeversinceIcouldnotdothingsIuseto.I
couldn'trunanywherenearwhatIusetobeableto.BeforeIwasacompetitive
distancerunnerandcouldpickupandrun5to10kilometersatanytime.After
EFTIcouldbarelyruna500meterswithoutmyheartratespikingveryquickly
andbeingoutofbreath.andafterwardsitwouldtakehoursformyheartrateto
calmdown.
ThesamegoesforanysportsIusetoplay.Evenwalking9holesofgolfseemed
towearmeout.Myappetitedroppedandeveneatingaplateofpastaseemed
toincapacitateme.IstoppedEFTafterabout5monthsandthingsimproved
somebutmylifehasbeenextremelychallengingemotionallyandphysically.I
cantdophysicalworklikeIusedtoformycareer,itsastrugglejusttogetfrom
daytodaywithadarkcloudofdepressionseemingtobewithmeallthetime,
justhopingthere'ssomelightattheendofthetunnel.IfeellikeI'mtotally
stuckinfightorflightmode.
Thispersondiddiscusswithmeatendencytohaveahighlysensitivetemperament
sowemightspeculatethatsomehiddenissueswereuncoveredduringtheTapping
processthatnoonehasbeenableidentify(orresolve).Again,thisappearstobea
rareinstancebutwemustberesponsiblyawareofthispossibilityandrecognize
thatothersmayhavesimilarexperiencesbuthavenotwrittenaboutthem.
REVIEW:
Inthisarticle,youlearnedabouttheprosandconsoftheEFTprocess.
EFThasproducedremarkablebenefitsforawidevarietyofcases.
Therearesomewhoexperiencenegativesideeffects,usuallyduetoimproper
useofEFToranoutsidefactor.
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(OnwardsTowardAnother30%ofEFT'sBenefits)
GettingtotheRootsofyourIssues
I'msogladyouchosetoexploreEFTbeyondthebasicsthatyoulearnedinPartI.
WhilethepreviousarticleonHowtodotheEFTBasicsTheEFTTappingBasic
Recipeprovidesausefulstandaloneprocess,itclearlyhasitslimits.Inaway,
usingEFTwithouttherefinementsinthisPartIIislikeweedingyouremotional
gardenwithaweedwhacker,i.e.youcangetalotdonequicklybutmostofitis
temporary.Youmaysucceedincuttingoffthetopsoftheweedsbuttheroots
remainunderground...hiding...regrouping...building...onlytoshowupanother
dayasanewweed.
WhatisconfusingtomanyEFTTappingnewcomersisthat,insomecases,theweed
whacker(EFTTappingBasicRecipe)wipesoutanemotionalweedwellenoughfor
therootstowhitheranddie.Thisisapparentsuccesswithlittleeffort.Andit
appearseasy.Nodiggingordetectiveworknecessary.ThiscreatesTheGrand
EFTIllusionwediscussedearlierwhereinasuperficialuseofEFTTapping
sometimesgetssolidresults.YouwillseethisfrequentlyinthevariousEFT
imitationsorspinoffsthatpopulatetheinternet.SeeWhatAboutThoseEFT
TappingSpinOffs?
TopqualityEFTTappingprofessionals,ofcourse,seethroughthis.Theyrecognize
thatpullingemotionalweedsoutbytherootssavestimeinthelongrunandis
muchbetterforouremotionalgardensthancontinuouslywhackingoffthetops.
Whentherootsaregonetheynolongersiphonoffnutrientsfromouremotional
soilsnordotheycompetewiththepeacefulemotionalplantsthatwecannow
cultivate.
ThisPartIIwillteachyoueffectivewaystolocateanddiguptherootsofthose
unwantedemotionalweedsforyourself.Itwillaimyouatthespecifics(roots)of
emotionalissuessothatyoucanmovetowardweedfreeemotionalgardensand
greaterlevelsofpeaceandwellness,
Notwopeopleareexactlyalikeandthustheiremotionalgardenscontainweeds
specifictothem.Accordingly,yourgardeningworkisincompleteifyouuseonly
global(broad)approachesand/orthevarioustypesofcannedlanguage(EFT
TappingScripts)thatare,unfortunately,theprevalentweedwhackersonthe
internet.Youmustgetdowntothespecificsofyourissue(theroots).Otherwise,
youaredoing"SurfaceEFT"ratherthanGoldStandardEFT.
Theaboveweedmetaphorprovidesausefuldescriptionbut,inreality,youarenot
usinggardentools.Instead,inthisPartIIyouwillbeFindingAspectswithinthe
EFTTappingProcessandTappingonSpecificEventsthatunderliemostissues
(weeds).Alongtheway,youwillbemeasuring,orTestingYourEFTTappingWork,
sothatyouleavenothingbehind.YouwillbelearningWhentoUseGlobal
Approachestotaketheedgeoffyourintensitiesandwilldoallthiswithinthe
contextofBeingSpecificWithEFTTappingsoyoucanresolveallthedetails.And
youwillbedoingallthiswithinthecontextofTheEFTTappingSuccessStrategy
andtheprolificuseoftheTheEFTTelltheStoryTechniqueTheWorkhorse
TappingMethod.
Findinganemotionalissue
Inmanycases,wehavetodosomedetectiveworktofindtheissuesand
disruptionsweneedtoaddress.Sometimeswecanfindoneobviousissue,and
sometimeswehavetoaddressacombinationofissuesuntiltheresultstakehold.
Theupsideeitherwayisbetteremotionalhealth,whichmeansyoufeelbetter
overall.
Toidentifytheunresolvedissuesthatneedtobeaddressedinyourcase,ask
yourselfthesethreequestions,andseewhatyoufind.
Whatisthebiggestcauseofstressinyourliferightnow?(money,work,
relationship,etc)
Whatwashappeninginyourlifeatthetimetheissuestarted?(divorce,career
change,accident,etc)
Whatcomplaintdoyouconsistentlyhaveabouttheworld?(peopleareselfish,I
feelleftout,greedypeoplesteponme,Ineverhaveenough,etc)
Thisexercisemayhaverevealedanobviousstartingpointforyou,butifnot,just
picksomethingtogetstarted.Anyemotionalissuesyouhaveareusuallyrelatedto
eachother,sobyaddressingone,wecanoftenfindsomereliefonothersatthe
sametime.
Oncewereleasetheintensityfromanemotionalissue,theintensityofthephysical
symptomorcurrentproblemwilloftenshowreliefaswell.Again,wedontalways
knowwhichissueistheone,soweusuallyexpecttoaddressmorethanone
beforeweseecompleteresolutiononthecurrentproblem.
Trueemotionalhealthisnotsomethingthatcanbeachievedwithaquickfix,apill,
orevenafewroundsoftapping.Ontheotherhand,youdontneedtobeclearof
allemotionalbaggagebeforeyourissuewillrespondtoEFT.Thepointisthatour
approachisdifferentfromtraditionalhealthcare,andweexpecttokeepimproving
youremotionalhealthuntilyourissueresponds.
Startingwiththeverynextarticle,wellshowyouhowtoimproveyourresultsby
targetingemotionalissueswithEFT.
YouarewalkingintoanEFTPalaceofPossibilitieswherenewlevelsofhealingand
emotionalfreedomabound.Spendsomequalitytimehere.Theimpressive
rewardscanlastyoualifetime.
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Aspectsarehidden
piecesoftheissue
BeyondTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe,westillhaveanother80%ofEFTspowerto
capture,andlearningaboutAspectsisthefirststep.Breakinganissueintosmaller
partsandTappingonthemindividuallyisthebiggestkeytoEFTsuccessanditall
startshere!Fromthispointforwardwewillbeaddressingemotionalissues,soif
youdonthaveoneinmind,pleasereviewthepreviousarticleforideas.
Aspectsaresmallerpartsofanemotionalissue,likepuzzlepieces,anduntilwe
knowhowtouncoverthem,theycanbehiddenbehindthescenes.Untilallofthe
parts,orAspects,havebeenresolved,youmaystillfeelintensityonyouroverall
issue,anditmayseemlike"EFTdidn'tworkverywell"...or...theissueeventually
"cameback"...or...EFTdidntworkatall.Inreality,theAspectsyouhave
alreadyresolvedareoftenstillresolved,andtheintensityyoufeeliscomingfrom
theAspectsthatremain.
ForcompletereliefonmostissuesweusuallyhavetoconfirmthatALLtheAspects
havebeenresolved,andthatrequireslookingalittledeeperandfindingthe
individualpartsoftheissuethatmaystillneedattention.
Case#1AutoAccidentfindingmoreTappingtodo
Here'sanexample.Aclientofminestillhadtraumasymptomsfromanauto
accidentof20yearsago.WhenIaskedwhatbotheredherabouttheaccidentshe
said,
TheHeadlights!
"Theheadlights!!Theheadlights!!Icanstillseethemcomingatme."
IthenappliedEFTtotheheadlightemotionandthen,mistakenly,askedherifthe
accidentstillbotheredher.Shesaid,
"Yes.Iamstillverytense...infact,I'mshakinginside."
So,unlessIinvestigatedfurther,itwouldappearthatmyclientmadenoprogress
andthatEFT"didn'twork."ButtheproblemwasthatIaskedthewrongquestion.I
askedabouttheaccident(thebroaderissue)insteadoftheheadlights(thespecific
piece,oraspect,weaddressedwithEFTTapping).
EventuallyIfiguredthisoutandasked,"Dotheheadlightsstillbotheryou?"
Aspect:Thescreamsinthecar
Heranswerwas,"No,butIcanstillhearthescreamsinthecar."
Doyouhearanotherpiece(Aspect)oftheissue?Sure.Theheadlighttraumawas
fineshewaveditofflikeitwasnothing.EFTresolveditbeautifully.Butnowitwas
thescreamsinthecar(newAspect)thatbotheredher.Oncethescreamswere
relievedwithTapping,Ifoundthatshestillhadguiltfordrivingtoofastandheld
angeratthedoctorsandlawyersinvolved.Moreaspects.Sometimesanunwanted
memorycanhavemanyAspectstoitandyouarentdoneuntilallofthemhave
beenresolved.
ResolvinganEvent(liketheaccident): Iftheissueyouwanttoaddressissomething
inparticularthathappenedinyourlife,thenseeingtheAspectsisoften
straightforward.Therearewordspeoplesaid,gesturesortonestogoalongwith
them,thingsyousaw,thingsyouheard,emotionsyoufelt,oranyotherdetails,all
ofwhichcouldhavetheirownuniquelevelsofemotionalintensity.
PerformanceIssues: Whetheryouretryingtoimproveyourgolfgameorhaveahard
timespeakinginpublic,youshouldbeabletoseedifferentpartsastheyshowup.
Ingolf,itmaybeaparticularkindofputt,oritmaybeathoughtinyourheadjust
beforeyouhittheball.Forpublicspeaking,youmayworryaboutthesizeofthe
audience,somethingaboutthelocationitself,thesubjectmatter,ormaybethereis
onememberoftheaudiencethattriggersintensity.Nomatterwhatareaofyour
lifeseemsblocked,therewillbeindividualAspectstriggeringtheintensityyoufeel.
PuttingyourselfintheactualsituationcanbeagreatwaytotriggerthoseAspects
andbringthemtoyourattention.
AsyoutapthroughwhateverAspectsyoufind,otherissuesoreventsfromyour
pastmightcometomind.Inthatcase,theyareusuallyrelatedtoyourcurrent
block,soswitchingyourfocustothoseolderissueswillusuallyprovidemore
powerfulresults.
EmotionalIssues: Commonexamplesofcurrentemotionalissueswouldbeanger
management,relationshipissues,workplacestress,socialanxiety,lowselfesteem,
etcandtheywillallhaveAspectsoftheirown.Angermanagementmayincludeall
oftheindividualbehaviorsorpeoplethattriggertheanger.Forrelationshipissues,
lookforthesmallerindividualthingsthatirritateyouorleaveyoufeelingupset.
Socialanxietycouldbringupparticularkindsofsituationsthataremore
problematiccomparedtoothers.
Asageneralrule,themoreAspectsyourissuehas,thelongeritmaytaketo
resolvethemwithEFT.Ontheotherhand,someemotionalissuesonlyhaveone
AspectanditonlytakesoneortworoundsofEFTTappingtogivethemrelief.They
areamongour"oneminutewonders."Others,liketheaccidentexampleabove,
havemanyAspectsandrequiremorediligence.
EachAspect,whenpresent,
istreatedasaseparateproblem
OnceyoudiscovernewAspects,resolvingthemisstraightforward.Justaddress
eachofthemasaseparateproblemandbringtheintensitydownwithTheEFT
TappingBasicRecipe.Besurethatyouarenowmeasuringtheintensityofthe
Aspectbeforeandaftereachroundinsteadofmeasuringtheentireissueeachtime.
AsyougainexperienceworkingwithAspects,youwillfindthatonceyouhave
resolvedone,thenextoneneedingattentionwillusuallypresentitself.Itcanbe
justassimpleasswitchingyourfocustosomethingdifferentabouttheproblem,
andyoumaynotevennoticethatithappened.Wecallthatswitchingaspects,
anditiseasytospotifyouareonthelookoutforAspects.
SwitchingAspects: AstheintensityfromoneAspectoftheproblemhasbeen
resolved,liketheheadlightsintheaccidentexample,yoursystemwillautomatically
shifttothenextAspectthatneedstobeaddressed,likethescreamsinthecar.The
firstAspectwillnolongerseemimportantandthenewAspectwillgracefullytake
centerstage.IfyouarelookingforAspectsandknowhowtospotthem,thispartof
theprocesscanbeveryhandy.EFTcanbelikepeelinglayersofanonionbecause
asyouresolveonelayer,thenextoneisrightthereunderneathit.
Ontheotherhand,ifyouareonlypayingattentiontotheoverallissue,likethe
accidentitself,youmaynotnoticetheAspectsastheycomeandgo.TheAspectsof
theissuewillbetherebehindthescenes,generatingintensity,whetheryouknow
aboutthemornot.Infact,theintensityyoufeelontheissueitselfmaybe
fluctuatingorevengoinghigher,basedontheAspectyoursystemiscurrently
tunedinto.
Asaresult,youmayconclude,erroneously,thatEFTdidntworkbecauseyou
simplydontrecognizewhathashappened.Onthecontrary,SwitchingAspectsis
resoundingevidencethatEFTDIDwork.Itsjustdifficulttoseetheprogressuntil
youbreaktheissueintoitssmallerparts.
Case#2Dave'sFearofWater,TappingintheSwimmingPool
FindingAspectsmaybeassimpleasputtingyourselfinasituationthattriggers
yourissue,andtestingyourresultsinavarietyofways.Davesfearofwaterhada
numberofAspectsthatmaynothavebeenfoundwithoutputtinghimindifferent
situationsinthepool.
BelowisavideoexampleofhisEFTprocess.Thisisfromanhourlongsessionthat
IediteddowntoafewminutessothattheAspectsfeaturestandsout.
Inthisvideo,youwillseethatDavehasamajorfearofwaterandthemereactof
wadingintoaswimmingpoolwouldnormallycausehimmajorpanic.Weperform
EFTforthisfearwhileoutsidethepoolandhethenentersthepoolwithnofear
whatsoever.Toanoutsider,thisappearstobeTappingsuccess.However,whenI
askhimtosubmergehisheadunderwatermanynewAspectsshowupandit
becomesveryclearthatwearenotdone.
BeparticularlyalerttothefactthattheseAspectsappearasaresultofmyputting
Davesapparentlackoffeartoatest(askinghimtosubmergehishead).Itisnot
enoughtohavetheclientjustwadeintothewaterwithoutfear.Rememberthatthe
issuewillstillcarryintensityofsomekindandmaycomebackuntilalltheAspects
havebeencleared,soIwanttotestitinasmanywaysasIcantoassurethatwe
gotitall.
Thisvideowasfilmedwithahomemoviecamerain1995amidstavarietyof
normalpublicswimmingpoolnoises.Accordingly,youmayneedtolistencarefully
topartsofit.Itiswellworththeeffort,however,becausethemessageabout
AspectswithintheTappingprocessisfoundationaltoyoureducation.
EFTFORDAVE'SFEAROFWATERWATCHVIDEO
Case#3Rich'sHeightPhobia,AskingaQuestionBringsMoreTappingResults
BelowisanothervideowhereinmoreAspectsshowedupasaresultofusingan
actualsituationandaskingsomecommonsensequestionstochallengetheresults
andfindmoreAspects.
Thisvideostartsaftera20minuteEFTsessionwhereinRich'smajorfearofheights
wasreducedtothepointwherehethoughthecouldlookdownfromathirdstory
fireescapewithoutanxiety.Asyouwillsee,hehasnoproblemwhatsoever.
Tappingsuccess?Notyet.
Afterabout1minuteintothevideoIexplorewithRichotherheightchallengesand
discovermoreAspectsthatneedTapping.NotethatIdon'trefertothemas
Aspects.Youwon'teitherafterawhilebecausetheyarequiteroutine.Youjust
noticethemanddealwiththem.
Thisvideowasdonein1994withahomemoviecameraand,asyouwillnotice,the
windisnoticeableintheaudio.Thisdoesnotdetractfromthemessage,however.
Takealook.
EFTFORRICH'SFEAROFHEIGHTSWATCHVIDEO
CommonSignsofaNewAspectappearingintheTappingProcess
Thereareseveraltelltalesignsthatyouhaveanewaspecttoaddress.The
followingtipswillhelpyourecognizethem.
Youfocusonanewdetail: IfyouareTappingonafearaboutanissue,andthen
sadnesscomesup,youprobablyhaveanewAspect.Similarly,ifyouareTapping
onyourreactiontowhathesaidandthenyoushifttothelookinhiseyes,you
probablyhaveanewAspect.Justlikeintheaccidentexample,youmayneedtodo
someexplorationtofindoutifyourfocushasshifted,butonceyouidentifythatit
has,youhaveanewAspect.
Intensitywontgotozero: Iftheintensityhasnotdroppedtozeroafterafewrounds
ofEFTTapping,youmayhaveshiftedtoanotherAspectoftheissue.Inother
words,theintensityfromtheoriginalAspectmaybegone,andthenewAspectis
cominginwithasimilarlevelofintensity.Ifyoucanseparatethetwoinyourmind
youshouldbeabletoconfirmthattheoriginalisindeedclear.
PleaseunderstandthatwhereseveralAspectsofanemotionalproblemarepresent,
youmaynotnoticeanyTappingreliefuntilallAspectsarereducedtozero.This
becomesveryclearwhenyoucompareittoitscounterpartinphysicalhealing.If,
forexample,youhaveasimultaneousheadache,toothacheandstomachache,you
willnotfeelhealthyuntilallthreearegone.Thepainmayseemtoshiftfromone
ailmenttoanotherbutitis,nonetheless,stillpain.Soitiswithemotionalissues
thatcontaindifferentAspects.UntilallAspectsaregoneyoumaynotfeelyouare
gettingreliefeventhoughyouhavetakencareofoneormoreAspects.
Intensitycomesback: Ifyouthoughtyouaddressedanissuecompletelybutthenit
comesbackaday,aweek,orevenamonthlater,youprobablyhaveanewAspect
toconsider.IfyoukeeptrackoftheAspectsyouhavealreadyresolved,youhave
somewheretostartwhentheissuecomesback.Gobacktoeachoftheprevious
Aspects,seeiftheyarestillzero,andnoticewhatnewpartoftheissueisstill
causingintensity.
Intheory,andprovenbycountlessexamplesovertheyears,anissuewilltendto
comebackinsomeformuntilalltheAspectshavebeenaddressed.Infactoneof
themostcommonmistakesmadebyEFTers,bothnewandexperienced,isfailingto
addressalltheAspects.Asyouunderstandbynow,incompleteworkcanleadto
misperceptionsaboutEFTseffectiveness,andleaveyouwithoutthebestresults
possible.
Intensityincreases: Iftheintensityincreasesortheissuegetsworse,youhave
probablyjustuncoveredanewAspectwithhigherintensity.Toconfirm,focuson
justtheoriginalAspectandratethatintensityfrom010.Chancesareitwillbelow
andthustheincreasedintensityyoufirstexperiencedislikelytoanewAspect.
ThisgetsmoredifficultwhenyouaredirectingEFTataphysicalissue.Ifthereare
emotionalissuesbehindthescenesthatarecontributingtothephysicalsymptoms,
thenthenewAspectsmightjustlooklikemorepain.Gettingbehindthoseissues
forTappingtakesalittlemoreskillbutwewillcoverthatinupcomingarticles.
EFTTappingPracticeforAspects
Beforeyoumoveontothenextarticle,exploretheconceptofAspectswithan
emotionalissueofyourown.Breaktheissueintosmallerparts,startwiththeone
thatseemsmostimportant,anduseTheEFTTappingBasicRecipetoseeifyoucan
clearthatsmallerpiece.Besureyouaremeasuringonlythatsmallerpiecebefore
andaftereachroundforaccuratemeasurements.Onceyouhavereachedzeroor
someplateauofintensityonthatAspect,movetothenextoneandrepeatthe
Tappingprocess.
NoticeforsignsofswitchingAspects.
Onceyoufeellikeyouhaveresolvedthepieces,putyourselfintheactualsituation
toseeifyoucantriggertheissueagain.Ifyoudo,thatsgoodnews.Thereismore
todoandyouknowwheretostart.Ifitisimpracticaltoputyourselfintheactual
situationthenvividlyimagineit.
IfyougetstuckorreachaplateauanddontknowwhatAspectstoaddress,again
putyourselfinanactualsituationorvividlyimaginetheissueandseewhatcomes
up.
Mostissuesarenotresolvedrightaway,sodontbesurprisedifittakestimeand
practicetogetlastingresults.Wehaveonlyjustbegun.
Inthefollowingdemonstration,TinausesBasicEFTtoaddressamemory.Similar
totheaccidentexampleabove,thismemoryhasahandfulofAspects...howmany
canyouidentify?
TINADEMONSTRATESEFTONABASICMEMORYWATCHVIDEO
REVIEW:
Manyemotionalissuescontainrelatedpartsthatare,atfirst,hiddenfromview.
TheseareknownasAspects.
ClientsoftenswitchfromAspecttoAspectduringanEFTTappingsession
withoutrealizingit.
TheissuemaynotberesolveduntilallAspectsofanissuehavebeenaddressed
completelywithEFT.
EachAspectcanbeefficientlyhandledbytreatingitasaseparateissuefor
Tapping.
Aspectsareusuallyeasytofind.Theycommonlyappearasyoutestyourwork.
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TheMoreSpecificYouAre,TheMorePreciseYourEFTResults.
InlearninghowtofindAspects,webegantheprocessofbreakinganissueinto
smallerparts,whichisabigsteptowardbetterTappingresults.Nextwewill
improvethatskillbybeingmorespecificwitheachAspect.Anytimeweworkwith
anAspectofanissueratherthantheissueitself,wehavebecomemorespecific
becausewearenarrowinginontheactualsourceoftheproblem.Withfurther
exploration,youwillfindthateachAspecthassmallerparts,orAspects,ofitsown,
andbybeingmoreandmorespecificwegetclosertoresolvingthecoreofissue.
Asyouwilllearn...
Themorespecificyouget,
themorepreciseyourresults
AND
thecloseryoucometothecoreofyourissues.
Allthisdrawsyouintodeeperandlongerlastingresults.Althoughourfocusisstill
onemotionalissues,wellbeginwithaphysicaldiscomfortasanexamplefor
simplicityandthentranslateitforuseonemotionalissues.
HeadacheexampleBeingSpecificwithEFT
Aheadachemaysoundlikeaspecificailmentand,inaway,itis.Afterall,itisa
specificsoundingdiscomfort(ache)locatedinaspecificpartofthebody(head).
NowthatyouknowaboutAspectswithintheEFTTappingProcessunderneaththe
surface,hopefullyyoucanseehowthisheadachemightserveasanumbrellafor
acombinationofdifferentsensations,likeasharppainbehindthelefteye
combinedwithathrobinthelefttempleandaheavinessintheforehead.Eachof
thesesensationscouldbeseenasanAspectoftheheadache.
InsteadoftargetingthisheadachewithTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe,Itryto
revealtheAspectsbylookingformorespecificinformationlikeitspreciselocation
(front,top,backofhead,behindtheeyes,etc.)anditsspecificnature(sharppain,
dullache,throb,etc.).Thatwayyoucantargetthemostintensepartofthe
headachefirst,andrecognizetheadditionalpartsastheyshowup.
Onceyouhaveaspecificdescription,youcanuseTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeto
targetthatAspect,forexample,EventhoughIhavethissharppainbehindmyleft
eye.
Checktheintensityafteraroundortwoand,ifthepainisnotcompletelygone
(downtozero),youwilllikelyfindthatthespecificshavechanged.Thesharppain
behindthelefteye,forexample,mayhavemovedtoathrobinthelefttemple.
Thisiscriticalinformationbecauseitmeansthatthesharppainbehindtheeyeshas
eithersubstantiallyimprovedordisappeared.Itdidntreallymove,althoughit
maycertainlyhaveappearedthatway.Nowthatthepainbehindtheeyeisgone,
thepaininthetempleisnextinlineforattention.Thisisaformofswitching
aspectsthatcanbeeasytomissifyouarentbeingspecificandlookingfornew
aspectstoappear.
HerearethethreemostcommonsignsofanAspectswitchwhenusingEFTTapping
forphysicalsymptoms.
Painmovestoanewlocation
Painchangesinquality(differentsize,sensation,shape,etc)
Painincreasesinintensity
Whenwebecomemorespecific,
wearesimplydiggingdeeper
Whenwebecomemorespecific,wearesimplydiggingdeepertofindmoreAspects
oftheissue.Asinthelastarticle,youcantreateachnewAspectasaseparate
issueintheTappingprocess.ThusyourfirstroundofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe
mightstartwith,EventhoughIhavethissharppainbehindmylefteye.Once
theintensityofthatpainhascomedowntozero,youmightnoticethethrobinthe
lefttempleanddoafewroundsuntilthatcomesdown.Yournextstepmaybeto
addresstheheavinessintheforeheadandyouwouldcontinueinthismanner
untilalltheAspectsoftheheadachehavedisappeared.
WhenBeingSpecificonaphysicalsymptomordiscomfortitisbesttogetatleast
fivedifferenttypesofdescriptionforthepainsoyoucanseehowthesymptomis
shifting.Commonoptionsareasfollows:
ExactLocation
ExactSize
Shape
Sensation(throbbing,stabbing,tight,etc)
Density,Thickness,orWeight
Temperature
Color
Thelistofdetails,ofcourse,isendless.Theideaistogatherspecificinformation
aboutthediscomfortandthenuseTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeonthosespecifics
oneatatime.Inthefollowingvideo,Tinademonstrateshowyoumightbespecific
whileaddressingaphysicalpainwithanactualclient(Cathy).
TINADEMONSTRATESEFTONAPHYSICALPAINWATCHVIDEO
Ifyourprimarycomplaintispainorphysicaldiscomfortofsomekind,thismight
seemlikeanappropriatewaytouseEFTTappingtoresolveit.Indeed,itisone
way,butbeingmorespecificwiththedescriptionsisamuchmoreefficient
approachthantargetingtheissueasawhole.However,thislattermethodtakes
longer.especiallywhentheunderlyingemotionalcontributorsaremorecomplex.
Whenworkingwithemotionalissues,weoftentargetthingslikebutterfliesinthe
stomach,aknotintheneck,oraconstrictioninthebreaththatcanshowup
withemotionslikenervousness,anger,orfear,anditisveryusefultoobserve
thosesensationsastheychange.Wemayalsobeginbyaddressingaphysicalpain
hopingthatitwillopenthedoortoanemotionalcontributor.
TranslatingtheEFTTappingProcessfromPhysicaltoEmotionalIssues
WhendirectingEFTatsomethingphysical,Ialwaysassumethatthereis(ormay
be)anemotionalissuebehindthescenes.IalsoassumethattheAspectsofthat
emotionalissuearebeingeitherreducedorresolvedbytheTappingrounds.Asthe
specificdescriptionsofthepainchange,Iseethoseasevidencethatweare
switchingfromoneAspecttoanotherandIcankeeptrackofourprogressbasedon
howthepainchanges.
Beingspecificcanbeseenaslookingmorecloselyormoredeeplyattheissue.The
mostobviouswaytolookmoredeeplyataphysicalsymptomistoidentifythe
emotionalcontributorsbehinditandaddressthemdirectlywithTheEFTTapping
BasicRecipe.IftheemotionalcontributorscaninturnbebrokenintoAspects,or
individualparts,oftheirown,thenyoucanbeevenmorespecificandgetfaster
results.
If,forexample,youareworkingonarelationshipissuewithyourspouseandthe
problemisthatyoufeelthatyourpartneristoocritical,youcouldstartbytapping
onEventhoughmypartneriscritical
However,thatwouldbeaveryglobalapproach.Therealproblemisyourresponse
tothecriticism,sobeingmorespecificwouldmeantargetingyourfeelingof
rejection.EventhoughIfeelrejectedwhenhe/shecriticizesme
Itislikelythatthereareoneortwoparticularareasofcriticismthatbotheryou
morethanothers,soyoucanbemorespecificbyidentifyingthoseindividually
EventhoughIfeelrejectedwhenhedoesnteatthedinnerImade
Goingfurther,youcanidentifythewordshe/sheusesandusehisorhernamein
yourSetup.EventhoughJack(Jill)saidIshouldhavemadepastaandIfelt
rejected
WiththatlevelofspecificityitsmucheasiertoseewhenthatAspecthascleared
andanewonepresentsitself.Forexample,youmightfindthatoncetherejection
isclear,theremightbeangertoaddress.Afteryouclearthecommentaboutthe
pastaandfindthattherewasanothercommentabouthowyoumanagethe
schedule,therecouldbedifferentemotionsaroundthat.
Bytryingtoaddressanissueinitsmoreglobalform,youmisstheopportunityto
seetheprogressasithappens.Inaddition,bybeingasspecificaspossible,the
newAspectswefindwilloftenleadustowardthecoreissuesbehindtheproblem.
Nowletmedrawyourattentiontoafactthattendstoseparatethelastingresults
fromtherest.Inourrelationshipexample,youcouldhaveignoredthespecifics
andjustaddressedtheissuebydoingseveralroundsofTheEFTTappingBasic
RecipewithEventhoughhecriticizesme..Chancesare,youwouldfeelless
intensityaboutit,asyourpersistencemayhavecollapsedsomeofthespecifics
behindthescenes.Targetingaglobalissuelikethisinsteadoftheindividual
AspectsislikedoingEFTwithablindfoldbecauseyoucantseewhereyouhave
madeprogressandwhereyouhavent.Itmayprovidesomereliefbecauseofthe
rawpowerofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe,but...
...whenyoufailyouhavenowheretogo.
Sogoingforthespecificsgivesyouadeeper,moreintelligentpathwayintothe
problemandyourTappingsuccessesarelikelytobemorefrequent,deeperand
morepermanent.Itgivesyoutheoptionofbeingsurgicallyprecise.
ConsiderthiswhenyoureTappingblindlyonhecriticizesme,weassume
therearemorespecificAspectsoftheissuebeingaddressedunderthesurface.
Letssaythereare5differentaspectsandyourglobalTappingroundsresolvedpart
ofAspect#1(therejectionaboutdinner),allofaspect#3(histoneofvoice),and
halfofAspect#4(yourangeraboutdinner),whichwasenoughtoprovidesome
relief.Now,letssaythatAspect#5(thecommentabouttheschedule)kicksina
weeklaterandthegeneralupsetabouthiscriticismcomesback.Now,youmight
concludeinsteadthatEFTdoesntwork,inwhichcaseyouwillneverknowthe
realresults.Whatdoyoudo?
Oneoptionistodosomemoreblind,globalTappingonhecriticizesmeandhope
toresolvetheremainingAspects.However,youdontknowthereare5Aspects
becauseyouhaventinvestigatedthatfartheremaybe25forallyouknow.
Thebetteroptionistobemorespecific,investigateforAspects,andresolvethem
completely,onebyone.Thatway,weknowthatAspects#1and#4werent
resolvedallthewayandneedtoberevisited,andyoucanchecktobesureaspect
#3isstillgone.Ifyoualsoaddressaspect#5,thendigupandresolveaspect#2,
youwillbeheadedforlongerlastingresults.
AnotherEFTTappingExample
Howmightweapproachasocialanxietyissue?DoweperformtappingonEven
thoughIhavesocialanxietyandexpectafewroundstohelpusbemore
comfortableinallsituations?No,wedont.Beingmorespecificinvolveslookingat
thedifferentpeopleorsituationsthattriggeryouranxietyandtappingonthemone
atatime.Ifyourecognizethatgoingtohappyhouratabaristhehardestsocial
situationforyou,breakthatdownintosmallerparts.Whyisthatharderthanbeing
atwork?Whyisitharderthanbeingaroundyourfamily?Istheresomethingabout
strangers?Areyoumorenervousaroundmenthanwomen?Istheresomethingyou
areafraidwillhappen?Istheresomethingaboutthequalityofthelightorthelack
ofpersonalspaceinacrowd?Workingwiththoseindividualdetailsofthatonetype
ofsituationwilltargettheproblemmoreprecisely,andyoucantestitbygoingto
happyhourandseeingifyouarelessandlessanxiouseachtime.Ontheother
hand,ifyoutriedtotestyourworkonthehappyhourscenariobylookingfor
changesinyoursocialanxietyattheoffice,thatwouldntmakemuchsense.Ifyou
hadbeentappingonEventhoughIhavesocialanxietyyoumayhaveresolved
theissueinoneareabuttesteditinanotherwithoutknowingthedifference.
Thisconceptcanbeappliedtoanyemotionalissueyoucanimagine,butifasking
yourselftherightquestionsisdifficult,thereareEFTprofessionalstrainedtodothat
foryou.Hiringapractitionertohelpwithyourprocesscanoftenstreamlineitfor
youandhelpyouapplytheseconceptstoyourindividualsituation.
LetmeemphasizethatwearestillnearthebeginningofthisEFTTappingTutorial
andarestilllayingdownthefoundationalpartsofthisprocess.Beingspecificgives
youmoredetailedinformationabouttheissueandallowsyoumuchgreatercontrol
oftheprocess.Itletsyouworkdirectlywiththebuildingblocksofanyissueandis
vitalifyouaregoingtoachievethebestpossibleresults.
Ifyoufindthatexploringspecificsistakingyoubacktoeventsfromearlierinyour
life,thatsgoodnews!Thatmeansyoursystemisshowingyouthewaytothemost
influentialissuestoaddresssothatyourcurrentproblemcanberesolved.Our
discussionofBeingSpecificisfarfromcomplete,andwewillsoongettothe
importanceofaddressingtheeventsinyourpastwhichiswheretherealEFT
resultshappen.
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedhowBeingSpecificwithyourTappingcanhelpyoube
moreeffective.
ItcanhelpyoufindmoreAspectstoaddress.
Itcanhelpyougettothecoreoftheissue.
Itcanhelpyourecognizeandevaluateyourresultsmoreeasily.
Youcanbemorespecificwithphysicaloremotionalissues,butworkingwith
emotionalissuesisoftentheshorterpathtolastingresults.
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TestingYourResultsIntroducingTheTriad
Asyounowknow,themostfundamentalconceptwithinGoldStandardEFTisas
follows:
Breaktheissueintosmallerparts,andaddress
thosepartsoneatatimeuntiltheissueisresolved.
Aslongasyoustillhavetheoverallissue,therearestillAspectswithintheEFT
TappingProcesstoresolve.YoualreadyknowhowtospotanAspect,andyouknow
howBeingSpecificcanhelpyoufindnewones,butthereisonefinalpiecetothe
puzzleandthatisTestingyourResults.
Wecanevaluatetheintensityofanissuefrom010aswesitinthelivingroom,but
untilweactuallychallengethosemeasurements,theremaybeAspectsthathave
beenoverlooked.Thebestwaytotestyourresultsistoputyourselfintheactual
situationthatwouldtriggeryourissueandseeifanyofitcomesback.Asyoumay
remember,afteraddressingDavesFearofWaterintheFindingAspectswithinthe
EFTTappingProcessarticle,Inotonlyputhiminthepool,butIaskedhimtodunk
hishead,andfoundplentyofnewAspectsalongtheway.IalsotookRichouttothe
balconytotesthisfearofheightsandaskedhimtoimagineotherscenariosthat
mighttriggerhisintensity.Wehavealreadysuggestedthatyouputyourselfin
situationsthatwouldtestyourownissueslikefearofpublicspeaking,social
anxiety,andrelationships,sotheconceptextendstoanyissueyoucanimagine.
Thepointisthisifwecanstilltriggerintensityontheissue,thenweknowthere
aremoreAspectstoaddress.Testingyourresultsisamatteroffindingwaysto
triggertheissuetoreallyseewhatsleft.Asyouwillfind,thiskindoftestingplays
animportantrolethroughouttheprocess.Why?Becauseeventhoughitcanseem
likealltheAspectsareclear,mosttestingeffortsdorevealnewones.Eventually
youwillseeTestingasawaytogetbetterresults,ratherthanjustawaytoconfirm
thatyouaredone.
TheEFTTappingTriad
TheEFTTappingTriad
ThisideaaboutTestingyourresultsiscrucialforanindepthunderstandingofthe
EFTTappingprocessandformsaTriad,orharmonioustrio,withourarticleson
AspectsandBeingSpecific.ForclaritypurposesIhavetreatedthesethree
conceptsseparatelybuttheyare,infact,symphonicallylinkedtogether.Whenyou
areTesting,forexample,arentyoulookingforAspects?Andwhenyouarelooking
forAspectsarentyouexploringspecificsbehindthescenesofanissue?Youbet!
Thethreeideasknittogetherand,artfullyused,cantakeyourTappingskills
throughmanynewdoors.
WhileknowingaboutAspectshelpsusbreaktheissueintoitssmallerparts,and
BeingSpecificisamorerefinedwaytoworkwithAspects,Testingisthestrongest
toolwehaveforactivelydiggingthemupandconfirmingthatourworkiscomplete.
TheCompassThatKeepsYourTappingOnCourse
TestingyourEFTworkletsyouknowwhereyouareintheTappingprocess.Itislike
acompassthatkeepsyouoncourseandisanessentialtoolforqualitywork.That's
whyIbuiltthefundamental010testingscaleintoTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe.
CompleteworkwithEFTmeansfindingalltheAspectsofanissueeventhoughthey
areoftenhiddenbelowthesurface,evenoutsideawareness.ProperTesting,which
wewillexploreinthisarticle,candigupandidentifythosehiddenAspectsthat
occurduringtheTappingprocess.ItisamandatoryfeatureofEFTandshould
becomeahabit.YoumayevenconsideritanobligationasIdo.
Infact,ifyoudon'tTestwithgreatregularityyouwilloftenfindyourselfinthedark
withoutknowingit.Thisbriefvideopointsthatout.
INTROTOTESTINGYOUREFTWORKWATCHVIDEO
NotonlyisTestingthemainwaytouncoverAspectsbutitalsoprovidessimple
bridgestomanyoftheothervitalTappingtoolsthatyouwilllearninsubsequent
articles.ThisopensevenmoredoorsthatleadyoutotheelitelevelsofEFT.
EvaluatingTappingResultswithThe010Scale
Youruseofthe010intensityscalehasbeenbasicsofar,andhereisareview.
1. Establishthebeginning010intensityoftheissue.
2. AsnewAspectscomeup,youassesstheirindividualintensitiesandcontinue
withTappingroundsofTheBasicRecipeoneachoneuntiltheyallappeartobe
gone.
3. Aslongasthereisintensity,youknowtherearemoreaspectstofind.
4. WhenallAspectsseemtoberesolved,youassessanew010numberforthe
overallissueandseeifthereisanythingleft.
Nowitstimetoprovidesomeadditionalpointers:
Youwillnotalwaysbeaccurateinyour010assessment.Accordingly,weuse
thesenumbersasabenchmarksowecancomparebeforeandafterintensities.
Ifanissuewentfroman8toa4,forexample,wecanconcludethatthe
intensitydroppedapproximatelyinhalf.Wearenotconcernedaboutthe
absoluteaccuracyofthe8orthe4.
Manypeopleareawareofthisinaccuracyandfeelpressuretodoitright.You
canreleasethatpressurebysimplyaskingyourselftoestimateanumber.This
canbringanelementofrelaxationtotheprocessforsomeTappingstudents.
Sometimes,whenyouareatornear0onyourissue,youmaytendtooverstate
the010number.Forexample,youmaybeata0or1butmayassessthe
intensityata3or4.Thisisoftendonesubconsciouslybecause(1)youmay
neverhavebeenthislowbeforeanddontreallyknowwhatitfeelsliketobeat
ornearzero,(2)atsomelevelyoumaynotbelieveyouveactuallyachieved
thisreliefor(3)youmaynotbelieveitwilllastsoyou"hedgeyourbets"withan
inaccuratenumber.
Withexperience,youwilldevelopagoodsenseforwhenyouaredoingthis.In
suchcasesyoucanaskyourself,HowdoIknowI'mnotazero?Thisisoften
aneyeopeningquestionandcanbringclaritytoyourTappingprogress.
ConsiderwhatyouareTesting.IfanissuecanhavemorethanoneAspect,and
thoseAspectseachhavetheirowndegreeofemotionalintensity,thenwhenyou
assessaratingfrom010,youneedtobeawareofwhatyoureevaluating.Are
youratingthewholeissuewhichcanbeseenasacontainerofAspects?Orare
youevaluatingonepiece,orAspect,oftheissue?Itisusefultousethe010
intensityscaleinbothcases,buttheanswerwillbemuchmoremeaningfulif
youconsiderwhatyouareevaluating.
ChallengingYourZeros
WhenyoufeellikeyouhavereachedazeroofintensityonalloftheAspectsthat
youcanfindontheissue,itstimetoputthoseresultstoatestandseeifthezeros
arereallyzeros.Hereareafewsimplewaystodothat.
Testintherealsituationwhenpossible: Thisistheidealtestbecauseitprovidesthe
highestlikelihoodforexposingremainingAspectsorrelatedissues.Whileimagining
anissuecangoalongwaytowardTestingyourTappingprogress,puttingyourself
inarealsituationwilloftenpresentAspectsyoucouldnthaveanticipated.
Examplesofthiswouldbe(1)Testingtheangeryoumayhavetowardanabusive
parentbyactuallymeetingwiththeabuser,(2)Performingbasketballfreethrows
underintensesituationsinarealgameor(3)Testingyourresultwithafearof
heightsbylookingdownfromatallbuilding.
Testingwiththismethodisillustratedinthefollowingvideoclips.Thefirstoneis
withMarywhoseheadinjurygaveheranintensereactiontolights.Thelongerone,
withPatricia,allowsmetoactuallytesther"socialineptness"whileperformingEFT
intherealsituation(afterwehadaddressedrelatedSpecificEventsfromherpast).
PleasenotethatinthesegmentwithPatricia,IapplyEFTincreativeways.Youwill
learnmoreaboutthislater.
TESTINGYOUREFTWORKINTHEREALSITUATIONWATCHVIDEO
Obviously,itisnotalwayspossibletoTestintherealsituation,soyoucanalsotry
theothermethodsbelow.
VividVisualization: Onthesurface,thismayseemselfexplanatory.Thegeneralidea
istovividlyimaginetheissueoreventinyourmind...turnupthevolume,make
everythingbigger,exaggerateallthesights,sounds,colorsandsizesandreallyTRY
togetyourselfupsetaboutit.Onceyousucceed,youhaveanewaspect(s)to
address.
However,manypeopleareafraidtodothisbecausetheydontwanttoexperience
thepaintheythinkmaybethere.TheymayhavemadegreatTappingprogressso
farwithEFTbutaresometimesconcernedthatthisTestingmethodwillrunthem
headlongintopossiblepain(eventhoughweareexpectinglittleornonetobe
there).
Accordingly,manypeopledontreallyvividlyimaginetheissue.Instead,theytend
toclosetheireyesandtiptoelightlyoverit.ThisisNOTagoodtest.ThatswhyI
givespecificinstructionsasclearlyshowninthisnextvideoshowingtwoexamples:
PamelaandKim.Noticethatweusetheprocesstoactivelylookforremnantsofthe
issuethathavenotyetbeenaddressed.
TESTINGYOUREFTWORKWITHVIVIDVISUALIZATIONWATCHVIDEO
UseProps: HereweTestusingphotos,memorabilia,sounds,moviesandthelike.
ThisisparticularlyusefulasasubstituteforthosetimeswhenTestinginthereal
situationisnotpossible.Theideahereistotriggeremotionalissuesandobserve
whataspectsorrelatedchallengesarise.Forexample,youmight(1)viewaphoto
ofadeceasedlovedonetotestyourlevelofgrief,(2)playthesoundsofgunfireor
helicopterstoTestthetraumaticresponsetowar/abuse,or(3)viewthesnake
sceneinthemovieRaidersoftheLostArkifyouwishtoTestyourTappingprogress
regardingafearofsnakes.
IonceusedarecordedTVseriesasaproptohelpRobert,a52yearoldAfrican
Americanman,withhispoorselfimagearoundbeingblack.Hisinadequatefeelings
consistentlyimprovedthroughourEFTphonesessionsUNTILITestedourresults
byaskinghimtowatchROOTS,theTVseriesaboutblackslavery.Herecoiledat
thisandpleadedthathecouldneverwatchit.
Excellent!,Ithought,"Hereisafabulousopportunitytogetdeeperresults."
ThiswasidealbecauseROOTSconsistentlyTestedthespecificsofRobertsissues
andgavehimopportunitiesforresolutionrightonthespot.Theresultwasa
completetransformationbecausehenowbeholdsROOTS(andhimself)witha
senseofprideforwhathisancestorswereabletoovercome.
ThevideobelowgivesyoutwoexamplesofhowtousepropsinaTappingsession.
First,IhelpLucillewithherclaustrophobiabyconfiningherinablanket.Notehow
Iamconsistentlyrespectfulofherfearandtheuseofthisprop.ThenIusean
8x11cardwithwritingonittoTestJai'sseverevisionproblem(Keratoconus).
TESTINGYOUREFTWORKUSINGPROPSWATCHVIDEO
BydiggingdeeperandfindingalltheAspectsofyourissue,theresultsyougetwith
EFTTappingwillincreasetremendously.Remember,thesinglebiggestmistakethat
peoplemakewithEFTisnotbeingthoroughenoughandthusleavingAspectson
thetable,soapplypersistence,diligence,andreallyusetheseTestingtoolsto
challengeyourresults.
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedaboutTestingyourTappingresults.
ThesinglebiggestmistakethatpeoplemakewithEFTisnotTestingtheirresults
completelyenough.
Challengingyourresultswithadditionaltestingcaneitherconfirmyoursuccess
ordiguptheremainingAspectsthatneedtobeaddressed.
Aspects,BeingSpecific,andTestingformatriad,andworktogetherforthebest
EFTresults.
TestinginanActualSituationisgenerallythemosteffective.
WhenitisnotpossibleorrealistictotestinanActualSituation,youcanuse
VividVisualizationorUsingPropsasalternatives.
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SpecificEventsarethe
buildingblocks(truecauses)
ofeveryissue.
Sofar,everythingyouhavelearnedinthisGoldStandardEFTTutorialhasledyou
uptothiscentralconcept.Asyouwillsee,SpecificEventsarethebuildingblocks
(truecauses)ofeveryissue,nomatterhowcomplex.Theideahereistobreak
downcomplexissuesintomanageablepiecessothatyoucanmoreintelligentlyuse
Tappingfortheproblemsattheirfundamentallevels.
Forsomeissues,findingtheunderlyingemotionalcontributorsispretty
straightforward.Afearofflyingcouldbetheresultofonebadflyingexperience,a
lackofsocialconfidencemayhavebegunafteraroughbreakup,oracravingfor
chocolatemayhavebeenduetocommonstressaboutmoney.Ifyouhavebeen
abletoresolveacurrentissuebyshiftingyourfocustotheemotionalrealmwith
quickresults,thenyouareamongthosewhofindEFTtobeabitofamiracle.If
not,yourunresolvedemotionalissuesmaybetoocomplexforanapproachthat
simple.Mostpeoplewillhavetodigdeeperforlastingresults,sonowwewill
continueourjourneytowardevengreaterEFTskills.
Mostoftheemotionalissuesthatpeoplecommonlyrecognizearebroaderthanthe
oneswehavebeenusingasexamples.Idontfeelworthyofacceptance,Idont
deservefinancialsecurity,Imnotcomfortablewithintimacy,Ihaveacontrol
issue,orIhaveahardtimetrustingpeoplearejustafewexamplesofbroader
issuesthatcouldbeinhibitingyourhappinessorservingasblockstoyoursuccess.
Theycanalsobereferredtoaspatterns,likeIalwaysattractthewrongpartner
orIsabotagemyownfinancialsuccess.TryingtoaddressissueslikethiswithThe
EFTTappingBasicRecipemightberelaxingandleaveyoufeelingmorepositive,but
thateffectcanwearoffbecausetheissuehasnotbeenbrokendownintosmall
enoughpiecestomaximizeEFT'seffectiveness.
Ifyouuseourearlierinstructiononbeingspecific,youmaybeabletoidentifya
seriesofeventsinyourlifethatledtothisrelativelybroadissuethatyouaretrying
toresolve.Youmayalsofindsomecommonemotionalresponsesconnectedto
them.Inthisarticle,wewilldiscoverhowSpecificEventsarethetruebuilding
blockstothesebroaderissues,andhowfindingandaddressingtherelatedevents
willenableyoutofindfaster,longerlastingTappingresults.
Onceyouunderstandtheconcept,wewillprovideyouwithastepbystepguidefor
systematicallyfindingandworkingwiththebuildingblocksofyourissues.
Here'sanintroductoryvideothatcontainsusefuldiscussionsfrommypreviousEFT
Tappingseminars.Considerthisaprimerforwhatistocome.
INTROTOSPECIFICEVENTSWATCHVIDEO

Let'sbeginourexplorationofSpecificEventswithacommonchallengefacedbyEFT
Tappers.Thatis,wetendtoseeourissuesthrough"globalglasses"andwethus
tendtodescribethemusingbroadlabels.Asintroducedabove,examplesmight
be...
Idontfeelworthyofacceptance
Idontdeservefinancialsecurity
Imnotcomfortablewithintimacy
Ihaveacontrolissue
Ihaveahardtimetrustingpeople
Ialwaysattractthewrongpartner
Isabotagemyownfinancialsuccess
"Ihavelowselfesteem
Iamclaustrophobic
Imanemotionalovereater
Ihavealotofstressatmyjob
MymotherthinksImworthless
"Mendonttreatmewell"
Ihaveafearofpublicspeaking
"I'mafraidofrejection
Unfortunately,EFTTapperswithlimitedtrainingmistaketheseglobalstatementsfor
therealissues.Accordingly,theyaddressthemwithTheEFTTappingBasicRecipe
usingglobalapproacheslike:
"EventhoughIdontfeelworthyofacceptance..."
EventhoughIdontdeservefinancialsecurity
EventhoughImnotcomfortablewithintimacy
EventhoughIhaveacontrolissue
EventhoughIhaveahardtimetrustingpeople
EventhoughIalwaysattractthewrongpartner
EventhoughIsabotagemyownfinancialsuccess
"EventhoughIhavelowselfesteem
EventhoughIamclaustrophobic
"EventhoughImanemotionalovereater...."
"EventhoughIhavealotofstressatmyjob...."
"EventhoughmymotherandIalwaysargue...."
Eventhoughmendonttreatmewell.
EventhoughIhaveafearofpublicspeaking.
EventhoughImafraidofrejection
Theissuesaboveareallveryglobal,whichmeansthattheycontainmanyAspects.
Thatistheycanbebrokendownintomuchsmallerparts,andwecanbefarmore
specific.TryingtoresolvetheseglobalissueswitharoundorsoofTappingislike
tryingtocollapseasolidoaktablebypoundingyourfistonthetabletop.With
enoughrepeatedpoundingyoumightweakenatablelegortwo,butthat'saboutit.
Abetterapproachistotakeaimatthetablelegsthatsupportthetabletop.
Removeorweakenthetablelegsandthetabletopfalls.Hereinliesthesimplicity,
andthepower,ofSpecificEvents.
TabletopandTableLegsAnIdealEFTMetaphor
Let'sexpandonthisveryimportantEFTmetaphorthatwillhelpusbemorespecific
withtheseglobalissues.SpecificEventsare,quitesimply,theTableLegs
supportingthegloballystatedissue,orTabletop.Asyouwillsoonsee,toaddress
theTableLegwithEFTisalwaysmorespecificthanaddressingtheTabletop.
Toclarify,let'sexplorethegloballystated,"I'mafraidofrejection"issuefromthe
listabove.
Rejectionexample:InsteadofusingEFTonthisTabletopissuewithastatement
like,"EventhoughI'mafraidofrejection....."letsbemorespecificandbreakit
downtotheSpecificEvents(TableLegs)thatcausedit.Noteveryonehasafearof
rejection,butyoucanbesurethatthosewhodowillhavesomeexperience,or
SpecificEvents,intheirpasttobackitup.InEFTterms,thoseSpecificEvents
mightbeapproachedlikethis:
"Eventhoughmy3rdgradeteacherembarrassedmeinfrontoftheclass....."
"Eventhoughmyfatherdidn'tattendmyhighschoolgraduationandIfeltleft
out...."
"Eventhoughmyhighschoolsweetheartsaid,'I'vegrowntiredofyou'...."
"EventhoughIwassenttomyroomforthewholedayonThanksgivingatage
8...."
"EventhoughMomtoldme'you'llnevergetmarriedunlessyouarethinlike
yoursister'...."
"EventhoughIwascutfromtheLittleLeaguebaseballteam...."
Canyouseehoweachoftheseeventscouldpossiblyresultinsomeonesaying
OUCH!Ijustgotrejected?Eachofthesepainfulrejectionsgetsstoredinthe
energysystemand,asthedisruptionsaccumulate,itcaneventuallycausesomeone
toavoidrejectionatallcost.Thismightaffectthechoicestheymakeorthechances
theyarewillingtotakeinlife,andsomedaytheywillrealizetheyhavelimited
themselvesbecausetheyareafraidofrejection.
Thesearethetruecontributorstothe"I'mafraidofrejection"issue.Theyrepresent
thefoundationoftheproblem.Theyarethecauseswhilethefearofrejectionisbut
thesymptom.TouseEFTforanissuelikethis,westartbylookingfortheTable
Legs,thenneutralizethoseindividualcausesonebyone.Whenwedo,eachleg
thatisremoved(orweakened)destabilizestheTabletopuntiliteventuallycollapses
andthefearofrejectionissuefades.ThisisEFTTappingatitsbest.
However,dontforgetthatTestingisavitalpieceofTheTriad(AspectsTesting
BeingSpecific).Oneenormousbenefithereisthatbyseparatinganissueintoan
organizedcollectionofAspects,youknowexactlywhatyouretestingwhenyouuse
the010intensityrating.Onthecontrary,ifyouusegloballanguagetoaddressa
globalissue,the010intensityratingwillrepresentallthepartsatonce.Ifyou
arentgettinganywhere,itshardtoknowwhichpartshaveimprovedandbyhow
muchandmostimportantly,wheretogofromthereforbestTappingresults.If
youreduceeverythingdowntoclearspecificsyoucanoftenknockthemdownlike
dominoes.
AssumingyoucanfindandaddressalltheAspectsineachSpecificEvent,the
eventsthatyouneutralizewillstayneutralized,andyoucanconfirmthatthrough
testingitovertime.Thisallowsyoutosystematicallyworkthroughyourissuesand
therebyimprovesyourconfidencein,andsuccesswith,theEFTTappingprocess.
HeresaTappingTip: Youmightnoticethattheeventswehavechosenforthis
exampleareallfromchildhood.Thatsbecausetheearliereventshavethebest
chanceofbeingfoundationalevents,i.e.providingstrongersupportforthe
Tabletop.IfyoucanimaginethattheTableLegssupportinganissuecanallbe
differentsizesandstrengths,doesntitmakethemostsensetoknockoutthebig
onesfirst?Thefartherbackyoucangoinyourpersonalhistorytofindarelated
event,thebiggerthatlegislikelytobe.
HeresanotherTappingTip: KeepyoureyeoutforTheEFTGeneralizationEffect.
Oftenthevarious"rejectionlegs"havesomecommonthemesamongthemsothat
removingoneleghasaneffectontheremainingones.Forexample,manyofthe
rejectionissuesmayinvolveaparent,orschooloraparticularexperiencesuchas
domesticabuseorwar.Evenifanissuehashundredsorthousandsoftablelegs,
wecanoftenremove10or20ofthemwithEFTandthenwatchasthe
generalizationeffectcollapsesthewholetabletop.
HereisashortvideodescribingtheTabletop/TableLegsmetaphorandhowtheEFT
GeneralizationEffectworks.
THETABLETOP&TABLELEGSMETAPHORWATCHVIDEO
Now,withEFT,youcanbreakdowneverycomplexissueintosmallerpieces
UsingEFTonSpecificEventsisnotlimitedtorejectionissues.Itappliestofear,
anger,guilt,grief,traumaandeveryemotionalissueyoucanname.Italsoapplies
toalltheemotionalcausesofphysicalandperformanceissues.Breaktheseissues
downtotheSpecificEventscausingthemandyouhaveaformulatobringfreedom
tojustabouteveryissue.Withthisidea,noissueistoocomplexbecausetheycan
allbebrokendowntotheirindividualpiecesandthencollapsedwithEFT.Hereare
someclassicexamples:
AtraumatizedwarveteranmayhaveadiagnosisofPostTraumaticStress
Disorder(PTSD).Thisisaglobalissuebecauseitiscausedbymanywar
relatedSpecificEvents.Simplyidentifyeachofthespecificwareventsand
addressthemoneatatimewithEFT.Whenenoughofthemhavebeen
neutralized,thePTSDnolongerhasacauseandtheTabletopfallsalongwith
theveteran'snightmares,intrusivememories,headaches,panicattacksandso
on.
AngerissuesalwayshavecausesandthosecausesaretheSpecificEventsfrom
whichtheangercame.Thinkaboutyourownpast,forexample,andrecallsome
SpecificEventsthatcreatedangerwithinyou.Dotheynotstillseetheunderthe
surfaceonlytoshowupnowandthenasangeroutburstsincurrenttime?Can
youseethatafterneutralizingthoseeventswithTapping,youwouldhaveless
inyour"angerbucket"andtheresultwouldbefewerangerepisodes?
Business,sports,musicandpublicspeakingperformanceissuesalmost
invariablyhaveSpecificEventsattheircore.Inthesecases,theSpecificEvents
usuallygeneratelimitingemotionsorbeliefsthattendtoinhibitperformance.
Examples:(1)Myfathersaidrichpeoplearegreedy,(2)IfIexcelatbaseball
myschoolmateswillresentmejustlikemycousindidwhenIwasage7,(3)I
can'tsingthathighernotebecausemybuddiessaidIwouldsoundlikeasissy
and(4)Idon'tdeserveastandingovationbecausemy8thgradeteacher
embarrassedmebycallingmeashowoff.Wehaveallaccumulatedariverfullof
thesementalstoppersandtheyallgatherbehindourownpersonaldam.
CollapsingthemwithEFTTappingbreaksthedamandopensupincrediblenew
vistas.
Physicalissuesandseriousdiseasesalmostalwayshaveemotionalcauses
(myopinion).Medicineandmostothermethodstendtoignorethemandthus,
bycontrast,theEFTprocessstandsoutasauniqueapproach.Itisnowonder,
then,thatweoftensucceedwhereeverythingelsefails.Iwilldevoteanentire
futurearticletothistopicbut,fornow,let'srecognizethattheseemotional
causescanbereducedtoSpecificEvents.CollapsetheSpecificEventswithEFT
andthephysicalissuesoftensubsideordisappear.
WhatisaSpecificEventfromanEFTPointofView?
Inordertobesureyoureventisspecificenough,choosesomethingwiththe
followingcriteria:
1. Itisashortmoviefromthepast,preferablyasfarbackaschildhood
2. Youareabletogiveitatitle,likethetimewhen
3. Itwas13minuteslongatthetimeithappened
4. Itcontainsatleast1emotionalcrescendo
5. Ithasabeginning,anend,aplot,andcharacters
HowdoyoufindSpecificEventsWithintheTappingProcess?
Thisisusuallydonewithquestionsthattakeyoubackintimetoprevious
experiencesthatarerelatedtothecurrentissue.Therearenocookiecutter
questionsthatworkforallcircumstancesbutitdoesn'ttakeageniustostart
exploring.Herearesomeexamplestogiveyoutheidea.
Whenwasthefirsttimeyoufeltunloved?
Canyounameatimewhenyoufeltrejectedbigtime?
Isthereamajorguiltexperiencewecandiscuss?
Whateventinyourpastdoesthisissueabout______remindyouof?
Whatwasyourmostfearful/abusive/traumaticexperience?
Wasthereanemotionaleventprecedingtheonsetofyourillness?
OurArtofDeliveryvideosareloadedwiththeseinquiriesandareaprimarysource
forqualityexamples.
TappingGuidelinesforUsingSpecificEvents
Mostpeoplehavetobeguidedinthisprocess.Otherwise,theyarelikelytocome
upwith"SpecificEvents"thatlastforseveralhoursormore.Sotomakesureyou
haveanappropriateSpecificEventofmanageablelength,usethesefeaturesas
guidelines:
Ifthiseventwasamovie,howlongwoulditlast?Ifitisanythingmorethana
fewminutes,pleasenarrowitdowntoaonetothreeminutesegmentthat
includesthemostimportantemotionalcrescendo(s)oftheentireevent.One
commonmistakeistochooseaneventthatyoucouldtellafriendinoneto
threeminutes.Forthispurposeweneedsomethingthatactuallyhappenedin
onetothreeminutesatthetime.Forexample,youmightbeabletotellafriend
aboutadivorceinafewminutes,butyouwouldhavetoglossoveralotofthe
specificdetail.Lookforthesmallsegmentsoftimethatholdthemostemotional
impactforyou.
Howmanycrescendosarethereinthisshortmovie?Ifthemovielastsonlya
fewminutes,thenthereprobablywontbetoomanycrescendos.However,itis
usuallybesttolimittheSpecificEventtocontainonlyoneortwocrescendos.If
therearemultiplecrescendosthenaddressthemoneatatime,startingwiththe
mostintenseone.OftencollapsingthemostintenseonewithEFTallowsthe
otherstofade.
Ifthismoviehadatitle,whatwoulditbe?Thisquestionhastwopurposes:(1)
itgivesyouashortphrasetousewithTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeand(2)it
addsemphasistotheSpecificEvent,allowingyoutodistinguishitfromother,
relatedevents
Howlongagodidithappen?Tappingonaneventfromlastweekiscertainlyan
option,buttheAspectsofthateventarelikelytobebroadissuesoftheirown.
Itsbettertostartasclosetochildhoodorasclosetotheoriginationofthe
problemasyoucanget.
TappingTip:Whatifyoucan'trememberaSpecificEvent?
Thenmakeoneup.Thismaysoundfrivolousatfirstbut,inpractice,itcanbequite
effective.Thisisbecauseamadeupeventcomesfromwithinyourdeepest
emotionalrecessesandthusitcanbeembellishedintoaneventthatmaybeeven
moreusefulthanarealone.Ihavedonethismanytimeswithgreatsuccess.
Onceyoustarttapping,yourmemorywilloftenclearup,andmoreeventswillcome
toyourawareness.
TappingTip:SpecificEventsvs.SpecificEmotions
Ultimately,itistheemotionsthatemanatefromtheSpecificEventsthatinterest
us.Thesearethecausesbehindtheemotional,physicalandperformanceissues
thatneedcollapsing.SomeEFT'ershavemisunderstoodthisandhavechosentogo
forSpecificEmotionsinsteadofSpecificEvents.Eventhoughthisisdoingit
backwards,itwilllikelyprovidesomeresultsbecauseofthepowerofTheEFT
TappingBasicRecipe.Evenamisdirectedarrowcanstillhitpartofthetarget.
However,itwilloftenfallshortofperfectionfortworeasons:
TheSpecificEventsarewhatcausetheemotionsweseekintheEFTprocessbut
thereverseisnottrue,i.e.theemotionsdonotcausetheSpecificEvents.Thus
toseekforemotionswithoutidentifyingtheirfundamentalcauses(Specific
Events)isanobviousEFTerror.TheSpecificEventsarethecenterpieceof
qualityEFT.Tosidestepthemleavesbehindanopportunityfordeeperwork.
Thereisnosuchthingasaspecificemotion.Wecommonlyusetermslikefear,
angerandgriefasthoughtheywerespecificitemsbut,infact,theyareonly
generalizedlabels.Griefoverthedeathofalovedone,forexample,isn'tjusta
formofsadness.Ifyoulookbehindityouwilloftenfindthingslikethefearof
beingaloneorguiltforwhatthegrieverdidordidnotdowhilethedeceased
wasalive.Ioncesatdownandmadealistof50emotionsandcouldeasily
defineallofthemintermsoffeare.g.handwashingOCDcanbedefinedasthe
fearofgerms,guiltcanbedefinedasthefearofbeingfoundout,depression
canbedefinedasthefearofbeingworthless...andonitgoes.
Conclusion
BeingSpecificisacriticallyimportantfactorforindepthsuccesswithEFT..and...
failingtobespecificenoughisBYFARthemostcommonmistakemadebyEFT
practitioners.Thebiggertheissue,theharderitcanbetofindthesmallerpieces.
WorkingwithSpecificEventswilltakeyoustraighttothesourceofthedisruption
andprovideasystematicwaytoresolvebiggerissues,onepieceatatime.
Nowthatyouunderstandtheconcept,chooseanissue(Tabletop)ofyourown,a
relatedevent(TableLeg)andfollowustothenextarticlewhereweaddressthat
eventwiththeTelltheStoryTechnique.
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedhowSpecificEventscontributetoemotionalissues.
SpecificEventsarethebuildingblocksofbroaderemotionalissues.
Again,failingtobespecificenoughisaverycommonmistakeforpeopleusing
EFT.
Wegenerallydontfindsuccessbytappingonthebroaderissuesbecausethey
containtoomanyAspects.
UnderstandingtheTabletopsandTableLegsmetaphorwillhelpyoubreakglobal
issuesintoSpecificEvents
Therearefivecriteriaformakingsuretheeventyouhavechosenisspecific
enough.
Addressingeventsfromearlierinyourhistorywillusuallyproducemore
dramaticresultsthanaddressingsomethingmorecurrent.
TheGeneralizationEffecthelpstomultiplytheeffectsofourworkastherelief
fromoneeventwillspreadtobenefitotherevents.
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IfyouredoinghighqualityEFT,thenaddressingSpecificEventsAnEssential
ConceptWithintheEFTTappingProcesswillbethecenterpieceofyourwork.Just
likeanythingelse,resolvingaSpecificEventmeansclearingalltheAspectssothat
wedontleaveanyintensitybehind.TheTelltheStoryTechniqueisthemost
comprehensivewaytogetthere,andistheworkhorsetechniquethatwilllikely
dominateyourindepthwork.
Theideaisverysimple.JustnarrateabothersomeSpecificEventasthoughitwasa
storyandstoptodoTheEFTTappingBasicRecipewheneveryougettoemotionally
intensepartsofit.
Iprovidesomeguidelinesbelowbut,inessence,that'sit!Eachofthestopping
pointsinthestoryrepresentsanotherAspectoftheissuethat,onoccasion,will
pointyoutoevendeeperissues.Thiscansaveyoualotofdetectiveworkand,
conceptually,itisaboutaseasyasitgets.Further...
...itautomaticallyintegrateseverythingyouhavelearned
aboutAspects,TestingandBeingSpecific.
ImeanallthecriticalpartsofEFT'sindepthworkarecontainedwithinthisone
easytousemethod.TheopportunitiesforTestingunfoldnaturallyduringthe
processandtheelementofBeingSpecificisautomaticallyincludedbecauseyou
aretellingyourstoriesaboutSpecificEvents.WhileSpecificEventsareAspects
ofglobalissues,eacheventhasAspectsofitown,whicharepresentedateach
stoppingpointinthestory.Thisallowsyoutobeevenmorespecificwithout
sophisticateddetectivework.Bysimplyfollowingtheinstructions,thistoolwillallow
youtocoverallthebasesinstepbystepfashion.
Itwilltakesomepracticeandyouwilllikelystubyourtoeabitbeforeyoumaster
it.ButonceyouownthisprocessyouwillneveragainrelyonjustTheEFTBasic
Recipe.
HereareafewguidelinestoenhancetheEFTprocess
First,choosetheevent:FindaSpecificEventthat,typically,lastsonetothree
minutesandcontainsatleastoneemotionalcrescendo.Ifyoustillneedhelpfinding
them,reviewthepreviousarticleonSpecificEvents.
Taketheedgeoff:Beforeactuallytellingthestory,checkoutanyintensityyou
mayhaveaboutactuallydoingthenarration.Ifyourintensityisat5oraboveitis
worthwhiletodoafewglobaltyperoundsofTheBasicRecipetotaketheedgeoff.
"EventhoughI'mnervousabouttellingthestory....."
"EventhoughI'mafraidofwhatmighthappenwhenItellthisstory...."
"EventhoughIdon'tlikethiswholething....."
"Eventhoughjuststartingthestorygivesmethejitters...."
Aneasyreminderphraseforanyoftheexamplesabovemightbethisstoryor
tellingthisstory.
Doasmanyroundsasnecessaryuntilyourintensityabouttellingthestorydropsto
3orless.Thisservesto"taketheedgeoff"andallowsyoutoproceedmore
comfortablythroughahighlychargedevent.Ifyoustarttotellthestoryandthe
intensityrisestoanuncomfortablyhighlevelthenperformtheaboveroutine
again.Repeatasoftenasnecessary.
HowtoTelltheStory
A.It'sbesttoTelltheStoryoutloud.Thattendstobringthestorymoretolife
andhelpstobringtheimportantissuestothesurface.Youcantellittoa
mirror,afriend,awallortalktoanimaginaryfriend(smile).
B.Startataneutralpointwhenthereisnothingtobeconcernedabout.An
examplemightbehavinglunchwithafriendjustbeforehaving,let'ssay,acar
accident.Thistendstoeaseyouintotheexperience.
C.Mostimportantly,youmustSTOPtellingthestorywhenyoufeelanyintensity
whatsoever.
D.Ateachstoppingpoint,usetheEFTBasicRecipetoaddressthatintensity
and,oncereleased,continuethestorytothenextintensemoment.
Stoppingiscriticaltothesuccessofthisprocedure.Mostpeopleareconditioned
byconventionaltechniquesto"becourageous"andto"feelthefeelings"andto
"bebraveandgutthroughit."Thus,ifyoudon'tstopwhenintensityarises,you
arelikelytogorightbyanimportanthealingopportunity.So,torepeat...
...ifyoudon'tstop,
youhavemissedahealingopportunity!
YouarelookingforAspectshereandthisprocessoftenbringsthemtothe
surfacewithoutyourhavingtodig.Howperfect!Remember,wearelookingfor
thoroughnesssowewantto"tapdown"everyounceoftheintensityinvolved.
PleaserecognizethateachstoppingpointisanAspectofthestoryand
eachsuchAspectshouldbeaddressedasthoughitwasaseparateevent.
So,intheinterestofbeingspecific,youwanttotargetoneemotionalcrescendo,
(Aspect)atatimewiththeBasicRecipe.So,foreachemotionalcrescendo
(Aspect)....
A.Estimatea010intensityratingonthispartofthestory.
B.KeepinginmindtheaccidentexamplefromtheFindingAspectsarticle,
designyourSetupandReminderPhrasestotargetthepartofthisemotional
crescendothatcausedtheintensity(notethattheemotioninvolvedis
mentionedintheSetupphrase.Forexample:
EventhoughIwasfuriouswhenshesaidthattome
EventhoughIcringedwithfearwhenIsawthathorriblething
EventhoughIfeltguiltywhenthatcopwaschasingme
EventhoughIwasreallyangryaboutthat
C.UsetheEFTBasicRecipeandkeepevaluatingintensitybeforeandaftereach
rounduntiltheintensityisdowntozerooralowtolerablelevel.
D.EachemotionalcrescendomighthaveafewAspectsofitsown,soonceyou
usetheEFTBasicRecipeonthemostobviousone,gothroughthatpartofthe
storyagaintoseeifthereisstillintensity.Ifso,repeatthestepabove.
E.Oncetheintensityhasbeenreleasedfromthatcrescendo,resumethestory
andlookforanotherstoppingpoint.Also,beawareofyourpossibletendency,
whiletellingyourstories,tojumpaheadtothemostintensecrescendo(s).You
knowwhatiscominginyourstory,ofcourse,andthusyouwilloftenaccessthe
emotionsbeforeactuallygettingtothatplaceinthestory.Justtreatthis
intensityasyouwouldanyotherstoppingpoint.
F.Onceyouhavetappedthroughalltheintensemomentsofthestorythenstart
fromthebeginning,TelltheStoryagain,andstopforanyintensitiesthatmay
arise.Dontbesurprisedifthereisstillmoretoaddress...justbeasthorough
asyoucan.
G.Repeatthisprocessuntilyoucantellthestorynonchalantly...likeitwasa
shoppingtrip.ThisshouldcollapseallormostoftheAspects.Forgood
measure,TelltheStorytomorrowmorningornextweektoseeifanythingis
left.Sometimes,lettingtimegobywillbringupremnants(Aspects).Ifso,
repeattheprocessuntilyouachieveamorethoroughsuccess.
EFTTestingMethodsGoingDeeperIntotheTappingprocess
YoucanuseanyoftheTestingmethodsthatyoulearnedinthepreviousarticleon
TestingYourEFTTappingWork,butanoftenusedoneforaSpecificEventisVivid
Visualization.Onceyouhavebeenthroughtheeventaloudandhavereducedthe
mostintensecrescendosbyTapping,youcanagaingothroughtheeventinyour
mind,oneframeatatime.Lookforthoseintensemomentsandexaggeratethe
sights,sounds,colors,sizes,etcandreallytrytogetyourselfupset.Assoonasyou
findmoreintensity,dosomemoretappingonwhateveryouhavefoundandthen
tryitagain.Keepgoingthroughitvivdlyuntilyoucannolongergetupsetabout
anythingintheevent.However,donotcontinuewiththisVividVisualizationifyour
previoustappinghasnotbroughttheintensitydowntomanageablelevels.Inthis
caseitisbesttoseekaqualifiedhealthprofessional.
YoucanalsousetheTestingmethodsofPropsoranActualSituationifthoseare
appropriatefortheevent.Ifyouaresuccessfulwithdiggingupintensitywithany
kindofTesting,again,useTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeforwhatevercomesup
untilyoucannotgetupsetabouttheevent.
TelltheStoryTappingTips
MeasuringIntensity: Your010measurementsshouldreflecthowmuchintensityyou
haveNOWwhenyourememberwhathappenedTHEN.Wecannotchangethe
intensityyoufeltatthetime,butwecanreleasetheintensityyoufeelaboutitnow.
Idontfeelintensityonmyevent: Youremotionalintensitycanshowupinavarietyof
ways.Mostpeoplewillrecognizetheirintensityrightaway,butifyoudont,check
toseeifthereareanychangesinyourbodysensations.Tension,shortnessof
breath,ordiscomfortinanypartofthebodycanbeusedasameasureofintensity
aslongasitshowsuponlywhenyourecallsomethingintheevent.
Ifyounoticethatthequalityofyourbreathchangeswhenaspectsshowup,then
useConstrictedBreathingTechniqueuntilthebreathisbacktonormalandcontinue
throughthestory.
Youmightstartbytappingthroughanaspectoftheeventthatyouassumewould
bedistressinginsomewayandthennoticewhatchangesafteryoutap.Youmay
noticethatitfeelssofter,lesstense,orsomehoweasiertoremember,andthat
wouldbeanindicationthatyouhavereleasedsomeintensity.
Tappingwillusuallyhelptheintensityfeelclearertoyou,sodowhatyoucanwitha
fewevents,getusedtohowyourbodyrespondstointensity,anditshouldget
easierasyougo.
Ifeeltoomuchintensityonmyevent: Ifthisisthecase,youmaywanttoworkon
other,lessintenseeventsuntiltheharderonesseemmoremanageable.Many
eventsinyourlifearerelatedtoeachother,soworkingonotherswilloftenhelpthe
harderonesbecomeeasier.Ifyouareworkingwithahistoryofabuseortrauma,
youmaywanttoconsiderworkingthroughthoseeventswithanEFTprofessional.
Anothereventorissueiscomingtomind: Thisisaformofswitchingaspectsandisan
indicationthatyouhavemadegoodprogresswiththeoriginalevent.However,
beforemovingtoanotherevent,checktheaspectsoftheoriginaleventandsee
howmuchislefttodo.Ifyoucan,finishtappingontheeventyoustarteduntilall
theintensitiesarezeroandthenmoveontosomethingelse.Iftheneweventor
issueissimplytoodistracting,thenswitchtoitifyoulike,butdoyourbestto
maintainamethodicalprocess.Keeprecordsofyourintensitylevelsforanyevent
youabandonmidstreamsoyoucancomebackandfinishitlater.
Also,besureyoucandistinguishbetweeneventsandissues.Aneventisa13
minutesegmentoftime,veryspecificandinlinewithsolidEFTpractice.Anissueis
anewTabletop,supportedbySpecificEvents,soyouwouldwanttobreakitinto
thosepartsbeforeyoustarttapping.Forexample,ifyouareworkingona13
minuteeventwheresomeoneontheplaygroundsaidsomethingmeanaboutyour
clothes,andthenyourealizethatyourmotherwasalwayscriticalinthesameway,
youdonotwanttostarttappinggloballyonEventhoughIfeelrejectedbymy
motherInstead,listouttheindividual13minuteeventsyoucanremember
whereshemadethecriticalcommentsandtapthroughthoseoneatatime.
Myeventislongerthan13minutes: Mosteventswillbelongerthan13minutesuntil
yougetusedtonarrowingthemdown.Manyoftheexperiencesyouwouldconsider
eventswillactuallyhaveseveralbriefsegmentswithinthemthatcarrythe
emotionalimpact.Theyshouldallhavesomerelativelyneutralspacesoftimein
between,andthosewillhelpyouseparateoneeventfromanother.
Myeventsallseemthesame: Iftherehasbeenapatternofsimilarexperiencesin
yourlife,thenthefirststepistoworkwiththeearliestoneyoucanfind.For
example,relationshipissuesoftenrevealpatternsofbehaviororemotional
responses,andthosepatternsoftenbegininchildhood.Youcanstartbyworkingon
thecurrentproblem,butitwillbesittingontopofsomuchsimilarhistorythatyou
mayhaveahardtimegettinganywhere.Itsbettertothinkaboutwhatthecurrent
problemremindsyouofinyourpast,andgofurtherback.
Ifyouwereinalongtermsituationinwhichthesamepainfulthingswere
happeningonaregularbasis,youcantrytomakeupaneventthatwould
representthecommonthemesineachone,butitwillbealothardertogeteach
intensitytozero,andyoumayenduptriggeringtoomuchintensityatonce.The
goodnewsisthatallofthoseeventsarecloselyrelatedsotheymayallcollapse
together,butthebadnewsisalsothattheyarecloselyrelated,andyoumayhave
ahardtimesparingyourselfthepainoffeelingthemallatonceasyougothrough
theprocess.ProperlytrainedEFTprofessionalsknowhowtohelpyoucontain
eventsinthesescenarios,soifyouhaveahardtimegettingthroughitall,you
mightconsidergettingsomehelp.
TestingtheOverallIssue: Thetestingmethodsthatyoulearnedintheprevious
articlewereappliedtoyourissueingeneral.However,whenyoustartaddressing
specificevents,thegoalisstilltomakeprogresswiththecurrentproblem.You
wanttotesttheeventsyouaddressasthoroughlyasyoucan,butsetupseparate
testsontheoverallissuetoseeifclearingtheeventsishelpingyoumakeprogress
intherightdirection.
TheEFTTelltheStoryTechniquehasseveralbenefits....
1.The"story"providesabuiltinprocedureforfindingAspects.
2.Itallowstheissuetounfoldasgentlyaspossible.
3.Youcaneasilytestateachstoppingpointandthatallowsyoutoknowhow
youareprogressing.
ThefollowingvideoisanexampleoftheEFTTelltheStoryTechniqueonanactual
event.Asyouwillnotice,thiseventcontainstwocrescendos,eachwithmultiple
Aspects.MostoftheearlyTappingroundsaddresstheanticipationoftheupcoming
firstcrescendo.Inthiscase,thegoalissimplytotaketheedgeoffuntilwegetto
theactualcrescendo,sowearen'tconcernedwithbringingthoseintensitiesallthe
waytozero.Oncewegettoeachoftheactualcrescendos,weareabletoaddress
individualAspectsandbringtheintensitydowntozero.
CanyouidentifythetwocrescendosandwhatAspectswereaddressedforeachof
them?
THEEFTTELLTHESTORYTECHNIQUEWATCHVIDEO
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedhowtouseTelltheStoryTechniqueonSpecificEvents.
ThisisaneasytousemethodtomethodicallycleartheintensityfromaSpecific
Event.
ItincorporatestheconceptsofAspects,BeingSpecific,andTestingallinone
tool.
Itallowsthestorytounfoldasgentlyaspossible.
Oncecomplete,TestingyourworkiseasytodowithVividVisualization.
Tipswerealsoprovidedforunusualsituationsyoumayencounterwithyourown
events.
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WhatShouldISayDuringtheEFTTappingProcess?
Easywaysto"GettheEFTWordsRight"whileTapping
WhenyoufirstlearnedTheEFTTappingBasicRecipeyouweregivenasimple,fill
intheblanksentencefortheinitialSetupPhrase.Itwentlikethis...
"EventhoughIhavethis___________,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself."
Thisisthebasicanswertothe"WhatdoIsay?'concern.Youneedonlyfillinthe
blankwithwordsdescribingtheproblem,e.g.soreshoulder,rejectionmemory,fear
ofheights,etc.However,welaterlearnedinIntrotoBeingSpecificWithEFT
Tappingthataddingspecificitytothelanguageislikelytoprovidemorebenefits.
ThisisbecauseEFTworksbestonveryspecificallystatedproblems.Thussaying,
"Thissharppaininthefrontofmyrightshoulder"isbetterthansayingjust,"This
soreshoulder."
AcommonsensewaytogeneratemorespecificityforyourTappingrounds.
Thismethodiseasyandrequiresnoindepth
training.Withalittlepracticeyoushouldhaveit
downpermanently.Justdescribetheproblemin
detailasthoughyouweretalkingtoagoodfriend
andthenusethatlanguageinyourTappingrounds.
Anexample, ifyouhaveaphysicalissue,suchasa
lowerbackpain,thenyoumightsaytoafriend...
"WhenIbendoverIgetthisshootingpaininmylowerbackthatmakesme
wanttoscreamsoloudthatevenadeafpersoncouldhearme."
Whilethatisabitwordy,itisperfectlyfinetostartwiththisSetuplanguage...
"EventhoughwhenIbendoverIgetthisshootingpaininmylowerbackthat
makesmewanttoscreamsoloudthatevenadeafpersoncouldhearme,I
deeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself."
FortheReminderPhraseyoumightwanttoshortenittosomethinglike....
"Lowerbackshootingpainthatmakesmewanttoscream."
Remember,thisisanindirectwaytotargettheunderlyingemotionalissues.Ifyou
havebeenasspecificasyoucananddonthavethereliefyouwant,thenmoreor
betterlanguageisnotthesolution.Findingtheunderlyingemotionalissuesand
workingwithSpecificEventsisthenextbeststep.
Anotherexample, thistimeforanemotionalissue.Youmightsaytoafriend....
"WhenIseeasnakemyheartpounds,IgetdizzyandIthinkI'mgoingtodie."
YourSetuplanguagecouldthenbe....
"EventhoughwhenIseeasnakemyheartpounds,IgetdizzyandIthinkI'm
goingtodie,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself."
TheReminderPhrasemightbe...
"Snake,heartpounding,dizzy,goingtodie."
Again,targetingtheresulting,currentsymptomsofanemotionalissueisanindirect
waytotargettherealproblem.Ratherthanfindingdifferentlanguageforbetter
results,itsbettertodigdeeperandworkwithSpecificEvents.
Yetanotherexample, thistimeforaSpecificEvent.Youmightsaytoafriend...
"WhenmythirdgradeteachertoldtheclassthatIwastoodensetolearn
anything,IwassomortifiedthatIwantedtodisappearfromtheearth."
YourSetupLanguagecouldthenbe...
"EventhoughmythirdgradeteachertoldtheclassthatIwastoodensetolearn
anything,IwassohumiliatedthatIwantedtodisappearfromtheearth,I
deeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself."
YourReminderPhrasemightbe...
"Humiliated,disappearfromtheearth."
Ifyouprefer,youcouldwritedownthewords,ingraphicandspecificdetail,as
thoughyouweresendingalettertoafriend.UsethosewordsinyourEFTTapping
rounds.Withexperienceyouwillrefineyourskillsandfindwaystogetthejob
donewithfewerwords.
Pleasenotethattheadditionallanguageintheexampleaboveisstilldescribingone
framewithina13minuteevent.Theteachersaidthewords,Ihadthefeelings,
andthisishowIwoulddescribethatmoment.Itdoesnotincludethe20minute
analysisthatyoumayalsogothroughwhentellingyourfriendabouthowthe
teachermusthaveissuesofherown,howyourmotherusedtosaythesame
things,orhowthisistheverythingthatperpetuatesyourfearofrejectionissuein
yourmarriage.Makesureyouarestillbeingspecifictothemoment.
CAUTIONDontgoglobalwithyourlanguage: Asreflectedintheprevious
paragraph,beawarethatthistellingittoyourfriendversionoflanguagecan
easilytakeyouoffintoothereventsorotherglobalissues.Thegoalisstilltobe
specificwiththeindividualframesofthe13minutesegmentoftime,andyoudont
wantyourlanguagetodistractyoufromthat.Remember,thepurposeofthe
language,particularlytheReminderPhrase,istohelpyoumaintainfocusonthe
specifictargetyouhavechosentoaddresswithyourroundoftapping.
Thetargetismoreimportantthanthelanguage:Ifyouarebreakingeachissue
downintosmallerpartsusingtheconceptsofAspects,BeingSpecific,andSpecific
Events,thenonceyouhaveagood,specifictarget,thelanguageshouldfallright
intoyourlap.IfyouarehavingtroubledesigningyourSetupphrase,thenyou
probablyneedtobemorespecific.Itisonlyhardtodesignlanguagewhenyou
havetoomuchissueonyourplate.
WhereEFT'ersGetConfusedRegardingtheWords
Theabovemethodsaresimple,straightforwardandwillleadeventhenewcomerto
solidTappingresultsinmanycases.Butconfusioncanarisewhenyouseeme
deliveringEFTonthenumerousvideosonthiswebsite.ThereIappeartobeusing
"fancylanguage"thatseemsfaradvancedovertheaboveexplanations.Inaway,
thatistrue.Ihaverefinedmylanguageovertheyearsjustasyoumaydoasyou
gainexperience.Buttheselanguagepatternsarejustrefinementsandaddalittle
"icingtothecake."Youaren'tthereyetbutwhatyouhavebeengivenaboveis
"thecake"andhasbeenusedbymultitudestogainsolidresults.Asanewcomer,it
isnotnecessary,orpractical,toexpecttomatchmyEFTskills.Atleastnotyet.
Onethingisforsure,though.ItisFAReasierandFARmoreefficienttodevelop
thissimpleskillthantousethecannedTappingScriptsthataresoprevalentonthe
internet.SeeTheProsandPerilsofEFTTappingScripts.Theseprecreated
wordingsaresupposedlydesignedtoaimEFTatyourspecificissuesandsaveyou
fromlearningthissimpleskill.However,rarelywillsomeoutsider'sattemptsbe
effectiveinhittingyourspecifictarget.Ifyouchoose,youcanuseawelltrained
GoldStandardEFTpractitionertoassistyou.
WhenyougettothemoreadvancedsectionsofthisGoldStandardEFTTutorial,
youwillseehowtheSetupLanguageandReminderPhrasescanbeusedcreatively
toenhancetheprocess.This,ofcourse,requiresexperiencebut,withpractice,can
bedevelopedbyanyone.Ifinterestednow,youcanperusetheseadvanced
articles.
DetectiveWorkWithintheEFTTappingProcess
CustomizingYourEFTSetupPhrasesDuringTapping
UsingRamblingLanguageWithintheEFTTappingProcess
EFTReframingAnotherWaytoSeeThingsThroughTapping
PremiereEFTTappingSelfHelpTools
Thesetwoarticlesprovideexcellenttoolsforselfhelp.
BorrowingBenefits(EasyEFT)TappingAlongWithLiveSessions
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedmoreaboutchoosingeffectivelanguageforyourTapping
rounds.
ThepurposeofthelanguageistofocusonyourtargetfortheTappinground.
Thebasictwothreeworddescriptionoftheproblemisthebestfirststep.
BeingmorespecificaboutyourproblemoranAspectthereofisoftenbetter.
Describingtheproblemasyouwouldtoafriendcanhelpyoubemorespecific.
Becarefulnottoletyourlanguagetakeyouintoglobalterritory,
Diggingdeeperintounderlyingissuesandfindingabettertargetforyour
tappingroundisusuallymoreeffectivethanfindingbetterlanguage.
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AimEFTAtaFewRelatedSpecificEventsAndBringTappingRelieftoThemAll
WetouchedonthisconceptinthepreviousarticleonSpecificEventsAnEssential
ConceptWithintheEFTProcessbutit'simportantenoughtomerititsownarticle.
UnderstandingtheconceptofTabletops/TableLegsandworkingwithSpecific
EventsmightleadyoutotheconclusionthatyouhavetoaddresseveryAspectof
everysingleSpecificEventinyourpasttogetreliefwithEFT,andthatcanseem
overwhelming.Actually,thatisnotthecase.
OftenthevariousSpecificEvents(orTableLegsundertheTableTop)havesome
commonthemesamongthemsousingTappingtoremoveoneleghasaneffecton
theremainingonesinthattheme.Forexample,afairlynormalchildhoodmight
includeaparentwithhighstandardsandthesmalleventsthereinmightadduptoa
limitingbelieflikeIllnevergetitright.Thoseeventstendtoinvolvesimilar
people,similarlocations,similarmessages,andsimilaremotionalresponses.
Accordingly,onceweeliminatetheintensityfor5,10or20ofthesesimilarSpecific
Events,thereisenoughcommonalityamongthemtogeneralizereliefoverallthe
rest.Eventuallyyoureachapointwhereitisdifficulttofindanymoreeventsthat
holdintensity,andyouwillnoticethatyourTabletopissuedoesntseemtohavea
griponyouanymore.
Thevideobelowgivesyoumoreperspectiveonthisidea.
THEEFTGENERALIZATIONEFFECTWATCHVIDEO
Itisacommonmisunderstandingthatbyseparatinganissueintoitspartsand
addressingeverysingleone,youwillbetakingthelongroadtorelief.Asaresult,
takingamoreglobalapproachandcombiningahandfulofeventsorissuesineach
roundofTheEFTTappingBasicRecipemightseemlikeashortcut.Thisis
erroneousandoneofthemainreasonsmanysoulsendupinTheEFTSilentSeaof
disappointedpeople
AlmostalloftheEFTTappingSpinOffsthatcanbeseenonlinearebasedonthis
resolveitallatoncephilosophyanditisreallyeasytoassumethatfasterresults
canbefoundthisway.Onthecontrary,ifyoucontinuewiththespecificapproach
weareteachinghere,theGeneralizationEffectwillkickinandmoveyoualong
muchfasterinthelongrunthantheshortcuts,Tappingscriptsandbriefyoutube
videosthatarepromotedontheinternet.Inaddition,theTableLegsyouremove
willgenerallybegoneforgood,Tabletopscancollapsecompletely,andbyworking
withmeasurableunits,youcantestyourresultsasyougoandkeeptrackofyour
ownprogress.WewilldiscussthisfurtherwiththePersonalPeaceProcedurenext!
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedmoreaboutthebenefitsoftheGeneralizationEffect.
TheTableLegsunderoneTabletopareusuallyrelatedinsomeway.
WorkingonafewoftheTableLegswilloftenhaveenougheffectontherestto
collapsetheTabletop.
AcommonEFTmisunderstandingisthatcombiningeventsorissueswillhelp
clearthemallfaster.
Onthecontrary,maintainingaspecificapproachwillaccesstheGeneralization
Effectmuchmorequickly.
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AUniversallyUsefulTappingToolForEveryone
Nowthatwehaveacompleteunderstandingof(1)SpecificEventsAn
EssentialConceptWithintheEFTProcess,(2)TheEFTTelltheStoryTechnique,
and(3)TheEFTGeneralizationEffectABigStepTowardTappingEfficiency,
let'sputthemtoworkwithTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedure,aqualitywayto
getlastingresultswithEFT.
PersonalPeace
Ideally,ifyouhaveachallengingissueinyourdailylife,youwouldtreatitlike
aTabletopandfindtheindividualTableLegsorSpecificEvent(s)inyourpast
thathaveleddirectlytoit.OncetheLegsareidentified,youwoulduseEFTto
removeasmanyasittakesfortheTabletoptocollapse,andthenyourefree
tomoveforwardinyourlifewithoutthechallengingissue.
TheaboveisthemostidealscenarioandtheEFTprocessdoesworkthisway
formanypeople.Iftherelatedeventsarestillclearinyourmemoryandyou
areabletoconnectthemclearlytoyourcurrentissue,thenEFTmaybejust
thateasyforyouaswell.
Butwhatifthememoriesyouneedarenotpresentingthemselves?
Whatifyouhaveaddressedalltheeventsyoucanfindbuttheissue
persists?
Whatifyourissueistheresultofseveralyearsofdiscomfortratherthan
justafewevents?
Whatifallofthosememoriesblendtogetherinawaythatishardto
separate?
Whatifyouhavemorethanoneissueandthecontributingeventsareall
relatedtoeachother?
Whatiftheissueandtheeventhavesuchastrangeconnectionthatyou
wouldneverbeabletoseeitonyourown?
Asitturnsout,thesechallengesarecommontomostEFTusers.
Emotionalissuesarecomplexbynature,andtheTabletop/TableLegmetaphor
thatyoulearnedintheUncoveringSpecificEventsarticleillustratesthatin
part.However,navigatingthroughahistoryofeventstonarrowinontheones
thatrelatetooneparticularissuecanbeachallenge.Inreality,mostofthe
issuesthatbotheryoutodayprobablyrelatedtoeachother,andallofthe
difficulteventsinyourpastcouldbecontributingtodifferentissuesindifferent
ways.Manyofthoseeventsmightseemtoosmallandinsignificanttoworry
about,butafterafewdecades,thosesmallerdisruptionsdotendtopileup.
Withthatinmind,weofferthePersonalPeaceProcedure,whichisawayto
systematicallyclearoutthedifficulteventsinyourhistory,nomatterwhich
issuetheyarecontributingtocurrently.
Inessence,theEFTPersonalPeaceProcedureinvolvesmakingalistofevery
bothersomeSpecificEventinyourlifeandremovingtheiremotionalimpacts
onebyone.BydiligentlydoingthisyoucanknockalltheTableLegsoutfrom
underallofthoseTabletops,andgeneratethereliefyouwerelookingforas
wellasarefreshingsenseofpeaceinyourlife.Youllbesurprisedbyhow
quicklyyoucangetthererememberthattheGeneralizationEffectkicksin
andwiththePersonalPeaceProcedure,wecanwatchitinaction!
ThisEFTTappingmethodissimple:
1. MakealistofeverybothersomeSpecificEventyoucanremember,
usingthecriteriaputforthintheSpecificEventArticle,namely:
Itisashortmoviefromthepast,preferablyatleastafewyears
ago(childhoodeventsareusuallybest).
Youareabletogiveitatitle,likethetimewhen
13minuteslongatthetimeithappened.
Containsatleast1emotionalcrescendo.
Hasabeginning,anend,aplotandcharacters.
Note:Youshouldbeabletofindatleast50events.Manypeople
willfindhundreds.
2. Besideeachmovietitle,ratetheintensityofeacheventfrom010.
Examples:
Dadhitmeinthekitchen(8)
IstoleSuzie'ssandwich(5)
IalmostslippedandfellintotheGrandCanyon(7)
MythirdgradeclassridiculedmewhenIgavethatspeech(8)
Momlockedmeinacloset(7)
ThetimeMrs.AdamstoldmeIwasstupid(6)
3. Afterthemostintenseeventshavebeenneutralized,crossthemoff
thelistandlookforthenextmostintenseones.Youmaynotice
additionaleventscomingtomindasyoutap.Addthosetothelistand
addressthemaccordingly.
4. Afterevery5eventsorso,gobackthroughyourlistandreevaluate
theintensityratingsforeachitem.AstheGeneralizationEffectkicks
in,youwillseethattheeventsyouhaventevenaddressedyetare
likelytobecomelessandlessintense.
5. IfyouclearoneSpecificEventperdayfor3monthsyouwillhave
resolved90events.ImaginehowmanyofyourTabletopscouldbe
collapsedorweakenedasaresult.Canyouimaginehowmuchbetter
yourlifewouldbewithoutthem?Itdoesnthavetostopthere.Ifyou
trulyunderstandthebenefitofclearingoutanyeventfromthepast
thatisstillcarryingdisruptions,thenyoucankeepaddingtothelist
andkeepclearingeventsuntilyourunout.Andrememberthatthe
GeneralizationEffectwilljumpinandhelpyou.
6. Mostpeoplewillstarttofeelsignificantlybetterafteraddressingafew
dozenevents,butevenifyouhavemoreandittakesayearortwoto
findfreedomfromtheemotionalorphysicallimitsyoustrugglewith
today,isntthatworththeeffort?Andheresabonusifyoucando
allofthisworkonyourownthenyougettoachievethatfreedomfor
free.
Tips
Ifyoucannotgeta010intensitylevelonaparticularmoviethenassume
youarerepressingitandapply10fullroundsofEFTonitfromeveryangle
youcanthinkof.Thisgivesyouahighpossibilityforresolvingit.
Whilemakingyourlistyoumayfindthatsomeeventsdon'tseemtocause
youanycurrentdiscomfort.That'sOK.Listthemanyway.Themerefact
thatyourememberthemsuggestsaneedforresolution.
Whenthelistiscomplete,pickoutthemostintenseeventsandusetheEFTTelltheStoryTechniqueonthem
onebyoneuntilyourintensitydropstozero.Youmayneedtogothrougheacheventafewtimestofindallthe
Aspectsandreducethemalltozero.Atthatpoint,youmaynoticethatyoulaughaboutit,feelneutralaboutit,
orjust"can'tthinkaboutitanymore."
Cautions
Ifyourhistoryincludeslongtermabuseorhighlytraumaticevents,youmay
findthatlistingthemalloutcausesyouadditionaldistress.Ifthisisthecase,
thenmakeashorterlist,maybe5atatime,ofeventswithlowerintensity,and
gettotheotherswhenyoufeelmorecomfortable.Inaddition,considergetting
helpfromaproperlytrainedprofessionalwhocanmanageyourdistressalong
theway.
Ifyouaretakingmedications,youmayfeeltheneedtodiscontinuethem.
PleasedosoONLYunderaqualifiedphysiciansadvice.
PositiveSideEffects
Asyouworkthroughtheeventsfromyourpastinorderofintensity,youmay
notbezeroinginrightawayontheexactcausesoftheissuefromwhichyou
mostwantrelief.However,therewillbepositiveresultsalongtheway,andif
younoticethem,youwillknowthatpersonalpeaceisstartingtoemergein
yourlife.
EFTresults,nomatterhowwefindthem,aresometimesverysubtle,anditis
easytooverlookthemorattributethemtoyournaturalgrowthprocess.To
helpusseethechangesastheyarehappening,itstimetomakeasecondlist
oneforanythinginyourlifethatcouldstandsomeimprovement.Common
examplesareasfollows:
Sleepinghabitsqualityofsleeporhourspernight
Eatinghabitsjunkfoodcravings,vegetableintake,sugarordesserthabits
OtherCravingscoffee,cigarettes,wine/beer
Levelofstressrelatedtowork
Frustrationintraffic
Relationshipsspouse,children,inlaws,relatives,coworkers
Muscletensionorpain/Flexibility
BloodPressure
Breathingcapacity
Eyesight
Memory
Stamina
Confidence
Propensitytolaughorsmile
Anythinginyourlifecanstartchangingforthebetterasyouclearouttheold
disruptions.Onceyouhaveyourwishlistforanypositivechangesthatyou
wouldwelcome,findawaytoevaluateeachonebeforeyoustarttapping.
Maybeyouwritedownthehoursofsleepyouaregettingonaverage,orthe
cupsofcoffeeyouhaveeachday,lengthoftimeyoucanbeonyourfeet
withoutpain,ortheleveloffrustration/emotionalpain(010)thatyoufeelin
anyparticularrelationship.
Asyoutapthroughyourevents,keepcheckinginwiththislistandkeeptrack
ofalltheitems.Somemayshiftrightaway,othersmayimprovelater,andyou
maynoticeotherpositivechangesthatwerentevenonthelist.Byusingboth
oftheselistsintandem,itismucheasiertokeepgoingwithaprocessthat
maybeonthelongersideforsomepeople.
Canyouimaginewhatitwouldfeelliketotrulybeatpeacewitheverything
thathaseverhappenedinyourlife?Howaboutbeingatpeacewithhalfofit?
Eventhatwouldmakeanenormousdifferenceformostpeople.Imaginehow
differenttheworldwouldbeifeveryoneclearedoutthegarbagefromtheir
past.Notonlywouldweallfeelbetterphysicallyandemotionally,wewouldbe
abletounderstandeachotherandfeelcompassionwithoutalloftheissuesin
theway.
ThoughtsonOtherUsesOfTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedure
ThissimpleTappingconceptcouldshifttheentirehealingfieldand,ifadopted
byeveryhealingpractitionerandpatient,wouldlikely(1)dramaticallyincrease
ourhealingrateswhile(2)precipitouslydroppingourcosts.
Pleasenotethatthisideacompletelyignoreschemicalcausessuchasthose
propoundedbythemedicalmodel.That'sbecauseEFToftenproduces
improvementsinclientswheredrugsandotherchemicalsolutionshavefailed.
Thisisnottosay,however,thatdrugs,propernutritionandthelikedon'thave
theirplace.Indeedtheydo.Theycanoftenbevital.Inmyexperience,
however,ourunresolvedSpecificEventsareoftennearerthefoundational
causeforillnessthananythingelse.Thustheydeserveourhighlevel
attention..
QualifiedEFT'ersarewellawareofEFT'sabilitytocleanlywipethenegative
SpecificEventsoffofourmentalwalls.Thisistheareawhereinourhighest
successratiosappear.Todate,however,wehavefocusedoureffortsonthose
negativeSpecificEventsthatunderlieagivenailmentsuchasaphobia,
headacheortraumaticincident.Thisisgood...verygood...andweshould
continuedoingso.Ontheotherhand,whynotuseEFTonALLtheother
SpecificEventsthatmaybelurkingbehindourmoregeneralized(butVERY
important)issuessuchas(tonameafew)....
Selfimage
Anxiety
Depression
Persistentinsomnia
Addictions
EmotionalOvereating
Compulsions
Feelingsofabandonment
AsyoueliminatetheemotionalbaggagefromyourSpecificEventsyouwill,of
course,havelessandlessinternalconflictforyoursystemtodealwith.Less
internalconflicttranslatesintoahigherlevelofpersonalpeaceandless
emotionalandphysicalsuffering.Formany,thisproceduremayresultinthe
completecessationoflifelongissuesthatothermethodshavenottouched.
How'sthatforpeaceinaparagraph?
Thesameappliestophysicalailmentsaswell.I'mtalkinghereabout
everythingfromheadaches,breathingdifficultiesanddigestivedisordersto
AIDS,MSandCancer.Itisbecomingmorewidelyacceptedthatourphysical
maladiesarecaused(orcontributedto)byunresolvedangers,traumas,guilt,
griefandthelike.Untilnow,however,therehasn'tbeenaneffectivewayto
eliminatethesehealthbandits.Wecanmaskthemwithdrugs,ofcourse,but
truecureshavebeenhardtofind.Fortunately,EFTnowprovideselegant
Tappingtoolsthatwillaidtheserioushealthpractitionerineliminatingtheroot
causesofdisease.Alwaysconsultqualifiedphysiciansregardingyouruseof
EFTforphysicalissues.
TheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedurehereisNOTasubstituteforqualityEFT
trainingnorisitasubstituteforqualityhelpfromaskillfulEFTpractitioneror
qualifiedphysician.Rather,itisaTappingtoolthat,properlyapplied,iscapable
ofwiderangingrelief(qualitytrainingorqualityassistancewilladdtoits
effectiveness).Itssimplicityandfarreachingeffectivenessgiveitcandidacyas
amandatorymethodforanyoneseekinghelpforeventhemostdifficultof
problems.
Itmaybeused:
As"homework"betweensessionswithaphysicianortherapist.Thisis
certaintoaccelerateanddeepenthehealingprocess.
AsadailyTappingproceduretoclearoutalifetimeofaccumulated
emotionaldebris.Thiscanenhanceselfimage,reduceselfdoubtand
provideaprofoundsenseoffreedom.
Asameanstoeliminateamajorcontributor(ifnotthesolecause)ofa
seriousdisease.Somewherewithinone'sSpecificEventsarethoseangers,
fearsandtraumasthataremanifestingasdisease.Byaddressingthemall,
youwilllikelycoverthoseresponsibleforthedisease.Alwaysconsult
qualifiedphysiciansregardingyouruseofEFTforphysicalissues.
Asausefulsubstituteforfindingcoreissues.Ifyouneutralizeallthe
specificissuesyouwillhaveautomaticallyincludedcoreissues.
Asameansforconsistentrelaxation.
Tobecomeanexampletoothersastowhatispossible.
AfewminutesperdaywiththeEFTPersonalPeaceProcedurecanmakea
monumentaldifferenceinschoolperformance,relationships,healthandour
qualityoflife.WehopethiscommonsenseTappingprocessbecomesa
worldwideroutine.
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedhowtousethePersonalPeaceProcedure.
ThereareavarietyofcommonreasonswhymanyEFTusershaveahard
timegettingtothecoreoftheirissue.
Makingalistofeventsinyourpastthatstillcarryintensitycanhelpyou
navigatethroughyourownissuesandsystematicallyclearthemout.
Whileyouareworkingtowardresolutionononeissue,thereareoften
positivesideeffectsinthisprocessthatprovideunexpectedreliefonother
issues.
PersonalPeaceProcedureissomethingyoucandoeveryday.Clearingone
eventperdaywouldleadto90eventsclearedinjust3months.
AgreaterlevelofPersonalPeacecannotonlyrelieveexistingissues,but
canpreventnewonesfromdeveloping.
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TakingTheEdgeOffinaTappingSessionand
ManagingMeltdownsWhenYou'reTapping
Clearly,thefocusofthisPartIIhasbeentoaimatspecifics.
Specifics,specifics,specifics.
Themorespecificweare,themorequalityweget,andworkingwithashort
SpecificEventistheultimateEFTapproach.However,itissometimestoopainfulto
diverightintothespecificsofanevent,sowecanuseamoreglobalapproachat
firsttotaketheedgeoff.
Similarly,evenwhenyouareworkingwithspecifics,ahighlyintenseaspectornew
eventcanbetriggered,andbackingawayfromspecificscanbeusefulthenaswell.
Globalapproachesdocarrysomeriskaswehavementioned,butifyouknowhow
tousethemproperly,theycangoalongwaytowardminimizingemotionalpainin
theEFTTappingprocess.
TheEventasaWhole
AspresentedinTheEFTTelltheStoryTechniqueTheWorkhorseTappingMethod,
whenyoususpectthattheintensityofaSpecificEventislikelytobehigh,itiswise
totaketheedgeoffwithafewglobalroundsofEFTTapping.Thoseroundswould
betargetingtheeventasawholeratherthananyoftheindividualpartsofthe
story,sowewillusethelanguageinadifferentwaytoavoidjumpingintothe
detailstoosoon.
RememberthattheSetupandReminderphrasesaredesignedtomanageyour
focus,andtherearewaystousethelanguagetoaccomplishavarietyofgoals.In
manycases,wecanusethemovietitleassignedtotheeventasarepresentation
oftheeventasawhole,likethis:
EventhoughIhavethisinthebasementmovieandIknowitwillbe
uncomfortable,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
Ifyourtitleinthebasementrepresentsonlyoneeventforyou,thenthisisagood
start.Ontheotherhand,ifyouexperiencedtraumainthebasementanumberof
times,thenusingthistitleinyourlanguagemayopenthemallupatonceinstead
ofisolatingoneatatime,Triggeringacollectionofreallyintenseeventswithone
Setupisarecipeforoverwhelmingdistress,soifyoususpectyourtitlewilldrawon
toomanyevents,thenitwouldbeagoodideatochangeitfrominthebasement
tosomethingliketheargumentinthebasementorsomethingmorespecificto
thatevent.
NoticethatwehavenotsuggestedatitlelikeJakesaidIwasaloserorIfound
thatpicture.Whengivingamovieatitle,wewilloftenchooseafewwordsthat
describethehardestmomentintheevent,becausethatsthegistofwhat
happened.
However,usingwordslikethatinyourtappinglanguagewillsendyourfocus
straighttotheintensitywearetryingtostayoutofatfirst.ForyourEFTPersonal
PeaceProcedurelistitisfinetousetitleslikethat,butwhenyousitdownto
addressthoseeventsandfeelliketakingtheedgeoffisthebestwaytostart,use
languagethatkeepstheeventcontainedasaunit,ratherthantargetingtheonebig
crescendo.
Herearesomeotheroptionsfortakingtheedgeoffofanintenseevent:
EventhoughIfeelnervousaboutthisevent....
EventhoughI'mfeelinguncomfortableaboutgettingintothisstory....
Eventhoughthinkingaboutthisstoryisreallyhardforme....
Ifyouhavephysicalsymptomswhenyouthinkabouttheeventyouareaboutto
address,youcanusetheseideasaswell:
Eventhoughmyheartispounding....
Eventhoughmypalmsaresweaty....
EventhoughIhaveaheadache....
Eventhoughmystomachistight....
Youcanpickoneoptionandusethatuntiltheintensitycomesdown,oryoucantry
afew.Justbesurethatwhateveryouaretappingonrepresentstheeventinfront
ofyouratherthanawiderangeofotherissues.Itshouldonlytakeafewroundsto
gettheintensitydownto3orbelow.Thenyoucanproceedthroughthespecifics
withTelltheStoryTechnique.
Ifittakeslongerthenyoumaybefocusedonmoreeventsorissuesthanyou
thought,soadjustyourlanguageaccordinglyorenlistthehelpofanEFT
Practitioner.
AnticipatingaCrescendo
WhenyouareusingTheEFTTelltheStoryTechniquetoaddressanevent,youwill
bemovingslowlythroughthememoryinchronologicalorder.Nearthebeginningof
theevent,youmayfeelsomeanticipationaboutabiggercrescendothatiscoming
laterinthestory.Atthatpointyoucantaketheedgeoffoftheanticipationyoufeel
byusinglanguagelikethis:
EventhoughImanticipatingsomethinglaterinthisstory,Ideeplyandcompletely
acceptmyself
YourReminderPhrasecanbesomethinglikewhatscomingupinthestory.
Doaroundorsolikethisuntiltheintensityoftheanticipationcomesdowntoa3or
below.Bydoingso,thatupcomingcrescendoislessdistractingandyoucanfocus
ontheAspectsastheycome.Onceyougettothecrescendoyouwereanticipating,
findtheindividualAspectsandtapthemalldowntozeroatthatpoint.
AnEFTTappingTabletopIssue
TryingtoaddressanentireTabletopwithcontinuousroundsoftappingislike
poundingthatTabletopwithyourfist,andexpectingittocollapse.(SeetheTable
Top/TableLegsMetaphorintheUncoveringSpecificEventsAnEssentialConcept
WithintheEFTTappingProcessarticle).Thiswouldbeconsideredaglobal
approachbecausesupportingtheTabletopIssuearenumerousSpecificEvents,or
TableLegs,allwithaspectsoftheirown.Byincludingmultipleeventsandallthose
aspectsinyourtappinground,quicksuccessisnotlikely.ASetupthattargetsa
wholeTabletoplookssomethinglikethis:
EventhoughIfeellikeafailure,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyselfor
EventhoughImuncomfortableinsocialsituations,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself
AfterstudyingtheTutorialtothispoint,youshouldbeabletoseethateachof
theseissueswouldhaveindividualeventssupportingit.Usingthefirstexample,
everyoneofthoseeventswillhavefailureasaprimaryaspect,sousinglanguage
likeIfeellikeafailurewillbetriggeringpartsofeachofthoseevents.Atthevery
least,itwillbehardtoknowwhereprogresshasbeenmadeandtheintensityyou
aremeasuringmaynotmove.However,ifthebigcrescendosineachofthose
eventsallcometothesurfaceatonce,youmayendupwithmoreintensitythan
youcanhandle.
Itispossibletouseanapproachlikethistotaketheedgeoffofyourintensityin
themoment.Forexample,youareinyourcarabouttogointoapartyandyoufeel
anxiousaboutit,youcouldtaponEventhoughIfeelanxiousaboutgoingin
thereandyoumaybeabletotakeahigherintensitydowntosomethingmore
manageable.Wewouldnotexpecttheintensitytoclearcompletelyorvanish
forever,butifthatcanhelpyougetthroughindividualsituations,thengiveitatry.
IfyouarealsoworkingonthecontributingSpecificEventsatothertimes,thenthis
canbeanicecomplimenttoyourprocess.However,ifusingthatapproachmakes
youfeelworse,oryouarentgettinganywhereatall,thenyouhaveprobably
startedtriggeringnewintensityandwillneedtogetdowntoSpecificEventsand/or
enlistthehelpofaqualityEFTPractitionerforbetterresults.
YoumayseeintheArtofDeliveryVideosthatIdouseglobalapproacheson
TabletopIssues.PleasenotethatIdosoasanexperiencedprofessionalwith
completeawarenessoftherisksIamtaking,andwithanexpertiseinmore
advancedlanguageskills.WhenItaponaTabletopIssue,Iamnotexpectingto
cleartheissuewiththatprocess.Rather,Iamexpectingtotaketheedgeoff,
possiblybringrelevanteventstothesurface,andseewhatavenuesareavailableto
me.Withexperienceandprofessionaltraining,thisapproachcanbevaluable,but
wedonotrecommenditforaddressingyourownissues.
AnEFTTappingOverallIssue
ItcanbehardtodistinguishbetweenaTabletopIssueandanOverallIssue,butthe
differenceliesinhowmanyTabletopstherearetoaddress.Anyissuecaninvolve
morethanoneTabletop,sothatwillvaryfromonepersontothenext.Targeting
issueslikethisisanapproachthatwedonotrecommendforprofessionalordoit
yourselfuse.UnlessIhaveanunusualreasontodoso,youwillneverseemeona
videosayingEventhoughIhavePTSD,EventhoughIhaveDepression,or
EventhoughIhaveFibromyalgiabecause,forreasonsdiscussedabove,there
arewaytoomanyAspectsinvolvedtomakegoodprogress,andtheriskissimply
toohigh.
ByusingtheTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedure,youshouldbeabletorecognizea
varietyofTabletopsinyourbackgroundandhowtheyrelatetoeachother.
Followingourconceptofbreakingissuesintosmallerparts,addressingoneTabletop
anditsrelatedLegswouldbeamorespecificandmoreeffectiveapproachthan
tryingtotackleawholeassortmentofthematonce.
GuidelineforTakingtheEdgeOff
Justtoreiterate,whenthegoalistotaketheedgeoffofaneventorissue,we
generallylookfortheintensityratingtocomedowntoathreeorlower.Wedonot
pushforzeroesbecausefirst,withaglobalapproachthereareusuallytoomany
Aspectsinvolvedforthattobeareasonableexpectation,andsecond,wewillbe
clearingAspectsallthewaytozerooncewegetdowntothespecifics.
Thisguidelineappliesinallofthescenarioswehavediscussedabove:
Takingtheedgeoffofaglobalissue.
Managingcurrentsymptomsastheycomeup.
TakingtheedgeoffofahighlyintenseeventbeforegettingstartedwithTellthe
StoryTechnique.
Tappingontheanticipationofacrescendothatyouhavenotyetreachedinan
event.
Whenusingaglobalapproach,youmayindeedgetdowntoazeroandthatsfine.
Thepointweremakinghereisthatitisnotnecessary,assumingyouwillbegetting
tospecificseventually.Withthisinmind,youmaynoticethatwearenotas
concernedaboutdefiniteintensitymeasurementswhenweretryingtotakethe
edgeoff.Oncewehavethespecificstoaddresswebecomemuchmorediligent
aboutmeasurements.
BelowisavideofeaturingKiya,BettyandSarah(inthatorder).Itdisplays3
examplesofTakingtheEdgeOffatthebeginningofanEFTTappingsessionand
givesyouasolidexposuretothechallengesyoumightexpect.Inthefirsttwo
examples,TakingtheEdgeOffoccursratherquickly.Inthelastexample,with
Sarah,theissueismuchmorestubbornandittakesquiteabitlonger.Notethat
theexamplewithBettyincludes"tapalong"messages.Thatisbecauseitisfrom
theselfhelpBorrowingBenefitsvideoset.
TAKINGTHEEDGEOFFWATCHVIDEO
ManagingaMeltdownorAbreactioninTheEFTTappingProcess
OnereasonweemphasizedFindingAspectswithintheEFTTappingProcessso
stronglyinpreviousarticlesisbecauseitispossibletobetappingononethingand
switchaspectstosomethingelsethatisfarmoreintensethanyouexpected.
Mostofthetimethisjustmeanstears,anger,orsomeotheremotionthatisso
strongyoucantswitchyourfocusbacktotheevent.Inextremecasesyoumight
starttrembling,stammering,orshowingothersignsofmajordistress.Inaddition,
youmightshutdownandbeunabletospeak.
Theprofessionaltermforaresponseofthiskindisabreaction,butthattermis
usuallyreservedforthemostextremeexamples.Weusethetermmeltdownto
includethelessseverereactionsthatcanalsobenefitfromtheadjustedEFT
approachthatfollows.
Whenyouexperienceintensityofthiskind,followthesetips:
ContinuetappingtheBasicRecipepointsoverandover,upanddownthebody
untiltheintensitysubsides.
Keepyoureyesopen,focusonsomethingintheroom,andtrytobringyourself
backtothepresentmoment.
Usemoreneutrallanguagelikethisemotion,thisdiscomfort,orthis
reaction.Ifyoucannotspeakthenskipthelanguage.Youarealreadytuned
intotheissue.
Donotuselanguagethatpointstowhatevertriggeredthislevelofintensity,as
yourreactionmightstarttogetworse.Whenyourreactionisthisstrong,
gettingsomedistanceisthebetterplan.
Oncetheintensitycomesdowntoamanageablelevelyoucandecidefor
yourselfwhetherornotitissafetocontinueaddressingtheevent.
Iftheintensitywontcomedownthenyoushouldseekappropriatemedicalhelp.
Thegoodnewsaboutmeltdownsisthatsomethingisdefinitelytriggered.Energy
meridiansaredisruptedandyouaretunedintosomethingbigtime.Bytapping
throughityouarelikelytomakesomeprogressonwhateveritis,soweusuallysee
thatasahealingopportunity.IfthishappensasaresultoftoomanyAspectsbeing
triggeredatonce,thenwewouldntexpectresolutiononallofthemjustfromthe
oneepisode,butwemayhavebeenabletotakeasignificantedgeoffofthem.The
bestapproachisstilltoworkwithspecificsratherthantrytogeneratemeltdowns,
butwhentheyhappen,wecanusuallymakesomekindofprogress.
ThisprocessisclearlydemonstratedinthefollowingvideowithPamela.Theissue
hereisrapeand,whilesheholdsherselftogetherreasonablywellduringmostof
thisepisode,shewouldbefarmoreintenseifIwasn'ttappingherallthewhile.
ThevideocomesfromourArtofDeliveryvideosand,forperspective,beginswith
oneofmytypicalnarratives.
HANDLINGAMELTDOWN/ABREACTIONWATCHVIDEO
EFT,bytheway,isnotthelikelycauseofsuchreactions,althoughitmayseem
thatwaytonewcomers.Rather,theseissueswerealreadythere,andEFTsimply
openedupyourawarenesstothemthesamewayamovieorastressful
conversationmight.

Maintainingyourfocusonspecificsandusinglanguagethathelpswiththatfocusis
thebestwaytokeepthisfromhappening.However,somepeoplearedealingwith
issuessopervasivethatmeltdownslikethisaremorelikely.Ifyouhavebeen
diagnosedwithamentalhealthconditionorareawareofsignificanttraumainyour
past,thenwewouldurgeyoutoconsultaqualifiedhealthprofessionalregarding
youruseofEFT.Ifyouexperienceanythinglikethemeltdownsdescribedherein
anditdoesnotsubsidewiththetipswehaveprovided,gethelpimmediately.
Also,letmeemphasizeagainthatdifficultcasesliketheseareimpossibletopredict
andrequireappropriatetraining.Untrainedpeopleshouldremembermyearlier
caveat:"Don'tgowhereyoudon'tbelong."
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedhowGlobalApproachesfitintotheEFTprocess.
AGlobalApproachisusedwhenyouareaddressingatargetthatcontainsa
collectionofAspects,andhasnotbeenbrokendownintospecificparts.
UsingGlobalApproachesisgenerallyappropriateforminimizingemotionalpain
beforedivingintospecifics.
Appropriateglobaltargetsforthiskindofapproachare:
TheEventasaWhole
TheTabletopIssue
ManagingaMeltdown
UsingGlobalApproachesonTheOverallIssueisnotrecommended.
WhenusingGlobalApproaches,oncetheintensityfallstoathreeorbelow,we
moveforwardwithamorespecificapproach.
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YourEFTIssues
WhentoUseGlobalApproachesintheEFTTapping
Process
TakingTheEdgeOffinaTappingSessionand
ManagingMeltdownsWhenYou'reTapping
Clearly,thefocusofthisPartIIhasbeentoaimatspecifics.
Specifics,specifics,specifics.
Themorespecificweare,themorequalityweget,andworkingwithashort
SpecificEventistheultimateEFTapproach.However,itissometimestoopainfulto
diverightintothespecificsofanevent,sowecanuseamoreglobalapproachat
firsttotaketheedgeoff.
Similarly,evenwhenyouareworkingwithspecifics,ahighlyintenseaspectornew
eventcanbetriggered,andbackingawayfromspecificscanbeusefulthenaswell.
Globalapproachesdocarrysomeriskaswehavementioned,butifyouknowhow
tousethemproperly,theycangoalongwaytowardminimizingemotionalpainin
theEFTTappingprocess.
TheEventasaWhole
AspresentedinTheEFTTelltheStoryTechniqueTheWorkhorseTappingMethod,
whenyoususpectthattheintensityofaSpecificEventislikelytobehigh,itiswise
totaketheedgeoffwithafewglobalroundsofEFTTapping.Thoseroundswould
betargetingtheeventasawholeratherthananyoftheindividualpartsofthe
story,sowewillusethelanguageinadifferentwaytoavoidjumpingintothe
detailstoosoon.
RememberthattheSetupandReminderphrasesaredesignedtomanageyour
focus,andtherearewaystousethelanguagetoaccomplishavarietyofgoals.In
manycases,wecanusethemovietitleassignedtotheeventasarepresentation
oftheeventasawhole,likethis:
EventhoughIhavethisinthebasementmovieandIknowitwillbe
uncomfortable,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
Ifyourtitleinthebasementrepresentsonlyoneeventforyou,thenthisisagood
start.Ontheotherhand,ifyouexperiencedtraumainthebasementanumberof
times,thenusingthistitleinyourlanguagemayopenthemallupatonceinstead
ofisolatingoneatatime,Triggeringacollectionofreallyintenseeventswithone
Setupisarecipeforoverwhelmingdistress,soifyoususpectyourtitlewilldrawon
toomanyevents,thenitwouldbeagoodideatochangeitfrominthebasement
tosomethingliketheargumentinthebasementorsomethingmorespecificto
thatevent.
NoticethatwehavenotsuggestedatitlelikeJakesaidIwasaloserorIfound
thatpicture.Whengivingamovieatitle,wewilloftenchooseafewwordsthat
describethehardestmomentintheevent,becausethatsthegistofwhat
happened.
However,usingwordslikethatinyourtappinglanguagewillsendyourfocus
straighttotheintensitywearetryingtostayoutofatfirst.ForyourEFTPersonal
PeaceProcedurelistitisfinetousetitleslikethat,butwhenyousitdownto
addressthoseeventsandfeelliketakingtheedgeoffisthebestwaytostart,use
languagethatkeepstheeventcontainedasaunit,ratherthantargetingtheonebig
crescendo.
Herearesomeotheroptionsfortakingtheedgeoffofanintenseevent:
EventhoughIfeelnervousaboutthisevent....
EventhoughI'mfeelinguncomfortableaboutgettingintothisstory....
Eventhoughthinkingaboutthisstoryisreallyhardforme....
Ifyouhavephysicalsymptomswhenyouthinkabouttheeventyouareaboutto
address,youcanusetheseideasaswell:
Eventhoughmyheartispounding....
Eventhoughmypalmsaresweaty....
EventhoughIhaveaheadache....
Eventhoughmystomachistight....
Youcanpickoneoptionandusethatuntiltheintensitycomesdown,oryoucantry
afew.Justbesurethatwhateveryouaretappingonrepresentstheeventinfront
ofyouratherthanawiderangeofotherissues.Itshouldonlytakeafewroundsto
gettheintensitydownto3orbelow.Thenyoucanproceedthroughthespecifics
withTelltheStoryTechnique.
Ifittakeslongerthenyoumaybefocusedonmoreeventsorissuesthanyou
thought,soadjustyourlanguageaccordinglyorenlistthehelpofanEFT
Practitioner.
WhenyouareusingTheEFTTelltheStoryTechniquetoaddressanevent,youwill
bemovingslowlythroughthememoryinchronologicalorder.Nearthebeginningof
theevent,youmayfeelsomeanticipationaboutabiggercrescendothatiscoming
laterinthestory.Atthatpointyoucantaketheedgeoffoftheanticipationyoufeel
byusinglanguagelikethis:
EventhoughImanticipatingsomethinglaterinthisstory,Ideeplyandcompletely
acceptmyself
YourReminderPhrasecanbesomethinglikewhatscomingupinthestory.
Doaroundorsolikethisuntiltheintensityoftheanticipationcomesdowntoa3or
below.Bydoingso,thatupcomingcrescendoislessdistractingandyoucanfocus
ontheAspectsastheycome.Onceyougettothecrescendoyouwereanticipating,
findtheindividualAspectsandtapthemalldowntozeroatthatpoint.
AnEFTTappingTabletopIssue
TryingtoaddressanentireTabletopwithcontinuousroundsoftappingislike
poundingthatTabletopwithyourfist,andexpectingittocollapse.(SeetheTable
Top/TableLegsMetaphorintheUncoveringSpecificEventsAnEssentialConcept
WithintheEFTTappingProcessarticle).Thiswouldbeconsideredaglobal
approachbecausesupportingtheTabletopIssuearenumerousSpecificEvents,or
TableLegs,allwithaspectsoftheirown.Byincludingmultipleeventsandallthose
aspectsinyourtappinground,quicksuccessisnotlikely.ASetupthattargetsa
wholeTabletoplookssomethinglikethis:
EventhoughIfeellikeafailure,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyselfor
EventhoughImuncomfortableinsocialsituations,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself
AfterstudyingtheTutorialtothispoint,youshouldbeabletoseethateachof
theseissueswouldhaveindividualeventssupportingit.Usingthefirstexample,
everyoneofthoseeventswillhavefailureasaprimaryaspect,sousinglanguage
likeIfeellikeafailurewillbetriggeringpartsofeachofthoseevents.Atthevery
least,itwillbehardtoknowwhereprogresshasbeenmadeandtheintensityyou
aremeasuringmaynotmove.However,ifthebigcrescendosineachofthose
eventsallcometothesurfaceatonce,youmayendupwithmoreintensitythan
youcanhandle.
Itispossibletouseanapproachlikethistotaketheedgeoffofyourintensityin
themoment.Forexample,youareinyourcarabouttogointoapartyandyoufeel
anxiousaboutit,youcouldtaponEventhoughIfeelanxiousaboutgoingin
thereandyoumaybeabletotakeahigherintensitydowntosomethingmore
manageable.Wewouldnotexpecttheintensitytoclearcompletelyorvanish
forever,butifthatcanhelpyougetthroughindividualsituations,thengiveitatry.
IfyouarealsoworkingonthecontributingSpecificEventsatothertimes,thenthis
canbeanicecomplimenttoyourprocess.However,ifusingthatapproachmakes
youfeelworse,oryouarentgettinganywhereatall,thenyouhaveprobably
startedtriggeringnewintensityandwillneedtogetdowntoSpecificEventsand/or
enlistthehelpofaqualityEFTPractitionerforbetterresults.
YoumayseeintheArtofDeliveryVideosthatIdouseglobalapproacheson
TabletopIssues.PleasenotethatIdosoasanexperiencedprofessionalwith
completeawarenessoftherisksIamtaking,andwithanexpertiseinmore
advancedlanguageskills.WhenItaponaTabletopIssue,Iamnotexpectingto
cleartheissuewiththatprocess.Rather,Iamexpectingtotaketheedgeoff,
possiblybringrelevanteventstothesurface,andseewhatavenuesareavailableto
me.Withexperienceandprofessionaltraining,thisapproachcanbevaluable,but
wedonotrecommenditforaddressingyourownissues.
AnEFTTappingOverallIssue
ItcanbehardtodistinguishbetweenaTabletopIssueandanOverallIssue,butthe
differenceliesinhowmanyTabletopstherearetoaddress.Anyissuecaninvolve
morethanoneTabletop,sothatwillvaryfromonepersontothenext.Targeting
issueslikethisisanapproachthatwedonotrecommendforprofessionalordoit
yourselfuse.UnlessIhaveanunusualreasontodoso,youwillneverseemeona
videosayingEventhoughIhavePTSD,EventhoughIhaveDepression,or
EventhoughIhaveFibromyalgiabecause,forreasonsdiscussedabove,there
arewaytoomanyAspectsinvolvedtomakegoodprogress,andtheriskissimply
toohigh.
ByusingtheTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedure,youshouldbeabletorecognizea
varietyofTabletopsinyourbackgroundandhowtheyrelatetoeachother.
Followingourconceptofbreakingissuesintosmallerparts,addressingoneTabletop
anditsrelatedLegswouldbeamorespecificandmoreeffectiveapproachthan
tryingtotackleawholeassortmentofthematonce.
GuidelineforTakingtheEdgeOff
Justtoreiterate,whenthegoalistotaketheedgeoffofaneventorissue,we
generallylookfortheintensityratingtocomedowntoathreeorlower.Wedonot
pushforzeroesbecausefirst,withaglobalapproachthereareusuallytoomany
Aspectsinvolvedforthattobeareasonableexpectation,andsecond,wewillbe
clearingAspectsallthewaytozerooncewegetdowntothespecifics.
Thisguidelineappliesinallofthescenarioswehavediscussedabove:
Takingtheedgeoffofaglobalissue.
Managingcurrentsymptomsastheycomeup.
TakingtheedgeoffofahighlyintenseeventbeforegettingstartedwithTellthe
StoryTechnique.
Tappingontheanticipationofacrescendothatyouhavenotyetreachedinan
event.
Whenusingaglobalapproach,youmayindeedgetdowntoazeroandthatsfine.
Thepointweremakinghereisthatitisnotnecessary,assumingyouwillbegetting
tospecificseventually.Withthisinmind,youmaynoticethatwearenotas
concernedaboutdefiniteintensitymeasurementswhenweretryingtotakethe
edgeoff.Oncewehavethespecificstoaddresswebecomemuchmorediligent
aboutmeasurements.
BelowisavideofeaturingKiya,BettyandSarah(inthatorder).Itdisplays3
examplesofTakingtheEdgeOffatthebeginningofanEFTTappingsessionand
givesyouasolidexposuretothechallengesyoumightexpect.Inthefirsttwo
examples,TakingtheEdgeOffoccursratherquickly.Inthelastexample,with
Sarah,theissueismuchmorestubbornandittakesquiteabitlonger.Notethat
theexamplewithBettyincludes"tapalong"messages.Thatisbecauseitisfrom
theselfhelpBorrowingBenefitsvideoset.
TAKINGTHEEDGEOFFWATCHVIDEO
ManagingaMeltdownorAbreactioninTheEFTTappingProcess
OnereasonweemphasizedFindingAspectswithintheEFTTappingProcessso
stronglyinpreviousarticlesisbecauseitispossibletobetappingononethingand
switchaspectstosomethingelsethatisfarmoreintensethanyouexpected.
Mostofthetimethisjustmeanstears,anger,orsomeotheremotionthatisso
strongyoucantswitchyourfocusbacktotheevent.Inextremecasesyoumight
starttrembling,stammering,orshowingothersignsofmajordistress.Inaddition,
youmightshutdownandbeunabletospeak.
Theprofessionaltermforaresponseofthiskindisabreaction,butthattermis
usuallyreservedforthemostextremeexamples.Weusethetermmeltdownto
includethelessseverereactionsthatcanalsobenefitfromtheadjustedEFT
approachthatfollows.
Whenyouexperienceintensityofthiskind,followthesetips:
ContinuetappingtheBasicRecipepointsoverandover,upanddownthebody
untiltheintensitysubsides.
Keepyoureyesopen,focusonsomethingintheroom,andtrytobringyourself
backtothepresentmoment.
Usemoreneutrallanguagelikethisemotion,thisdiscomfort,orthis
reaction.Ifyoucannotspeakthenskipthelanguage.Youarealreadytuned
intotheissue.
Donotuselanguagethatpointstowhatevertriggeredthislevelofintensity,as
yourreactionmightstarttogetworse.Whenyourreactionisthisstrong,
gettingsomedistanceisthebetterplan.
Oncetheintensitycomesdowntoamanageablelevelyoucandecidefor
yourselfwhetherornotitissafetocontinueaddressingtheevent.
Iftheintensitywontcomedownthenyoushouldseekappropriatemedicalhelp.
Thegoodnewsaboutmeltdownsisthatsomethingisdefinitelytriggered.Energy
meridiansaredisruptedandyouaretunedintosomethingbigtime.Bytapping
throughityouarelikelytomakesomeprogressonwhateveritis,soweusuallysee
thatasahealingopportunity.IfthishappensasaresultoftoomanyAspectsbeing
triggeredatonce,thenwewouldntexpectresolutiononallofthemjustfromthe
oneepisode,butwemayhavebeenabletotakeasignificantedgeoffofthem.The
bestapproachisstilltoworkwithspecificsratherthantrytogeneratemeltdowns,
butwhentheyhappen,wecanusuallymakesomekindofprogress.
ThisprocessisclearlydemonstratedinthefollowingvideowithPamela.Theissue
hereisrapeand,whilesheholdsherselftogetherreasonablywellduringmostof
thisepisode,shewouldbefarmoreintenseifIwasn'ttappingherallthewhile.
ThevideocomesfromourArtofDeliveryvideosand,forperspective,beginswith
oneofmytypicalnarratives.
HANDLINGAMELTDOWN/ABREACTIONWATCHVIDEO
EFT,bytheway,isnotthelikelycauseofsuchreactions,althoughitmayseem
thatwaytonewcomers.Rather,theseissueswerealreadythere,andEFTsimply
openedupyourawarenesstothemthesamewayamovieorastressful
conversationmight.

Maintainingyourfocusonspecificsandusinglanguagethathelpswiththatfocusis
thebestwaytokeepthisfromhappening.However,somepeoplearedealingwith
issuessopervasivethatmeltdownslikethisaremorelikely.Ifyouhavebeen
diagnosedwithamentalhealthconditionorareawareofsignificanttraumainyour
past,thenwewouldurgeyoutoconsultaqualifiedhealthprofessionalregarding
youruseofEFT.Ifyouexperienceanythinglikethemeltdownsdescribedherein
anditdoesnotsubsidewiththetipswehaveprovided,gethelpimmediately.
Also,letmeemphasizeagainthatdifficultcasesliketheseareimpossibletopredict
andrequireappropriatetraining.Untrainedpeopleshouldremembermyearlier
caveat:"Don'tgowhereyoudon'tbelong."
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedhowGlobalApproachesfitintotheEFTprocess.
AGlobalApproachisusedwhenyouareaddressingatargetthatcontainsa
collectionofAspects,andhasnotbeenbrokendownintospecificparts.
UsingGlobalApproachesisgenerallyappropriateforminimizingemotionalpain
beforedivingintospecifics.
Appropriateglobaltargetsforthiskindofapproachare:
TheEventasaWhole
TheTabletopIssue
ManagingaMeltdown
UsingGlobalApproachesonTheOverallIssueisnotrecommended.
WhenusingGlobalApproaches,oncetheintensityfallstoathreeorbelow,we
moveforwardwithamorespecificapproach.
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APowerfulPlanforTappingSuccessonAnyIssue.
ItUnderliesJustAboutEverythingIDo.
Themostcommonquestionwegetfromouraudienceissomeversionof...
HowdoIuseEFTonMYissue?
Theanswer,almosteverytime,is...
studyPartsIandIIoftheTutorial,andthenuse
TheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedurecombinedwithTheEFTTelltheStory
Technique
untilyouseeresultsonyourissue.
Thatsit!
TheEFTSuccessStrategyisbasedonfindingandresolvingSpecificEvents(Table
Legs)untiltheTabletopIssuestheysupportcannolongerstandinyourway.As
youcontinuetocleardisruptionsandremovethatburdenfromyoursystem,your
physicalandemotionalhealthwillstarttoimprove,andyoumayindeedexperience
alevelofpeaceandhappinessthatexceedsyourexpectations.Wemustwarnyou,
though,thatkindofblisscanbehabitforming(smile).
TheSAMEapproachforEVERYissue?Really?
Yes.EvenafterstudyingthematerialinthisTutorial,peoplemaystillexpecttofind
someuniquewaytouseEFTfortheiruniqueissue,butthatisNOTthecase.We
seeunresolvedemotionalissuesasaprimarycontributortomanyproblems,and
weclearthemthesamewayforeveryone.Thereareeventsinyourhistorythat
carrydisruptions,andonceyouuseEFTtoremovethem,theproblemstendtogo
away.Somepeoplehavemoredisruptionstoclearthanothers,butremovingthem
thoroughlyandmethodicallyisstilltheanswer.
Ofcoursethisisnttrueforeverycase.Somepeoplewillseeresultsbyjustbeinga
littlemorespecificabouttheirproblem.Otherscanworkwithonebigeventand
theirwholeoutlookwillchange.Somepeoplehavesurvivedextremetraumaand
willneedprofessionalhelpalongtheirEFTjourney.
BUTwhenpeopleaskusfordirection,theanswerisalwaysPersonalPeace
ProcedurecombinedwithTelltheStoryTechnique,andifthatgetsconfusingor
difficult,thenletushelpyoufindaproperlytrainedprofessional.
Anydoityourselfusercanstartclearingdisruptionsfromtheirownhistory.Finding
themostinfluentialeventsmaytakealittlelonger,butaprofessionalcanusually
zeroinonthebestoptions.Theymayalsobeabletouselanguagemoreeffectively
andseethingsasathirdpartythatyoucant,buttheprocessisstillthesame.We
cleardisruptionsfromspecificevents.
WhataboutallthosefancySetupPhrasesthatGaryusesorthatIseeon
YouTubeorTappingSummits?
TheheartoftheEFTprocessisstillthesame.Gettospecificeventsandclearthe
disruptionsout.Ifusedproperly,fancylanguagecanspeeduptheprocessof
clearinganevent,andhelpusseewhateventsarethebestcandidatestoclear,but
wearestillclearingevents.Anykindoffancylanguagethatstaysintheglobal
realm,asistypicallyfoundonYouTube,TappingSummits,etc.,willusuallynot
producelastingindepthresults.Sodontbefooledbythemiraculouspromisesof
theoneminutewondersyoumayfindelsewhereontheinternet.Forreal,lasting,
measurableresults,mostpeopleneedthePersonalPeaceProcedure.Ifittakesa
littlelongeronyourown,thenallyouhavetoloseisafewextradisruptions,right?
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedhowtheEFTtoolsyouhavelearnedfitintotheEFT
SuccessStrategy.
Foranycase,especiallyfordoityourselfusers,werecommendThePersonal
PeaceProcedurecombinedwithTelltheStoryTechnique.
Ifyouhavedifficultyworkingwithornavigatingthroughtheeventsinyourown
history,enlistthehelpofaproperlytrainedEFTProfessional.
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IntrotoPartIII
VenturingintotheProfessionalEFTrealm
WearenowventuringintotheProfessionalEFTrealm.DoItYourselfusersare
welcometofollowalong,butthetoolsweteachherearereallymoreeffective
whenappliedbyaprofessional.
IntheEFTforEveryonesection,youstartedwiththeBasicRecipe,thenlearned
howtorefineitbasedonyourunderstandingofAspects,BeingSpecific,and
Testing,YoulearnedhowglobalissuescanbeseenasTabletopsandbroken
downintotheSpecificEventsorTableLegsthatholdthemup.TelltheStory
Techniqueputthatalltogetherinapowerful,comprehensivetoolfor
addressingthebuildingblocksofalmostanyemotionalissue.Alongtheway
youwerealsoprovidedwithtipsforaddressingsymptomsandcommonissues,
soatthispointwearehopingyouhaveputallofthattoworkinyourpractice.
BeforemovingontothetoolsinPartIII,youneedareallystrongfoundationin
TheEFTTelltheStoryTechniqueTheWorkhorseTappingMethod.When
applyingittootherpeople,youwillfindthatfollowingalltheinstructionstothe
letterisnotalwayseasy.Peopleareconditionedbyamoretraditionalformof
therapywheretheygettotellthewholestory,connectalltheissues,get
validationfortheirfeelings,andwalkoutwithanewunderstandingbut
possiblyalsowiththesameissueintow.
Theyarenotusedtonarrowinganeventdownto13minutes,orstoppingthe
flowofthestorytotap,orcontainingtheirfocussothatitstaysonthatone
isolatedmomentintime.Asaprofessional,itisimportanttogetsome
experiencewithSpecificEvents,Tabletops(introducedintheSpecificEvents
article),andTheEFTTelltheStoryTechniquetobesureyouhaveseenallthe
possibledetoursandhavedevelopedstrongskillstomanagethisprocess
effectively.
Gainingtheproperexperiencecouldtakeasfewas25hoursorasmanyas
100.Wedorecommendworkingwithhighlyfunctioningclientsforatleastthe
first25beforemovingontohardercases.Withhardercases,werelookingat
morecomplicatedhistoriestosortthrough,andagain,thatwilltakean
additionallevelofskill.Fortherecord,wedonotrecommendtakingonany
diagnosedmentalhealthcaseswithoutproperlicensingorcredentialing.We
believeitispossibleforanunlicensedpersontodeveloptheskilltohandle
someofthehardercases,butthatmaytakeyearsofpracticeandprofessional
training.
InPartIII,weintroducesomeadditionaltoolsandrefinementsthatallowyou
toexpandyouruseoftheTelltheStoryTechniquefromthestandardformat
intoeventsthatrequireprivacy,eventswithextremeintensity,andeventsthat
theclientscantarticulate.Here'sabriefrundown:
TheMovieTechnique
TearlessTraumaTechnique
ConstrictedBreathingTechnique
ChasingthePain
CognitiveShifts
EmphasizingtheWords
Inshort,thesetoolsintroducethepossibilityofaddressingeventswithout
knowingthedetails,whichmeansusingTelltheStoryTechniquewitha
blindfold.WhenwesaythatyourTelltheStoryTechniquefoundationhastobe
solid,thisiswhy.Yourclientsfocuscantravelallovertheboard,switching
aspectsindaisychainformifyoudontknowhowtocatchthem.Without
havingthedetailsoftheeventavailabletoyou,thatismuchmorechallenging.
Onthebrightside,thesetoolsopenupawholenewhorizonforcasesyoucan
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AnotherImportantToolForSpecificEvents
(AlsoUsefulForPrivateIssues)
TheMovieTechniqueissimilartotheTelltheStoryTechniqueinthatitallowsyou
toaddressaSpecificEventinathoroughandmethodicalmanner.But,inthiscase,
theclientskeepthedetailstothemselves.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhenthesubject
matterisprivateandtheclientwouldrathernotrevealthedetails.
However,workingwithoutthedetailsposestwonewchallenges.First,yourSetup
andReminderlanguagehavetotargetthedisruptionwithoutrevealingthedetails,
sothatwilltakesomecreativity.Second,withoutthedetails,youarelesslikelyto
noticewhenyourclienthasswitchedaspectsorshiftedtoadifferentevent,which
makesthisanexerciseinfocus,organization,andcommunicationwithyourclient.
Herearetheinstructions
Runthemovieinyourmind
1.First,youneedtochooseanappropriateevent,justasyoudidforTellthe
Story.Thecriteriaareexactlythesame:
Itisashort"movie"fromtheclient'spast.
Theclientgivesitabrieftitlethatdescribesonespecificoccurrence.
Ithasabeginning,anend,aplotandcharacters.
Itusuallylastsafewminutesorless.
Ithasoneormoreemotionalcrescendos.
2.Askyourclienttorunthemovieinhisorhermindandevaluatetheintensityas
itexistsNOWonascaleof010.YouarelookingfortheCURRENTintensity,not
theoriginalintensitywhentheeventfirstoccurred.
3.Iftheinitialintensityishigh,letssayabove5,youcantaketheedgeoffby
usingglobalroundsofTheBasicRecipe.YoumightstartwitharoundofEFTon
"this____________movie.",andusethetitleofthemovieintheblank.
Attheendofthisfirstround,checkoutthe010intensity.Iftheintensityisstill
abovea5,repeatthepreviousstepuntilyougetdownbelow5.Iftheseglobal
roundsbringtheintensitydowntolownumbersoreventozero,youmaybedone
withthisspecificmovie.However,continuewiththeproceduresbelowtothoroughly
testthecompletenessofyourwork.
4.Askyourclienttorunthemovieagainintheirmind,startingwithalow
intensitysegment,BUTSTOPWHENEVERTHEYFEELANYINTENSITY.AsinTellthe
Story,youwillusuallyneedtoemphasizetheimportanceofstoppingbecausemost
clientsareconditionedtobelievethat,inordertoberidoftheirproblem,theymust
bebraveandfeelthepainwhilegoingthroughit.Thisisnowancientthinking.With
EFT,thesestoppingpointsprovideopportunitiesfortapping.
UsetheBasicRecipeoneachstoppingpointuntilthereisnomoreintensityonthat
segment(aspect)ofthemovie.
Rememberthatwearekeepingthedetailsoftheeventprivatewiththistool,so
yourSetupandReminderlanguagewillhavetoreflectthat.Askyourclientfor
eitheranemotion,aphysicalsensation,orabrief,23worddescriptionofthepart
oftheeventthatiscausingtheintensityatthemomentandusethatforthe
languageportionofyourtappinground.
Youmayalsoneedtobeextrasensitivetonoticinghowyourclientisswitching
aspectswiththistoolbecauseyouwonthavethedetails.Iftheintensityis
stubbornonanyaspectofthemovie,suspectthatyourclienthasshiftedtoanew
aspectinsomeway.Againyourquestionswillneedtorespecttheirprivacyonthe
event.
5.Onceallthestoppingpointsseemtobeclearofintensity,havethemrun
throughthemovieintheirmindagain,beginningtoend,tappingonintenseaspects
astheycomeup.Keepdoingthisuntilthemovienolongerhasachargeonit.
6.Finally,whentheintensityseemstobecompletelyresolved,VividVisualization
isagreattestingmethodtousewiththistool.Asktheclienttogothroughthe
movieonelasttime,butexaggeratethesights,sounds,feelings,colors,etcand
reallyTRYtogetupsetaboutit.Iftheyfindsomemoreintensity,thenkeep
repeatingthestepsaboveuntilitisgone.Whentheycannolongergetupset,your
workisdone.
AdditionalThoughts
TheMovieTechniqueisusedinmanyoftheArtofDeliveryvideosandother
advancedvideosbecausethosesessionswereconductedonstage,ofteninfrontof
hundredsofpeople,whereprivacyismoreimportant.Thelanguageonthesevideos
isoftenmoreadvancedthanwhatyouhavelearnedtothispoint,butyoucan
clearlyseethetechniqueinaction.Twovariationsthatyoumaynoticeinthe
videosareasfollows:
1.Globalapproach:Ratherthangoingthroughtheeventbeginningtoendand
stoppingforintensitycrescendos,youcantaponEventhoughIhavethis
_______movieforseveralroundsandreleasemuchoftheintensityfromthe
event.However,thisapproachisoftencombinedwithmoreadvancedlanguage
techniqueswhichtendtoenhanceitsperformance.OnceyoulearnmoreEFT
languageskills(seelaterarticles)comebacktothisideaandgiveitatry.
Meanwhile,theoriginalislikelytobemorecompleteforyou.
2.OneCrescendo:Again,ratherthangoingthroughtheeventbeginningto
end,youcanasktheclienttonarrowtheeventdowntothemostintense
crescendo,andsimplyaddressthat.Thiscanbeusefulwhenyouaretryingto
makethemostofalimitedtimeframe,butpresentsthedrawbackofnotbeing
asthoroughastheoriginal.Withexperienceyouwilldiscoverthatnomatter
howmanycrescendosyourclientexpectstoencounterintheevent,thereare
oftenmoretouncoverbeforetheeventisresolved.Ifyouhavethetime,stick
withtheoriginalandgetalltheaspects,butifyouneedtoworkquicklythis
alternativeisavailable.
Ingeneral,theMovieTechniqueoffersthebenefitsoftheTelltheStoryTechnique,
plusitprotectsprivacy.ItwillexpandyourhorizonswithEFTintoawholenewset
ofissuesand,byprovidingyourclientwiththeoptionofbeingprivate,theywill
oftenfeelmorecomfortableaddressingmoreeventswithyou.
However,whenyouusetheMovieTechnique,youarelikelytogiveupsomeofthe
thoroughnessofTelltheStory.Youdonthavethedetailssoitshardertoseethe
moresubtleaspects,andyouruntheriskofleavingthoseaspectsonthetable.
Informyourclientofthispossibilitybecauseifanotheraspectcomesupafteryour
sessionandtheintensitycomesback,youwanttotheclienttounderstandthatyou
mayhaveanotheraspectortwotoaddress.Otherwise,theymayconcludethat
EFTdoesntworkaswehavepreviouslymentioned.
Forperspective,IoftenfollowtheMovieTechniquewithTelltheStory(ifOKwith
theclient'sprivacywishesatthatpoint)becausetheintensityisalmostalways
greaterwhenthestoryistoldaloudandnewaspectscomeupmoreeasily.Inmany
cases,IfindthattheMovieTechniquehasnotclearedalltheaspectsandTellthe
Storybecomesanimportantcleanuptool.Again,beawareofthatpossibility
because,byprovidingthatprivacywiththeMovieTechnique,youmayalsobe
sacrificingalevelofcompletenessinthesession.
ThefollowingvideocontainsabasicdemonstrationoftheMovieTechnique.
TINADEMONSTRATESTHEEFTBASICMOVIETECHNIQUEWATCHVIDEO
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedTheMovieTechnique,whichwillallowyoutoaddressa
SpecificEventwhilemaintainingprivacyfortheclient.
Theclientrunsthroughthestoryintheirmindratherthanaloud,butstill
stoppingforintensity.
ThepractitionermustdesignSetupandReminderlanguagetotargetthe
momentofthestorythatcausesintensity,butwithoutexposingdetailsofthe
story.
Whileprotectingprivacyisoftenusefulinaprofessionalscenario,itwillusually
leavesomeAspectsunaddressedandbelesscompletethanTelltheStory
Technique.
ClientsaremorelikelytoSwitchAspectsbehindthesceneswhenkeepingthe
detailstothemselves.Askplentyofquestions,butdontrevealdetailsofthe
story.
TestingisveryimportanttouncoverasmanyAspectsoftheprivatestoryas
possible.
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ARelativelyPainlessWayToApproachIntenseIssues
Note:Sincefirstintroducingthistechniquetothepublic,ithasbeenusedwith
greatsuccessbymany.However,theterm"Tearless"doesnotmeanthatnoone
everhastearsordiscomfort.Indeed,somepeoplerespondwithtearsorother
formsofdistressatthemerementionoftheirissue.Thus,pleaseinterpretThe
TearlessTraumaTechniqueasamethodwheredistresscanusuallybeminimizedor
eliminated.
Arelativelypainlesstherapysession
TheTearlessTraumaTechniquewasfirstdevelopedinagroupsettingwith
impressiveresultsand,althoughitcontinuestobeeffectiveforgroups,itis
presentedhereasanotheralternativeforminimizingpaininindividualsessions.
Igenerallyusethiswhenaclienthasaneventtoaddressthattheyknowwillbebig
ontheintensityscale.Itcombinesasemiglobalapproachwithsomedissociationto
allowyoutosneakupontheeventwithoutdivingheadlongintosomethingthat
maybetraumatic.Withthissemiglobalapproach,Icanusuallyprovideenough
relieftofollowitwiththeTelltheStoryTechniqueorMovieTechniqueformore
completeresults.Itisevenpossiblethatthistoolmayreleasealltheintensityon
theevent.Evenso,Ioftenfollowupwithsomeformoftestingtomakesure.
Herearethesteps
1.Askyourclientstoidentifyaspecifictraumaticeventfromtheirpast.The
instructionsforchoosinganeventarethesameasthatofTelltheStoryandMovie
Techniques.Inaddition,askthatitbeatleast5yearsagotominimizeany
complicationsfromthedynamicsofacurrentevent.
Anexamplemightbe,"thetimemyfatherpunchedmewhenIwas12."By
contrast,thephrase"myfatherabusedme"wouldbetoobroadbecause,chances
are,theabusetookplaceovermany,manyincidents.Pleasenotethatyoumay
needtoinstructyourclientstostayontheiroriginalissuebecausemanyofthem
willshifttootherissuesastheybringtheoriginalonedown.
2.Next,askyourclientstotakeaGUESSastotheintensitytheyMIGHTfeelifthey
weretoimaginetheevent.Deliveringtheinstructionsforthisstepareimportant
becausethebettertheyarefollowed,themoreyoucanminimizetheemotional
pain.
Youmighttellthem,
InaminuteIwillaskyoutakeaGUESSabouthowhighyouTHINKthe
intensityMIGHTbeIFyouweretovividlyimaginetheeventdontdoitnow,
waituntilIask.NowwhenyouGUESS,IreallywantaGUESS.Idontwantyou
togothroughthemovieinordertobe'accurate'.Theguessisallweneedfor
now.SonowIwillaskyou,withoutgoingthroughthemovie,totakea
GUESSastowhattheintensityMIGHTbeona010scale.
Despiteyourinstructions,clientswilloftenclosetheireyesorgoinwardinaneffort
tobeaccurateregardingtheirGUESS.Inthiscase,feelfreetostoptheirprocess
andchecktoseeiftheyareindeedaccessingtheevent.Ifso,clarifythe
instructionsforthemagain.
ThisGUESSisasurprisinglyusefulestimate.Inmyexperience,itisalmostalways
closetothetruenumber...and...itservestominimizeemotionalpain.Bymaking
aGUESSaboutwhatintensitytheymightfeel,youaredissociatingyourclients
fromtheeventandaddressingitfromafarwhichsignificantlyreducesthe
possibilityofextremeemotionalpain.
Onceyougeta010guessfortheirintensityrating,recorditandmoveforward.
3.HaveyourclientsdevelopaphraseormovietitletousefortheEFTprocessand
thenproceedwithaglobalroundoftapping.EventhoughIhavethis_________
movie
Tip:Whenaclientgivesyouatitlefortheirmovieitwillusuallydescribethe
mostintensepartoftheevent.Wearetryingtostayawayfromthebig
intensityhere,sothinktwicebeforeusingamovietitlethatwilltakethem
straightintothepain.Tobesafe,useEventhoughIhavethismovie,Ideeply
andcompletelyacceptmyselfuntiltheguesscomesdownandthentryusing
theactualtitle.
4.Afterthisround,askthemtoGUESSagainandcomparethatguesstothe
originalone.Typically,itwillbeanoticeablysmallernumber,andbynowthey
shouldbebetteratjustgivingaguess.
5.PerformmoreroundsofEFTandkeepcheckinginwithnewintensityguesses.
Thesetuplanguageintheseroundsshouldstillbeglobal,butcanbesimilartothe
following:
EventhoughImguessingthismoviewillupsetme
EventhoughImighthavetoimaginethismovie
EventhoughImnotthrilledaboutgoingthroughthisevent
Inmyexperience,atotalof3or4roundswillbringjustabouteveryonedownto
GUESSESof0to3.
6.OnceyourclientsaredowntoanacceptablylowGUESSof3orbelow,thenask
themtoactuallyimaginetheincidentandseehowaccuratetheGUESSwas.Notice
thatthisisthefirsttimeyouareaskingthemtodothis.Allprevioustimeshave
beenrelativelypainlessGUESSES.
7.IftheGUESSwasnotsoaccurateandtheactualintensitygoesbackabovea3,
thencontinuewithglobalroundsontheoutskirtsoftheeventuntilthatactual
intensityontheeventasawholeisa3orbelow.
8.ContinuewitheithertheTelltheStoryTechniqueortheMovieTechnique,
dependingonyoursituation.Onceyoubringtheintensitydowntozero,finishitup
withVividVisualizationand/orotherappropriatemethodsoftestingtobesureyou
haveaddressedallaspectsoftheevent.
ThefollowingvideoisabasicdemonstrationoftheTearlessTraumaTechnique.
TINADEMONSTRATESTHEEFTTEARLESSTRAUMATECHNIQUEWATCH
VIDEO
Obviously,theTearlessTraumaTechniqueismostusefulwhendealingwith
severelytraumaticeventslikesexualabuse,physicalabuse,warmemories,etc.
However,thereareplentyofothereventswithhighintensity,soyoumaychooseto
usethistechniqueregularly.
Asyoumightguessbynow,theglobalnatureofthisapproachmakesitpotentially
lessthoroughthantheothertools.Thedetailsarenotonlyhiddenfromyou,but
typically,theyarehiddenfromtheclientaswell,soitisevenmoreofachallenge
toidentifynewaspects(orotherevents)astheyappear.Forthatreason,alwaysbe
surethatyoutestyourresults.Further,alwaysbeawarethatwhenyouaredealing
withaneventthisintense,yourtestingmethodsshouldbeontheconservativeside
untilyouareconfidentthatallaspectshavebeenaddressed.
ByaddingtheTearlessTraumaTechniquetoyourrepertoire,youcanstart
addressingyetanotherclassofSpecificEventsandexpandyourEFThorizons.
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedTheTearlessTraumaTechniquewhichwillallowyouto
minimizeemotionalpainbeforeaddressingaSpecificEvent.
Wekeeptheclientdetachedfromthehighlyintenseeventintwoways.Firstwe
instructthemnottogothroughthedetailsoftheevent,butconsideritfroma
distance.SecondweaskthemtoGUESSabouttheirintensityratherthangiving
amorecompleteanswer.
ChooseSetupandReminderlanguagethatwillkeeptheclientsfocusonthe
outskirtsoftheeventratherthanthepainfuldetailswithin.
TapwiththisdetachedapproachuntiltheclientsGUESSisata3orbelow.
WhentheGUESSisatathreeorbelow,instructtheclienttotuneintothe
detailsoftheeventtoseehowaccuratetheGUESSwas.Iftheintensitygoes
higherthanthe3,continuewithadditionalglobalrounds,stayingonthe
outskirtsoftheeventuntilactualintensityis3orbelow.
Oncetheactualintensityreportontheeventasawholeisbelowa3,then
continuethroughthedetailsoftheeventwithMovieTechniqueorTelltheStory
Technique.
Rememberthatwhenevertheclientkeepsthedetailsofaneventtothemselves,
Aspectscouldbemissed,andthatiscertainlyachallengewithTearlessTrauma
Technique.
Asalways,followupwithadditionaltestingmethodstofindanyremaining
Aspects.
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RelievingEmotionalIssuesByTappingOnRelatedPhysicalSymptoms
ThemoreexperienceyouhavewithEFTTappingthemoreyouwillseethatbringing
relieftoyourclients'emotionalissuesbringsaboutanearlysimultaneous
diminishingoftheirphysicalsymptoms.Imeanheadachesfade,backpainslessen,
cloggedsinusesdrain,visionimprovesandthousandsofotherpainsand
discomfortsbegintoleaveyourclients'bodies.Theseresultsareoftensostunning
thatevenpeoplewithseriousdiseasesmakeprogresswheredrugs,surgery,
radiationandthelikehavefailed(pleaseconsultqualifiedphysiciansforEFT'suse
insuchcases).
And,asyouareabouttosee,thisemotional/physicallinkworksinbothdirections.
EmotionalandPhysicalIssuesAreLinked
Thus,insteadofaddressingemotionalissuesheadonandwatchingtherelated
physicalsymptomsdwindle,wecandothereversebyaimingEFTatitsrelated
physicalsymptomsandthenwatchtheunderlyingemotionalissuesfade.Properly
done,thissplendidconceptcanavoidmassiveemotionaldistressandbringeaseto
ananxietyriddenclientwithlittleornomentionoftheunderlyingemotionalissue
(exceptfortestingattheend).
Wecalltheprocess"ChasingthePain"because,aswereduceoreliminateonepain
(ordiscomfort),othersshowupandrequireEFTfortheirresolution.Inthiswaywe
chasethesepains/discomfortsaroundthebodyuntiltheyhavesubsided.Then,
whenweasktheclientsabouttheintensitiesoftheiremotionalissues,theyoften
shrugtheirshouldersandsay,"Ican'tfindit."
Togiveyouabettersenseofthisidea,hereisabriefvideoshowinghowIdiscuss
andapplyChasingthePainwithLilly.ThereasonIuseithereistotaketheedge
offandmanagetheintensityofherabuseissues.
THEEFTCHASINGTHEPAINTECHNIQUEWATCHVIDEO
Theideabehindthisconceptisthateachphysicalsymptomrepresentsanaspectof
theunderlyingemotionalissue.Thus,aswebringrelieftoeachphysicalsymptom,
wearesimultaneouslybringingrelieftoanunderlyingemotionalaspect.So,when
wefinishwithallthephysicalsymptomswehave,theoretically,collapsedallthe
aspects.That'sagreattheory,ofcourse,anditoftenworksthatwayinpractice.
However,justbecauseaclientseemstobefreeoftheemotionalissuedoesn't
representaguaranteethatyourworkisdone.Furthertestingisinordertomake
suretheworkiscomplete.
AlthoughChasingthePainisusuallycustomizedtofitwithinaclientsession,here
aresomeguidelinesforproperuse:
1. Iftheissueisnotalreadyobvious,haveyourclientidentifyanemotional
problem(preferablyaSpecificEvent)thatisbotheringhim/herinsomeway,
andaskforanintensityratingfrom010.Thisstepisoftenunnecessary
becausetheissuefrequentlybecomesevidentthroughnormalconversation
withyourclient,e.g.themerementionofitbringsobviousdistressandthusit
becomesacandidatefortherelativelygentleChasingthePainprocess.
2. Getasspecificaspossiblewiththedescriptionofthatphysicalsensation
whereexactly,howbig,howdeep,howwide,sharp,dull,tingling,tight,etc.
3. Thenasktheclienttoratethatphysicalsensationfrom010.
4. UseTheBasicRecipeonthephysicalsensationuntiliteithergoesawayor
changesquality/location.(forexample,EventhoughIhavethistensioninmy
neck)
5. Ifitchangesqualityorlocation,getanewdescription,anewintensityrating,
andstartanewtappingprocessuntilitgoesawayorchangesagain.
6. Continuereleasingallthevariousversionsofthepainuntilthereisnothingto
report.Thencheckontheintensityleveloftheunderlyingemotional
issue/eventand,chancesare,therewillbesignificantimprovement.Ifnot,
lookforotheranglesoftheissue/eventtoaddress.
7. Oncetheemotionalissue/eventappearstobegone,besuretousethevarious
testingmethodsyouarelearninginthisTutorialtouncoveranyremaining
aspects.
ThefollowingvideoisabasicdemonstrationofChasingthePain.
TINADEMONSTRATESTHEEFTCHASINGTHEPAINTECHNIQUE
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedChasingthePainwhichisawaytoaccessemotional
issueswithoutarticulatingtheunderlyingspecifics.
Emotionaldistressisoftenexpressedthroughformsofphysicaldiscomfort.
Whenaclienthasphysicaldiscomfortandclearlysomeemotionalissue
underlyingit,wecanstartbyaddressingthephysicaldiscomfortwiththeBasic
Recipe,andoftentheemotionalissueswillsubside.
Intheory,asoneAspectoftheissueisresolvedandanotherpresentsitself,the
discomfortinthebodywillchangeinqualityorlocation.Following,orChasing,
thosesymptomsastheychangeisawaytoaddressthoseAspectsmore
specificallywithouthavingtoarticulatethem.
Beingveryspecificanddetailedwhendescribingthediscomfortisanimportant
featureofthistool.
ChasingthePaincanbeusedforaTabletopIssue,aSpecificEvent,orasaway
tominimizeemotionalpainineitherscenario.
TheworkisnotcompleteuntilyouhavebeenabletoconductTestingMethods
ontheissueoreventyouhaveaddressed.Inmanycasesyouwillneedto
addressspecificsbeforeresultsaresolid.
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CognitiveShift
Amajorsignofimprovementwithintraditionaltherapyisthecognitiveshift.When
aclienthasanewinsight,exhibitsnewbehavior,ordemonstratesanewbelief
abouttheirissue,thensomethingsignificanthasshiftedintheirperceptionandthis
isseenasevidencethatemotionalhealingorgrowthhasoccurred.
Intraditionaltherapy,thesecognitiveshiftsoftencomeaftermonthsoryearsof
verbalizingandprocessing,butwithEFTtheycanshowupineverysession.In
fact,withEFTtheyoccurbehindthescenesalmosteverytimeyougiverelieftoa
SpecificEvent.Thatiswhytheeventisnolongerbothersome.Theclientnowhas
adifferentperceptionaboutitaspreviousaspectssuchasfear,guiltorangershift
inpeacefuldirections.
ThesebehindthescenescognitiveshiftsbecomeroutinewithinEFTsessionsand
oftenremainundiscussed.However,usingtheTelltheStoryTechnique,youwill
soondiscoverthatonceasignificantamountofintensityhasbeenreleased,your
clientmaysaysomethingthatcompletelycontradictsheroriginalperceptionofthe
event.
Forexample,someonewhowasabsolutelyiratewiththeirbossatthebeginningof
asessionmightsuddenlysaywell,Icanunderstandwhyhedidthat.Orsomeone
whowashumiliatedinfrontoftheirfriendsatapartymightsayyouknow,that
musthavebeenprettyfunny.Thesearesignsthattheenergysystemhasbeen
realignedandyourclienthasfoundsomedegreeofpeacewiththatevent.
Thevideobelowgivesyouanindepthdiscussionofthisvitaltopicwithalive
audience.ThisisfollowedbyanactualsessionwithPamelaandconcludeswitha
narrativebymeemphasizingthecognitiveshiftthatoccurred.Notethatshestarts
bysayingthatGoddoesn'tthinksheisworthybutlater(aftertapping)saysthat
thatbelief"doesn'tmakeanysense."
COGNITIVESHIFTSWATCHVIDEO
Thesemomentswilloftenhappenasyourclientrecountsthestoryforthesecondor
thirdtimewhileyouarelookingforthoselastsignsofintensity.Atthatpoint,the
mostappropriatethingtodoisaskfora010intensityratingforthataspect,orfor
thatcrescendo,orforthewholeevent.Itwilloftenbezeroandyoucanproceed
withtestingmethodsforconfirmation.
Youwillalsoencounterothersignsthatyourworkhasbeensuccessful,themost
commonbeingyawns,sighs,orgenuinelaughter.Thesecanhappenatanytimein
thesessionandareusuallysignsthattheenergyhasshiftedinsomeway.My
favoriteoftheseisthesighandthisbriefvideowithgiveyouthreeexamplesfrom
livesessions.
EXAMPLESOFSIGHINGWATCHVIDEO
IfyouareinthemiddleofatappingroundorEFTsessionandyourclienteither
yawnsorletsoutabigsigh,completetheroundandaskfora010level.Youmight
alsoaskyourclientiftheyfeltanysignificantdifferencesinhowtheyfeelaboutthe
event.Theseresponsesdonotalwaysindicateacognitiveshift,butyoucan
certainlyconfirmthatwithtesting.
Youmayalsohearyourclientsaythattheyfeelextremelyrelaxed,almostas
thoughtheywanttogotosleep.Thatiscommontoo,especiallyafteralong
sessionorcontinuedwork.Wegetsousedtocarryingaroundthesedisruptionsthat
oncewestartreleasingthem,itcantakethebodysometimetocatchup.
Cognitiveshiftsarethepotofgoldattheendoftherainbowandprovideexciting
evidencethatweareindeedgettingresults.Thebestpartisthatyoudontneed
anymorethantheEFTbasicstoproducethem.Lookfortheminyoursessions,and
asalways,testtoconfirm.
REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoulearnedaboutCognitiveShiftsasasignthatEFTisdelivering
results.
ACognitiveShiftisknownbytraditionaltherapistsasanewinsightorachange
inbehaviorsorbeliefs.Itisthepotofgoldattheendoftherainbow.
WeseetheseshiftsmostoftenwhenalltheAspectshavebeenclearedfroma
SpecificEvent.Theclientwillsimplyblurtoutahealthynewperspectivethat
completelycontradictstheiroriginalperspective.
Sometimestheseshiftswillhappenwithoutanyevidencefromtheclient.Asking
morequestionsorusinggoodTestingMethodswilloftenbringthecognitive
shiftsoutintotheopen.
Sighing,yawning,orgenuinelaughterarealsosignsthatdisruptionsarebeing
releasedandperspectivesmaybeshifting.AskquestionsorapplyTesting
Methodstoconfirm.
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Them
Ifyouarenotamentalhealthprofessional,wehaveprovidedthesetipswiththe
assumptionthatyouareworkingwithhighlyfunctioningclientsThisisbecauseyou
arelikelytorunintotheminthecourseofyournormalEFTpractice.
Ifyouareamentalhealthprofessionalworkingwithmorecompromisedclients,
thesetipswillpointyouintherightdirection,butmaynotbecompleteenoughfor
bestresultsinallcases.Inthatcase,werecommendprofessionaltraining.
Thenonfeelingclient
Clientcan'tfindaSpecificEvent
Clientcan'tisolateoneeventoutofmanysimilarcircumstances
Clientpresentsvagueissues
Clientreports"feelingworse"
MeltdownsorAbreactions
Itshardtointerruptmyclientswhentheyaretellingtheirstory
Myclientkeepsjumpingaroundtootherissuesandevents
WhatifIcantgettheintensitiesallthewaytozero?
Foradditionaltips,visit:
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Thenonfeelingclient
Thenonfeelingclient: Herearesomeusefultipsforclientswhohavesoprotected
themselvesfromtheirtraumaticpastthattheyhave"nofeelings"aboutanyoftheir
yesterdays.Theycanoftenremembertheevents,sometimesingreatdetail.But
theyjustsitthereinsessionwithnointensitywhatsoeverandroutinelyspilloutthe
words.Theyareonautomatic.Nofeelings.
Incaseslikethesethereappearstobenobenchmarkagainstwhichtomeasure
one'sprogresswithEFT.Iftheystartwithaglassyeyedzeroandendwithaglassy
eyedzero,howdoyouknowifyou'vemadeanyheadway?Doyoutrytoassess
their"glasseyedness?"
Perhaps.Butthereareotherways.
EFTdoesn'trequiretheclienttohaveameasurableintensityupfront.Itcanstilldo
itsjobevenundersuchplacidcircumstances.Remember,theunderlyingideais
thattheclientbe"tunedin"totheproblemwhileaddressinganimbalancedor
disruptedenergysystem."Tuningin"doesn'trequireemotionalintensity.Itonly
requiresawareness.Sotrythis....
Asktheclient,"Whatmemorywouldyourathernothave?"
Althoughclientsmaynothaveintensityabouttheirmemories,theywillalmost
invariablybeabletopickoutadisagreeableone.Thenisolatethatspecificmemory
andstompalloveritwithEFT.Digupeveryaspectyoucanfindandthenuseyour
creativitytofindsomemore.Domanyrounds.Throwinthe9gamutprocedureand
thealternatepoints.Thiswilltakeyouallof15or20minutestodoitthoroughly.
Yourclientsmaygiveyoucluesduringthisprocessthatprogressisbeingmade.
Principleamongthemmaybetheirpropensitytochangethesubjecttosomeother
memory.Thisisevidencethatyouhavehelpedresolvetheoriginalmemoryand
nowthereisashifttoanotherone.
Therealproof,however,willbewhentheycomebacktoseeyou.Askthemagain,
"Whatmemorywouldyourathernothave?"andlistentotheirresponse.I'llbetyou
aweekinParisthatTHEYWILLBRINGUPADIFFERENTMEMORY.Thisisevidence
indeedthatyouhaveweakened,ordecimated,thefirstone.ThenuseEFT
thoroughlyonthenewmemoryandaskthesamequestionthenexttimeyourclient
comesback.UseEFTonnewmemoriesastheycomeupandtheoddsareveryhigh
thatyouwillbecollapsing,onebyone,thereasonsfortheirselfprotection.
Gradually,youwillrelievetheiremotionalburdenssotheywillbegintohavesome
feelingsandbehavemorenormally.
Thisapproachisrelativelyblindbecauseweareaddressingtheeventsasthey
presentthemselves.IfyouareusingTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedureapproach
andplanningtoclearoutasmanyeventsasyoucanfind,thisisausefultool.As
youtapthroughevents,theclientsmemorywillusuallyfreeupandmeasuring
progressgetseasier.
Ifyouareworkingwithmoreprecision,andhaveaparticulareventtoaddressthat
contributedlargelytothepresentingissuebutcantgetanyintensityreadings,then
wesuggestfindingdifferentwaystomeasureintensity.
Youcanasktheclienttodescribetheirvisualexperienceoftheeventastheyseeit
intheirmind.Isitincolororblackandwhite?Isthepicturecloseuporfaraway?
Istheclientintheactionorwatchingfromtheoutside?Isthepicturesharpor
blurry?Arethecolorsbrightordull?Thefirstoptionineachofthesequestionsisan
indicationofhigherintensity,andthesecondanindicationoflowerintensity.Asyou
tapthroughthedetailsoftheevent,checkbackintoseeifthevisualsare
changing.Keepinmindthatiftheyhaveblockedthefeelingsforprotection,they
maygetmoreintenseonceyoustarttappingandthencomedownlaterinthe
process.Thesameconceptcanapplytosoundsorotherkindsofexperienceifthat
seemsmorerelevant.
Ateachpartoftheeventthatseemslikeitshouldcarrysomeintensity,insteadof
askingforaratingfrom010,useacontinuumthatrangesfromIwishitdidnt
happentosowhat.Theclosertheygettosowhatthemoreintensityhasbeen
released.
Youcanalsopersonalizetheprocessbyaskingtheclienthowtheyknowthisevent
hasanegativeeffectonthem.Maybetheyfeelitintheirbodysomewhere,or
maybethereissomeotherindicationuniquetothisclientthatyoucanmeasure.
Ingeneral,themoretappingyoudo,themoreintunetheclientiswiththeir
memoryandintensity.Plantoaddressfiveeventsandseeifitgetsanyeasier.
Backtotop
Clientcan'tfindaSpecificEvent: Sometimesclientshaveblankspotsintheir
memoriesORthosememoriesaresotraumaticthattheirsystemsrepressthemas
ameansofemotionalprotection.Ineithercase,youreffortsatlocatingSpecific
Eventswillbehandicapped.
Thesolutionhereistohavesuchclients"makeup"aSpecificEvent.Askthemto
createafictitiouseventandpopulateitwithwhateverabusivepeopleandtraumatic
circumstancestheirimaginationswillallow.ThenuseEFTonthiseventasthoughit
wasrealandkeepatituntiltheintensityisbroughtdowntozerooracceptable
levels.
Thismayseemsillyatfirst.Afterall,whatgoodcancomeofusingEFTonanevent
thatneverhappened?Whenyouthinkaboutit,however,thismadeupeventisnot
asfictitiousasitmayoriginallyappear.Thisisbecausethepeopleand
circumstancesinthis"memory"reflectthefears,anxieties,resentments,traumas,
etc.thatareheld,consciouslyorsubconsciously,bytheclient.Infact,itmaybe
evenmoreusefulthanarealSpecificEventbecauseitcanincludesubconscious
items.
Ihavehadgreatsuccesswiththistoolandurgeyoutoadoptitwhereappropriate.
Backtotop
Clientcantisolateoneeventoutofmanysimilarcircumstances. Ourgreatesthopeis
thatyourprocesswithclientswilltakeyouintochildhoodeventswiththeirMom
andDadandpeersinschool.Onceyougetthere,youmayfind,forexample,that
Dadsaidthesamethinginlotsofdifferentevents,andtheclientcantpickjust
one.Inthatcase,youhaveagreaterchallengeonyourhandsbutitcanstillbe
resolved.
Askyourclienttomakeupaneventthatwouldlast13minutesandrepresentthat
thingDadusedtosayallthetime.Havethempickaparticularlocationinthe
house,atimeofday,andasituationinwhichhemighthavesaidit.Thentreatthis
madeupstorylikeitwasauniquespecificevent.Workthoughitframebyframe,
andaddressanyintensityasitcomeup.
Heresthechallenge:Thisrepresentativeevent,bydefinition,willbedrawingon
allofthesimilareventsthatyouknowarethere.Theintensitiesmaybestubborn
asaresultbecauseeachframe,eachemotion,eachaspectislikelytorepresent
twentyeventsinsteadofjustone.Withthatinmind,youmaynotgetthroughthis
eventandbringallintensitiesdowntozeroinonesession.Itmaytakeseveral
sessionstoresolveit,butyouwillhaveresolvedtheimpactoftwentyeventsbythe
timeyoucompletetheone.
TIP:Youarealreadyworkingwithaglobaltargetinthisscenario,Becarefulthat
youlanguagedoesnotsendtheclientsfocusintoevenmoreglobalterritory.
Backtotop
ClientpresentsvagueIssues: BasedontheexamplesgivenintheSpecificEvents
article,itcanbefairlyeasytotakeaglobalissueandreduceittoSpecificEvents.
However,someissuesarenotasstraightforward,like:
Imaworkaholic.
Icantloseweight.
Ikeepattractingthewrongpartner.
Ishoptoomuch.
Ihaveinsomnia.
Theseissuesarewaaaaytooglobal,ofcourse,andneedtobebrokendowninto
theirunderlyingspecifics.Themethodfordoingthisisfamiliarbynowandinvolves
askingquestionsthatallowyoutodigdeeper.Youmayneedseverallayersof
questionsandthereisnowayIcangiveyouacomprehensivelistfortheendless
possibilities.However,hereareafewquestionstogetyoustarted:
Howdoyoufeelwhenyoudontwork?
Howdoyoufeelwhenyoucanteat?(orcantshop)
Iftherewereaconsequenceforlosingweightwhatwoulditbe?
Howdoyouknowyouhaveattractedthewrongpartner?
Whatarethesimilaritiesbetweenallthewrongpartners?
Whenyoucantsleepisthereaparticularthought,feelingorphysicalpaininthe
way?
Wewillcontinueteachingskillsforunderstandingandnavigatingthroughclient
issuesinupcomingsections.
Backtotop
Clientreportsfeelingworse: Inmyexperience,thisisasignthateither(1)anew
aspectiscomingtothesurfaceor(2)afoundationalissueisshowingup.
Clientreports"feelingworse."
Theaspectcontributorshouldbeclearbynow.Justaboutanynewsymptomour
clientsexperience,includingfeelingworse(emotionallyorphysically),isevidence
thatoneormoreofthesehiddendesperadosislurkingbehindthescenes.Youcan
handleitlikeyouwouldanyotheraspect.
Regardingthepossibilityofafoundationalissueshowingup,I'mremindedofa
clientwhocametomeafewyearsagoupsetaboutanargumenthehadjusthad
withhisgirlfriend.Itwasasimpleargument,theangerforwhichwastypically
resolvablewithoneortworoundsofEFT.However,theclient'simmediateanger
didn'tbudgeandhereported"feelingworse."Why?Becauseweeventually
discoveredthathewastuningintotimeswhenhismotherbelittledhimthrough
yelling.Therealissuewashismother,nothisgirlfriend.Theargumentwiththegirl
friendsimplytriggeredtherealissueandhe"feltworse"untilweresolvedthe
motherissue(aseveralsessioneffort,bytheway,becausethereweremany
eventsinvolved).
Ifyoufindyourselfaddressinganissuelikethis,besureyourclientsunderstand
theconceptofaspectsandrelatedissuesaswellasthepossibilitythatitcouldget
worsebeforeitgetsbetter.TeachyourclientshowtoEFTtheirwaythroughthose
momentsontheirown,haveanappropriatereferralhandy,andsuggestevaluation
fromamedicaldoctorifyourclientsareconcernedabouttheirhealthinanyway.
Backtotop
MeltdownsorAbreactions: Similartothenotionthatyourclientcouldfeelworse
beforetheyfeelbetter,someclientshavesignificanttraumaintheirpastthatcan
betriggeredbypeelingawaythelayersaswedoinEFT.Inmanycases,when
facedwithsuchatraumaticmemory,clientswillsimplytellyouthattheyhavejust
rememberedsomethinghorrible,butinothercases,theycandoanythingfrom
breakingintotearstohavingaseizuretypeepisode.Whiletearsaresomewhat
typicalintherapysessions,seizuretypeepisodesorcircumstanceswheretheclient
"flipsout"arecalledmeltdownsorabreactions.
AMeltdownorAbreaction
Ingeneral,youcancontainthosereactionsbyrepeatedlytappingonallofthe
points,goingupanddownthebodyuntiltheclientstartstorelax.Whileyouare
doingthisuseareminderphraselike"thisissue"or"thisfeeling"orsimplystay
withmetobringhimorheroutofthememoryandbacktothepresentmoment.
Atthislevelofintensity,detachmentisthebestpolicy,sousesimplelanguagethat
takesthemawayfromtheeventratherthanbackintoit.Ifyouarenottrainedto
handlethiskindofemotionalreaction,thenrefertheclienttoaprofessionalwhois.
Ifyouareunabletobringyourclientoutofthereactionyourself,thenyoumay
needtocallanambulanceorseekotherkindsofemergencyassistance.
TheincidenceoftrueabreactionwithEFTisrare,andbecomesrarerstillifyouuse
thetoolswehaveforminimizingemotionalpain.However,whenwesaydontgo
whereyoudontbelong,thisisthereasonwhy.Tobeconservative,youmightask
somesimplequestionsofyourclientsbeforetoidentifythebiggerriskfactors.
Havetheybeendiagnosedwithamentalhealthcondition?
Aretheyonmedicationforanymentalhealthcondition?
Havetheyeverbeenadmittedtoamentalhealthfacilityfortreatment?
Dotheyhaveanymemoryofsignificanttraumalikesexualabuse,physical
abuseorcombat?
Arethereanypartsoftheirchildhoodoradultlifethattheyhaverepressedor
forgotten?
Backtotop
Itshardtointerruptmyclientswhentheyaretellingtheirstory: Somethoughts...
1. Iftheclientknowswhattoexpectinadvance,theyarelesslikelytoresistthe
partsofEFTthatareunfamiliartothem.
2. YourEFTwillbebetterifyoudo.Stoppingthestorybecauseofintensitycanbe
ahealingopportunity.
Thewayyousetupasessionwillmakeallthedifferencehere.Thefirstthingto
recognizeisthatEFTisdifferentfromanykindoftherapythatpeoplehave
encounteredbefore.Talktherapyismuchmorefreeflowing,andphysicaltherapies
areappliedwithoutmuchdiscussionaboutissues.WithEFT,communicationisthe
key.Thebetterwecancommunicateabouttheprocessinthebeginning,thebetter
theclientcanfollowalong.
Thefirstgoalistounderstandwhatexpectationstheclientisbringingtothe
session.Aretheyexpectingtodoallthetalking?Aretheyexpectingtotalkabout
globalissuesinsteadofisolatedmomentsintime?Aretheyexpectingtorelive
theirtragicmemoriesinyouroffice?Alloftheabovearegoodpossibilities,soone
goodstrategyistoaskthemHowmuchdoyouknowaboutEFTalready?Theywill
usuallytrytoexplainitintheirownwordsandmayrealizethattheirEFTeducation,
ifany,needshelp.Atthatpoint,youhaveabigopportunitytoreassurethemand
providenewinformation.Forexampleyoumightsay,Thatsfineifyoudont
understanditcompletely.EFTisprobablydifferentfromanythingyouhave
experiencedbefore,soletmetellyouwhatyoucanexpectinoursessions.
FollowthatupwithdetailedTelltheStoryinstructions.Tellthemwhywestopfor
intensityitisanopportunitytoclearoutadisruptionthatwedontwanttomiss,
anditwillmaketherestofthestorylesspainful.Letthemknowinadvancethat
youwillbecheckinginifyouseesignsofintensitythattheymayhavemissed.
Thereisnoneedtousethewordinterruptunlessyouwantto.Alsoletthem
knowinadvancethatothermemoriesorissuesmaycometomindduringthe
process.Ifthatdoeshappenwewillwritethemdowntoaddresslater,andgetback
totheeventwestarted.
Backtotop
Myclientkeepsjumpingaroundtootherissuesandevents. Therearetwocommon
reasonsforthis.
1.Theeventistoocurrent:WhenusingTelltheStoryTechniqueoranyofits
variationstoaddressamorecurrentevent,likearelationshiporcurrentwork
situation,theemotionalresponsesyourclienthastothoseeventsmaybesittingon
decadesofsimilarexperiences.Thecurrentsituationismostlikelypartofapattern
thatstartedsometimeago,soratherthanworkatthetopofthepileandbounce
aroundinthemiddle,godeeperandseewhereitstarted.Askyourclientwhatthis
currentfeeling(orperson)remindsthemof?Whenhavetheyfeltitbefore?Lookfor
ananswerfromchildhood.
2.CollectionofEvents:Theotherpossibilityisthattheeventsinyourclients
historyaresocloselyrelatedthattheyarehardtoseparate.Commonexamplesare
acollectionofMomissues,acollectionofDadissues,orevenacollectionofsocial
challengesinschool.First,reassuretheclientthatyouwillbegettingtoallofthose
eventsinduetime,anduntilagoodselectionofthemhavebeenresolved,itmay
behardtokeepthemstraight,butitwillgeteasierwithtimeandmoreEFT.
Iftheclienthasamorecompromisedemotionalstatebasedonalongterm
traumaticbackground,likeachildofalcoholicorotherwiseabusiveparents,for
example,thenthechallengeismuchgreateranditwilltakeprofessionaltrainingto
approachthosecasessafelyandappropriately.
Somenotesoncontainment:Ingeneral,containingyourclientsfocussothatit
staysononeeventstartswithyourprocessofchoosingandqualifyingtheevent.
ReviewthecriteriaintheSpecificEventsarticleandgothroughthosecriteriawith
yourclientforeacheventbeforeaddressingit.Onceyouarebothclearaboutthe
boundariesoftheevent,itwillbeeasiertoidentifywhentheclienthasshiftedinto
adifferentterritory.
ManagingtheclientsfocusalsohasalottodowiththeSetupandReminder
languageyouuse.Usinggloballanguagethatreferstomorethanoneaspectata
time,oralongtermpatternofresponse,maycausetheclientsfocustoexpand
intowhateveryouhaveaskeditto.Besureyourlanguageistargetingthespecific
momentyouaretryingtoresolve,andnotdriftingintoalargercollectionofrelated
material.
Backtotop
WhatifIcantgettheintensitiesallthewaytozero? Again,thereareseveralsituations
thatcouldleadtothischallenge,buttheyallsuggestthatyourtargetistooglobal
insomeway.
Ifyouaretappingonapresentingissue(Tabletop)ratherthanaSpecificEvent
(TableLeg),thentheintensitycouldbestubbornbecausetherearesomanyevents
andaspectsonthetableatonce.Yousimplycannotresolveanentirelongterm
issuewithafewroundsofEFT.Youmaybeabletotaketheedgeoffforthetime
being,orgettoazerothatdoesntlastverylong,butgettingmeasurablelasting
resultsonalongtermissuemeansfindingtherelatedeventsandtappingthrough
themspecifically.
Onceyouhavenarrowedyourtargetdowntoa13minuteevent,besureyoure
goingthroughitoneframeatatimeandusingtheTheBasicRecipeoneachAspect
individually.Ifyouaretryingtoresolveawholeeventwithafewroundsoftapping,
theproblemisthesame.Youhavetoomanyaspectsonthetableatonce.Go
throughtheeventasinstructedoneframeatatime,andtaponsmallerpartsofthe
eventuntiltheyallcomedowntozero,andtheeventasawholewilltendtoward
zeroaswell.
IfyouaretappingononeframewithinaSpecificEventsandtheintensitywont
comedown,considerthepossibilitythatthisaspectoftheeventisconnectedtoa
biggerissueorbiggercollectionofevents,andtheyallgottriggeredwhenyou
startedtapping.Again,youendedupwithalotofaspectsonthetable,sothe
intensitycanbestubborn.Adjustingyourlanguagesothatitreferencesthat
uniquemomentratherthanthebiggerissuewillhelp.Considertheseexamples:
HistonechangedanditscaredmevsImafraidwhenpeopleyellatme
IleftadirtyspotonthefloorvsIdidntdoitright
IwasafraidtosayanythingtohervsImafraidtoexpressmyself
Thelatter,moreglobalversionswillencouragetheclientssystemtotuneintomore
thanoneevent.Experimentwithlanguagetoseehowbeingmorespecifictothat
momentcankeepyouclientssystemfromdriftingofftoothereventsorissues.
Otherwisetheirintensityreportscouldbebasedonmorethanyouthink.
Whenyouuncoveraneweventorissuebyaccident,makeanoteforfuture
sessions.Theissuescanbebrokendownintotheirowneventsforcontinued
progresswithyourclient.
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Needed
Thisisaveryeasy,commonsenseidea.
Sometimesclientsplateauonanissueanddon'tseemtobudgetowardsanyfurther
progress.Thisissometimescausedbyclients"spacing"onyouabitandnotreally
tuningintotheproblem.Ifso,thiscanoftenbecorrectedbyhavingtheclients
emphasize,oryell,thewords.I'vedonethissuccessfullymanytimes.
BelowisavideoexamplewithKiya.SheandIworkedonaSpecificEventthatshe
labeled"jigglethedoor."Wewerestuckata7andthen,justafterthat,thevideo
showsmecoachinghertoemphasizethewords.Thisbreaksthroughtheimpasse
andshereportsnoticeableimprovementtoa"3or4."
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InPartI(TestingArticle)yougotsomeintroductoryexposuretotheadditional
methodswecanusetoevaluateyourresultsanddigupanyremainingAspects.
RealSituation: Puttingyourclientinanactualsituationthatwouldnormally
triggertheintensityoftheissueisideal.Itisnotalwaysthemostconvenient,
andsometimesisnotevenpossible,butifyoucan,giveitatryoncetheissue
seemstoberesolved.
VividVisualization: ThisismostappropriateforusewithaSpecificEvent.Once
theintensityseemstobeclear,asktheclienttoexaggerateallthesights,
sounds,etcandreallyTRYtogetthemselvesupset.Assoonastheysucceed,
youhavefoundnewAspects.
UseProps: Askyourclienttodigupphotos,videosormemorabiliaconnectedto
anissueoreventthatwouldnormallytriggerintensity.Ifthepropsbringupany
discomfort,thenthereismoreworktodo.
Nowwecanexpandthatlistformorevariety.Someofthesemethodsworkbetter
foranoverallissue,somearebestwithSpecificEvents,andsomearegreatwith
both.Videosfolloweachmethodwithexamples.
Saythis.
ThisonecanbeusedtotestAspectsorspecificmemoriesaswellasgeneralized
(global)issues.
Themethodissimple.Justhavetheclientsayadirectphraseoutloudthat
representsanythingthatwouldpreviouslyhavetriggeredintensity,andaskhow
trueitfeelsonascaleof010.
Foranevent:
Hesaidgetout!"
ShethoughtIwasstupid
Thewholeclasswaslaughing
Iwasraped
Itwasmyfault
Oftenthesephrasescanbetakenfromthetappingroundsthemselvesandyou
willknowwhichonesarethehotspots.
ForaTabletoporglobalissue:
Imuseless
Iwasraped
Mymotherdoesntloveme
Iwashumiliated
Sheleftmeforsomeoneelse
Imallalone
Ideservedtobeabandoned
Itwasmyfault
ForaTabletop,itisoftenusefultoestablishBEFOREandAFTERmeasurements
ontheissuesoyoucanseeiftheeventyouaddressedprovidedresults.
Iftheintensityhasbeenreleased,theyshouldbecomfortablesayingthe"Say
this..."phrase.Ifnot,moreAspectsorspecificsawaityou.Onewaytoaccessthose
istoaskwhattheir"selftalk"waswhentheysaidthephrase.Whatevertheysaid
tothemselvesasareactiontothatstatementcanleadyoutonewaspectsor
relatedevents.
Thevideobelowillustratesthis"SayThis..."Testingprinciple.
TESTINGYOUREFTWORKUSING"SAYTHIS"WATCHVIDEO
RolePlaying
Thisinvolvesreenactingadisturbingmemoryoractualevent.Forexample,you
canmimicthevoices,posturesandgesturesofoffendingpersonstotestwhetheror
notthereisanyintensityleft.Youcanevenaskafriendtoplayoneoftheroles
andperformTappingasheorsheroleplays.InthevideobelowIgiveyoutwo
examples.Thefirstone(verybrief)iswithLaVernwhereinIlearntoroleplayher
fatherashemakesahurtfulcomment.ThesecondiswithSarahandshowsus
workingtogethersothatIcanstareatherwhileemulatinghermother's"tinny
eyes."
TESTINGYOUREFTWORKUSINGROLEPLAYINGWATCHVIDEO
Catchtheclientoffguard
Thisinvolvestestingyourresultbydoingsomethingunexpected.Dependingonthe
contextofthesession,youmightsurpriseyourclientbydoingoneofthefollowing:
(1)mimicthegesturesofanabuser,(2)turnyourbackontheclientinamanner
thatsymbolizeshisorherrejectionissue,(3)raiseyourvoicelikeanexhusbandor
bossusedtodoor(4)useyourimaginationtofitthecircumstances.Thenwatch
yourclientsreactions.Aretheystartled?Dotheysquirmorbecomeangry,tearful
orinsulted?Ifso,digformoreAspectsorissuesbecauseyouhavemoreworkto
do.If,ontheotherhand,thereisnoreactionexceptforsmilesandcalm
demeanors,thenyouhavesolidevidenceofsuccess.
Heresaclassicexample.IwasparticipatingwithotherEFTersina5dayhealing
workshopforover20clientswithsevereemotionalissues.Oneofmysessionswas
withabadlytraumatized50yearoldwoman(wellcallherSandy)who,duringher
earlyyears,hadbeenconsistentlybeatenandthrowndownstairsandagainstwalls
byherfather.Shewasperpetuallyanxiousandwasconstantlyonthelookoutfor
impendingdanger,especiallyfrommen.Myfirstexposuretothiswasinthefirst
minuteortwoofoursessionwhenIcasuallyraisedmyhandtoscratchmyhead.
Sheimmediatelyflinchedandcriedout,Pleasedonthitme.
Asthesessionevolved,Sandytoldmethatherfatherusuallystartedhisabusive
waysbysurprisingherfrombehindandgrabbinghershoulderwithhishand.I
chosethisasafoundationalissueandspentthenexthourusingEFTonher
reactiontohavinghershouldertouchedfrombehind.Shegotbetterandbetter
and,bytheendofthesession,Icouldgrabontohershoulderfrombehindwithout
herflinchingorhavinganyreactionwhatsoever.
However,SandyknewIwasgoingtokeeptestingbyputtingmyhandonher
shoulderfrombehind.Sheexpectedit.Thusherfatherselementofsurprisewas
missingfromourtestandIcouldntthinkofawaytorecreateitduringoursession.
So,IwaitedforafewhoursafteroursessionuntilIsawhersittinginthelobby
talkingtosomeotherclients.Ithencaughtheroffguardbyputtingmyhandonher
shoulderfrombehindwhensheleastexpectedit.Tomydelight,shesimplyturned
herheadtowardmethesamewaysomeonewouldturniftheywereroutinely
tappedontheshoulder.Nostartlereaction,nopanic,nothingunusual.
Success!However,ifshebecamestartledIwouldknowthatwewerentdonewith
thisissue.Veryimportantinput.Vital.
Doesthatmeanwearedonewithhertraumaticissues?Notreally.Shehasan
entirechildhoodfilledwithabuses.Butwedidmanagetohandleafoundational
piecequitenicely.Thatmakestherestofthejobeasier.
Thisformoftestingtakesawhiletodevelopbecauseeachclientisdifferent.Thus
youneedtostudyseveralcasesbeforeyoucanproperlyembedthisskill.Iprovide
threeexamplesinthevideobelowtogetyoustarted.ThefirstonewithBettytold
methereismoreworktodowhilethesecondandthirdoneswithMimandAnnie
gaveevidencethatwehadachievedusefulresolution.
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TriggeringStatements
Surpriseyourclientbysayingsomethingchallenginganddirectthatwouldnormally
causethemintensityonanissueyoujustaddressed.
Tosomeonewitharejectionissue,saysomethinglike,Well,Idneverhangout
withyou.
Tosomeonewithaguiltissue,saysomethinglike,Thatreallywasyourfault.
Tosomeonewithaselfworthissue,saysomethinglike,Well,Idontthinkyou
deserveanybetter.
Tosomeonewithanauthorityissue,saysomethinglike,Yourenotallowedto
dothatinmyoffice.
Youcanuseanyofthelanguagethattriggeredyourclientsduringatappinground,
oryoucanmakeupyourown.However,thedeliveryisanimportantfactorforthis
method.Ifyousurprisethemwiththecomment,andtheirintensityhastrulybeen
released,theywillhaveahealthy,possiblyhumorousresponse.Ifnot,more
Aspectswillbewaitingforyourattention.
ThisissimilartoCatchingtheClientOffGuard,butwithusingwordsratherthan
actions.
KneeWobblingQuestions
Thisimportanttestingmethodistheexactoppositeofthegentlenessoften
recommendedbyconventionaltherapypractices.Instead,ourpurposeistojar
issuesoutoftheclientbyaskingverygraphicquestions.Weareaimingrightatthe
coreinhopesoflocatingburiedtroubles.Theconventionalpracticeofalwaysbeing
gentle,whilelaudableinmostotherrespects,canworktotheclientsdisadvantage
byleavingtoomuchonthetable.Youneedtoprobeandsometimesittakesa
crowbar.
Althoughthisprocessiswrappedinbrutalclothing,itisahighlyrespectfulthingto
do.Properlydone,clientsunderstandthelovingintentionandappreciateyour
effortsatdigginguptheseburdensomeemotions.Withoutyourskillsanddedication
inthisregard,yourclientsmayneedlesslycarryaroundlifesappingissuesthat
seetheunderthesurfacefordecadestocome.
Forsomeonewhowitnessedanaccidentorevendeathyoumightasksomething
like:
Wasthebonecomingoutoftheskin?
Couldyouseeanyorgans?
Didyousmelltheblood?
Haveyouevertouchedadeadbody?
Forsomeonewhowasassaulted,youmightask:
Howdidhisbreathsmell?
Wasanyoneelsewatching?
Didyoudeserveit?
Howdiditfeelwhenyourheadhittheground?
Forsomeonewhowentthroughatraumaticbreakuporinfidelityyoumightask:
Didhe/sheeverloveyou?
Didtheyhavesexinyourbed?
Hashe/shemetyourfriends?
Withrareexception,thisharshapproachshouldonlybedoneAFTERyouare
confidentthatyouhaveresolvedallormostoftheissuewithEFT.Whilesome
testingmethodsaredesignedtoassessyourprogressasasessionunfolds,these
kneewobblingquestionsarelikesledgehammerslookingforremainingbitsofore
inaspentgoldmine.Ifyoutrythemupfrontyoumaycreateunnecessarypainin
yourclient.
Properlydone,thismethodcanbringupadeepwellofintenseissuesandsoit
shouldonlybedonewhenyouhaveplentyoftimeleftinyoursession.Accordingly,
Ihavenovideostoillustratethismethodbecause(1)Ihavelimitedtimewiththose
onstageand(2)significanttimeistakenupfronttoestablishtheissueandgeta
bearingastowhereImightgointhesession.
UseHumor
Humorispartofmystyleandtendstobetherapeuticinitsownright.Itelevates
theenergyofthesessionanddilutesthe"seriousness"oftheissue.Itisalsoa
fabuloustestingdevicebecausetheclient'sresponsetothehumorousattemptcan
tellyouaLOTabouthisorherprogress.Iftheyfrown,cryorappearinsulted,then
yourhumorhashitasorespotandyouhaveimportantevidencethatyouhave
moretodo.Iftherearesmilesandcalmness,however,youhaveevidencethatyou
aregettinggoodresolution.
ThelattercaseisclearlyshowninthebelowvideofeaturingKim,whowasmolested
atage6.Thefirst30secondsshowsanabortedhumortestwhereinIbegina
humorousremarkabouthernotbeingakaratechampion.Sherespondswitha
momentarylaughandthenimmediatelyrevertstotearsofanguish(thevideo
zoomsinonthisreactionsothatyoucanseeitclearly).Thisisobviousevidence
thatwehavealongwaytogo.
Therestofthevideotakesplaceafterwespendabout20minutesaimingEFTat
thisissue.Notethatshenowfindsgreathumorinmyportrayalofthepenisasa
"dumbstick."Thisisahumortest,ofcourse,andshelaughsrightalongwithme
therebygivingsolidevidencethatherreactiontothisformer"weapon"isbeingput
intoperspective.Noticethatthehumorinthiscaseisoffcolorbecausethetopic
calledforit.
Youwillalsoseesome"tapalong"titlesoccasionallysuperimposedonthevideo.
ThisisbecausethissessioncamefromourpopularBorrowingBenefits(EasyEFT)
coursewherepeopletapalongwiththesessionstogainimpressivepersonal
benefits.Further,forperspective,Iendthevideowithanonstagediscussionof
usinghumorasatest.
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REVIEW:
InthisarticleyoureviewedthreeTestingMethodsfromtheprevioussectionand
learnedsixmore.
PuttingtheclientinarealsituationtotestforremainingAspectsisgenerallythe
mosteffective.
VividVisualizationandUsingPropswerecoveredinapreviousarticle.
SayThisusesselftalkandotherverbalexpressionsoftheissuetobringout
additionalintensity.
RolePlayingcallsforyoutoimitateanyonewhocouldnormallytriggerintensity
onanissueorevent.
CatchingtheClientOffGuardusesactionandtheelementofsurprisetotest
results.
TriggeringStatementsalsousetheelementofsurprise,andsometimesabitof
RolePlaytofindremainingintensity.
KneeWobblingQuestionsareintentionallymoregraphictobesureAspectshave
notbeenglossedoverwithmorepolitedescriptions.
Humorisamoreplayfulwaytoseeifintensityhasbeenreleasedcompletely.
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NowthatyouareequippedwithanassortmentofpowerfulTestingMethods,wecan
explorewaystoapplythosetoTabletops,whicharetheglobalorpresentingissues
thattheclientsreallywanttoresolve.
ClientsrarelyappearintheofficewantingresolutiononaSpecificEvent.Instead,
theyhaveamoreglobalissuethatneedsattention,likearelationship,a
performanceissue,achallengelosingweight,orsocialdiscomfort,justasafew
examples.WhileEFTismosteffectivewhenwecanresolvethecontributingevents,
wealsowanttoshowtheclients(andourselves)whetherornottheeventwechose
toaddressmadeadifferencefortheissuetheypresented.
Thechallenge
Thechallengewithamoreglobalissue,asyoumayalreadyknow,isthatthereare
somanyeventsandaspectsinvolvedintheissuethatitishardtoknowwhata0
10reportisactuallymeasuring.Ifitstartsatan8,thenyoudosometapping,go
backtothepresentingissueanditsstillan8,whatdoesthatmean?Toaclient,it
meansthatthisunusualtappingmethoddoesntseemtoworkatall.Tous,it
meansthatyouprobablymadeasmalldifferenceinaverybigpileofaspectsthat
willbedifficulttoseewiththemeasurementsyouused.Thesolutionistofind
betterwaystomeasurethepresentingissue.
Themaingoalistobesureyouaremeasuring
theSAMEthingbeforeandafteryourtappingsession.
TrulyeffectiveEFTisquitemethodicalinnature,soeventhoughwearedealing
withhumansandveryslipperyemotionalissues,therearewaystobemore
objectivewiththemeasurements.
Thefirststepistorecognizehowslipperyglobalissuescanbe.Imaginethe
enormouspileofchildhoodevents,highschoolhumiliations,andothersocial
rejectionsthatmightbecontributingtoacurrentmarriageproblem.Theremaybe
ahandfulofdifferentbehaviorsthatmightleaveonespouseupsetwiththeother,
likeshesalwayslate,shelikestokeeppilesofpaperinthekitchen,andshe
doesntlistenwhenhestalking.
Usually,theclientwilllumpit
allintoonebasket
Usually,theclientwilllumpitallintoonebasketandsaysomethinglikemywife
drivesmenuts.Ifyouaskfora010rating,towhichhereportsacurrentlevelof
6,wehavenoideaifallofthosepartsarecurrentlytriggered.Maybeheisonly
reportingonthemostrecentproblem,orthemostimportantproblem,orsome
combinationofthemall.Letssaythatyouacceptthe6astheintensityofhis
issueandproceedbytappingthroughaneventfromhighschoolwhenkidswere
ignoringhim,whichisclearlyrelatedtohiscomplaintaboutherfailuretolisten.The
intensityfromtheoneeventisgone,andyouaskhowintensetheissuenowfeels
tohim.Ifhereportsanother6,itwillbehardtoarguethatyouhavemadeany
progressatall.Ifhereportsan8,theoriginal6mayhavebeenonthelistening
complaint,butthe8isnowbasedonherhabitofbeinglate,butallyouhaveatthis
pointisthe6andthe8.Ifhereportsa3or4whichsuggestssomerelief,butthen
getshomeandtheissueskyrocketsbecausesheslateagain,howdoweconvince
himthattheprocessisworking?Withsomanyaspectsinthepile,the010report
issimplynotenoughonitsown.
Obviously,alittleextraconversationwillgoalongwaytowardbeingmorespecific
andidentifyingsomeindividualpiecesoftheissue,sostartthere.Onceyoucan
identify35morespecificelementsoftheissueorwaysitisusuallytriggered,
gettinga010oneachofthoseisalogicalnextstep.Itmayalsobehelpfultoask
ifthereisaphysicalsensationoraparticularemotionconnectedtoeachofthose
specificparts.Continuingwiththerelationshipexample:
Shesalwayslatemaybringupangerandsometensionintheforeheadwith
anintensityof6forboth.
Shelikestokeeppilesofpaperinthekitchenmaybringupafeelingofbeing
crowdedandsomenauseainthestomachata5.
ShedoesntlistenwhenImtalkingmighttriggerfearandapoundinginthe
chestatan8.
FromthereyoucanstartTheEFTPersonalPeaceProcedurelistoneventsfromthe
pastthatmightbecontributingtohisresponses.Whenyouchoosetoaddressthe
eventinwhichthekidswereignoringhim,youwillbothbeawarethatthisis
connectedtothelisteningcomplaint.Onceyouhaveclearedtheintensityfromthat
event,youwouldexpecttoseesomeprogressonthelisteningcomplaint,butyou
mayalsoseeprogressontheothersasabonus,soremeasurethemallbeforeand
aftereachsession.
Keepinmindthatevenwhentheemotionalintensityisntmoving,therelated
physicalsensationcanchangeormovewhichindicatessomeprogressthatyou
mightnototherwiserecognize.Youmightalsonoticethatifthepilesofpaperin
thekitchensomehowvanishasaconcern,anewtriggermightshowup,also
indicatingsomeshiftontheissueoverall.Addthenewonetothelistbutkeep
measuringthepilesofpaperforcontinuedreference.Anychangeisgoodinthis
process,andthemorewaysyouhavetorecognizechange,thebetter.
Canyouseethatbytakingtheseextrastepsitisquiteeasytomonitorprogresson
anissueinafairlyobjectiveway?Andifyouhadnot,howtheissuecanbe
overwhelmingandseemelusive?
Ifso,letsmoveon!
IncorporatingTestingMethods
Whenevaluatingyoursuccessonapresentingissue,usingarealsituationisideal
becauseittendstotriggeranyremainingAspectsmosteffectively.However,there
willbeplentyofcasesinwhichusingarealsituationisnotrealistic,so
approximatingthatrealsituationascloselyaspossiblewillbehelpfulwhenyou
havetostayintheoffice.Infact,thatswhattheTestingMethodsaredesignedto
dorecreatearealsituationasaccuratelyaspossible.
Wehavealreadydiscussedbreakingtheissueintoseveralpartsandthen
measuringeachoneinafewdifferentways.However,thereisonemorefactorto
consider.Theintensityforeachpartmaybeatsomepoliteordetachedlowerlevel
astheydescribeittoyou,butthenbecomequiteabithigherasyoutapthroughan
eventorpeellayersawayfromtheissue.Thesefluctuationsinintensitywouldnot
accuratelyrepresenttheprocess,soitwouldbebettertotriggertheissue,orparts
thereof,andthentakeyourmeasurements.
Again,continuingwiththeexample,whenyouaregettingyourbefore
measurementonshesalwayslateyoucouldtriggeritbyaskingyourclientto
rememberthemostrecenttimeormaybethemostupsettingtimethatshewas
late.Besurehehasonlyonesceneinhismindsothatwhenyouaskhimtodothe
sameattheendofthesession,hecanvisualizethesamescene,notadifferent
one.Thisshouldconnecthimsolidlytohisintensitysofromthereaskforthe
emotion,thephysicalsensationandthe010rating.Ifyoucantriggeritthesame
waybeforeandafterthesessionthenthe010intensitieswillbemoremeaningful.
Itsagoodpracticetoasktheclientwhatitwouldtaketogetwoundupaboutthe
issuewhiletheyresittinginyouroffice.Whatwouldittaketotriggertheissueor
thatpartoftheissue?
Youmayfindthatusingavisualisalsoeffectiveintriggeringtheintensityonthe
pilesofpaperinthekitchen.However,forthelisteningissue,maybethereisa
phrasethatshesayslikenotnowthatreallygetshimupset.Youcouldtrya"Say
This..."phrasewherehesaysnotnowtotriggeradditionalintensity,oryoucould
RolePlayitasthoughyouarethewife.Oncetheissueistriggered,thenyoucan
moveontothemeasuringtheemotionandphysicalsensationforthatelement.
ThereareplentyofwaystousetheTestingMethodsinthiscapacity.Themost
importantfeatureisthatyoucreatetheabilitytotesttheissueexactlythesame
wayafterthesessionandobtainanobjectivereadingonprogress.
Obviouslyifyouareamentalhealthprofessionaldealingwithhighlytraumatic
issuesorevents,youwouldwanttousecautionwithadditionaltriggers.Wedo
havetoolsforminimizingemotionalpainandwhenthoseareappropriate,additional
testingmethodsgenerallyarenot.Inthosecases,wesuggestwaitinguntilthe
issueseemsresolvedbeforebreakingoutthebigtestingguns.Ontheotherhand,
theseskillswillcomeinhandywiththeclientswhohaveahardtimefeelingtheir
intensity.Inanycase,itisstillusefultobreakthepresentingissueintodifferent
partsformoreobjectivemeasurement.
OtherCommonExamples
Forperformanceissues,theproblemisusuallyrelatedtoanupcomingeventinthe
futureinwhichtheclientwantstoperformwell.NewEFTPractitionersmighthear
eventandsayletstaponthefutureeventbutitsactuallymoreeffectivetouse
thatasatestandthenworkwithanactualexperienceinthepastthatledtothe
currentresponse.Oncetheupcomingperformancearrivesthatwillbeagreatreal
situationtesttoseeifthereareadditionalaspectstoaddress.
Meanwhile,havetheclientimaginethefutureperformanceandidentifyafew,more
specificpartsofittomeasureasdescribedabove.Thenaddressrelatedevents
fromthepastasusual,andtestyourworkbygoingbacktothatsamevisualization
ofthefuturetoseeiftheresponsesaresubsiding.
Somethinglikedepressionoranxietywouldbemoredifficultbecausethoseterms
aresovague.Usingdepressionasanexample,havesomemorediscussionabout
whattriggersit,whatmorespecificemotionscomeup,orwhatareafewthings
thattheclientisdepressedabout?Maybecriticismisespeciallydifficult,orbeingin
acrowd,orwatchingaparticularkindofmovie.Maybedepressionfeelslike
rejection,defeat,anddisconnection,andmaybeeachofthosefeelingsaretriggered
differently.Ifyoucanidentifyanycurrentsituationsthatseemtotriggerpartsof
thedepression,youcantestthosewithvisualizations,roleplay,propsorwhatever
youcanforamoreobjectivemeasurement.Thenaddressrelatedeventsfromthe
past,andretriggerandremeasurethepartsoftheissueforprogressasyouclear
theevents.
Claustrophobiaorotherrelatedfearscanusuallybetestedwitharealsituation.In
theoffice,youcanuseavisualization(likearecentairplaneride),orprop(like
wrappingtheminablanket),oryoumightaskthemtotrysittinginaclosetorthe
elevator.AddressnewAspectsastheycomeupandwhentheintensityseemstobe
gone,tryitwiththeirreallifetriggers.
Forsmokingorothercravings,itshelpfultohavethesubstanceonhandatthe
officeandtestthestrengthofthecravinginbetweeneventsthatyouaddress.For
therecordwearenotendorsingthepossessionofillegaldrugsforthesakeof
testingandiftheclienthasmovedfromcravingtoaddiction,theywillprobably
needmorethanEFTforpropercare.
Foranykindofsocialdiscomfort,itisalsovaluabletoidentifysituationsthattend
tobetroublesome,likecrowdedbars,dinnerparties,theofficelunchroom,or
talkingtostrangers.Asktheclienttocreateavisualofeachuncomfortable
situationtotriggertheissueandthenmeasureemotionsandphysicalsensations.
Manypeoplecominginforhelpwithanissuewillhaveacurrenteventthatthey
wantresolved,likeafightwithaspouse,frustrationwithateenager,orsome
confrontationattheoffice.AsaskilledEFTprofessional,youknowinadvancethat
thiseventislikelytobeconnectedtodecadesofhistory,sousethecurrentevent
asthetriggerfortheissue.Findahandfulofwaystomeasureit,andthenfinda
relatedeventinthepastbyaskingtheclient,haveyoueverfeltthiswaybefore?
Ordoesthisremindyouofanythingthathappenedinthepast?
Onceyouhavechosenandclearedaneventfromthepast,remeasurealltheparts
ofthecurrenteventandexpecttheintensitytobemoremanageable.Chancesare
thatyouwillhavetoaddressafeweventsfromthepastbeforethiscurrenteventis
nolongeraproblem,buttheresultswillbemorepermanentandtheclientwillbe
lesslikelytohaveareactionlikethisinthefuture.
Askthequestion,Howwillyou
knowifwemadeprogress?
IfallofthesewonderfulTestingMethodsarefailingyou,onefinalquestionthatcan
beusefulishowwillyouknowifwemadeprogress?
Usually,theclientknowswhatprogresswilllooklikeorfeellikebutmayneverhave
considereditinthesetermsbefore.Theanswerwillbesomethinglikewell,ifIno
longerhadthisissueIwouldbeableto_________andthereisyourtest.Ask
themtovisualizedoing__________andseewhatkindofresistancecomesup.
Addressrelatedeventsandkeeptestinguntiltheycanactuallydo__________ina
realsituation.
Ifthatquestionstumpsyourclient,thenflipitupsidedownandaskhowdoyou
knowthereisanissue?
Whentheysaysomethinglikewell,Icantdo_________orIfeelreally
uncomfortablewith___________,whatevertheysayshouldconnecttosituations
intheirlifethattriggertheissue.Onceyouhavethoseyoullbeoffandrunning.
Remember,failingtotesttheissueproperlyisoneofthebiggestmistakesmadeby
EFTpractitioners.Aspectsgetmissed,resultsaretemporary,andissuescomeback.
GoldStandardEFTrequiresdiligenceinfindingandclearingAspects,sosolidtesting
isamust.Yourclientswillthankyoufortheextraeffort.
REVIEW
Inthisarticle,youlearnedhowtoapplyTestingMethodstoyourclients'tabletops
orpresentingissues.
TestingtheTabletopisavaluablepartoftheEFTprocess.Ithelpsensuresissue
isimproving.
Itisdifficulttotestemotionalissuesinanobjectivewaybecausetheycanbe
veryslippery.
Themaingoalistomeasurethesamethingbeforeandaftereachsession.
Tabletopsareglobalsobreakthemintosmallerpartsfortesting.
UseTestingMethodstotriggerthepartsoftheissuebeforemeasuringthem.
Foreachpart,measureanemotionalresponseaswellasaphysicalsensation.
Addressarelatedeventfromthepast,thenremeasurethepartsoftheissuein
thesameway.
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yourEFThorizonsconsiderably.WithTelltheStoryTechniqueyoucouldaddress
thedetailsofaSpecificEvent,providedtheyareavailable.Nowyoucanaddress
eventsthatrequireprivacy,eventsthatcarryhighintensity,andeventstheclient
cantarticulateinadditiontoworkingdirectlywithphysicaldiscomfortasitrelates
tounresolvedemotionalissues.Ihopeyouarestartingtoseecognitiveshiftsin
yoursessionsandgainingexperiencewithsomeofthecommonchallenges.
Illtakethisopportunityagaintopreachthevalueofpracticingyournewskills
beforemovingforward.Ifittakesanywherefrom25100hourstogetsolid
experiencewithTelltheStoryTechnique(andrelatedconceptsintheprevious
section),itwillprobablytakeanother25100hourstobecomecomfortablewith
thesenewtools.Remember,atthispointinEFTdevelopment,Ihadalreadybeen
usingthesetoolsforyears.
IhaveestimatedthatbymasteringtheEFTtoolsinthispartIII,youwillhave
accesstoanadditional20%ofEFTspower,foratotalof70%.Thatsanenormous
improvementovertheBasicRecipealone,butitwillonlybeavailabletoyouifyou
haveactuallymasteredtheskills.
Thenextsectionwillintroduceyoutothestructureofanemotionalissueandhelp
younavigatemorequicklythroughyourclientshistory.However,thetoolsyou
practicenowwillnotgoaway.Infact,asthecasesgetharderandtheskillsmore
involved,thestructureyouhaveinthesetoolsforbeingmethodical,specificand
thoroughwillbethesafetynetthatkeepsyouoncourse.Usethemalluntiltheyre
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Here'swherewegetunderthehoodofthosesophisticatedemotionalissues
andgetrighttothecore.WealreadyknowthatSpecificEventsarethebest
targetforlastingresultswithEFT.However,withexperience,youhave
probablyseenthatthereissomebenefittofindingtherightSpecificEvent,or
theonethatiscontributingthemosttotheproblem.Thefasteryoucangetto
thatone,thefasteryoucanproduceresults.
Actually,fasterisarelativetermbecauseasthecasesgetmorecomplex,itis
lesslikelythatresolvingoneSpecificEventwillbeenough.Whenyoustart
workingwiththingslikechronicpain,diagnosedmentalillness,orserious
diseases,fastermightmean10sessionsinsteadof40.
Thematerialinthissectionwillteachyoumyperspectiveonhowemotional
issuesareformed,andhowyoucannavigatethroughthemtofindthebest
possibleSpecificEventstoaddress.Thisisaskillthatwillmakethesimple
casesevensimpler,andtheimpossiblecasesmuchlessimpossible.
KeepinmindthatEFTisnotintendedtoreplacequalifiedmedicalor
psychologicaltreatment.Beforetakingoncasesthatmightrequiresuch
treatment,pleasebesureyouaredoingsowithappropriatequalificationsor
withtheadviceofaqualifiedmedicalormentalhealthprofessional.
Here'sasummaryofwhat'sahead.
Westartbyexploringthe"WritingonourWalls"conceptanditsimportance
inunderstandingallemotionalissues.
WethenlinkthisideatoourTableTop&TableLegsmetaphortogiveyoua
vitalstructureonhowemotionalissuesoperateintheEFTenvironment.
Wecallthisarticle,"FromtheWritingonourWallstoTableTops."
Thenweprovideseveralpracticalconceptsinanarticleentitled,"The
WritingonourWallsinPractice."
Thisisallcappedoffwithanarticlethatblendseverythingtogethersothat
youcanbecomeafirstrateEFTDetective.It'sallin,"DetectiveWork
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AnIdealEFTTappingMetaphorForWhyWeBehaveAsWeDo
IhavebeenastudentofpersonalimprovementandhumanbehaviorsinceI
wasateenager.Thatjourneyhasexposedmetoawidevarietyoftheories
aboutwhypeoplehavethechallengestheyfaceandwhatitmighttaketo
overcomethem.Ihavepersonalexperiencewithallofthetheories,andhave
experimentedwithmyownversionofthosetheoriesfordecades.
EventuallyIcameupwithametaphorthatmakesperfectsensetomeandI
callittheWritingonourWalls.Tome,itexplainsperfectlyhowtheeventsin
ourlivescreateourbeliefsabouttheworld,andhowthosebeliefscaneither
poselimitsoropennewpossibilities.
AsIwasdevelopingEFT,thismetaphorwasalreadysecondnaturetome.
WhenIworkwithclients,myunderstandingoftheirissuesisbasedonthe
WritingontheirWalls.EveryquestionIask,everydirectionIchoosetogo,
everytestIperform,andeverybitoflanguageIusecomesfromthat
perspective,sounderstandingitwillhelpyougetalotmoreoutofEFT.
Therestofthisarticlehasbeencompiledfrommypreviouswritingsonthe
WritingonourWallsconceptandincludesvideodiscussionsforillustration.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ThePalaceofPossibilities
WeliveinaPalaceofPossibilities.Itisaneverexpandingstructure,filledwith
awesomeroomsandannexesthatareloadedwithachievementsandjoy.
Theseroomsareopentoeveryone,althoughmostofusonlyvisitafewof
them.It'snotthatwearebarredfromanyoftherooms.Rather,it'sthatwe
choosetodwellonlyinthoseroomswithinwhichwearecomfortable.
Somehow,wedon't"belong"inthoseother,moreexpansiverooms.Theyare
forothers.Theyareforricherpeopleandmoreprivilegedpeopleandpeople
withmoretalentthanus.Westaywithinthefamiliar(ourcomfortzones)and
don'tventurebeyondthewalls(limits)oftheroomswehavechosen.Why?
Becauseourcansandcan'tsarewrittenonthosewallsandweobeythose
dictatesasthoughtheywerereal.Theyarereflectedinourcareers,our
incomes,ourrelationships,andevenourselfimage.Infact,thereisscarcely
anypartofourmakeupthatisnotaffectedbywhat'swrittenonthosewalls.
Thewordsonourwallsaremetaphorsforourselftalk,ofcourse.They
representtheattitudes,opinions&beliefsthatwehaveaccumulatedoverthe
years.Manyofthemarehandmedownsfromourparents,grandparents,
teachers,coaches,religion,peers,books,TVandanendlesslistofother
"authorities"inourlives.Uponinspectionmanyofthemarelaughable.
Nonetheless,theystillseemtohaveaholdonourprogress.
Weallhavedifferentwordsonourwalls.That'swhyweappeartohave
differentlimits.Yourlimitsaredifferentfromminebecausethe"truths"written
onyourwallsaredifferentfromthe"truths"writtenonmine.However,they
arenotreally"truths"atall.Theyarejusttheguidelineswehaveadoptedfor
gettingthroughlifeANDmanyofthemarefictions.Theyarehandme
downbeliefsthatwerewrittenonourwallsbyothersandwehavebeen
dutifullyobeyingthemeversince.Thisneednotbe.
BelowisavideowhereinIdiscussthisimportantpointwithaliveaudience.
THEWRITINGONOURWALLS:INTROWATCHVIDEO
Thisbringsmetoafoundationalconcept.Itstruthisundeniable,yetitisso
subtlethatwetendtoignoreit.Hereitis:
Weconstantlyconsultthewritingonourwalls.
Thatwritingisourmostprominentadvisorandweconsultitalldaylong.And
whynot?Itrepresentseveryexperiencewehaveeverhad.Itcontainsallof
our"howto's."Itcontainsourcans&can'tsaswellasourshoulds&should
nots.Itcontainsourmusts&mustnotsaswellasoursenseoffairplay.It
containsourversionofproperbehavioraswellaswhatisrightorwronginthis
world.Itcontainsourjudgments,oursuccessesandourfailures.It'sallthere
everythingweholdtobetruewrittenonourwalls.
Forexample,weeatsoupwithaspooninsteadofaforkbecauseour
knowledgebase(thewritingonourwalls)advisesustodoso.Thisissubtle,I
know,butit'sasifweaskthequestion,"HowdoIeatthissoup?"andthe
writingonourwallssays,"Useaspoon."Thisiswhywewearjeansonsome
occasionsandblacktieoreveninggownsonothers.Weconstantlyconsultthe
writingonourwallsforwhattodo.Thosewordsrepresentthe"truth"aswe
havelearnedit.
Weconsultthosewallsforjustabouteverything.Thosewordstellusaboutour
opportunitiesaswellasourlimitsandoftentheyconflictwitheachother.On
thesubjectoffinances,forexample,theymaytellus,"ThisisAmerica,the
landofopportunitygoforit."Buttheymayalsotellus....
"Youaretooyoung(ortooold)forthat."
"Youdon'thaveenougheducation."
"Youareawomanandarelimitedbytheglassceiling."
"Youareaminority."
"Peoplewhotakerisksendupbroke."
"Gettingaheaddependsonwhoyouknow."
"Richpeoplearedishonest."
Thisfictionallistoflimitsgoesonindefinitely,ofcourse.Areanyofthem
writtenonyourwalls?Ifyoubelieveanyofthemorifanyofthemringtrue
...Isuggestthatyouhaveboughtintoanexpensive"limit"thatneednotbe
there.
BelowisavideowhereinIexplorewithaliveaudiencethisvitalconcept.
WECONSTANTLYCONSULTTHEWRITINGONOURWALLSWATCH
VIDEO
Nowconsiderthis
Myconsistentthoughtsbecomemyreality.
Althoughwedon'toftenhearitstatedthisway,themaingoalofpsychotherapy
hasalwaysbeentohaveclientschangetheirconsistentthoughtssothatthe
qualityoftheirlives(theirreality)willshiftforthebetter.Theprimarygoalhas
beentogetclientstothinkdifferentlyabouttheirtraumas,fears,guilt,grief,
etc.inhopesthattheywillputthesethings"inperspective"andgoabouttheir
livesmorepositively.Theirconsistentthoughts,oncechanged,becometheir
newreality.
ManyclientsareunawareofThePalaceofPossibilitiesinwhichtheylive
becausetheydwellintheirownpersonaldungeonsamidsttheirthoughtsof
pastabuses,warmemories,fear,guiltandthelike.Theirconsistentthoughts
havebecometheirrealityand,whentheywalkintoyourtherapyoffice,they
bringtheirdungeonswiththem.Thewritingontheirwallsprovidesgraphic
evidenceoftheirpersonalguilt,shame,etc.andITISWRITTENTHEREIN
CAPITALLETTERS,SHOUTINGATTHEM.Thereisotherwriting,ofcourse
evensomewritingofamorepositivenature.However,itisoverwhelmedby
thosecapitalletters.Thosecapitallettersbecomethefocusoftheirthinking
thecenterpieceoftheirexistence.Theyhavebecomelifetime"limits"andwill
continuetodosountilthatwritingiserasedandreplaced.
Thisremindsmeof"Ned,"aneighborofmine.Nedistheultimatepessimist
andisquiteproudofit.Hisconversationconsistentlyturnstotheproblemsin
hislife,theworld,etc.and,asyoumightexpect,hehasmanagedtomanifest
manyproblemsinhisreality.Bycontrast,Iamquiteoptimistic.Intheeyesof
some(especiallyNed),IwouldgivemajorcompetitiontoPollyanna.Iam
foreverlookingforopportunityand,interestinglyenough,Iseemtofindit.Ned
alsoseemstofindwhatheislookingfor(problems).Herarelyfinds
opportunity.Weseetheworldquitedifferently,yetwearebothlookingatthe
sameworld.
Manyyearsago,NedandIwereinconversationaboutthemovie"Rocky."I
thoughtthemoviewasexhilarating.Tome,itwasallabouthowa"hasbeen"
couldpullhimselfupbyhisbootstrapsandfighttheheavyweightchampionof
theworld.Itwasexciting.Itwasagloriousexampleofthepowerofthehuman
spirit.However,whenIaskedNedabouthisopinionofthemoviehesaid,"It
wasabouttwobumsbeatingeachotherup."
Eventhoughthemoviewasidenticalforbothofusexactlythesamewords,
pictures,music,etc.wehaddiametricallyoppositereactions.Howcouldthis
be?Theonlydifference,ofcourse,waswhatwebroughttothemovie.Itwas
ourfilter(ourconsistentthoughts)throughwhichweperceivedtheeventsand
gavethemmeaning(ourreality).Thatmovie,likelife,wastheouterprojection
ofaninnerstate.Ourexperienceofitwasstrictlyan"insidejob."Weseelifeas
aprojection/reflectionofourmindset.Ourconsistentthoughtsbecomeour
reality.
Again,weareconstantlyconsultingthewritingonourwalls.Wedoitallday
longandthemostprominentlywrittenwordsonourwallsbecomeour
consistentthoughts(andthusourreality).Wewould,ofcourse,allliketohave
abetterreality.Wewouldprefertohavemoreemotionalfreedomtobemore
spirituallyevolvedtoliveinthemoreexpansiveannexesofourpersonal
PalaceofPossibilities.Itfollowsthen,thatthewaytoachieveabetterrealityis
tochangeourconsistentthoughtsbecausechangingourconsistentthoughts
automaticallychangesourreality.
Belowisvideoemphasizingthispoint.
THEWRITINGONOURWALLS:"MYCONSISTENTTHOUGHTSBECOME
MYREALITY."WATCHVIDEO
Iamawarethatthisisacognitivesortofapproachand,assuch,someofitis
old(butpowerful)stuff.Whattakesustonewlevelshereisthecombinationof
thesetoolswithEFT.Releasingtheheavyemotionalstuffislikeerasingthe
writingonthewalls.Onceweerasethelimitingwordsfromourwalls,weare
freetoreplacethemwithwhateverwewantandtheresultisfreedomfrom
thoselimits.
WhathappenswhenyoutrytoaddnewinformationtoyourWalls?
Anemptycokebottlewasthestarofamoviemanyyearsago.
IfyousawTheGodsMustBeCrazythenyoualreadyknowthemanylessons
ithasforus.Inthatmovieanemptycokebottlewasthrownoutofasmall
airplanewhileflyingoverasparselypopulated,"uncivilized"triballand.The
nativesfounditand,havingnowritingontheirwallsaboutcokebottles,were
quitepuzzledaboutit.Theydidn'tknowwhattomakeofthisstrangelyshaped
thingwithwhitemarkingsonit.Wherediditcomefrom?Diditgrowonatree?
Howcouldsomethingsohardbesotransparent?
Togivethiscokebottlemeaning,thenativeshadto"fillintheblanks"asbest
theycouldfromthewritingontheirwalls.Thenativesthusassignedallkindsof
meaningsforthis"gift,"includingtheassumptionthatitmustbeanomenfrom
theGods.Itbecameaprizedpossessionandvariousfactionsofthetribal
communityhadfightsoverit.Itcausedsomuchstressandconsternationthat
thenativesfinallyconcludedthattheGodsmustbecrazy.Sotheythrewitoff
oftheedgeoftheworld(ahighcliff)inanefforttogiveitbacktotheGods.
Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,"Nothinghasanymeaningexceptthe
meaningwegiveit."Ihavefounditquiteusefulovertheyearsbutwishto
restateitnowtofitwithinthePalaceofPossibilitiesmetaphor.Restated,itgoes
likethis,
"Nothinghasanymeaningexceptthat
whichiswrittenonourwalls."
Indeed,ourpersonalmeaningforeverythingfromacokebottletotheBibleis
writtenonourwalls.Thismeaningincludes,ofcourse,themanyshadingsthat
reflectourpersonalexperiences.Handmeabaseball,forexample,andIwill
holditfondlyandrecreatewithinmyselfthemanygreatbaseballmemories
thatshapedmyearlyyears.Handabaseballtosomeoneelse,however,andit
willsimplybeaninanimateobjectthatotherpeopleusetoplayasillygame.
Theymayevengreetitwithdisdainifitrepresentstherejectionofnotbeing
chosenfortheteam.Abaseballisabaseball.Butthemeaningwegivetoitcan
bewidelydifferent.It'sallwrittenonourwalls.
Itshouldbeclearbynowthatweconstantlyconsultthewritingonourwallsin
ordertoderivemeaningfromthebarrageofsensorydatawereceiveallday
long.Evenasyoureadthesewordsyoursystemisasking,"whatdothese
wordsmean"and,ofcourse,yougetareflectionfromthewritingonyourwalls
thatservesasyouranswer.Yoursystemcomparesthewordsyouarereading
withyourexistingdatabaseofexperiences,beliefs,etc.(writingonyourwalls)
andinterpretsthewordsforyou.Thisissubtle,ofcourse.Veryroutine.We
rarelygivetheprocessanymorethanapassingthought.But,likebreathing,
wedoitalldaylong.
Butwhatdowedowhenwecomeacrosssomethingforwhichthereisno
writingonourwalls?Howdowemakesenseofitwhenourwallsareblankon
thesubject?Simple.Wedowhatthenativesdidwiththecokebottle.Wemake
upameaningthatfitsascloselyaspossiblewithinthe"truth"thatisalready
writtenonourwalls.Theresulting"meaning"isprobablyfictitious,ofcourse,
butthatdoesn'tkeepusfromdoingit.Itisahumanneedtomakemeaningof
theworldaroundusandwewillalways(yes,Isaidalways)doitinamanner
thatfitswithinourexistingbeliefs.
Observechildreninthisregard.Theyoftencomeacrossnewthings(atleast
newtothem)andtheymakeupmeaningsforthemby"fillingintheblanks"
fromthelimitedwritingontheirwalls.Thusanearthquakeisamonster
stompingitsfeetandPreparationHiswhatGrandpausesfortoothpaste.When
childrendothis,wecallitfantasy.Butwhenwedoit,wecallitreality.
Asadults,wedon'toftencomeacrosstotallynewitemsinourenvironmentbut
wedoexperiencepartialinformationwithgreatfrequency.Togivefullmeaning
tothispartialinformationwe(likethechildren)fillintheblanksfromthe
writingonourwalls.TheVietnamVeteranwhohearstheword"war"fillsinthe
blankswithafardifferentmeaningthandoestheteenagevideogameplayer.
ThevictimofanabusivefatherfillsintheblanksregardingFather'sDaymuch
differentlythandoothers.
Therapyclientsareconstantlyfilling
intheblankstomakemeaning
oftheworldaroundthem.
Thisiscriticallyimportanttorecognizebecauseitisattheverycenterof
emotionalhealing.Therapyclientsareconstantlyfillingintheblankstomake
meaningoftheworldaroundthem.
Listeningtoclientsastheyfillintheblanksleadstobigcluesregardingcore
issues.Truehealingontheseissuesisevidencedbyhowtheyfillintheblanks
beforeandafterusingEFT.Thisisimportant.Veryimportant.Insomecases,
listeningtothechangesinhowclientsfillintheblankscanbemoreusefulthan
the010scalebecauseitoftenpointstomorehealing.The010scaleisquite
useful,ofcourse,butnothingisasusefulasthecognitionchangethatis
evidencedbyhowtheclientfillsintheblanks.Thatcognitionchangeisthetrue
bottomline.
Finally,thereisafreedominvolvedinfullyrecognizingwhatwedowiththe
writingonourwalls.Recognizingthateveryone(includingourselves)constantly
consultsthatwritingfortheirversionofthe"truth,"leadstomorepeaceful
understandingsandforgivingattitudes.Ithelpsustostandbackfrom
disagreementsanddepersonalizeotherpeople'sactions.Afterall,they'rejust
spoutingoffwhatotherpeoplehavewrittenontheirwallsasthoughitwas
somehowthe"truth."Itallowsustosmileatourowncomediesandrecognize
ourpersonal"limits"asbeingmentalfictionsthatarelittlemorethanhandme
downbeliefsfrompreviousgenerationsofparents,teachers,peers,andothers
thatwereliedonforguidanceinthisworld.
WhathappenswhentheWritingonyourWallsischallenged?
(TheTailEnder)
Wehavealreadydiscussedthegeneralprocessofaddingnewinformationto
yourWalls.Ifthereisntanyreferencetogowith,yousimplycreate,using
whatisalreadywrittenonyourwalls,ameaningthatfits.Butwhathappens
whenthenewinformationisindirectoppositiontowhatsalreadythere?Here,
weintroducetheTailEnder.Itstheselftalkthatprovidesaninstantaneous
objectiontonewinformationthatmightconflictwithyourexistingtruthabout
theworld.
IfItellpeoplethatthecoloroftheskyisbrown,theirlikelyselftalkmight
besomethinglike,Thatsridiculous.Theskyisblue.
IfItrytoconvincemyneighbor,Ned,thatRockyisaninspirationalmovie.
Hisselftalkwouldlikelysay,Noonewantstobeabumlikethoseguys.
IfItellapoormanthathecouldbeamillionaire.Hisselftalkmightsay,
Yeah,butthenIdbegreedy.
TheWritingonyourWallsistheretohelpyounavigatethroughaworldthatis
oftenuncertain.Ithelpsyoumakeintelligentchoices,ithelpsyouavoid
danger,anditreinforcesyourviewofwhatisvaluableinthisworlditisthere
tokeepyousafe.Werelyonthosetruthsmuchmorestronglythanwe
realize,andthatbecomesmostevidentwhentheyaredirectlychallenged.
AfirstclasswaytochallengetheWritingonsomeonesWallsistousea
techniquecalledAffirmations.Thistechniquehasbeenaroundfordecadesasa
personalimprovementtoolbasedonthepopularpremisesofpositive
thinking,mindovermatter,oryouarewhatyouthink.Ingeneral,you
decideonagoallikelosingweight,makingmoremoney,orwhateverelseyou
candreamup,anddesignastatementthatassumesyourgoalhasbecomea
reality.
Mynormalweightis130pounds.
Iearn$100,000peryeareasilyandconsistently.
Iamnowirresistibletomyperfectromanticpartner.
Properlydesigned,anAffirmationwillbeindirectconflictwiththeWritingon
yourWalls.Itaffirmsarealitythatnotonlyisntcurrentlytrue,butstretches
yourbeliefaboutwhatispossible.Moreimportantly,italsoproducesTail
Enderswhichbringwiththemvaluableinformationabouttheemotional
makeupofanyclient.
Here'sanexampleofwhatImean.Let'ssaya200poundwomanusesan
affirmationaimedatweighing130pounds.Shemightaffirmsomethinglike
this...
"Mynormalweightis130poundsandthat'swhatIweigh."
Asaresult,sheislikelytohaveoneormore"tailenders"showupattheend
ofheraffirmation.Theymightgolikethis...
"ButifIlosetheweight,otherswillexpectmetokeepitoff."
"ButifIlosetheweight,Iwillhavetospendalotofmoneyfornew
clothes."
"ButifIlosetheweight,menwillhitonmeandexpectsex."
"ButifIlosetheweight,menmaynothitonmeandthenIwillknowIm
notloveable.
"ButifIlosetheweight,Iwillhavetogiveupmyfavoritefoods."
Thislistofpossibletailendersisendless.Thesearejustexamples.Theyare
notspokenorarticulated,ofcourse,butaresubtle(andpowerful)reflectionsof
theexistingobstaclesforlosingweight.Theyarethe"yes,buts"and,infact,
representthetrueaffirmation.Thatiswhyaffirmationsdon'tworkwellin
practice,despitethepersuasivelogicbehindthem.Theyaretypicallyfollowed
bytheopposingtailenderwhichalwayshasthelastwordonthesubject.Thus
itwinstheargumentandkeepspeoplerightwheretheywerebeforethe
affirmationscameouttheirmouths.IfyouareanEFTPractitionertreating
someonewhowantstoloseweight,knowingthesedynamicscansaveyoualot
oftime.
MoreimportantlyfortheEFTprocess,TailEndersoftenpointdirectlytothe
SpecificEventsthatcontributedtothosebeliefs.Tocarryonwithourweight
examples,considertheseexplorationswithclients:
Ifothersexpectyoutokeeptheweightoff,howdoyouknowthat?Did
someonesaythattoyou?Maybesomeonesparentsmadeitclearover
andoverthatonceyouachievesomethingyoumustneverletitgo,or
maybetherewerepeersinschoolwhojudgedsomeonewhohadlostweight
thenputitbackon.
Ifmenwillhitonyouandexpectsex,whatiswrongwiththat?Wasthere
atimewhenhavingsexwasuncomfortableforyou?Haveyoueverfelt
pressuretohavesex?Maybetherewereuncomfortabledating
experiencesorunreasonablepressurestohavesex.FindingthoseSpecific
EventswillgoalongwaytowardgettingdeeperresultswithEFT.
Iflosingweightmeansyouwillhavetogiveupyourfavoritefoods,was
thereeveratimewhenyouweredeprivedoffood?Orwhensnackswere
takenawayasapunishment?AssoonasyoufindaSpecificEvent,head
straightfortheTelltheStoryTechniquetoreleasethatdisruption.
Inmostcaseswhensomeonerevealstheirobjectiontoreachingagoal,it
representsafearoramemoryofdiscomfort.ThoseSpecificEventscanusually
berevealedbyaskingwhatdoesthatremindyouof?orsomevariation
thereof.
UsingthismetaphoroftheWritingonourWalls,theexistingWritingwould
representourexistingaffirmationsaboutwhatistrueinourworld.The
conventionalaffirmationprocessattemptstoreplacethosetruthswithnew
truths.Howeverthetailendersprovidestrongcompetition.Theyactas
persistentremindersthatwewantourtruths,wearecomfortablewithour
truths,andwewontbegivingthemupeasily.Thoseaffirmations,positiveor
negative,willdictateourchoicesaslongastheyareinplace.
Ifwelistentoourselvestalk,wewillhearour"limits"andotherformsof
affirmationscomerollingoutofourfaces.Thingslike...
"Ican'tsing,"
"Makingmoneyisn'tspiritual,"
"Womencan'tcompeteinaman'sworld,"
"Ineverseemtofindtherightwords,"
etc.etc.etc.
...areregardedastruthsthatkeepusrightwhereweare.Weareusingthem
everyminuteoftheday.Theyshapeourlivesbecausetheyreflectourbeliefs
andourattitudes.Youareusingthemrightnowasyoureadthis.Youare
consultingthewritingonyourwalls(yourexistingaffirmations)toagreeor
disagreewithwhatIamsaying.Haveyoufoundyourselfsaying,"Yes,but..."
whilereadinganypartofthisTutorial?Ifso,youareaffirmingsomething,
perhapsalimit.
WealreadyknowthatEFTservesasahighlyeffectiveeraserforallthe
negativeemotionsandbeliefsthatwehavewrittenonourWalls.Oncewecan
navigatethroughsomeonesbeliefsystem,wecanuncovertheimportantcore
issuesandrelatedSpecificEventsthatneedtobeaddressedinordertorelease
EFTsfullpotential.
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ADeeperUnderstandingofEmotionalIssues
TheWritingonourWallswasintroducedinthelastarticletohelpyou
understandhowemotionalissuesareformedandthusguideyoutowardCore
Issues.
Justtoreview,hereareafewcommonexamplesthatmightshowupasthe
WritingonourWalls:
Salesmenarepests.
Richpeoplearegreedy.
Profitsarebad.
Dietsdon'twork.
Mendon'tcry.
Nicegirlsdon'tdothat.
Nopain,nogain.
Goodpeopleworkforfree.
Addingaframeworkinwhichyou
canorganizeallthepiecesof
someonesissue.
Whetheryoucallthemjudgments,generalizations,interpretations,conclusions,
decisions,beliefsoreventruths,eachoftheseexamplesrepresentssomeones
understandingofhowtheworldworks.
Inthisarticle,wetaketheWritingonourWallsafewstepsfurtherbyaddinga
frameworkinwhichyoucanorganizeallthepiecesofsomeonesissue.Putting
thisskillintopracticewillallowyoutoseetheoverallpicturemoreclearly,
choosemorepowerfuldirections,anddevelopthekindofEFTskillthatclients
willvalue.
TheCentralIdeaforFindingCoreIssues
Togetstarted,weneedtorememberthat
ThetruthsonpeoplesWallswereputthere
bytheSpecificEventsfromtheirpast.
Thatmightsoundfamiliartoyou.CoulditbethatthetruthsareTabletops
andtheseSpecificEventscreatingthemaretheTableLegs?Ifyoualready
knewthat,yougetagoldstar!
Thisisthecentralideaforfindingcoreissues.
Anditiseasyenoughwhenyouhaveafearofpublicspeakingthatwascaused
byonebadgraduationspeech.Butitsalittleharderwhenitcomesfromaself
esteemissuesupportedbyacollectionofchildhoodevents.
YoualreadyknowaboutSpecificEventsandhowtoaddressthem.Butasyou
mayhavediscoveredbynow,notallissuescanbecollapsedbyaddressingthe
firstSpecificEventthatcomesup.Oftenyouhavetodigdeeper,andwithouta
maptoguideyou,thesearchforaparticularCoreIssuecanbetedious.The
frameworkwedevelopherewillhelpyounavigatethroughmorecomplex
issues,therebyallowingyoutofindthemosteffectiveSpecificEvents,and
hencethemostpowerfulresults,muchmorequickly.
IdentifyingTruths
Whenyourclientsdescribetheirissuestoyou,theyhavenoideathatyouare
lookingattheWritingontheirWallsandtryingtodiscoverhowtheirinner
worldisputtogether.Eveniftheydidknow,theyprobablycouldntexplainitto
youalongthoselines,andtheycertainlycouldnthandyouamap.Theyhave
actuallycometoyouforthatservice,sothebetteryouareatworkingwith
theirinput,thebetteryoursessionswillbe.
Therearealotofthingsaclientcouldsaywhendescribingtheirissuetoyou,
andnotallofthemrepresenttruths.Mostofitcouldbeconsideredglobal,
likeadescriptionorjustgeneralconversationabouttheproblemanditwill
usuallytakesomeeffortonyourparttouncovertherealspecifics,or
somethingthatmightsuggestareasonfortheproblem.
Ingeneral,oncetheclientisfinishedwiththeirdescription,thefirstthingwe
wanttoknowisWhy?whydoesshefeelthatway,whyissheinthat
situation,whydoesshecontinuetobehavethatway,whatdoesthatremind
herof,whatarethepayoffsorpenaltiesinvolved?
WhenyouhaveexploreddeepenoughtorevealtheTruths,orWritingonher
Walls,youcanseewhatmaybedrivingherbehavior,orcoloringher
perception,andthenyoucanstartbreakingthatintoSpecificEvents.
Herearesomeexamplestohelpyouwiththisidea.
GeneralConversationTruths
IdontenjoymyjobvsMycoworkersdontlikeme
MyhusbandiscriticalvsNobodyappreciatesme
IjustcantlosetheweightvsIneedfoodtorelax
IcantletgoofmyexvsIfIletgo,thenhewins
ItakecareofeveryonebutmevsImnotvaluableanyotherway
Ontheleftsideofeachpair,youwillseeatypicalclientdescriptionofwhatshe
wouldliketochange.Althoughthesemayseemlikegoodplacestostartwith
EFT,theyaremissingsomeimportantfeaturesandmaysendyouaroundin
circles.Ontheotherhand,therightsideofeachpairshowssomethingthat
representsafoundationalTruth,ortheWritingonherWalls,whichwill
providemuchbettertappingmaterial.
Letstakethefirstoneforexample.YourclientsaysIdontenjoymyjob,but
shedoesntrealizethatthereweresomesocialcircumstancesaffectingher
experience.Shejustfeelslikethejobisntfunanymore,maybeshenolonger
seesasmuchpotentialforpromotion,ormaybeshethinksanewfieldwould
bebetter.However,justforkicks,youaskherifsheeverlikedherjob,andif
theremayhavebeenanyuncomfortablesituationswithherbossorcoworkers
tochangethat.
Sheremembersanofficeparty
wheretwooftheladiesexcluded
herfromaconversation.
Shedescribesalotofexcitementatthebeginning,andthenremembersan
officepartywheretwooftheladiesexcludedherfromaconversation.Shefelt
rejected,buriedherfeelingsinthenameofprofessionalismandgradually
stoppedenjoyingherjobbutneverunderstoodwhy.Theconclusionshemade
internallyasaresultofthatexperienceisthathercoworkersdontlikeher,
whichrepresentsaTruthinhermind.Further,itcouldeasilybethereason
whysheisnthappyatwork,anditgivesyouaSpecificEventtoaddresswith
EFT.
Onceyouaddressthatoriginalupset,yourclientisfreetocleartheairwithher
coworkers,orsimplymakenewfriends,andthejobbecomesfunagain.Inthis
case,allittookwereafewgoodquestionstotransformherentireexperience
atworkanditwasntevenaboutthejob.
Keepinmind,thereisprobablysomeexperiencewithrejectionearlierinher
lifethatinfluencedheroriginalreactionattheparty.WecallthataCoreIssue,
andifyouaskafewmorequestionsafterdealingwiththeofficeparty,you
couldprobablygetthereprettyquickly.Infact,themorerecenttheevent,the
morelikelyitisreflectingoffofmuchearlierissues.Letsusetherestofthe
examplesfromthelistabovetoillustratethatpoint.
Myhusbandiscritical:Youcouldaddressavarietyofindividualeventsin
whichthehusbandwascritical,butthosewillnotbeaddressingthereason
foryourclientsreactiontoit.Ifyoudiscoverthatyourclientdoesnt
believethatanyoneappreciatesher,youmayfindsomeSpecificEvents
behindthatwithherfamilyorchildhoodfriendsinwhichshedecidedthat
wastrue.
Ijustcantlosetheweight:Sure,therearespecificexamplesofwhen
yourclienttriedtoloseweight,butaddressingthosewontnecessarilyget
youtothecauseofthatproblem.Ifyouaskwhy?afewtimes,and
discoverthatyourclientneedsfoodtorelax,youcanstartaddressing
whateveriscausinghimorhertobeanxiousorunrelaxed,ormaybe
thereisasetofSpecificEventsinwhichfoodwasconnectedtorelaxation.
Icantletgoofmyex:Whensomeonesaystheycantdosomethingthat
consciouslytheyknowtheyshould,theremaybeapayofforconsequence
involved.Theclientmaynotrecognizeitrightaway,butifyouaskenough
questionsanddiscoversomethinglikeIfIletgothenhewins,youcan
addresstheearlierSpecificEventscontributingtoIneedtowin.
Itakecareofeveryonebutme:Again,ifyouaskenoughquestionsto
discoverwhatsbehindthat,andeventuallygettoaconclusionlikeImnot
valuableanyotherway,youcanshiftyourfocustotheSpecificEventsthat
ledhertomakethatconclusion.
Eachclientwillpresentadifferentsetofexperiencessoyouwillhaveto
developyourownlistofhelpfulquestions.However,thesetruths,beliefs,or
WritingontheWallscanbeidentifiedasfollows:
Lookforaconclusion,Truth,orgeneralbeliefthatsomeonehasabout
themselvesortheworld(e.g.Imnotsmartenough,womencantbe
successfulinbusiness,etc)
Lookforageneralfear(e.g.afraidtobethin,fearofrejection,fearofbeing
alone,etc)
LookforsomethingthatpointsdirectlytoacollectionofSpecificEvents
(e.g.peopledontlikeme,Ihateschool,Icantdriveatnight,etc)
ThesearenttheonlyqualitiesthatdefinetheWritingontheWalls,buttheywill
certainlygetyouofftoagoodstart.Thefirsttwoarereallystrongclues,but
thethirdoneismandatorybecause...
...ifyoucantseeSpecificEventsbehindsomeonesissue,
thenyouneedtokeepdigging.
Youmaynoticethateachofthechoicesontheright(intheexampleabove)
seemstopointtoahistoryofnotsopleasantevents,andbecauseourmain
goalistocollapseSpecificEvents,eachoftheseoptionsisapotentialgold
mine.
Dependingonyourclient,youmayneedtodosomegeneraltappingbeforeyou
cangettotheWritingontheirWalls.Combiningtappingwithquestionsisan
artthatyouwilldevelopwithexperience.YouwillseeaLOTofthatartinthe
ArtofDeliveryvideos,butbesureyourealizethatanypreliminarytappingyou
doissimplyameanstoanendratherthanaformatforlastingresults.
Further,evenifanissuequalifiesasWritingontheWalls,itmaynotbeas
influentialforyourclientasotherissuesmightbe.Ingeneral,addressing
Truthsandeventsfromearlierinlifewillmakeabiggerdifferencethanthose
fromthemorerecenthistory,soyoumayneedtofindseveralSpecificEvents
beforeyougettheresultsyouwant.
TruthstoTabletops
Now,letsrecallthatthesetruthsarewhatweuseforTabletops,andthe
contributingeventsarewhatweuseasTableLegs.Itissimpleenoughto
imagineoneissueasaTabletopwithseveralSpecificEventssupportingit,and
youhavealreadyseenadiagramtothateffectintheSpecificEventsarticle.
ButwhataboutthecircumstancewhenTabletopsarestackedonother
Tabletops?Thatswhathappenswhenamorecurrentproblemhasdeeper
roots.Andkeepingtrackofyourprogressinthatcasecanbemore
complicatedwithoutsomewaytoorganizeit.
WiththeTabletopstructure,youcanidentifythetruthsaswellastheSpecific
Eventsduringyoursessionsandseehowtheyarerelated.Thisprovidesa
muchbetterideaofwhereyoustartedandwhereyoucangokindalike
havingamap.Thiswillimproveyourquestions,giveyouasenseofdirection,
andhelpyoudiscusstheresultswithyourclients.
TobetterunderstandhowamorecomplexissuewouldfitintotheTabletop
structure,considertheexamplebelow.
Ifyouendedupintheslowestlineeverytimeyouwenttothegrocerystore,
youmighteventuallyconcludethatyoualwaysendupintheslowestline.At
thatpoint,youhaveconstructedaTabletop,supportedbyallthetimesitwas
true.Fromthere,youwillexpecttoendupintheslowestline,soyouwilllook
forevidencetosupportyourconclusion,andcontinuetoaddLegstosupport
theTabletop.Evenwhenyoudidntendupinaslowline,youwouldconsider
thattobeanexceptiontotheruleandconsideryourselfluckythistime,
whichalsosupportstheaboveconclusion.WhenaddressingtheissueofI
alwaysendupintheslowestlinebysimplyremovingtheintensityofeach
TableLegonebyone,thatconclusion,Truth,orTabletop,eventually
collapses.
However,thestorygetsalittlemorecomplicatedinreallife.Letssaythatyour
motherhadawayoflettingyouknowyouweredoingitwrongand,no
matterwhatyoutried,youalwayswalkedawayfeelinglikeyoudiditwrong.
AfterdozensofSpecificEventswiththesamemessage,youwouldeventually
concludethatyouwillalwaysdoitwrong.Then,whenyoureinjuniorhigh
andyouget82%onyourvocabularytest,youwillwalkawaysayinglookat
that,Ididitwrongandyourmothermayevenreinforcethatforyouwhen
yougethome.
Tocarrythisfurther,afteryouhavehadafewfailedrelationshipsyoumight
say,Ichoosethewrongpartnerswhenyouimagineapromotionatworkyou
mightsay,Imaketoomanymistakestokeepthatjobandwhenyougoto
thegrocerystore,youmaysayIalwaysendupinthewrongline.Theseare
allvariationsoftheoriginalconclusionIalwaysdoitwrong,andalthoughyou
willprobablykeephopingforyourlucktochange,theWritingonyourWalls
willhelpyoutocontinueproducingthesameoutcomeinyourlife.
Theoriginalconclusion,basedonexperienceswithyourmother,representsa
TabletopwithintheWritingonyourWalls,andwellcallittheIalwaysdoit
wrongTabletop.Seethediagrambelow.
TheindividualexperiencessupportingthatTabletoparelistedbelow.
Whenmymotherscoldedmeforputtingadirtydishinthecupboard.
WhenIheldmybabysisterforthefirsttimeanddidn'tsupportherhead.
WhenIcameinthefrontdooranddidntcloseitalltheway.
WhenIforgotmylunchathomeandmymotherwaslatetoworkbecause
shehadtobringittome.
WhenIsangoutloudforthefirsttimeandmyfathersaidIwasoffkey.
WhenIpaintedapictureandmyteacherthoughttheblueshouldhavebeen
lighter.
TheyarecalledTableLegsbecause,withoutthoseexperiences,theconclusion
orTabletopcalledIalwaysdoitwrongwouldntexist.
BecausethisTabletopwascreatedearlierinlife,itsitsdeeperinyoursystem
thansomeoftheothers,andprobablydirectlyunderneaththemorerecent
similartabletopsofIchoosethewrongpartners,Icanthaveabetterjob
andIalwaysendupinthewrongline.Seethediagrambelow.
ThesemorerecenttabletopshavetheirownLegs,representingrelated
experienceswiththesameoutcome.However,becausetheywerecreatedon
thefoundationofIalwaysdoitwrongwewouldsaythattheysitontopof
theoriginal,deeperTabletopandcannotbecompletelycollapseduntilthe
earlieroneisaddressed.
Inthediagrambelow,youwillseethatifyoucollapseallthelegsunderthe
morerecentTabletops,theywouldsimplylandrightontopoftheearlier
Tabletop.Further,aslongasthedeeperissueisstillintact,youwouldcontinue
toerectnewlegsforthesmallertables,orbuildafewnewTabletopsinthe
nameofIalwaysdoitwrong,usingtheexperiencestocome.Thatsbecause
youstillexpecttodoitwrong,soyoursystemwillfindwaystomakethat
true.Thisbig,deepertabletopiscalledaCoreIssue,andultimately,thoseare
theoneswewanttocollapse.
Now,lookatthediagrambelowandyoucanseehowcollapsingtheCoreIssue
willdestroythefoundationforalloftheissuesdevelopedontopofit.By
addressingthesefoundationalissues,youwillhavetheemotionalfreedomto
chooseanentirelynewperspective,simplybecauseyourenolongerlimitedby
thatonebelief,orTruth.OncetheperceptionIalwaysdoitwrongis
addressed,youmaybeabletoseethatyourmotherwastryingtohelpyoube
abetterperson,andalthoughyouwouldhavepreferredthatshedoitina
differentway,hereffortsmaynolongerfeellikecriticism.Fromthere,you
havetheopportunitytoseethatthegrocerylines,failedrelationshipsand
limitedcareerpotentialmightbejustfearsratherthanrealities.Thusyour
systemwillnolongerneedtochoosethedoingitwrongscenarios...and
thatshowenormousparadigmshiftshappenwithEFT.
CollapsingCoreIssuesisnotalwayseasyorquick,butitistheholygrailof
EFTsessions,andistheultimategoalofanygreatEFTPractitioner.
OverallPicture
Asyouwilldiscover,eachclienthashis/herownfascinatingpuzzleofissues
andeventsheldtogetherbybeliefs,justifications,andpatterns.Aseachclient
isdifferent,eachprocesswillbedifferent,soyouwillneedtouseyourown
judgmentaboutwhichdirectiontotakeandwheretostartandendyour
sessions.
WedorealizethatEFTsessionscantallbeasstructuredastheexamples,and
theywontallfiteasilyintoaTabletopdiagram.Imaginethatoneclienthasa
fearofheights,issueswithcommitment,occasionalinsomniaandanoverall
lackofconfidence.CanyouimaginehowmanystacksofTabletopsmightbe
presentintheiremotionalmakeup?Actually,inthegrandschemeofthings,
thatsafairlynormalperson.Whenyoustartdealingwithmoreseverecases,
thecomplexitycanbecomeoverwhelmingifyoudonthavesomewayto
organizeitall.InyourEFTpractice,youwillfindthatitisbesttonarrowyour
focustooneissueoronestackofTabletopswheneverpossible.
Sometimeswegetcaughtinadaisychainthatlastshalfanhourandhaveto
followtheintensity,butatsomepoint,itisvaluabletostopandcollectyour
thoughts,evaluatewhereyouhavebeen,whathasactuallycollapsed,and
whatisstillontheTabletoaddress.
Adaisychainishowtappingononeeventcanrevealanother,thenanother,
andanother,etc.Inadaisychain,youmayhavecollapsedthreeissuesunder
oneTabletop,oneCoreIssuebelowthat,andthenshiftedtoahandfulof
eventsunderanotherTabletop.Ifyousendyourclientoutthedoorwithout
evaluatingtheprogress,neitheryounoryourclientwillknowwhattoexpect
fromtheresults.Itsmuchmoreprofessionaltogatheryourthoughts,organize
thepiecesoftheissuesandformulateagameplanthatincludesclient
homeworkandmaterialforthenextsessionthatwillbeconsistentwiththe
workyouhavealreadyaccomplishedtogether.
TestingTabletops
WhenyoutestyourTabletop,youaredefinitelytryingtofindoutifthereare
anymoreaspectsorSpecificEventsstillholdingitup.However,youarealso
tryingtoevaluatethestatusofthatoriginalTruth,becausethatwastheissue
youwerehiredtoaddress.
Itslikeamechanicwhoishiredtofindoutwhytheenginewontstartinyour
car.Hemayfixthealternator,adirtysparkplugandsomethingintheignition,
buthedoesntgivethecarbackuntiltheenginestarts.
YoucanuseanyofthemethodsintheTestingarticlethatfitthedetailsofthe
issueathand.The"SayThis..."methodcanbeparticularlyusefulinthis
regard.RememberthataTabletopisaglobalissue,sothetestingismore
complicated,andmaynotbeconclusiveuntiltheclienthasproventheresultin
avarietyofrealsituationsoutsideyouroffice.
UsingCautionwithChallengingCoreIssues
BepreparedthatonceyoureachaCoreIssue,theeventsoftenbecomemore
intense,andtheissuescanbemoredifficultforpeopletoletgo.Peoplebuild
theirentirelivesontheconclusionstheymakeaschildren,soaddressinga
CoreIssuecanbeliketakingtheirLegsoutfromunderthem.
Manypeoplehavegrownintonewlivesandarereadytobesetfreefromapast
thatnolongersupportsthem.Othersarestillveryattachedtotheirearly
Truths,theirviewoftheirparents,ortheirotherprotectivelayers,sointhis
caseyoumightreallyhaveyourhandsfull.Eitherway,whendealingwithCore
Issues,allofyourEFTskillswillbetested,alongwiththoseforrapport,
compassion,communicationandcommonsense,sopleasedontgothere
unprepared.
Atthispoint,itisappropriatetoremindyouthatusingEFTprofessionally
carriessomeriskofexposingunexpectedtraumaticmemoriesforyourclient.
BesureyoucompletelyunderstandthematerialonTakingtheEdgeOffand
Meltdownsandpayattentiontotheavenuesyouchoosewithclients.Ifyou
suspectsomeonehasanissuethatyouarentqualifiedtoaddress,beprepared
withreferralstoqualifiedmentalhealthprofessionalsandknowtheprocedures
forameltdownorabreactionjustincase.
NomatterhowgoodyouarewiththeEFTmechanics,youwillalsoneedto
understandthepsychologyofyourclients.Formostpeople,thatwillcomewith
experience,butifyouhavenotbeentrainedinpsychologyorarelatedtherapy
field,yourskillinthisareamightdevelopmoreslowly.Inthatcase,youmight
wanttoconsidergettingmoretraumatrainingand/ormoreclinicalsupervision
fromacolleaguewhohastheskillsyoucurrentlylack.
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ApproachesandCommonConcepts
UnderstandingemotionalissuesintheoryisquitehelpfulwithEFT,butusing
thatunderstandinginpracticewillgetyoumuchfarther.Herearesome
approachesandcommonconceptsthatIhaveusedregularlyinmysessions
overtheyears.
BouncingOffofDeeperIssues
OneofmymosthelpfulmindsetsindeliveringEFTisthatweareneverdone.
Sure,wemayrapidlyeradicateaphobiaandaSpecificEventorso,andthat
mayseemlikewearefinished.But,inreality,theWritingonourWallsis
endlessandtherearealmostalwaysdeeperissuesinvolved.Accordingly
higherqualityworkbegstobeperformed.
Ihaveworkedwithmanywarveterans,forexample,whosufferfromsevere
PostTraumaticStressDisorder(PTSD)andoftenfindthattheintensityoftheir
warmemoriesisrelatedtotheirchildhoodissues.Interestingly,Icaninterview
twowarveteranswhowitnessedthesameatrocityandfindtheintensityof
theirresponsestobewidelydifferent.Onemaybemildlyuncomfortableabout
discussingitwhiletheothersweatsandhasnightmaresonthemerethoughtof
it.Thedifferenceusuallypointstodeeperchildhoodissues.It'sasiftheir
currentresponsestothewaratrocityareexaggeratedbecausetheyare
bouncingoffofprevioustraumasorbeliefs.
HereisavideoexamplewithJohn,awarveteranwhosewarexperiencewas
madefarmoreintensebecauseitbouncedoffofamajorchildhood
responsibilityissue.
BOUNCINGOFFOFDEEPERISSUESWATCHVIDEO
Withexperience,youwillfindthesedeeperissueswithgreatfrequency.Abig
cluethatyourclientisbouncingoffofsomethingdeeperarises(1)whenan
issuewon'tbudge,evenwithEFT,or(2)theresultappearstemporarybecause
itkeepscomingback.
EveryEmotionalStateisanInsideJob
and
It'sNotWhatHappenstoYou,It'sYourResponseThatCounts
ThesetwinmindsetsallowustogetconsistentlydeeperintothoseTableTops
andTableLegsthatarelinkedtotheWritingsontheirWalls.Theyoftencut
throughthedebrisofanissueandpropelustowardtheheartofthematter
quickly.
Itistemptingtoblameothers,oroutsidecircumstances,forouremotional
statesbut,inreality,thetrueblamelieswithin.Ifweareharboringanger,
guiltorfear,forexample,itmayseemlikesomeoneorsomethingoutsideusis
causingitbut,inreality,theseemotionalstatesareinternallygenerated...
theyare"insidejobs."Thusiftwopeopleseeasnake,onemaybecalmabout
itwhiletheotherhasaphobicresponse.Itisn'tthesnakethatcausedthese
emotionalstates,it'stheinsidejobofthepeopleinvolved.
So,withthismindset,wecanavoidthemistakeofaimingEFTatthepresumed
outsidecauseandzerorightinonthetruevillainwithin.Thissavesloadsof
timeandamplifiesourefficiencygreatly.
Theotherhalfofthistwinmindsetsays,"it'snotwhathappenstoyou,it'syour
responsethatcounts."Thisis,essentially,thesamething.It'sjustanother
waytoapproachitverballyandthusbettercementtheconceptwithinour
clients.Thiswillmoveyoursessionsalongmuchmorerapidly.
Toillustrate,thevideobelowshowsthisideainaction.
"IT'SANINSIDEJOB"WATCHVIDEO
IsItLogical?
Clientsfrequentlybringupbeliefs.These,ofcourse,arereflectionsfromthe
WritingsontheirWallsandinfluencemightilyhowtheyseetheworld.Someof
thesebeliefsareusefulwhileothersareillogicalandmoveclientsinunhealthy
directions.Thesecanthwartyoursessionsandputacorkinyourclients'
freedombottle.
Afemalerapevictim,forexample,maystateabeliefthat"allmenare
beasts."Whilethismaybehowsheseesthings,thebeliefisquitebroadin
natureand,logically,isfalse.Whileasmallpercentageofmenmayberapists
or"beasts,"thevastmajorityarenotandthusholdingthisbeliefcolorsher
entiresocialandromanticlife.Iterodesherabilitytotrustandburdensher
withunnecessaryfearandanger.
Handlingthisisoftensimple.Weneedtodistinguishfortheclientwhetherthis
beliefislogicallytrueorjustanemotionalresponse.TogetthereItypically
justaskaquestionlike,"Isthatlogical?"Imayneedtoexpandonthisby
addingsomethinglike,"AreALLmenreallybeasts,oristhatjustyour
emotionalresponse?Withgreatregularity,theclientwillimmediatelyseethe
fallacyinherbeliefandthis"Aha"momentthenallowsyoutoturnthecornerin
yoursession.
Sometimesitishelpfultoaddsomecementtothis"Aha"byusingsomeglobal
EFTroundssuchas,"EventhoughImayhaveerroneouslythoughtthatALL
menarebeasts...."WhileIhavedonethisonoccasion,itisusually
unnecessary.
Thevideobelowillustratesthis"IsitLogical"conceptinactualsessions.
"ISITLOGICAL?"WATCHVIDEO
Onrareoccasions,clientsconsidertheirlimitingbeliefstobelogical.Ifso,this
islikelyamajorissueandfullsessionsmaybenecessarytoachieveproper
perspective.Pleasebecarefulinthiscircumstancethatyoudonotimposeyour
beliefsontopoftheirs.
TheManyDoorstoOurClients'Issues
(Youneverknowwhereyouwillendup)
Asyoulistentoyourclients,youwilldiscoverthemanyalternativedoorsyou
canenterforbringingreliefviaEFT.Aclientburdenedwithchildhoodabuse,
forexample,canoftensupplyyouwithalonglistofSpecificEventdoors.That
sameclientmayalsosufferfromphysicaldiscomforts(headaches,backpain,
etc.),aswellasanger,guiltandfearissues.Thesetooareusefuldoorsfor
entryintoasessionandarise,ofcourse,fromtheWritingontheirWalls.
Sowheredoyoustart?SometimesIletmyintuitionguidemebut,inmost
cases,Ijustgointhefirstdoorthatseemsfeasible.WithEFT,thatisavery
reasonableapproachbecauseyoucangothroughadoor,spendafewminutes
tapping,andknowinshortorderifyouaremakingadequateprogress.Ifnot,
youcanbackoutandgoinanotherdoor.Inthismanneryoucanefficiently
workyourwaytowardsthemosteffectiveapproaches.
AsyouproceedthroughyourEFTsessions,yourclientsissueswillfadeandnew
doorswillopenforyou.Asresult,yourclientswillleadyouonafascinating
journeytowardsdestinationsthatareoftenunexpectedbyeitherofyou.Thus,
youneverknowwhereyouwillendup.However,yourabilitytogoinoutof
doorswillgiveyouauniqueflexibilityforbringingrelieftoyourclientsbeyond
theirimaginations.
Thenimblenessinvolvedingoinginandoutofdoorsisbestdisplayedinthe
manyfullsessionscontainedintheArtofDeliveryvideos.Youshouldalsofind
usefulthefollowing3videodiscussions.
THEMANYDOORSTOCLIENTS'ISSUESWATCHVIDEO
GivingUptheNeedtobeRight
AccordingtotheWritingonourWalls,onepersonstruthisnotnecessarily
someoneelses.Thatmeans
thereisnoonerealtruth.
Atleastnotinthisworld.Thisnegatestheideathatanyonecanberightor
wrongaboutanything,andsuggestsinsteadthattherearelotsofother
perspectivestochoosefrom.Fordeeperreflection,youmightaskyourselfif
yourowntruthhaseverreallybeenchallengedbyanothertruthconsider
politics,relationships,parenting,andallthesituationsinwhichopinionsare
passionate.
Starttonoticehowpeopleprotecttheirowntruthsfrombeinginvalidated?
Whatistheselftalk?Howcanyoutrulyacceptanopposingviewpointwithout
invalidatingyourown?Haveyounoticedhowonepersoncanassumethat
anothersintelligenceorsanityiscompromisedsimplybecausetheydont
agree?Wealldoit.
Inthesesituations,theWritingonourWallswouldsaythateachsideisright
fromtheirownviewpoint,andnobodyisrightoverall.Further,whileweall
agreethatparentsshouldnotabusetheirchildren,nooneshouldrapeanyone
else,andtheworldwouldbebetterifpeoplestoppedlying,cheatingand
stealing,beingrightaboutitisnotusuallytheroadtopeace.
Oneofthesecretstopersonalpeaceisgivinguptheneedtoberight,anda
solidunderstandingoftheWritingonourWallsisagreatwaytogetthere.As
anEFTPractitioner,completelyadoptingthisattitudecanaffordyouahigher
levelofcompassionforyourclientsexperience,andhelpyouseeamultitude
ofnewoptionsforprogress.
Thetrick,ofcourse,issteppingoutsidetheWritingonyourownWalls.
ErasingandReplacingtheWritingonourWalls
AslongaswehaveWritingonourWallsthatcreatesalimitinourlives,itis
veryhardtoovercome.Anydirectattempttoinstallnew,productivebeliefsis
metwithstrongobjectionintheformofTailEnders.However,withEFT,wecan
erasethatlimitingWritingfromtheWallsandleaveanopenspacesothatthe
clientcan"replace"itwithsomethingmoreuseful.
Doyouremembermypreviousexampleofthenativesandthecokebottlefrom
themove,"TheGodsMustbeCrazy?"Doyourememberhowtheyhadan
"emptyspace"ontheWritingontheirWallsregardingthisstrangecokebottle
object?Oncethatspaceisempty,orerased,thenatives(andyou)canfillin
thatblank,orreplaceitinawholenewway.Bynow,youhaveprobablyseen
howcognitiveshiftscanspontaneouslytakeplaceafteragoodtappingsession.
Hopefully,youcannowseethatacognitiveshiftisevidencethatthenegative
writinghasbeenerasedandtheclienthasvoluntarilyreplaceditwithanew
perspective.
FromTailEnderstoTesting
Whenusing"SayThis"asatestingmethodinyoursessions,youarechecking
toseeifthatWritingisstillontheirWalls.Forexample,letssayoneofthe
aspectsyoudiscoveredwhenaddressingaSpecificEventwasthatyourclient
feltangrywithaspouse.Your"SayThis"testwouldbesomethinglikeIm
angrywithher.Ifitnolongerfeelstrue,theWritingmaybegone.
However,youcanimprovethattestbydesigningittoexploretheoppositeof
anger.AskyourclienttosayIforgiveherandyoumightfindnewintensityas
TailEndersemergeinobjection.
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GettingtoCoreIssues
ThegoalofgreatdetectiveworkinEFTistofindthecentral,orcore,emotional
issuesthatcontributetoyourclientscurrentdiscomforts.
Coreissuescanbepuzzleshidden
deepwithinyourclients'psyches
CoreIssuesareoftenformedinchildhood,butcanalsobetheresultofa
significanttraumalikeacaraccidentorsexualassaultlaterinlife.Astime
goesby,theseCoreIssuescangetburiedbeneathlayerafterlayerof
perceptions,justificationsandprotectivedevices,sotheyarentalwayseasyto
find.
Sometimesthesecoreissuesshowuprightawaybut,alltoooften,theyare
puzzleshiddendeepwithinyourclients'psychesandneedprobingand
proddingbeforetheydisplaythemselves.If,forexample,yourclientsdont
completelygettheconnectionbetweenpastemotionsandpresent
complaints,theywillnotknowhowtoprovidetheinformationyouneed.
Further,eveniftheydogetit,mostpeoplehavefoundwaystocoverupor
rationalizeemotionalpain,andoftendontrecognizethataneventisstill
bothersomeuntilsomeone(you)helpsthemdigdeeper.
ThisarticleprovidesyouwithsomeusefulapproachestofindingCoreIssues.
However,wearetalkingaboutanartisticskillherethatneedstobecustomized
totheclient.OurArtofDeliveryvideosarefilledwithexamplesinactual
practice.
InapreviousarticlewediscussedSpecificEventsandtheirpivotalrolein
powerfulEFTsessions.Wealsopresentedexamplesofglobalissuesthatcould
bebrokendownintoSpecificEventsandusedafearofrejectionasanexample
ofhowyoucansimplylookfortheeventsinwhichsomeonewasrejectedand
addressthosewithEFT.Thereareplentyofissuesthatpointprettyclearlyto
theSpecificEventsbehindthemherearesomeexamplesfromthatarticle,
eachwithonesimplequestionyoucouldusetoaccessrelatedevents:
"I'mafraidofrejection:Canyoutellmeaboutthespecifictime(s)you
havebeenrejected?
Iamclaustrophobic:Doyourememberatime(s)whenyouwere
uncomfortableaboutbeingenclosedinaspace?
Ihavealotofstressatmyjob:Canyourememberthefirsttime,orother
times,youfeltstressatwork?
MymotherandIalwaysargue:Whichargument(s)stillbotheryouthe
most?
"Mendonttreatmewell":Canyourememberthefirsttime,orothertimes,
thatmendidnttreatyouwell?
Ihaveafearofpublicspeaking:Wasthereatime(s)whenyouspokein
publicanditdidntgowell?
Actually,whentheSpecificEventsarerightinfrontofyou,youreworkingwith
oneoftheeasiercasesbutthereareothersthatwillrequiremoreskill.For
example,whatifsomeonecomesintoyourofficeandsaysImaworkaholic.
DoyoulookfortheSpecificEventsinwhichheorshestayedlateattheoffice?
Probablynot.Inthiscase,wewanttotargettheeventsthatseemtobe
causingtheurgetoworksomuch,soyoullgetbetterresultsbylooking
deeper.Similarly,ifthefearofpublicspeakingwascausedbyeventswitha
fatherwhocriticizedyourclientseveryexpression,thequestionsuggested
abovewouldnotgetyouthere.Theexamplesareendless,sowhenyouhita
brickwall,youllhavetobecomeadetective.
DevelopingDetectiveSkills
ThequalityofyourdetectiveworkasanEFTPractitionerwilldeterminehow
quicklyorhowthoroughlyyoucanaddressanissue,andallofthefollowing
elementswillbeimportantindevelopingyourskills.
RoadMapWorkingwithTabletops,TableLegsandAspectsasthebuilding
blocksofemotionalissueswillbeatremendoushelpinorganizingyour
approachandprovidesausefulroadmaptocoreissues.
GoodquestionsAlthougheveryissuewillpresentitsownchallenges,the
qualityofyourquestionscanmoveyoursessionsfromglobalissuesthrough
SpecificEventstocoreissues.
Insight&ExperienceAcomprehensiveunderstandingofhowissuesare
createdwithWritingonourWallswillprovideadeeperlevelofskillandagreat
foundationforintuitiveguidance.
QualitiesAnygooddetectivehascertainpersonalitytraitsthatcanbe
developedbyanyoneandwillfurthersupporttheultimategoalofcollapsing
CoreIssues.
TestingBeingmethodical,thoroughandcreativewithallofthetestingtools
willprovidevaluablecluesforfindinghiddenissues,andamoreaccurate
indicationofwhenyourworkisreallydone.
Weexpandoneachofthesetopicsbelow.
ROADMAP
TheTabletopTheorywasdiscussedinanearlierarticle.Itprovidesavery
usefulstructurefornavigatingthroughthelayersofanemotionalissueand
helpingyourecognizehowallofthepiecesarerelated.Wewillnotduplicate
thatdiscussionhere,butrecommendthatyougainasmuchexperiencewith
thatconceptaspossible.Onceitbecomessecondnaturetoyou,awholenew
levelofunderstandingwillbeavailableasaresourceinyoursessions.
GOODQUESTIONS
Muchoftheinformationyouneedtosuccessfullyaddresscoreissuesiscarried
inyourclients'memories.Asmentionedbefore,theydontalwaysknowwhich
piecesofinformationarethemostvaluableintheirsessions,soyouwillneed
tobepreparedwithsomeconversationstarters.
LetsassumethatyourclienthaspresentedageneralissuelikeIcantsleep.
Allofthefollowingareusefulquestionstodigalittledeeper.
Whydoyouthinkthatis?
Ifyoudontknowwhy,thencanyoutakeaguess?
Whathappenswhenyoutry?
Whendiditstart?
Isthereaparticularemotionthatyoufeelinthatsituation?
Howlonghasitbeenbotheringyou?
Whenwasthefirsttimeyoucanrememberfeelingthisway?Whatwas
happeninginyourlifeatthattimeoruptoayearbefore?
Iftherewasaneventfromthepastcontributingtothisissue,whatwould
thatbe?
Ifyoucouldliveyourlifeoveragain,whatpersonoreventwouldyouprefer
toskip?
ThemaingoalhereistofindaSpecificEvent(s)relatedtotheissueathand.
However,ifyourclientsarehavingtroubleproducinganyrelatedmemories,
askthemtomakeoneup...
Ifthereweresomeoneelsewithyourissue,whatkindofexperiencesdo
youthinkhemighthavehad?
Ifyoucouldimagineanexperiencethatmightcontributetoyourcondition,
howwouldthestorygo?
Yourclients'imaginationswilloftendrawonactualexperience,soevenifthe
detailsarent100%accurate,youcanstillgetsomewhere.Askinglotsof
questionswillhelpthemaddmoredetail,andtappingonanyaspectsthatraise
theintensitywilladdressanyunderlyingtruthtothestories.
OnceyouhaveuncoveredanemotionorSpecificEventyoucancontinuewith
someofthesetogetevendeeper.
Whoorwhatdoesthisissueorfeelingremindyouof?
Whatdoeshurt(orappropriateemotion)meantoyou?
Whatreasoncouldthatpersonhavefordoingwhattheydid?
Isthereanyonewhomayhaveunknowinglytaughtyoutofeelthisway?
(i.e.Whowrotethatonyourwalls?)
Whatisthedownside(penalty)ofreleasingtheissue?
Whatistheupside(benefit)ofkeepingtheissue?
Thesequestionswillprovideloadsofinformationthatyoucouldfileawayas
aspects,opportunitiestominimizepain,cluesfortesting,approachestouse,
possibleSetupphrases,WritingontheirWalls,andsoon.Themore
informationyouhave,themoreeffectiveandcreativeyoucanbeinyour
session.
INSIGHTANDEXPERIENCE
Thereisnosubstituteforyearsofexperiencewithemotionalissuesand
SpecificEvents.Regardlessofhowmanyquestionsyouhaveinyourtoolbag,it
isyourunderstandingofemotionalissuesthatwillproducethebestquestions.
TheWritingonyourWallsisaconceptthatcangrowwithyouandwillcontinue
toprovideinsightwitheachnewclient,sowerecommenddigginginreally
deepwithit.Applyittoyourownlifeandpaycloseattentiontohowitaffects
theinteractionbetweenotherpeopleaswell.
Meanwhile,wehaveafewpiecesofinsightfulwisdomtohelpshortenyour
journey.
CoreIssueThemes
ItisvaluabletobepreparedforCoreIssuesbeforetheyshowupand,with
experience,youmayseethembeforeyourclientdoes.Asyoudevelopthat
experience,hereisalistofcommonthemesthatoftenshowupasCoreIssues.
Imnotgoodenough
Imnotworthyoflove>
Itsbadtomakemoney
Imnotsmart
Imnotvaluable
Itsnotsafetorelax
Theworldisntsafe
Idontfitin
Shame
Guilt
Approval
Rejection
Safety
Judgment
Control
Anger
Authority
GettingBehindGeneralEmotions
Feelingslikestress,anxiety,grief,depression,orunhappinessareverygeneral.
Behindageneralizedfeeling,thereareusuallyseveralspecificemotionsthat
havecompoundeduponeachotheruntiltheycannolongerberecognized.For
example,letssaythatasaboy,yourclientwaspressuredbyhisfathertoget
Asinschool.ThepricehepaidforgettinggradeslowerthananAwas
disapprovalfromthemanheadmiredmost.Heonlysawthatdisapprovalafew
times,butitwaspainfulenoughtodrivehimtowardanendlesspursuitof
perfection.
Sincethen,hisboss,hiswifeandhischildrenallsawthemost"perfect"version
ofhimself.However,aperfectmandoesntshowhisanger,hissadnessorhis
disappointment,sowheneverhehadthosefeelings,heburiedthembehinda
wallofperfection.Bythetimehecomestoyou,allofthoseburiedfeelings
havecombinedwiththefearofdisappointingpeopleintoonebiggeneralmess
calledanxiety.
WhileanEFTbeginnermighttaponeventhoughIhavethisanxietyand
eventuallygetsomeresults,anexperiencedEFTPractitionerknowsthatthere
ismuchmoretotheanxietythanjustthelabel.Understandinghowthese
generalizedfeelingsarecreatedwillhelpyourecognizehowdeepyouneedto
gotofindtherootoftheproblem,orhowmanypartsyouneedtoaddressto
produceresults.
Whydidyouchoosethatreaction?
ConsiderthisIftwopeopleareconfrontedwiththeexactsamesituation,
onepersonmightchoosehelplessnessastheirreaction,buttheothermight
choosedisappointmentoranger.Whyisthat?
Coreissueshaveawayofcoloringourgeneralperceptionoftheworld.For
example,assoonassomeonehasaprofoundexperienceofhelplessness,itwill
beWrittenonherWallsandshewillbeevaluatingnewsituationsbasedon
whetherornotitwillleaveherhelpless.Accordingly,therewillbeastringof
eventsinwhichshefelthelplessanditwillbecomethereactionofchoiceso
tospeak.
Thesamewouldapplyforsomeonewhohadaprofoundexperienceof
disappointment,angeroranythingelse,butbyexploringtheeventsthat
originallyputthatWritingonthoseWalls,youcanoftenfindCoreIssues.
QUALITIES
Ascientificapproachwillgoalongwaytowardsgooddetectivework.Some
peoplearebornwithanaturalinterestinscientificsubjects,andarefascinated
byhowthingswork.Peoplewithscientificmindsliketobreakdownanyprocess
intoallofitsdifferentparts,andwatchhowtheyeachcontributetotheoverall
picture.Theyimmersethemselvesinpuzzles,equations,andmechanicsjustto
seehowtheyunravel.
Asyoumayalreadyknow,EFTwasdesignedbyascientist(me),anengineer
tobeexact,andthescientificnatureinmydetectiveworkiseasytorecognize.
Truetomynaturalcharacter,I'mnotsatisfiedwithThanks,Ifeelbetter.
Rather,IwanttoknowWhy?Whichpartfeelsbetter?Howmuchbetterdoesit
feel?Whereistheevidence?Moreimportantly,Iimmersemyselfintheissue
asthoughitwereapuzzleandI'mneverpressuredbyobtaininganyparticular
result.
Manywerenotbornwithascientificleaning,buttheskillscanstillbe
developed.BelowIhaveidentifiedthemostimportantqualitiesingood
detectivework,andtrustthatallreaderswillrecognizeatleastonedirectionin
whichtheycangrow.
IncurableCuriosity Youcanbearmedwithhundredsofquestions,butifyou
arentgenuinelycuriousabouthowyourclientsworldisputtogether,you
wontknowhowtousethem.Sometimesoneinsightfulquestionwillopena
wellspringofinformation,andothertimes,youmayneedseveralsimple
questionstodothesamething.Oftenyoudontknowwhereyouareheaded
withanissue,andneitherdoestheclient,soanabundanceofsimplequestions
willguidebothofyouonestepatatime.Eitherway,thequalityofyour
curiosityisoftenmorepowerfulthanalistofbrilliantquestions.
Detachment Thisdoesn'tmeanbeingalooforinsensitive.Rather,itmeans
detachmentfromyourresultsaswellasdetachmentfromyourclients.Wewill
addresstheseoneatatime.
Detachmentfromyourresultsmeansthatyouapproachyoursessionas
thoughyouareconductinganexperiment.Witheachissueandeach
approach,youknowthatitmightworkanditmightnot.Ifnot,youlltry
somethingelse,andyoudontfeelanyanxietyabouttheoutcome.There
areneveranyfailures,onlynewinformation.Yourenotworriedaboutdoing
itwrongorlookingbadinfrontofyourclient.Rather,allegohasbeenput
asideforthesakeoftheexperimentandyouenjoythechallengethateach
puzzlepresents.
Detachmentfromyourclientmeansthatfeelingneeded,havinga
connection,orgainingapprovaldonotdriveyourpassion.Ifyour
experimentsdontproduceresults,theclientmaynotcomebackfor
anothersession,andifyouredetached,thatsOK.Ifnot,youmightfeel
anxiousandbetemptedtouseothertacticstoavoidrejection.
Patience Patiencewithyourself,patiencewithyourclient,andpatiencewith
theprocessareallimportantforgooddetectivework.Doyouremember
Columbo?ColumbowasaverycraftydetectivefromanAmericanTVshowin
the1970s.Hisinvestigativeprocesswascurious,methodicalandamusingly
unsophisticated.Hisgreatestvirtuewashavingthepatiencetowaituntilallthe
piecesofthepuzzlelaidthemselvesoutinfrontofhimandthenhewould
haveabrilliant,seeminglyobvious,insightthatwouldmiraculouslysolvethe
case.EFTcanbeexactlylikethat.Therearealotofvariablesatplay,
especiallywithcomplexissues,andsometimesthebiganswersdontshowup
rightawaybutpatienceandpersistencedopayoff.
Allthreeofthesequalitieswillencourageyoutobepresentinyoursessions
andputyouregoaside.Inthatspace,youwillhaveaccesstobetterinsights,
betterquestions,betterintuitionandbetterresults,sotakethisopportunityto
evaluatewhereyoucangrow.Theendresultwillbewellworthit.TheArtof
Deliveryvideosprofuselydisplaythesequalitiesatworkandprovideyouwitha
majorresourceforideasandapproach.
TESTING
Testingincludesnotonlythe010intensityreports,butalsothewidevarietyof
methodsgiveninourTestingarticle.Testingmethodsshouldbeuseduntilthe
issuecannolongerbetriggeredandthus,ultimately,testingtellsuswhenthe
workistrulycomplete.Italsotellsuswhenwehavemoretodo,anditcan
pointourdetectiveworkintherightdirection.Testinganddetectiveworkare
sointertwinedthatitisimpossibletohaveonewithouttheother.
AmongthemajordownfallsforEFTPractitionersisthattheydonottest
thoroughlyenough.Whyisthat?Wesuspectthatithassomethingtodowith
confidenceinthemselvesortheirwork.Itmaybethatsomepeopleareraised
toachieveveryhighstandardsandothersaresatisfiednomatterwhatthe
results.Itshardtopinonereasononsomanypeople,butisanareawhere
mostpeopleneedwork.
Keepinmind,ifyouarefacedwithanissuethatisnotrespondingwelltothe
EFTbasics,ortheSpecificEventyouhavechosenisnotprovidingreliefforthe
overallissue,moreprovingiscalledfor.Ratherthantryingtoapplythebasics
beyondtheircapabilities,orrevertingtocreativeglobalapproaches,dig
deeperintoyourclientsemotionalstructureandfindsomebettermaterialto
tapon.
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YouarenowreadytolearnallthecreativelanguagetoolsthatIdemonstratein
myArtofDeliveryvideosandotheradvancedvideosonthiswebsite.Formany
years,myuseofcreativelanguagewasmisinterpreted(nottaughtwell
enough)intheEFTCommunity,sothisismyopportunitytobreakitdowninto
partsthatareeasytolearn.
Throughtheyears,IhavereceivedmanyrequestsfromEFTerswhowantto
knowWhatdoIsaywhenapplyingEFT.Examples:
Imtryingtofixmyrelationshipissue...whatwordsdoIuseinmy
Setup?
Ihavetroublelosingweight.WhatdoIsaytoaddressthatwithEFT?
IcantgetEFTtoworkonmyinsomnia...canyoutellmewhatwordsto
use?
Thisquestionisbasedonamisunderstandingthatfancylanguageisthesecret
tosuccesswithEFT.OnceIstarteddemonstratingmorecreativelanguagein
mysessions,peoplegottheimpressionthatfindingtherightwordsishow
yougetmiraculousresults.Oncethatbecamethefocus,moreimportant
conceptsliketestingandbeingspecificseemedtofallbythewaysideinmany
EFTpractices.
ManyoftheEFTvariationsyouwillseeonlineandinothertrainingprograms
areattemptstoimprovethelanguage,andasaresult,themisunderstanding
hasbeenperpetuated.
However,ifyouhavelearnedthelessonstothispointintheTutorial,youmight
besaying,"Whoneedsbetterlanguage?EFTworksfineforme.
Indeed,IhaveexperimentedwithSetuplanguageandIhavefoundsome
approachesthatstrayprettyfarfrom,EventhoughIhavethis
____________.ThereasonIcontinuetousetheselanguagetoolsisthat,in
myexperience,longtermresultsdocomefasterwithmoreeffectivelanguage
andtheprocesscanbemoreexcitingandfluidforbothyouandyourclients.
Asyoucanseefromtheillustrationintheupperrightportionofthisarticle,this
expandedlanguageaccountsforabout10%ofEFTspotential...notthe80%
or100%thatothershaveassumed.Inreality,itisyourfocusonspecifics,your
testingmethodsandyournavigationthroughcomplexissuesthataccountsfor
themajorityofEFTresults.Inotherwords...
DontfocusonWhatwordsdoIsay?
Instead,shiftyourfocustoWhatamItappingon?
Byidentifyingthespecificdisruptionyouareabouttotarget,thewordswillbe
obvious.Butonceyoulearntheseadditionaltoolsforexpandingyourlanguage,
youcancollapseissuesfasterandmorecompletely.
InthisPartV,pleaseexploreindetailthefirstfourarticleson:
Customizingyoursetupphrases
UsingpositivephraseswithEFT
Reframing
Intuition
Studythesesectionswellandintegratethemonebyoneintoyoursessions.
YouwillfindthattheskillsyoudevelopinCustomizingyourSetupPhraseswill
betheperfectfoundationforaddingReframes,whichwillinturnprovidea
foundationforUsingIntuition.Oncethoseareallsecondnaturetoyou,youcan
moveontoRambling,whichisanopportunitytodevelopyouownArtof
Delivery.
OnceyoudevelopaRamblingstylethatincorporatesallofthelanguagetools,
yetstillaccomplishesalltheimportantgoalsofOfficialEFT,thatswhenthelid
comesoff.Routinesessionsbecomedynamicadventuresthatstimulateand
motivatebothyouandyourclients.IfweportraytheEFTyouhavelearnedin
PartsIthroughIIIastheCadillacofEFT,thenmasteringPartIVmovesyou
intotheFerrari.
WeroundthisPartVoffwithinstructionsonusingEFTforSeriousDiseases.
Believeitornot,caseslikethiswillpresentawholenewchallengeforevery
skillyouhavelearnedbecausetheyoftencomewiththemostcomplex
emotionalissues.GettingconsistentresultswithSeriousDiseasesrepresents
thehighestlevelofskillwithEFTand,inmyopinion,isdestinedtotransform
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SonowbeginsyouradventureintothefreeflowingEFTlanguagethatyousee
meuserepeatedlyonthemanyadvancedvideosavailableonthiswebsite.By
targetingthedisruptionwithmoredetailedlanguage,theclientcanfocusonit
morecompletelyandbringuppartsofitthatmayhaveotherwisebeenhidden
toyouboth.Theintensitytendstofallfaster,aspectsshowupmorereadily,
the0ratingstendtobemoreaccurate,andthecognitiveshiftstendto
happenmorefrequently.Youwillfindtherearealotofdifferentwaysto
accomplishthesamegoalswiththelanguage,soexperimentwithitandhave
fun.
InPartII,youlearnedtodesignbasicSetupandReminderPhrasesforyour
tappingrounds.Nowwecanlookatthepurposeofthatlanguageinmoredetail
andexperimentwithwaystoenhanceyourresultsbyexpandingonit.Properly
done,whatyouareabouttolearnaddseleganceandefficiencytotheEFT
process.
Beforewegoanyfurther,itisveryimportanttorealizethatthemechanical
skillsusedindeliveringtheTelltheStoryTechnique,MovieTechniqueandthe
othertoolsforaddressingSpecificEventsarethefoundationforeverythingyou
willlearninthispartoftheTutorial.Nomatterhowyoudecidetoexperiment
withyourlanguage,thestructureofthosetoolsshouldremaincompletely
intact.Followingthoseinstructionswillinsurethatyoucontinuetobespecific,
findalltheaspects,andrecognizetestingopportunitieswhenyouhavethem.
ThePurposeoftheEFTLanguage
Justtoreview,thepurposeoftheSetupphraseistwofold:
1. Toidentifytheproblem
2. Toacceptoneselfdespitethepresenceoftheproblem
ThepurposeoftheReminderphraseistomaintaintheclientsfocusonthe
problemwhilewerealigntherelatedenergydisruption.
InthisarticleweintroducewaystoexpandtheSetuplanguagetoincludea
moredetaileddescriptionoftheaspectweareaddressing,whilewecontinueto
accomplishtheoriginalgoalsofthatlanguage.Hereweassumethatyouare
usingtheTelltheStoryTechniqueandhaveaccesstoalldetailsoftheevent.
Wewillpresentmodificationsfortheothertoolslaterinthearticle.
TheExtendedSetupPhrase
TheExtendedSetupPhrasewillhelpyoushiftfromabriefwordaboutthe
problemtoamorecompletedescription.Thiswillnotonlytargettheupset
moreeffectively,itwillbeamorepersonal,individualizedexperienceforyour
client.
OnceyouhavechosenaSpecificEventtoaddress,andaredealingwithan
aspectorcrescendotherein,detailedinstructionsforeachtappingroundfollow
below.
InsteadofsayingEventhoughIhavethis____________,usethe
___________todescribetheeventoraspectasthoughyou,oryourclient,
weretellingittoafriend(exampleswillfollow).
Whenworkingwithclients,usingtheirwordswilloftenbethemosteffective
fortheirissues,solistencarefullytotheirdescriptionsandrepeatthem
backtothemonceyoustarttapping.Thisisnotahardandfastrule,
however.AsyouwatchmyfulllengthsessionsontheArtofDelivery
videos,youwillseethatIsometimesdeviatefromtheirlanguageormay
evenuseoppositeorconfrontinglanguage.Thisispartoftestingorforms
ofexplorationandcomesfrommyownintuitionandexperience.Theseare
skillsyouwilldevelopovertime.Fornow,usetheclientsownwords.
ContinuetappingontheKCpointuntilthedescriptioniscomplete,andbe
suretoendthedescriptionwith"Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself."
Asyourepeattheirdescriptionstothem,youwillnoticethatafewkey
wordswillgeneratemoreintensitythantherest,sousethosefewwordsas
yourreminderphrases,andcontinuethroughthesequenceasusual.Ifyou
dontknowwhichwordstouseforthereminderphrase,takeaguessand
checkinwithyourclientbeforethenextround.Rememberthepurposeof
thereminderphraseistostaytunedintotheproblem.
Youcangothroughthepointsafewtimesinarowifitfeelsright,butbe
suretotestspecificintensitiesbeforeandaftereachroundtoevaluateyour
progress.
AroundcannowincludeoneSetupprocedureandafewtimesthrough
thesequence.Justrememberthatwearenttryingtocleareverythingin
onemarathonround,sobesureyoubeginwithanewSetupforeach
aspect.
Ifyouhavedecidedthataglobalapproachisbestatthebeginning,youcan
useafewphrasestodescribetheeventratherthanjustamovietitle.
However,asalwayswithEFT,thisnewapproachtolanguagewillbeevenmore
effectivewhendirectedattheindividualaspects.
OnceyoubegintheTelltheStoryTechnique,youcanusetheseinstructionsto
describewhatwashappeningateachcrescendoyoutapon.Thatdescription
canincludeemotions,physicalsensationsorjustthedetailsofthatmoment.
ExtendedSetupPhraseAnExample
HereisanexampleoftheExtendedSetupPhraseinaction.
Yourclienthasanupsettingeventinwhichanuncleembarrassedhiminfront
ofhisfriends,anddescribesitlikethis:
WhenIwas10yearsoldmyuncleembarrassedmeinfrontofsomegirls
andIneverforgotit.
GlobalApproach: Iftheintensityishighenoughtojustifya"taketheedgeoff"
globalapproachatfirst,yourSetupstatementmightlooklikethis:
EventhoughmyuncleembarrassedmeinfrontofthosegirlsandInever
forgotit,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
Yourreminderphrasecouldbeheembarrassedme,Iwassoembarrassed,
hediditinfrontofthosegirls,orIneverforgotitwhicheverseemsto
relatemosttothedisruption.
KeepinmindthatifwearedoingTelltheStoryTechniquecorrectly,wedonot
knowanyotherdetailsyet,sowearelimitedformaterialtouseintheglobal
approach.
Specificapproach: Startingfromaneutralspot,theclientstartstotellthestory:
WhenIwastenyearsold,Iwasoutonthefrontlawnwithsomekidsfrom
theneighborhood.Wewerejustgoofingoff,butthenafewcutegirlswe
knewcameovertosayhello.Ihadalwaysbeenshy,soIwasnervousand
afraidofsayingsomethingstupid.
Atthatpoint,theclientfeelsintensity,soyoustopthestory,getanintensity
rating,andasktheclientwhichpartofthatmomentcausesthemost
discomfort.YourExtendedSetupmightlooksomethinglikethis:
EventhoughthosegirlswalkedupandIwasreallynervous,Ideeplyand
completelyacceptmyself.Iwassoafraidofsayingsomethingstupid
becauseIhadalwaysbeenshyandthesegirlswerereallycute.Even
thoughIstillfeelnervousaboutthatnow,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.
ReminderphrasescouldbeIwasreallynervous,afraidofsayingsomething
stupid,theywerereallycutegirls,Iwasstillfeelingshy,oryoucould
combinethembyusingadifferentoneateachpoint.
Thestorycontinues
Myuncle,whoisalwayscrackingjokes,pulledintothedrivewaytoseemy
Dad,butdecidedtocomeovertoourgroupfirst.Hegrabbedmyheadand
messedupmyhairashesaidAretheseyourgirlfriends?...andnowwe
findsomenewintensity.
YourExtendedSetupmightlooklikethis:
Eventhoughmyunclegrabbedmyhead,messedmyhairup,andsaidthat
embarrassingthinginfrontofmyfriends,infrontofthosereallycutegirls,
andIreallyfeltlikeanidiot,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
Reminderphrasescouldbehegrabbedmyhead,hemessedupmyhair,I
feltlikeanidiot,heaskediftheyweremygirlfriendsorIwasso
embarrassed.
Thestorycontinues
ThenheturnedtothewholegroupandsaidYouknow,heusedtobe
terrifiedofgirlsdoyourememberwhenlittleStaceycameoverandyou
peedinyourpants?Gladhesoverthat!Heletgoofmyheadandwalked
away,whilethewholegroupwaslaughinghysterically.Iwassocompletely
embarrassedIfeltlikepeeingmypantsagain.
Thisisthebiggestcrescendoofthestorywiththehighestintensitysofarand
lotsofaspectstochoosefrom.YourExtendedReminderPhrasemightlooklike
this:
Eventhoughmyunclesaidthatandeveryonelaughedatme,including
thosecutegirls,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.Hetoldthemthat
Imafraidofgirls,hetoldthemIpeedmypants,Iwassocompletely
embarrassed!Iwasalreadynervous,Ihavealwaysbeenshy,Iwasso
completelyembarrassedandIfeltlikepeeingmypantsagain.Eventhough
Iwasonlyten,itwasreallyuncomfortable,andIwishitneverhappened,I
deeplyandcompletelyacceptmyselfanyway.
ReminderphrasescouldbehetoldthemImafraidofgirls,hetoldthemI
peedmypants,everyonewaslaughingatme,myfriendswerelaughing,
thecutegirlswerelaughing,orIwascompletelyembarrassed.
Now,aswecanunderstand,theclientmaygetthroughsomeofthisintensity
ontheembarrassmentandswitchaspectssothatheisreallyangrywithhis
unclefordoingthat.Hedescribesittoyoulikethis:
Youknow,Imreallyangrywithhimfordoingthatinfrontofmyfriends.I
wascountingonhimtobeonmysideandhelpmebeaccepted,butinstead
hemademelooklikealoser.Heshouldhaveknownbetter.
YourExtendedSetupforthisnewaspectmightlooklikethis:
EventhoughImreallyangrywithmyuncleforembarrassingmeinfront
ofmyfriends,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.Iwascountingonhim
tobeonmysideandhelpmebeaccepted,butinsteadhemademelook
likealoser.Whatgoodareunclesiftheycanthelpyoulookcool?IwishI
hadadifferentunclebecausethisoneisntdoinghisjob.EventhoughIwas
reallyangry,maybeevenfurious,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
ReminderphrasescouldbeBoyamIangry,Iwascountingonhim,I
lookedlikealoser,Hewassupposedtobehelpingme,Hedidtheopposite
andImreallyangry,Hesnotdoinghisjob,Iwantanewuncle.
RememberthatexpandingtheSetuplanguagetoincludeamoredetailed
descriptioncanhelpyoutargetaspecificdisruptionmorecompletelyand
deliverfaster,morethoroughresults.However,itcanalsotakeyouback
towardglobalterritoryifyouarentcareful.
Onecommonmistakeisusingthisextendedformattodescribeanentireevent,
orevenanentireTabletop,inoneSetupphrase.Thatwouldbetoomany
disruptionstotackleatonce.Useyourlanguagetodescribeaspecific
crescendoinaSpecificEvent,ortheaspectsthereof,andyoullbefine.
AsyouexperimentwithdifferentReminderPhrases,payattentiontoyour
clientsreactionstoeachofthem,assomewillgeneratemoreintensitythan
others.ThepurposeoftheReminderPhraseistokeepyourclientfocusedon
thedisruptionwearetryingtoaddress,sotheonesbringinguptheintensity
arethebetteronestouse.
Remembertotestemotionalintensitybeforeandaftereachtappinground.If
thereisstillintensity,therearestillaspectstobeaddressed.Tobecompletely
thorough,testeveryaspect,everycrescendo,andeachreminderphrasefor
intensitytoseewhereanyremainingupsetmightbehiding.Revisitthe
Testingarticleformanywaystotest.
Onceyouarecomfortableusingtheaboverevision,yourereadyforthenext
step.
TheSetup/ReminderCombination
TheSetup/ReminderCombinationissimplyanExtendedSetupPhrasethatis
carriedthroughasyoutapthepointsinthesequence.Inessence,this
extendeddescriptionoftheissuecanalsobeusedtotargetandtriggerthe
energydisruption,soitdoesthejoboftheSetupandReminderphrasesinone
step.
Specificinstructionsfollowbelow:
StartyourExtendedSetupasinstructedabovewhiletappingontheKC
point.
After1520taps,continuesayingthedescriptionasyoumovetothe
sequencepoints.
BesureyouaddsomeformofIdeeplyandcompletelyacceptmyselfas
youtapthroughthepoints.(seeotheroptionsbelow)
Addinamorefocusedreminderphraseifagoodonepopsup.
Allowingyourclienttoaddnewwordsastheyshowupwillhelpyouzeroin
ontheirissuemoreeffectively.Thisalsocreatesanenvironmentfor
rapportasyouandyourclientworktogetherto"getthewordsright."
Inthevideobelow,Igiveanexampleofworkingwiththeclientusingthe
Setup/ReminderCombinationsothatthewordsareaimedproperlyatthe
issue.Bywayofbackground,theclienthasCysticFibrosisandtheimmediate
issuehastodowithhisfatherdyingwhiletheywereintheprocessofdoing
EFTworkshopstogether.MuchofthelanguageIuseherecamefromearlierin
thesessionand,asaprecursortoanupcomingarticle,thelanguageinvolves
someexposuretotheartofreframing.
SETUP/REMINDERCOMBINATIONWATCHVIDEO
TheonlydifferencebetweenthisversionandtheExtendedSetupisthatthere
isntadistinctionbetweentheSetupandtheReminderphrases.Toapplythis
properly,youwillneedtobeusingthephrasesthattriggerthemostintense
emotionforyourclient,soyouhavetopayparticularattentiontobody
languageandfeedbackasyouproducethephrasesandtapthepoints.Again,
forbestresults,focusononeaspectatatime,whetherthatisasingleemotion
oraspecificcrescendo,andbeveryspecificwithyourtesting.
Letsusethelastcrescendofromthepreviousexampleandcreateagood
Setup/ReminderCombination
Clientdescription:ThenheturnedtothewholegroupandsaidYouknow,
heusedtobeterrifiedofgirlsdoyourememberwhenlittleStaceycameover
andyoupeedinyourpants?Gladhesoverthat!Heletgoofmyheadand
walkedaway,whilethewholegroupwaslaughinghysterically.Iwasso
completelyembarrassedIfeltlikepeeingmypantsagain.
YourExtendedReminderPhrasemightlooklikethis:
KCEventhoughmyunclesaidthatandeveryonelaughedatme,including
thosecutegirls,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.HetoldthemIm
afraidofgirls,hetoldthemIpeedmypants,Iwassocompletely
embarrassed!Iwasalreadynervous,Ihavealwaysbeenshy,Iwasso
completelyembarrassedandIfeltlikepeeingmypantsagain.Eventhough
Iwasonlyten,itwasreallyuncomfortable,andIwishitneverhappened,I
deeplyandcompletelyacceptmyselfanyway.
Wellassumethatyouhaveusedavarietyofsimplereminderphrases:
TOHheembarrassedme
EBIwastenyearsold
SEtheywerealllaughingatme
UEIwasreallyembarrassed
UNcompletelyembarrassed
Chthecutegirlswerelaughing
CBthatwasreallyuncomfortable
UAheembarrassedme
Andhere'sapossibleSetupReminderCombination:
KCEventhoughmyunclesaidthatandeveryonelaughedatme,
includingthosecutegirls,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.Hetold
themImafraidofgirls,
TOHhetoldthemIpeedmypants,
EBIwassocompletelyembarrassed!
SEIwasalreadynervous,
UEIhavealwaysbeenshy,
UNandIfeltlikepeeingmypantsagain.
ChEventhoughIwasonlyten,
CBitwasreallyuncomfortable,
UAandIwishitneverhappened,
KCIdeeplyandcompletelyacceptmyselfanyway.
Youcanendonanypointinthesequence,aslongasyouhavegonethrough
allofthepointsatleastonce.Remembertotesttheemotionalintensityof
eachaspectorcrescendoona010scaleattheendoftheround.
OtherformsofIdeeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
IfyouhavebeenusingtheBasicSetupforawhile,youmaybetiredofsaying
IdeeplyandcompletelyacceptmyselfforeachandeverySetupprocedure.
Atthispoint,youarewelcometoadoptanyofthefollowingalternativestothat
phrase,oranythatyoudesignyourself,aslongasitaccomplishesthesame
goalofacceptingoneselfinspiteoftheproblem.
ThatsOkay
Imokaywiththat
Ilovemyselfanyway
Icanacceptthat
Iforgivemyself
Imentitledtofeelthatway
Imstillareallygreatperson
WhenclientsarenotOKwithacceptingthemselves
Sometimesclientsjustcan'tsay,"Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself."
Theymaystammeroverthewordsorevenbreakintotearsattheprospectof
sayingit.Thispoints,ofcourse,toaanimportantTabletoptoaddress.
Accordingly,youmaywishtoswitchdirectionsandlookfortheSpecificEvents
andcoreissuesbehindIcantacceptmyself.Chancesare,theissuesyou
findwillbeconnectedtotheonetheclientpresented.
IftheclientcantarticulateanyspecificcontributorstoIcantacceptmyself,
startwithafewgeneralroundsandseewhatcomesup.
Youcouldalsotrygoingbacktotheoriginalissuewithsomethinglike:
Icanacceptpartsofmyself,butnotthatpart
Imopentothepossibilityofacceptingmyself
Imightbeabletoacceptmyself
Imreallytryingtoacceptmyself
IhopethatsomedayIwillacceptmyself
YoumightalsotryEventhoughIdontacceptmyself,Iacceptmyself
anyway.
Elaboration
Asyougetusedtothistellingittoafriendformat,itmayfeelnaturalforyou
toelaborateonitforthem,ortuneintosimilarexperiencesofyourownand
suggestwordsorphrasesthatmayhelpyourclientexpressthemselvesmore
completely.
Forexample,yourclientissharingdetailsofafightshehadwithherboyfriend
andsays,Ispenttwohoursgettingreadyforthedinneroutthatwehad
planned,butheworkedlateandwemissedourreservation.Assumingweare
addressingthecrescendointhestorywhenhecalledtosaydinnerwasoff,we
couldeasilyusetheclientslanguagetodesignaSetup.Shemayhavealso
saidthatshewasangry,butifyouhavesomeotherwordstosuggestyou
mightexploreitalittlemorebysayingsomethinglikeifthathappenedtomeI
mighthavefeltleftoutorforgottenormaybeevenabandoned.Iftheclient
confirmsitinsomeway,likeYes!Exactly!Iwasangrybecauseheabandoned
me,thenyouhaveabetterexpressionofthatmoment.
Inthisexample,wearemakingthesuggestioninconversationbetween
tappingroundsandgettingconfirmationfromtheclientbeforeusinganynew
language.Withpractice,youcanalsothrownewwordsintoaSetupor
ReminderPhrasetoseeiftheyfit,whichmeansyouarentcheckingwithyour
clientinadvance.Inthatcase,youreusingyourownelaborationofyour
clientsexperienceandlookingforhisorherreactioninthemoment.
Thisiswhereweintroducetheconceptoflanding.Whenyousuggestwords
thatlandwithyourclient,thatmeansyouhavehelpedthemexpresstheir
feelingsbetter,yourwordsresonatewiththeirexperience,andyouhave
targetedadisruptionmoredirectly.Whenyourwordsdontlandwiththe
client,youriskbreakingrapportwiththem,addingresistancetotheprocess,
andleadingtheminawaythatisnotseenasgoodprofessionalconduct.
Elaborating,orthrowingnewlanguageintoatappinground,isanonthefly
techniquesoyouhavetobeawareofwhenyouredoingit,andremainfocused
onyourclientsreactiontoyourwords.Thereareseveralwaysyourclientcan
letyouknowthatyourwordsareworkingforthem,likenodding,smiling,
sometimescrying,orjustsomeverbalcuelikeyup,thatsit.
Whetherthelanguageyouuselandswiththeclientornotisextremely
important.Ifyousuggestratherthanimpose,andbeconservativeratherthan
invasive,youwillhavemuchbetterluck.Introducingyoursuggestionswith
phraseslikemaybe,possibly,ordoyouthinkthat.givesyourclientthe
opportunitytoacceptthewordsthatfitforthemandleavetheotheronesout,
thuspreservingyourrelationship.Youwillseeplentyofexamplesof
elaborationintheArtofDeliveryvideos.

Thereisnorequirementtoproducelanguageofyourowninanysession,butit
canbesomethingthatstartstofeelnaturalaftersomepractice.Youmayalso
findthatyourelaborationscancomefromdifferentsources.Themostcommon
wouldbetheWritingonyourWallsor,moresimply,yourownexperiencesasa
humanbeingonthisplanet.Also,youmayeventuallytuneinmoreintuitively
toyourclientandbeabletoproducewordsorphrasesfromahighersource.
Nomatterwherethelanguagecomesfrom,itwontbeeffectiveunlessyour
clientacceptsit.
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Introduction
Hopefully,youarealreadyclearthatusingpositivephrasesinyourEFT
languageisnotactuallyEFT.
Wehavealreadydiscussedthereasonsforfocusingonthenegative,butthe
propensityforpeopletogravitatetowardpositivephrasesseemstobestrong
enoughtomotivateacompletediscussiononthesubject.Reframescan
sometimeslooklikeauseofpositivephrases,sobeforewegetthere,itis
importanttolaythisfoundationsoyouunderstandthedifferencesbetween
them.
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ByreadingvariousinternetvariationsonEFT,itiseasytoseethatusing
positivelanguagewithEFThasbecomeverypopular.Peopleliketoseenew
possibilities,theyliketobeinspired,andtheyliketobearoundotherswho
believeintheirvision.Differentschoolsofpositivethoughthavebeen
developedandpromotedforalongtimesimplybecauseexperiencingthe
potentialtogobeyondourlimitsisexhilarating.
CombiningthisexcitingprocesswithEFTseemslikeanaturalchoice,andwe
alreadyknowthatEFTcanprovidethemissingpiecetosuccessbylaunching
offofthe"TailEnders"thatemanatefrompositiveaffirmations.However,
dependingontheapplication,usingpositivelanguagewithEFTcanactually
dilutetheastounding,longtermresultsthatcanotherwisebeachievedwiththe
originalEFTprocedures.
ThegoalinthisarticleistodistinguishthemostpowerfulapplicationsofEFT
fromthevariationsthatrelyonpositivelanguage,andteachthemsothatEFT
professionalscandeliverthehighcaliberresultsdisplayedinthisTutorial.In
thisarticlewewilldiscusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofusingpositive
languagewithEFT,andidentifythemosteffectivewaystouseitinyour
practice.
PositiveAffirmations
Differentversionsofpositiveaffirmationhavebeentaughtinmotivational
seminarsfordecades,withTheLawofAttractionbeingamongthemost
popular.However,nomatterwhichversionyouchoose,theyallencounterthe
sameobstaclestosuccess.
Letsrefertothetraditionaluseofpositiveaffirmationsasahelpful
background.AswehavediscussedintheWritingonourWallsarticle,awell
constructed,positiveaffirmationisadirectattempttoshiftyourlifeina
particulardirection.Itisadeclaration,orstatementofpurpose,thatisnot
consistentwiththecurrentreality,andisdesignedtoforceanewrealityinto
existence.Allversionsofpositivethoughtusesimilarphrasingandexamples
areasfollows:
Iearn$20Kpermontheasilyandconsistently
Iweigh125pounds
Ialwaysattracthealthyrelationships
Thechallengewithpositiveaffirmationsisthattheydontjustwork.Anyone
withexperienceusingaffirmationsknowsthatyoucantsimplyaffirmanew
realityonce,orevenseveraltimes,andhaveitmagicallycometrue.Some
peoplemaythinkthattappingcanbridgethatgap,andalthoughitdoeshelp,
gettingresultswithpositiveaffirmationscanstilltakeawhile.
Whyisthat?Positiveaffirmationsareoftenindirectdisagreementwiththe
WritingonyourWallsandareinstantlyconfrontedbyTailEnders.Ingeneral,if
youcontinuetorepeattheaffirmationswithenoughbeliefandenthusiasm,you
canoverwhelmtheTailEndersandtheywilleventuallyfade.Thisallowsthe
WritingonyourWallstoacceptthenewpossibility.However,inpractice,this
takesmoredeterminationthanmostpeoplecanmuster.
TheseTailEndersareoftensupportedbydecadesofevidence,basedon
SpecificEventsthathavehappenedalongtheway,andarenoteasilyuprooted.
ThemosteffectivewaytoaddressTailEnderswithEFTistoidentifythese
relatedevents,andreleasetheintensitiesonebyone.Afterthat,youcanlay
yourpositiveaffirmationsonacleanfoundationandgetdeepresultsmuch
faster.
Thisprocessinvolvesatemporaryfocusonnegativethings,andsomeschools
ofpositivethoughtwilladviseagainstthat.However,forbestresultswithEFT,
wemopthefloorwhereitsdirty.Toextendtheanalogy,ifyouwantaclean
floor,youcouldfocusonlyonthecleanparts,scrubbingandpolishinguntilthe
gleaminonecorneroutshinesthedirtontherestofthefloor.Ontheother
hand,youcouldsimplycleanupthedirtyspotsonebyone,andrevealthe
naturallycleanfloorunderneath.Weagreethataperpetualfocusonthe
negativeaspectsofyourlifewillonlybringmorenegatives,butifyoucan
temporarilyfocusontheTailEnderslongenoughwithEFTtocleanthemup,
yourpositivethoughtswillbemucheasiertomanifest.
Accordingly,replacingthestandardEFTlanguagewithastreamofpositive
affirmationsislikefocusingonthecleancornerandleavingthedirtyspots.In
otherwords,itdoesnotdirectlytargetanunresolvedemotionalissue,andis
thereforenotanapplicationofOfficialEFT.
TotheextentthatpositiveaffirmationscanidentifyandtriggerTailEnders,or
unresolvedemotionalissues,usingtheminthedetectiveprocessissupported
inOfficialEFT.ButusingpositiveaffirmationstoreplacethestandardSetup
languageisnotonlynotsupported,itisfrownedupon.
Ifyouhavealreadycleanedupadirtyspotandwanttoaddalittlepolishatthe
end,thatsabetteruseandwelldiscussthatlater.Otherwise,ifyouchooseto
takeonanormalAffirmationprocess,andcommittosayingyourAffirmation
severaltimesadayforaslongasittakes,youcanspeeduptheprocessby
tappingyourmeridianpointswhileyousaythem.Infact,youcouldprobably
shortenasixmonthprocessdowntoacoupleofmonths,butexpecting
measurableresultsinonesessionwiththismethodisntrealistic.
IfyouhaveseenexamplesofEFTonline,youmayhavenoticedthephrase"I
choose..."beingusedintheSetupstatement.ThisisavariationofEFTcalled
theChoicesmethodthatusespositiveaffirmationsasitsfocus.
WhenusingChoices,youaddapositivedeclarationtoyourEFTlanguagethat
isdesignedtobringyousomethingyoudontcurrentlyhave.Itisofthegeneral
form,"EventhoughIhavethis_________,Ichoose________(wherethe"I
choose"itemisapositiveoutcome).AddingIchoosetothestatementblends
inwiththe"let'sfeelgood"elementofpsychotherapyandbringsanelementof
lightnesstotheprocess.Intermsofourcleanfloormetaphor,however,this
pointsonetotheshinyspotonthefloorandthusdistractsonefromthedirty
spotthatneedsattention.
Whiletheremaybesomeusefulnessinthisconcept,Ineitherteachitnoruse
it.
OthernotesonPositiveLanguage
BeforeyouaddpositivelanguageintoyourEFTsession,considerthepossibility
thatthereasonpeopleliketofocusonthepositiveisoftenbecausetheydont
wanttolookattheirpast.Maybeitsembarrassing,orpainful,orperhapsthey
wouldratherleaveitunderthecarpet.However,ifthereisafeelingorevent
thatyourclientwouldprefertooverlook,thatislikelytobethefeelingorevent
thatneedstobeaddressedthemost.
Inthatcase,usingpositivelanguagecouldbemoreofanescapeforthemthan
asolution,andmaysendyoursessionaroundincircles.Youcanuseother
toolstosneakupontheissue,butbeforeyouusethepositivelanguageroute,
besureyourclientunderstandsthatitmaybealongerwayaround.
Anotherimportantfactortoconsideristhathumanbeingshaveanaturally
positivenature.Itmaynotseemthatwaybecausemostofusdealwithmany
unresolvedemotionalissues.However,withexperience,youwillseethatonce
apivotalSpecificEventissuccessfullyresolved,thebrightlightshinesonits
own,andaddingpositivelanguageisntreallynecessary.IntheArtofDelivery
videos,youwillseethisoften.Forperspective,herearesomeotherhelpful
metaphorsforthisconcept:
Thereisnoneedtoaddbluetothesky,justmovethecloudsoutofthe
way.
Removethestaticandyourfavoritemoviewillalreadybeplaying.
YourPalaceofPossibilitiesisalreadyunlimited,justopensomewindows
andknockdownafewwalls.
Reframes
MostofthepositivephrasesyouwillseeintheEFTvideosarecalled
Reframes.ReframingisanNLP(NeuroLinguisticProgramming)termfor
presentinganewperspective,orframe,foranysituation.Itisagentleartof
positivephrasingthatmakessuggestionsratherthandeclarations,andisnot
designedtoleadorforcetheclientinanyparticulardirection.Instead,itsimply
opensthedoorssopeoplecanseetheirownwaytowardfreedomfroma
limitingexperience.
Reframesarethemosteffectiveformofpositivelanguagethatyoucanusein
anEFTsessiontoenhanceyourresultsandencouragecognitiveshifts.Atfirst
glance,reframesandaffirmationsmaylooklikethesamething,butthereare
someveryimportantdifferencestoconsider.
DegreesofAdjustment: Beforewemakeadirectcomparisonbetweenreframes
andaffirmations,letsbuildafoundation.Whenpeopleconsiderachangein
theirlives,theyarealreadyheadedinonedirection,andnowseetheneedto
goadifferentdirection.Ifthatchangeisfairlyeasytoaccomplish,likemaking
$50,000peryearafterearning$45,000thepreviousyear,theywouldonly
havetomakeaslightadjustmenttotheircourse,kindoflikeveeringabitto
theright.Ifthechangeismoredrastic,likemaking$150,000afterearning
$45,000thepreviousyear,theadjustmentwouldbemorelikemakingan
abruptrightturn.
Similarly,ifsomeonehasbeenangrywiththeirbrotherfor25years,itwould
probablytakeabigadjustment,orabruptrightturn,forthemtoconsider
forgiveness.Further,iftheangerhasbeenreallyintensefor25years,you
couldsaytheyweredrivingathighspeedsdownthatangerroad,which
wouldmakethatabruptrightturnmuchmoredifficult.
Wecanallagreethatarighthandturnisabout90degrees.Ifapositive
affirmationisdesignedtoforceanewrealityintoexistence,triggerTailEnders,
andcreateconflict,wecouldsaythatithasthesameeffectasasudden,90
degreeturn.Ifyourclientistravellingat75mphdownanangerroad,itis
notverylikelythattheywillbeabletomakea90degreeturninanydirection
withoutslammingonthebrakesandspinningafewdonuts.However,finding
theSpecificEventsbehindtheangerandtappingthroughtheaspectswillhelp
themtaketheirfootoffthepedal,slowdownand,eventually,theywillbeina
betterpositiontoconsideraturn.
Ifanaffirmationisasudden90degreeturn,areframeismorelikeveering10
or20degrees.Whiletheremaybeoccasionalexceptions,reframesare
designedtobeagentletransition,butifyourclienthasnotreducedtheirspeed
considerably,theywillstilldriverightpastit.Forthatreason,agoodreframe,
oranypositivechangeindirection,canbemoreeffectiveattheendofa
session,aftertheintensityofaSpecificEventhasbeenaddressed.
ComparingReframestoAffirmations: Letslookatafewreframesandseehow
theycomparetoaffirmationswiththefollowingexample.Ifyouareaddressing
ahumiliatingexperiencebetweenyourclientandhersisteratage9,there
mightbeaspectslikeangerandrevengeinadditiontothehumiliation,soonce
youhavereleasedtheintensityforthoseaspects,youmighttryatapping
roundwithoneofthefollowingreframes(initalics).
EventhoughIwasreallyangrywithmysisterforhumiliatingmethatday,
shemaynothaveknownhowsensitiveIwas
EventhoughIreallywantedrevengeforwhatshedid,forgivinghermight
improvehowIfeelaboutit
Eventhoughmysisterabsolutelyhumiliatedmethatday,shewasonly12
andprobablyhadherowninsecurities
ApositiveaffirmationwouldendthestatementwithsomethinglikeIforgive
herforthat,Ichoosetoletitgo,orIseeherasagoodperson.Thereframes
offeredinsteadhavefourqualitiesthatdistinguishthemfromapositive
affirmation:
Thesuggestivelanguage,likemay,might,andprobably,leavesenough
roomfortheclienttoacceptthenewdirectionwithouttheconflictofaTail
Ender,orforcingthenewrealitywithanaffirmation.
Theyallaccepttheproblemratherthanlookingpastit
Theyalladdanewdimensionofunderstandingtoanotherwise
uncomfortableexperience,ratherthanreplacingitwithanabruptchangeof
direction
Thedegreeofadjustmentsuggestedbyareframeismuchcloserto10
degreesthanthe90degreesofferedbyanaffirmation.
Apositiveaffirmationcancreateconflictintheenergysystembecauseit
conflictswiththeWritingonourWalls.Onthecontrary,awelldesigned
reframewillNOTcreateconflict.So,ifyourclientcannoteasilyacceptyour
reframe,thenitisconstructedtoomuchlikeanaffirmation.Inthatcase,your
degreeofadjustmentisprobablytoostrong,andthereframewillnotbe
effective.
Further,youmaynoticethatareframepointstowardapotentialcognitiveshift,
orchangeinperception,abouttheissue.Ifdesignedwellandpresented
appropriately,yourreframecanhelpyourclientseepossibilitiesaboutanissue
thattheymayneverhaveseenotherwise.Withmoreunderstandingabout
whattheotherparticipantsmayhavebeenthinking,orwhattheirown
contributionsmayhavebeentotheevent,yourclienthastheopportunityto
learnsomethingvaluablefromeveryeventyouaddress,andthatcantruly
enrichtheexperienceoflifeingeneral.
Theultimategoalintherapyistoachievecognitiveshifts,andbecause
reframeshavebeensoeffectiveinthatregard,theyaredefinitelyconsidered
anOfficialuseofEFT.Wediscusstheminmoredetailinthenextarticle.
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ImportantNote:ThisarticleonReframingisnottobeconfusedwiththe
previousarticleonUsingPositiveLanguageWithEFT.Reframesoffer
"anotherwaytolookattheissue(s)"andthusaddahealthyperspective
thatisgeneratedfromwithintheclient.Positivelanguage,ontheother
hand,tendstobeartificiallyimposedfromwithoutandoftendilutesthe
EFTgoaloftrulyeliminatingnegatives.ReframesareapartofOfficialEFT
andtheyareexpandeduponbelow.UsingPositiveLanguageinyourSetup
phrasesisaclearvariationandisnottaughtorsupportedinthisTutorial.
WhatisaReframe?
ReframesareacreativerefinementtotheEFTSetuplanguagethatencourage
cognitiveshifts.Whenappliedskillfully,Reframesaddanewdimensiontothe
standardEFTprocessbyeitherpresentingtheproblemfromadifferentangle,
orintroducingahigherlevelofunderstandingtothesituation.Thisis
especiallysoifyoublendthemwiththeCustomizedSetupPhrasesyoulearned
previously.
Reframeshavebeenusedfordecadesbysometherapistsbuttheirresultshave
beenhitormiss.Theclientswilloftennodtheirheadspositivelytothenew
perspectiveandmaysaysomethinglike,"That'sagoodthought.I'llthink
aboutit."Tome,thisisan"academic"reframebecauseitdoesn'treally"land"
withintheclients.Theydon'tgetatrue"Aha"andthus"own"it.WithEFT,
however,appropriatereframeslandwithrealimpactalotmoreoften.Thereis
nowaytoknowtheexactreasonforthisbutthedifferenceisquiteclearonce
yougainexperience.
Belowismyvideodiscussiononthistopicinfrontofalargeworkshop
audience.
REFRAMINGDISCUSSIONWATCHVIDEO
Nowhereare4vignettesthatprovideabroadlookathowReframesare
delivered.Theyserveashelpfulbackgroundstowhatyouwilllearninthis
article.
REFRAMINGEXAMPLESWATCHVIDEO
Aswehavediscussed,thetransitionfromoneperspectiveonanissueto
anotheriscalledacognitiveshift,andistheultimategoalintherapy.With
standardEFT,thoseshiftscanhappenautomatically,butaddingReframesto
theprocesscanproducethemmorequicklyandmorecompletelybyredefining
thememoriesforyourclient,andaddingnewWritingtotheirWalls.
Assoonasyou...
havesolidexperiencewiththebasicEFTprocedure
arecomfortablewithextendedsetupphrases
canconsistentlycollapseTabletops,and
canerasetheWritingonyourclientsWallswithstandardEFTalone
...youarereadytolearnReframes.
ForanyonewhohasnotyetseenanEFTstyleReframe,theyaregenerally
usedattheendoftheSetupphraseinsteadofIdeeplyandcompletelyaccept
myself.TheexamplesbelowillustrateSetupphrasesthatbeginby
acknowledgingtheproblem,andendwithaReframethatpresentsanew
perspective.
EventhoughMomsaidIcouldntgototheparty,andIdidntunderstand
why,shemayhavebeentryingtoprotectme
Eventhoughmyhusbandsaidthathorriblycriticalthingtome,itmaybe
myreactiontohiswordsthatbothersme
EventhoughIfeltrejectedbywhatJoeydidatschool,Imightbeableto
seethehumorinit
Ingeneral,Reframeswilluselanguagethatyousuggest,ratherthan
somethingtheclienthasalreadysaid.Thegoalistotriggeranahamoment
forthemastheyrecognizeahealthierunderstandingoftheevent.
Reframingisbasedontheconceptthatyouroriginalperceptionofanevent
servesasaframe.Asitiswithapieceofart,ifyouchangetheframe,the
samepicturecantakeonawholenewlook.EFTiscapableofchangingthe
qualityofamemoryallonitsown,butReframingthenewpicturecanprovide
theperfectfinishingtouch.
Letssayyouhaveapictureinyourmindofasceneontheplayground,andat
thetime,youreactedwithanger.Asyoucarrythatpicturewithyou,theanger
servesasaframe.InanEFTsession,wetakethatpictureoffthewall,address
afewaspects,andeventuallytheangerframenolongermatchesthepicture.
Youmightconsideraforgivenessframe,orasowhatframe,orathatmust
havebeenprettyfunnytoeveryoneelseframe,butjustastheangerframe
highlightedthedarkerpartsofthatmemory,agoodReframewillbringoutthe
lighter,morecheerfulcolors.
GettingStarted
Onceagain,ReframesaregenerallyusedinaSetupphrase,butnowthatwe
havesomevariationsthatextendSetuplanguagetothesequencepointsas
well,Reframescanbeusedatanypoint.However,theeasiestwaytouse
Reframes,especiallywhenyourejustlearning,istoputtheminattheendof
theSetup,soherearesomeguidelinestogetyoustarted.
IdentifyandaddressaSpecificEventrelatedtotheissueusingstandard
EFTtoolsuntiltheintensityisbelowa3.
Useeitherthestandardformatortheextendedformattoconstructan
eventhoughphrase(orphrases)thatfocusontheproblem.
Youcanbecreativewiththatlanguagetodescribeasmuchaboutthe
problemaspossible.
IncludesomeversionofIdeeplyandcompletelyacceptmyselfinthat
language.
ThenaddanewphrasestartingwitheventhoughIhavethis__________,
andendwithyourreframe.(seeexamplesbelow)
Youcanusesomesimple,commonreframesliketheseforpractice:
EventhoughIfeltbelittledbymyAuntFreida
Imightbeabletoforgivehersomeday
PerhapsIcanunderstandwhyshedidthat
Maybeshewasjustdoingherbestatthetime
PossiblyIwasdoingthebestIcouldatthetime
MaybeIcouldletitgo
Asyoumaynotice,alloftheaboveReframeoptionswilltaketheclients
perspectiveinanewdirection.Inthespacewherethebelittledfeelingused
tobe,youareaddingforgivenessorunderstandingasanewdimensiontothe
experience.Ifyourclientacceptsthenewdirection,itwillbeWrittenontheir
Wallsandtheresultswillbemoresolid.
YoumayalsonoticethatReframesaregenerallynotuseduntiltheself
acceptancegoaloftheSetuphasbeenaccomplishedinadvancewithother
phrases.
DeliveringReframes
Asageneralrule,Reframesshouldbeusedtowardstheendofasession,after
youhavereducedtheintensityofaSpecificEvent.Yourclientwillbemore
receptivetothenewWritingaftertheoldWritinghasbeenclearedaway.As
youdevelopmoreskill,youcanaddtheminatanypointinthesession.
However,pleasenotethefollowing:
ReframesdonotreplacethegoaloftheSetupphrasewhichisto
acknowledgetheproblemandacceptoneselfinspiteofit.
ReframesshouldneverbeconsideredasubstituteforuncoveringSpecific
Events.
DuringyourworkonSpecificEvents,youmightuse,Ideeplyandcompletely
acceptmyself(orsomeversionthereof)afewdozentimes,andthatshould
satisfytheselfacceptancegoaloftheSetup.
DiditLAND?
Beforewemoveon,thedegreetowhichyourlanguagelandswithyourclient
isanextremelyimportantelementofReframing.Althoughwehavementioned
thistermbefore,wewillcoverithereinmoredetailtobesureyouunderstand
itsmeaning.
WhenyourReframe,orotherEFTlanguage,landswithyourclient,that
meansitresonateswiththemonsomelevel.Theyagreewithit,itdescribes
theirexperienceaccuratelyintheiropinion,oritrevealsaperceptionthatthey
maynothaverecognizeduntilyoumentionedit.
Thereareseveralwaysforyourclienttoexpresstheirresonanceoragreement
withyourlanguage.Oftentheywilllaugh,nodtheirhead,sayyuporthats
it.Also,theireyescanshowsurpriseortheymaycryifyoutriggeredanew
aspect.Youcanalwaysaskthemforfeedbackifyouarentsurebysaying
somethinglikehowdIdo?ordoesthatfit?
Ontheotherhand,theirresistancetoyourlanguagecanbeshowninseveral
waysaswell.Theymightshaketheirhead,hesitate,stoptocorrectyour
phrase,sayhmmmorno,thatsnotit.Theywilloftenbepolitewith
negativefeedback,somakeitcleartothembeforethesessionthattheyare
welcometocorrectanythingyousay.Thenpayverycloseattentiontotheir
signsandadjustasnecessary.
Boldvs.Conservative
Reframescanrangefromboldtoconservative,dependingonhowmuchofa
perceptionshifttheyaresuggesting.Forinstance,Iforgivemyfather
completelyisastrongdeclaration,andmaybeaskingabittoomuchfrom
someonewhohasbeenangryforalongtime.Ontheotherhand,Imightbe
abletoforgivehimsomedayisamuchmoregentlesuggestion.Itasksfora
smallershiftinperception,andismucheasierforyourclienttoaccept.
Herearesomemoreexampleswiththeboldversionfollowedbyamore
conservativeversion.
Iforgivethemanwhorapedmevs.Hewasstrugglingwithhisownissues
andmaybeIwasjustinhisway.
Imsuremymothermeantwellvs.Shemighthavebeentryingtohelpme.
Hewasactinginmybestinterestvs.Hewasprobablydoingthebesthe
couldatthetime.
AgoodreframeisonethatwilllandeasilywithyourclientsANDhelpthem
makeashiftinperceptionabouttheeventinquestion.However,ifyour
reframesaretoobold,andtheydon'tlandeasilywithyourclientsyoumaybe
addingmoreenergydisruptionstothepile.Yourclients'frameofmindwill
determinehowboldorconservativeyoucanbewithyourreframes.Ingeneral,
theywillbemoreresistanttoreframesinthebeginningofasession,andmore
opentothemattheend.
Forexample,ifyouareworkingwithaclientwhohasfeltabandonedbyher
motherfor20years,shewillprobablyclingtoheroriginalperceptionpretty
tightlyatthebeginningofthesession.Bycontrast,attheendofasession,
onceyouhavereleasedsignificantintensityonseveralaspects,yourclientwill
bemuchmoreopentonewperspectives,andyoucantrysomebolder
suggestions.
TheConservativeApproach
Thesafestwaytoapplyreframesistobeconservative.Ifagentlereframe
takeshold,thentrytoshiftalittlefurtherwiththenextoneandseehowfar
youget.Youcanalsoincorporatesuggestivewordsratherthenabsolutes.For
example,ifyouuseareframelikeIforgivehimnow,thatwouldhavetobe
100%trueforittolandwellwithyourclient.However,ifyousaysomething
likeImightbeabletoforgivehimnowyourclientcanmoveinthedirection
offorgivenesswithouthavingtomakeafirmdecision.Considerthefollowing
suggestivewordswhenconstructingyourreframesforahighersuccessrate.
May
Might
Could
Probably
Someday
Consider
Possibility
Oops!
Evenifyouarebeingconservative,youwilleventuallyblurtoutaReframethat
doesntland.Inthatcase,youcanaddsorta,butnottoday,orsomething
similartoimmediatelyshifttheReframetosomethingclosertothetruthfor
yourclient.Forexample,attheendofyourSetupyousayIamreadyto
forgivehimnow,yourclientcringeswithdisagreement,soyouaddsorta
withasmile,theywillrepeatthewordandtheirresistancetoyourReframewill
usuallysubside.
Don'tImposeReframes,OfferThem
Watchoutforthefinelineinvolvedhere.Itistemptingtoimposeourversion
ofthe"right"reframebutifwedo,thatcancomeacrossasmanipulationand
thuscreateclientresistance.Obviously,theReframecomesfromyour
assessmentofthesituationbutyourlanguagemust"offer"itratherthan
imposeit.Youmightwishtorevisitthevideoaboveandwatchhowthe
reframesareofferedwithhumor,logicandthelike.Itisverysoftandis
alwaysdonesothattheclientcanobjectorcorrect.Thisispartoftheartof
reframing.
MinimizingPain
Reframescanbeusedwithamoreglobalapproachtominimizeemotionalpain.
Justasyoumighttaketheedgeoffofanissuewitharoundortwoofglobal
tapping,youcanalsoaddreframestothoseroundstostartpreparingyour
clientforanewperspective.WecallthatReframingtheTabletopandthere
areexamplesofthatintheBorrowingBenefits(EasyEFT)videos.
ReframeThemes
ReframingisanNLPskillthatIlearnedinthe1980's.YouwillseeintheArtof
DeliveryvideosthatIhavealotoffunwithit.Myreframesarebasedonthe
WritingonyourWallsconceptandIhavedevelopedavarietyofthemesthat
provideinsightintothistrainofthought.Ingeneral,youcanuseatleastoneof
thesethemesineverysession,sofeelfreetoexperimentwithallofthem.
ThereareexamplesofthesethemesintheBorrowingBenefitsvideosetthat
arecontainedwithintheArtofDeliveryvideos.
Erodingthe"true"authority WhenweallowsomeonetoWriteonourWalls,we
havealreadygrantedthemsomedegreeofauthorityonwhateversubjectthey
wroteabout.AlthoughweholdthosewritingsasTruth,thesourcesarent
alwaystheexpertswethoughtthemtobe.Ifyoucanhelpyourclientrecognize
thattheirauthoritieswerentreallythatqualified,importantshiftscanhappen.
EventhoughIhavethis____________(emotion,reaction,etc.)
Imaprisonertothewordsofa16yearoldboy
Ivebeentakingfinancialadvicefrompeoplewholackfinancialsuccess
Iacceptedjudgmentfromsomeonewhoisntperfecthimself
Forgiveness Anotherpowerfulreframeangleistoforgivewhoeverwas
involvedintheSpecificEventsthathaveshapedsomeoneslife.Inreality,we
arealldoingthebestwecan,andalthoughmanyactionscanfeellikea
personalattack,theyareoftenintendedinyourbestinterest.Parentsarea
perfectexample,andoftendontdelivertheirloveinawaywewantorneedit.
Further,anyonewhohascommittedviolenceorsomeotherinexcusable
behaviorwasprobablyoperatinginasurvivalmodeofsomekind,andvictims
areusuallyjustintheirway.Forexample,althoughitisdifficulttoforgive
sexualassault,itishelpfultorecognizethatanyonewhochoosestodo
somethinglikethatisdefinitelynotwell,andtheirchoicesrarelyhaveanything
todowiththatvictiminparticular.
Irealizehewasdoinghisbestatthetime,givenhisownhistory,hisown
traumasandhisownbeliefsystems.
ShehasherownproblemstodealwithandIwasjustintheway.
Whatevershedidsaysmoreaboutherthanme.
Iunderstandthatheshuman,andmaynotalwaysmakethebestchoices.
Icantforgivewhathedid,butImaybeabletounderstandit.
Often,forgivingoneselfisthemissinglinktoemotionalfreedomonanyevent,
soyoucanalsousethisthemeinthatway.
ImonlyhumanandImboundtomakesomemistakes
Myjudgmentwasntperfectandneitherisanyoneelses
Ijustdidntknowanybetter
Iwasjustakid
Iwastryingtobeagoodparentorperson
Iforgivemyselfforbeing5andreactingtheonlywayIknewhow
Iwasdoingmybestatthetime,givenmyownhistory,myowntraumas
andmyownbeliefsystems
Personalresponsibility Helpingyourclientseethattheirreactiontoany
situationisachoicetheymakeratherthanaconstanttheymustendurewill
encourageanewlevelofpersonalpower.
Itsaninsidejob
Itwasjustmyperception
Impayingtheprice
Carryingitaroundmaynotbeworthitanymore
ConnectingtheMemories IfyouareworkingonamorecurrentSpecificEvent
andsuspectthatanearliereventmayhavehadmoreimpact,youcanuse
reframestohelpyourclientmakethoseconnections,andallowyoutodeepen
yourworkwiththem.
Maybeitremindedmeofsomeoneelse
Maybethisissimilartosomethinginmypast
Ifyouhavealreadyuncoveredanearliereventandyourclientisntawareof
theconnectionbetweenthatandtheissuetheybroughttoyou,youcanalso
usethisthemetomakethoseconnections.Thiswillcertainlyencouragea
cognitiveshiftastheyrecognizetheirownpatterns.
Imstillchoosingabandonmenttoday
Mycurrentrelationshipissufferingasaresult
Herewegoagain
ReducingittotheRidiculous Althougheachclientsissueswillseem
monumentaltothem,theyareoftenmuchlesssignificantwhencomparedtoa
biggerpicture.Thebiggeryoucanmakethatpicture,thesmaller,andmore
ridiculous,theirissuewillseem.
ItwasthatwaybeforeIgothere,itwillbethatwaylongafterImgone
In20yearsnobodywillevenrememberit.Theymaynotevenrememberit
now.
Everyonehastheseissues
Imnottheonlyone
Cantnameasinglepersonwhopleaseseveryone
Ihaventseenherinyears,andshedoesntevenknowImangry
WritingontheWallsComedy YoucanseealotofcomedyreframesintheArtof
Deliveryvideos.Thereyouwillseemepokinggoodnaturedfunathowpeople
haveputtheirperceptionstogether.Oftenourstronglyheldbeliefsdon'treally
makelogicalsense.Forinstance,thelimitingbeliefthat"Richpeopleare
greedy"fallsapartwhenseeninthehumorousframethatpoorpeopleare
greedytoo...andsoareathletes,architects,children,politiciansandeveryone
else.Ifyoucanwidenyourperspective,andstartobservinghowpeople
constructtheirbeliefs,itisdefinitelyhumorousandyoucandrawonthat
perspectivewitheachofyourclients.
ExposingtheWritingontheirWalls Simplyallowingyourclientthefreedomto
admittheirfeelingsorbeliefscanhelpthemreleaseitontheirown.Thegoalof
thisangleistoexposetheWritingontheWallssotheclientcanseetheirown
processlaidoutforthemonthetable.Asitturnsout,oncetheWritingon
someonesWallshasbeenexposedtothelightofday,theclientwillusuallysee
thehumorontheirown,oratleastwhyitdoesntwork.Thisthemeisrelated
tothecomedythemebutispresentedwithoutthehumor.
AfteraddressingaSpecificEvent,andyounoticethatyourclienthasa
stubbornbeliefthatwontallowtheintensitytocomedown,trysomeofthese
EventhoughIfeelbetteraboutthisoneincident,Imstillsupposedto
pleaseeveryone.
EventhoughIcanstopgrieving,itsstillimportantformetofeelguilty.
EventhoughIcanletgoofthisoneincident,Istillneedmyangerbecause
itmakesmefeel________(important?smart?powerful?)
EventhoughIdontmakeasmuchmoneyasIwant,Immorecomfortable
withpoverty.
EventhoughIfeelsolimitedbywhatmyfathersaid,Ifeelsafeinmylittle
prison.
Othercomments
TherealtestforyourReframesiswhetherornottheyland,sokeepdeveloping
yourskillswithcommunicationandbodylanguage.Onceagain,Reframesare
notintendedasasubstitutefordetectiveworkoraddressingSpecificEvents.
TheyshouldbeusedasacomplementtotheOfficialEFTskillsyoualready
know,soyoursessionshouldstillfocusonSpecificEventsandtheiraspects,
ratherthanaconstantstreamofReframes.
Onanothernote,whenyouhavegottentoapointinyoursessionwhenyour
clientisopentoReframes,theyhavedroppedtheirdefensesandhaveopened
upsignificantly.Thisisavulnerable,verysensitivespacethatyouneedtotreat
carefully.Rapportisafragileassetthatyoucanloseinaninstantifyoustep
outofboundswithyourclient,especiallywhentheyareinavulnerablestate.
Remember,theyarenotaccustomedtobeingwithouttheirdefenses,andyou
dontwanttogivethemanyreasontoputthembackup.
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Formanyyears,therapistshaveobservedmeworkingonstagewithclientsand
remarked,"Gee,IwishIhadyourintuition.Itwouldopenvastlymoredoorsif
Idid."
Ifindthisstrangebecause,atthecore,myintuitionisn'tanybetterorworse
thananyoneelse's.WeallcomefromthesameSourceandthusthe"cosmic
guidancepool"isavailabletoallofus.Thedifficultyin"usingintuition"isn't
whetherornotyouhaveit.Rather,itisindistinguishingbetweentrue
guidanceandtheincessantchatterthatgoesoninourheads.It'sasthough
wearelisteningtoadiscordantchorusandtryingtopickoutthepurevoices.
Therearemanywaystodeveloptrustinourintuitionandpickoutthose
voices.BelowisadetailedvideowhereinIconductanopendiscussionon
thesetopicswiththreeEFT'ersthathavedevelopedsolidskillsinthisarea.It
willgiveyoumanywaystodeveloptheextraordinarybenefitsofintuition.
INTUITIONASPARTOFTHEEFTPROCESSWATCHVIDEO
Formoreperspective,belowisavideowhereinIintroducethistopictoalarge
audience.
USINGINTUITIONWATCHVIDEO
Eventually,therearepartsoftheEFTprocessduringwhichyourintuitive
guidancecanstepinandadjustyourdirectionorprovidesomehelp,butpeople
havemisinterpretedthattomeanproducetherightwordsandthemagicwill
happen.
Onthecontrary,intuitiveguidanceneedsaproperframeofreferenceinorder
tobeeffective.InEFT,thatframeofreferenceisasolidexperiencewiththe
EFTmechanicalskills.
Forexample,imaginethataveterinarianistryingtohelpasickdog.Hecould
dosometestingorxraystoruleoutthepossibilitiesonebyone,orhecould
developsomeintuitiveskillsandusethemforadditionalguidance.Giventhat
option,thevetwouldnotsitinhisoffice,askfortherightanswertobe
intuitivelydelivered,andthenpresentittothedogsownerwithoutconducting
anexamination.Hewouldbeginbyusinghismechanicaltrainingtoworkwith
theissue,examinethedog,askavarietyofquestions,andinmanycases,that
iswhentheintuitiveguidancecanbemosthelpful.
SimilarlywithEFT,youwillneedtoconducteverysessionwithyourmechanical
skillsandlearntoincludeintuitiveguidanceasapartofthatprocess.Also,
althoughitmayappearthatmyintuitiveskillscomeeasyinourArtofDelivery
videos,pleaseknowthatIspentyearsdevelopingtheEFTmechanics,andthen
stillmoreyearsdevelopingmyintuition.Theseskillsareopentousall,butit
takesdiligenceandtimetodevelopthem.
Yourintuitioncanshowupinmanyforms.Sometimesitwillopenacompletely
newdoorforyoubut,usually,itwillusewhatyouhavealreadyaccomplished
withyourclient,andsuggestthatyoumakethisoneadjustmentortrythis
wordinstead.Onceyouhavedonethat,youmaygetanotherpiece,but
generally,youwillnevergetthewholepictureatonce.Ittakescourageand
skilltoapplyonepieceofguidanceatatimeandseewhereittakesyou.
However,ifyouaresimplylisteningtoyourclient,askinggoodquestions,and
gaininganexperienceofwhattheydescribe,youcanrepeattheirwordsback
tothemasSetuporreminderphrases,andyourealreadyconnectedenoughto
producefantasticresults.
Onewordofcaution:Dependingonthecircumstance,theWritingonyourown
Wallscanbemistakenforintuitiveguidancebecauseitfeelssocompletelytrue
toyou.Ifyouconfuseyourownhumantruthwithdivineguidance,youare
onlyinjectingyourownstuffintosomeoneelsesprocess.So...doyourown
work,addressyourownissues,andbemodestaboutyourintuitionuntilyou
canmakeacleardistinctionbetweenthatandyourowninternalopinionsor
advice.
Whatsthemoralofthisstory?Learnhowtogettherightwordsfromthe
interactionwithyourclient.Developyourdetectiveskills,yourcommunication
skillsandyourexperiencewithemotionalissues.Thenfindthespecificsbehind
theissues,andfollowyourintuitionfromthere.
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IntheArtofDeliveryvideos,youwillseemeusingallkindsoflanguageinmy
SetupsandReminderphrasesthatmightnotmakecompletesensetoyouyet.
IcallitRambling,anditseasytoseewhybecauseitlookslikeImjustletting
wordsspilloutofmyface.Infact,Ramblingisaverysophisticatedformof
languagethatIusetogatherinformation,evaluatedifferentdirections,and
testresults.Itisguidedbylotsofexperience,afairamountofintuition,anda
strongfocusontheclientsreactionstomylanguage.
Ramblingcanbeseenassimplyacombinationofthelanguagetoolsthatyou
havelearnedpreviouslyinthissection.Wehaveintroducedyoutothe
foundationalconceptsofeachtoolsothatyoucanunderstandthepurposes
andgoalsofeachasyouusethem.
Asyouintroducethemintoyoursessions,youwillnaturallydevelopyourown
styledependingonhowmuchofeachtoolyouuse.Somepractitionerswill
spendmoretimewiththeclientslanguagetotargetdisruptionsmore
completely,othersmaystartaddinginTestingMethodslikeSayThisor
TriggeringStatementsearlierinthesession,andsomewillfocusmoreon
Reframes.However,beingcompletelyfluentinallofthetoolswillallowyouto
moveintomoreadvancedterritoryandadjustyourownstyletofitwhatworks
bestforeachclient.
Areview
Belowareshorthanddescriptionsofsomeofthetoolswehavecoveredtodate.
CustomizedSetups Accomplishingtheoriginallanguagegoals(acknowledging
theproblemandacceptingoneselfinspiteoftheproblem),butnowwith
expandedversionsoftheclientslanguageandaddingyourownelaborationto
enhancethedescription,assumingitlandswiththeclient.Extendingthose
descriptionsbeyondtheKCpointandouttothereminderpoints.
Reframes Encouragingacognitiveshiftisaddedasathirdgoaltothe
language,andReframesareusedtoproposenewperspectivesthattheclient
canacceptorreject.Thosenewperspectivesarebestpresentedonce
significantintensityhasbeenreleasedfromtheeventorissue.
Intuition Connectiontodivineguidancecanbeusedatyourowndiscretionto
selecttools,providelanguage,orpresentreframeswiththeabsolute
requirementthatyouarecheckingyouraccuracywithyourclient.
Testing TestingMethodshavenotbeencategorizedasalanguagetooluntil
now,butitseasytoseethatmosttestsareindeedconductedwithlanguage.
Atthislevel,youllseehowTestingcanbeaddedinthroughoutthesession.
GlobalvsSpecificapproaches Useaglobalapproachtotaketheedgeoffor
minimizeemotionalpain,useaspecificapproachfortherestoftheprocessto
findandaddressSpecificEventscontributingtotheoverallissue.
DetectiveWork Findingthedoorsordirectionstowardcoreissuesand/orthe
specificsbehindanissue.Thisisusuallyconductedinaglobalsettingandcan
beenhancedbyglobalroundsoftappingastheyoftenpeelawayenough
intensitytorevealhelpfulclues.
Eachofthetoolswehavejustreviewedcanbeusedwithvaryingdegreesof
skill.ThearticlesinthisTutorialhavetaughtthebasicversions.Asyoumay
havealreadyseen,ifyoucombineeventhebasiclevelsoftheselanguagetools
intoyourtappingrounds,yourresultswithEFTcanimprovedramatically.
TounderstandthestyleIhavedevelopedinmyArtofDeliveryvideos,youll
needtorecognizethemoreadvancedusesofthesetools,sowellexplorethose
next.
ReframesasTestingMethods
Untilnow,Reframeshavebeenusedconservatively,afterasignificantrelease
ofintensity,topresentanewperspectiveandencourageacognitiveshift.This
isthemostreliablewayforyourReframestolandandaccomplishthedesired
goal.
Nowconsiderthis
Whenareframedoesntland,whatdoesthatmean?
First,itmeansthattheshiftyouproposedisnotreadytohappen.Isthat
failure?Orhaveyousimplydiscoveredmoreinformation?
Wheneveryouencounterresistance,youhavealsofoundmoreaspectsand
moreenergydisruptions.
Isntthatthegoalofatest,youask?Todigupmoreaspects?Absolutely.
SonowaReframecanhavetwodifferentgoals:
Ifitlands,youhaveacognitiveshift.
Ifnot,itservesasatestandyouhavenewaspects.
Asanexample,notehowItryaforgivenessreframeforShelleyandher
asthma.Afterwearedone,shereportsthatherbreathingissuesareabit
worse.Thisisacluetotheneedformoreemotionalwork.
AFORGIVENESSREFRAMETHATDOESNOTLANDWATCHVIDEO
Previously,weusedReframesinaconservativewaysothatweavoidthe
resistance.Withexperience,wecanplaywithbolderReframes,knowingthatif
theydontlandwecanbenefitfromthenewinformationtheyprovide.
However,thetimingwillplayanimportantpart.Wearestilltryingtofocuson
onepartofeachissueatatime,sothrowingaroundahandfulofboldreframes
withoutaplancouldmakeyourtestingmorecomplicatedandcompromisethe
qualityofyoursessions.
ReframestoTaketheEdgeOff
IntheArtofDeliveryVideos,youwillseemeusealotofReframesatthe
beginningofthesessionwhiletheintensityisobviouslyhigh.
Isthataboldchoice?
AmITesting?
AmIhonestlyexpectingagenuinecognitiveshiftrightoffthebat?
AmItryingtotaketheedgeoff?
Actually,IamawareofallthesepossibilitieswhenIdeliverReframelanguage.
Inthebeginningofasessionwithanobviouslytraumatizedclient,myhighest
priorityistominimizetheiremotionalpain,soIamtryingtotaketheedgeoff.
However,Iamacutelyawareoftheirreactionstomylanguage,andIknow
theirissuesareeasytotrigger,soItreadverycarefullypayingattentionto
whatlandsandwhatdoesnt.
IoftenusemorehumorousReframesinthebeginningtolightenthe
atmosphere.Ifmyhumordoesntlandwell,theclient'spainmayintensify,so
Ichoosemyjokescarefully.Experienceandintuitionareoftenmyguideshere.
Here'sanexampleofalight,humorousreframewithBettyatthebeginningof
herBorrowingBenefitssession.
ALIGHT,HUMOROUSREFRAMEWATCHVIDEO
AsyouwatchthefullsessionsintheArtofDeliveryvideos,seeifyoucan
evaluatehowImdoingwiththefollowinginmind.
HowboldaremyReframechoices?
WhatrisksdoItake?
Didmylanguageland?Ifnot,howdidIadjustmycourse?
Whatnewinformationdidwediscoverasaresult?
ReframesasDetectiveWork
Letssaysomeonecomestoyouwithachronicskinrashandyouretryingto
narrowinonthemostappropriateemotionalissuesyoucanfind.Detective
Workistheskillyouneedtoemployhere,butthereareseveralwaystogo
forward.
Usingcuriosityandgoodquestionsisthemostobvious,straightforwardway
tofindcoreissues,andyouhavelearnedthatinPartIV.
Basicglobaltappingcanpeelawaylayersofintensityfromtheoverallissue
andallowtheclienttoprovidemoreinsight.
AddingReframesintoglobaltappingroundsisawaytopresentpossibilities
totheclientthattheymaynotcomeupwiththemselves.Inotherwords,
youmayhaveasuspicionortwoabouthowtheissuesareconnected,and
bypresentingthoseinatappinground,yourclientmightbemoreopento
them.
Untilyoufindtheissuesandeventsthatarecontributingtotherash,you
alreadyknowtwothings:(1)therashandthecontributingissues/event(s)will
beconnectedinsomewaybytheWritingontheclientsWallsand(2)themost
intenseissues/eventsareoftenthemosteffectivetoaddress.
WithWritingontheWallsinmind,youcanuseReframelanguageinyour
Setupstoinvestigatetheconnections.Forinstance,ifyoualreadyknewthat
theclientwentthroughadivorceaboutthesametimetherashstarted,you
mighttryaSetuplikethis:
EventhoughIhavethisrashonmyskin,andmaybeithassomethingtodo
withmydivorce.
Ifyoucanseefromyourclientsreactionthatthispartislanding,youmight
continuethisway:
ormaybeithassomethingtodowithfeelingrejected.
Yourclientmightcompletelydisagree,inwhichcaseyoucantryanother
directionoraskmorequestions,butiftheclientsaysohyeah,Ithinkyoure
rightthenyoumayhavefoundadirectrouteintoacoreissue.
Inthevideoclipbelow,IfirstworkwithBettywhodescribesherissueasafear
ofputtingherselfforward.Oneobviousdirectionwouldbetoaskherfor
SpecificEventsinwhichsheputherselfforwardanditwentbadly.Another
optionistofindoutwhattheTabletoporcoreissueisbehindputtingherself
forward.Onceyouknowthat,thenyoucanmoveforwardwithrelatedSpecific
EventsorTableLegsthatmightbefurtherinthepastand/ormoreinfluential
toherissue.Inthiscase,asIuseReframestotaketheedgeoff,Ialso
experimentwiththeneedtobeperfectandfindthatitlandsnicely.This
suggeststhatwehavefoundanIshouldbeperfectTabletop.
Afterthat,youllseeaglobaltappingroundwithColleenabouthernervousness
onstagethatquicklyledtoImaynotdoitright.Becausethatlandedso
nicely,Icontinuedwiththattrainofthoughtandlandedsquarelyonapotential
causeforherChronicFatigue.
Finally,thereisatappingroundwithShelleywhoisworkingonherAsthma.
YoullseehowIstartinonedirectionandkeepadjustinguntilIlandon
somethingreallyuseful.Followingthisvideoaresomeperspectives.You
mightwishtoperusethembeforewatching.
USINGREFRAMESASDETECTIVEWORKWATCHVIDEO
WithBettydidyouseehowIshouldbeperfectisamorespecificthanFear
ofputtingmyselfforward?Inthiscase,thenewinformationweuncoveredis
morelikelytorepresenttheWritingonherWallsoracorebeliefthatis
affectingherexperience,andtherefore,abetterplacetostart.Withthisnew
information,IwillexploreTableLegsinwhichshewasntperfect,andtryto
collapsetheTabletop.InthefullsessionwereducedIshouldbeperfectdown
toafearofrejectionwhichisadeeperissuestill.
ConsiderthesamequestionwithColleendidyouseehowIneedtobe
perfectismorespecificthanIhaveChronicFatigue?
AndwithShelley,youresmotheringmeandIcantbreatheismuchbetter
materialthanIhaveAsthma.
ExpandedTesting
SeveraloftheTestingMethodsyouhavealreadylearnedarelanguagebased,
andwithexperience,youcanusethematanypointintheprocess.Weknow
withtestingthatwearetryingtotriggernewintensity,i.e.newaspects,and
untilnow,youmayhaveonlybeenusingthemattheendofasession.
YoumighttryworkingtheminattheendofeachcrescendoinaTelltheStory
Techniqueandeventuallyyouwillseeappropriatespotsinyourconversation
betweenroundstotrysomeHumor,askforaSayThistest,orthrowinsome
zingertoseeifyoucancatchyourclientoffguardwithaphrasethatwasfullof
intensityforthem.Youcanalsoworkthemincasuallyinaplayfulmanner.
Hereisavideoexample:
WORKINGINTESTSDURINGRAMBLINGWATCHVIDEO
YoullseemanyexamplesofTestingintheArtofDeliveryvideosandhowthey
canbeusedindifferentwaysduringasession.Theyareallmarkedwithhelpful
alertsonthescreen.
GoingfartherwithCustomizedSetupLanguage
JustlikeReframes,CustomizedSetupLanguagecanalsorangefrom
conservativetobold.Ontheconservativeside,wefocusjustenoughonthe
problemtomakeadifferencewiththetapping.Byexpandingthelanguageinto
amorecompletedescription,westrengthenthefocusandtargetthedisruption
moreaccuratelyandwithmoreexpression.Ontheboldside,wecanuse
elaborationtobemoreprovocativewiththelanguageandletthetrueemotions
comeout.
Asyoumayalreadyknowfromexperience,themoreemotionalimpactwecan
includeinthelanguage,themoreintensitywecanusuallygenerate.Whenwe
wanttomanageemotionalpainandkeeptheintensityincheck,westayonthe
conservativeside.Whenwerereadytodigupmoreaspectsandbesurethe
intensityhasbeentrulyreleasedwecanbemoreprovocative.
Letssayyourclientwantstoaddresssomeangerwithherhusband.Hehas
beendismissinghisdomesticresponsibilitiessothathecanplaygolf,leaving
herwiththreekids,ahouseholdandafulltimejobtomaintain.Theyrecently
hadanargumentaboutitinwhichhesaidGolfismoreimportanttome,so
letsassumewereaddressingthateventforillustration.
StandardLanguage: Thestandardlanguageisgenerallythemostconservative.
Weuseafewwordstodescribetheproblemandmaintainthatfocusthrough
theround.Whileafewwordscanprovideenoughfocusonthedisruption,itcan
alsoallowtheclienttomaintainsomedegreeofdetachmentfromtheissue.
GoingbacktoStandardLanguageisstillveryusefulwhenaclientsintensity
hasgoneoverthetop.Inthatcase,wewanttoprovidesomedetachmentand
backofftheintensityalittlewhilestillmaintainingthefocus.
Setuplanguagemightbe:EventhoughIamangrywithmyhusbandfor
playinggolf,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.
ReminderPhrasesmightbe:ImangryorThisanger
ExtendedLanguage: Byusingtheclientsfulldescription,weencourageabetter
expressionoftheproblemwhichaddsmoreemotionalconnectionandoften
increasesintensity.
Setuplanguagemightbe:Eventhoughhesaidgolfismoreimportantthanour
lifetogetherandthatmakesmereallyangrybecauseImstuckherewithall
thework,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself."
ReminderPhrasesmightbe:Imangry,Ourlifeisntimportanttohim,
and/orImstuckherewithallthework.
Elaboration: Whenwesuggestadditionallanguagetoenhancetheclients
description,thegoalistodescribetheproblembetter.Thisaddsevenmore
emotionandmoreexpressiontotheprocess,andoftenresultsinstronger
intensityastheclientbecomesevenmoreconnectedtotheproblem.
Setuplanguagemightbe:Eventhoughhekeepschoosinggolfovermeandhe
doesntcareifithurtsme,IfeellikeImbeingabandoned,andthatmakesme
reallyangrybecauseImtootiredtodoallofthisworkbymyself,Ideeplyand
completelyacceptmyself."
ReminderPhrasesmightbe:Hechoosesgolfoverme,Imhurtandhe
doesntcare,Imbeingabandoned,Imsoangrywithhim,and/orIm
tiredofdoingeverything.
TriggeringLanguage: Takingelaborationandemotionalconnectiontothe
extreme,youcanalsoworkwithlanguagethatwouldbeconsideredshocking,
provocative,orlessthanpoliteinordertodrawoutanyremainingintensity
onanissue/event.Thiscanincludeswearwords,graphicdescriptionsofevent
details,orevenmoreexpandeddescriptionsoftheclientsreactiontothe
event.Ratherthanputtingwordsintheclientsmouth,thisisreallyan
opportunityfortheclienttosaywhatshereallymeansratherthanmaintaining
somekindofpolitecomposure.Thisapproachwillrequiregoodrapport,so
dontgothereunlesstheclientiscomfortable.
Setuplanguagemightbe:EventhoughIbuiltmylifearoundthatbastard,and
hethinksagoddamnedgolfballismorevaluablethanIam,Ideeplyand
completelyacceptmyself.Hesaselfishprickforleavingmewithallofthis
responsibilityandIcouldfinstranglehimfornotcaring.
ReminderPhrasesmightbe:Ibuiltmylifearoundthatbastard,Whata
selfishprick,Icouldfinstranglehim,and/orHedoesntcare.
Canyouseehowthiskindofexpressionmightbemoreinlinewithwhatthe
clientactuallyfeels?Themoreaccuratewecanbeabouttheirdisruption,the
moresuccesswellhaveincorrectingit.
Hopefullyyouhavebeenconservativeandverydiligentaboutconfirmingyour
ownlanguagewithyourclient.Ifso,andyourelaborationsarelandingwith
goodsuccess,youmighttryexperimentingwithlanguagethatismoredirector
moreprovocativetoseeifyoucandigupmoreintensity.
Overall,werelookingforintensity,andwereeithertryingtominimizeitorfind
moreofit.Wehavestructuresandtoolstokeepthedetailsorganized,butyour
languagecanbeawaytohelpyoudigitupinanewway.Reframesthatdont
landaccomplishthesamegoalasatest,inthattheytriggernewaspects.
Beingmoreprovocativewithyourclientslanguagecantriggernewaspects.
Testingmethods,humor,anykindoflanguageyouhavelearnedcannowjust
beanotherwaytolookfornewaspects,findnewdoorsorconfirmthat
somethinghasbeencleared.
TheBottomLine
BeingthiscreativewithEFTistrulyalotoffun,butwhenyouRambleyour
waythroughatappinground,howdoyouknowitworked?Howdoyouknow
themoredisorganized,freeflowinglanguagehasdoneabetterjobthanthe
basictoolsastheyhavebeentaught?
Theanswer...Testing.
Byaddingmorecreativitytoyourprocess,itoftencomesatthesacrificeofthe
methodical,specificapproachofOfficialEFT.Torepresentthatyouareindeed
deliveringOfficialEFTthewaythisTutorialhastaughtit,youmustbesurethat
theoriginalstructuresarestillintact.SpecificEvents,Aspects,Testing
methods,TelltheStory,Tabletops,TableLegs,etc.mustprovidetheoverall
frameworkforyoursessionsoryouruntheriskofgettinglostinthelanguage
assomanyEFTPractitionersbeforeyouhavedone.
WhatareyouTesting?SomethingSpecific.Besureyouknowwhatdisruption
youareaddressingwithyourlanguagebeforeyoustartthetappinground,and
thentestthesamedisruptionwhenyouredone.Bewareofthetemptationto
useRamblingSetupsonGlobalIssuesandthenTesttheGlobalIssuetoseeif
youhavemadeprogress.Ifyouusecreativelanguageinaglobalapproach,
youneedtogetdowntothespecificseventually.
Finally,theclientalwayshasthelastword.Ifyougetlostinthelanguageyou
mayoverlookyourclientssubtleresistancetoit.Themostimportantskillin
thislevelofEFTisfocus,becausewhileyouaredeliveringlanguage,youare
alsoconductingexperiments.Youneedtokeepalltheaspectsstraight,know
exactlywhatyouretestingwitheachround,watchallofyourclientsreactions,
andprocessanynewinformationonthefly.Thisbecomesincreasinglymore
complicatedwhenyouhaveaclientwithaseriousdiseaseormentalcondition
andamazeofemotionalissuestoworkthrough.
Keepinmindthatstandardtoolsarestillextremelyeffectiveifyouare
maintainingtheTriad:BeingSpecific,AspectsandTesting.Ventureoutinto
morecreativeuseswheneveryoulike,butdontloseyourfocusonthebasics.
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WithEFT,weusethesameapproachforSeriousDiseasesaswedoforanyother
issue.Doesthatsurpriseyou?Didyouthinkthatthisarticlewouldintroducea
wholenewmethodcustomizedforthese"impossible"cases?Whileyouwilllikely
findSeriousDiseaseschallenging,youdon'tneedtolearnanythingnew.Youwill,
however,needtouseyourskillsatthetopmostleveltogetconsistentresultsin
thisarena.
Ourapproachismuchdifferentthanthatofmedicine.Wemaketheassumption
thatoneofthemajorcauses,ifnotTHEmajorcauseofallSeriousDiseasesisa
disruptioninthebody'senergysystemand/orunresolvedemotionalissues.
Clearly,therecanbeothercauses,suchasdietandlifestyle,butinmyexperience
theemotionalcontributorstotheseailmentsarefarlargerthanmostpeoplethink.
Theyarealmostalwaysatthecenteroftheailment(myobservationand
experience).Someminorphysicalsymptomse.g.beestings,burns,etc.often
respondtojustTheBasicRecipewithoutaddressinganyunderlyingSpecific
Events.Justbalancingthemeridiansseemstodothejob.Butthisisnotthecase
forailmentslikeMultipleSclerosis,RheumatoidArthritis,TraumaticBrainInjuryand
anendlesslistofdebilitatingillnessesforwhichmedicinehasnorealcure.
Note:Noneoftheopinionsexpressedhereinshouldbeconfusedwithmedical
advice.Consultyourphysician,getappropriatetreatment,anduseEFTasan
aidtoyourhealingjourney.Nopartofthiswebsiteisintendedasasubstitute
formedicaladvice,ortodiagnoseortreatanyparticularindividual.
Nowisagoodtimetoreviewthevideobelow.Itdisplaysasolidintroductionto
SeriousDiseasesthatIdidinDallas,TXonthissubject.
EFTFORSERIOUSDISEASESWATCHVIDEO
Themethodshouldbefamiliarbynow.Justconsiderthephysicaldiseaseasa
largeglobalissuethatiscontributedtobyunresolvedSpecificEvents.Useyour
skillstodivebeneaththesurfaceandbringupthoseSpecificEventsand
methodicallyremovethoseTableLegsandcollapsethoseTableTopsuntilthe
symptomsshowsignsofsubsiding.Bepersistent.Keepatitandpersuadeyour
clientstoperformloadsoftappingontheirown.
That'sit.
Youwillneedtobenimble,however,asyourclientswillalmostalwaysbemoving
targetsandshiftissuesonyou.That'swhyyouareadvisedtostudyourArtof
Deliveryindetail.TheyshowqualityEFTinactionwithliveclientsandarereplete
withSeriousDiseasesessions,includingHepatitisC,severevaginalissues,
breathingissues,BreastCancer,painsfromChildhoodAbuse,ProstateCancer,
CysticFibrosis,CFIDS,Diabetes,MultipleChemicalSensitivities,Neuropathyand
more.
Asareview,hereareafewapproaches(doors)youmightfinduseful.
UsefulApproaches
Tappingdirectlyonthesymptoms: Thiscanbeagoodentrytechniqueforanew
clientbecauseitoftengivesthemafeelforwhatispossible.Forexample,start
EFTwith"EventhoughIhavethisnumbnessinmylefthand....."Thiswilloften
givesymptomaticrelief.Ifnot,thenassumethereareemotionaldriversbehind
itandaskaquestionlike,"Iftherewasanemotionalreasonforthissymptom,
whatcoulditbe?"Thismethodisastartingpoint.Eventually,youwillneedto
bemorespecifictodigouttherootsoftheproblem.
BeingSpecific&SpecificEvents: Thisisoftencriticalandrepresentsanefficient
wayofresolvingtheproblem.Mostpeoplerepresenttheirproblemsinaglobal
waye.g."Ihavediabetes"OR"Ifeelabandoned."Whilesuccesscansometimes
beachievedbyapproachingtheseissuesinthisglobalway,theoddsimprove
substantiallyifyougettothespecifics(orSpecificEvents)underlyingthe
problem.Examples,"EventhoughIhavethisstabbingpaininthetipofmyright
shoulder"OR"Eventhoughmymotherleftmealoneforthreedaysatmyage
8."
TheTelltheStoryTechnique: Thisistheworkhorsetechniquethatworksso
effectivelyonSpecificEvents.ReviewTelltheStoryTechnique.
TheMovieTechnique: AclosecousinoftheTelltheStoryTechnique.Review
MovieTechnique
Approachthesymptomsthroughmetaphors: Forexample,asktheclient,"What
doesthediseaselooklikeinsideyourbody?"or"Whatdoesyourdoctortellyou
isgoingon?"ThenapplyEFTforthatmetaphor.Forexample,"Eventhoughit
feelslikeIhaveglueinmyfingerjoints...."
Sneakingupontheproblem: Usethiswhenyouexpectunderlyingemotional
issuestobeunusuallyintense.Useglobalstatementsatfirstlike,"Eventhough
Ihavealltheseproblems..."andgraduallygetmorespecificuntilyouendup
withaSpecificEventsuchas"EventhoughDadhitmewhenIwas8atmy
birthdayparty...."
TheTearlessTraumaTechnique: Thisisanotherwayofapproachinganemotional
probleminagentleway.ItinvolveshavingtheclientGUESSastotheemotional
intensityratherthanpainfullyreliveitmentally.Oftenhighlyeffective.Review
TearlessTraumaTechnique
PersonalPeaceProcedure: Thisismostusefulforclienthomework.Itinvolves
makingalonglistofeverybothersomeSpecificEventonecanthinkofandusing
EFTonadailybasistocollapsethem.Obviously,themorenegativitythatcan
beremovedthegreaterthechancesofpeacetakingover.
EmphasizingorYellingtheWords: Sometimesitisnecessarytogetclientsmore
involvedwiththeirissue.Thiscanoftenbeaccomplishedbyhavingthem
stronglyemphasize....orYELL...theEFTSetupPhrasesandReminderPhrases.
Thiscanturna"gonowhere"sessionintoaproductiveone.Review
EmphasizingtheWords
Questions: Herearesomequestionsthatmayhelpgettingtocoreissues:
Iftherewasanemotionalcontributortothatsymptom,whatcoulditbe?
Ifyouhadlifetoliveoveragain,whatpersonoreventwouldyoupreferto
skip?
Whatwoulditbeliketohavenoneofyoursymptoms?
Whatbenefitsareyougettingfromthisillness?
Whatwouldyouhavetogiveupifyourillnesswentaway?
Whoorwhatareyoumostangryat?
Whymightyoudeservethisillness?
Whatdoesthatsymptomremindyouof?
ChasingthePain: AfterapplyingEFT,physicaldiscomfortscanmovetoother
locationsand/orchangeinintensityorquality.Thusaheadachedescribedasa
sharppainbehindtheeyesatanintensityof8mightshifttodullthrobinback
oftheheadatanintensityof7(or9,or3oranyotherintensitylevel).Just
keep"chasingthepain"withEFTanditwillusuallygotozeroorsomelow
number.Intheprocess,youmayfindthatemotionalissuesbehindthe
discomfortsalsobecomesuccessfullycollapsed.ReviewChasingthePain
Testing: Thisisaveryimportantstepbecause,withoutit,bothyouandthe
clientcanerroneouslythinkyouaredone.Wheneverfeasible,reenacta
bothersomememory...OR...havetheclientvividlyimagineandTRYtoget
upset...OR...havetheclientbend,moveordowhateverisnecessarytobring
backthesymptom(withoutdamagingthemselves,ofcourse).Lookforaspects
orrelatedissuesthatstillneedattention.ReviewTestingYourWork
Humor: Laughtercanbeusedtohelpclientsmakenewassociationsregarding
the"severity"oftheiremotionalissues.Itisalsoaformoftestingbecause,ifa
clientcannowlaughorsmileatatrauma,fear,etc.,thenyouknowyouhave
madegoodprogress.Ontheotherhand,ifthehumorismetwithscowlsor
intensereactionsthenyouknowyouhavemoreworktodo.ReviewtheTesting
articleforexamplesandvideosusingHumor
Imagineperfecthealthandobservetailenders: Thisisagoodmethodforfinding
subtleemotionalissuesthattendtokeeptheailmentaround.Asktheclientto
vividlyimaginethemselvesinperfecthealth(i.e.completelywithouttheir
symptoms)andthenaskhimorhertolistenforthe"tailenders"or"yesbuts"
thatshowupasselftalk.Thesetailendersareoftencluestothereal
impedimentstohealing.TailendersarediscussedneartheendoftheWriting
onOurWallsarticle.
ReframingwithintheSetupprocedure: Reframingisaprocedureoftenusedwithin
conventionaltalktherapytohelpaclientseetheirissuethroughdifferent,
healthierglasses.Reframescanhavemuchmoreimpactifdonewhiletapping.
UsetheSetupportionoftheEFTproceduretoestablishusefulreframes.Get
yourselfoutofthewayandaskyourintuitiontoapplyhealingthroughyounot
byyou.Everyonehastheintuitiveabilitiestodothis.Success,however,
dependsontrulytrustingthatintuition.ReviewtheReframingandUsing
Intuitionarticles.
Dailytapping: ThisoneisvitalforSeriousDiseasesbecauseitcreatesmuch
neededfollowupbytheclients.10to20roundsofEFTtappingshouldbe
performeddailytokeepthebody'ssubtleenergiesflowingfreely.Aneasyway
fortheclienttoremembertotapistoassociateitwithdailyactivities.For
example,doroundsoftappingjustbefore(1)eating,(2)whenusingthe
bathroom,(3)whenturningtheTVonandoff(4)whengettinginandoutofthe
carandsoon.
AppropriateMentalSetsWhileUsingEFTforSeriousDiseases
1.WhilewehaveobservedsomefascinatinghealingswithEFT,wemust
recognizethatEFTisstillinitsinfancyandwedon'tknowallthereistoknow
aboutityet.Thuswemustmaintainastateofinquisitivenessratherthan
assumeourcurrentproceduresrepresentthefinalanswer.
2.Persistenceisimportant.Don'tbefooledby"oneminutewonders"and
concludethatyouaredone.Aclientcanappeartobe"outofthewoods"for
nowbuthaveotheraspectsandrelatedissuesshowuplater.ManySerious
Diseaseshavemultiplecauseswithmanyfacets.Properlyaddressingthemcan
belikewalkingthroughamazewheretherearemanyapparent"deadends."To
successfullygetthroughthemazeyoumustoftenbackoutofonedoorandgo
inanother.
3.SomeSeriousDiseasesmayincludecausesotherthanemotional,energetic
orspiritual.Heartdiseaseisagoodexample.WhileitmaybeimprovedbyEFT,
itisoftencontributedtobyyearsofdietaryinsultsandlackofexercise.
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Thismayseemlikeaboldstatementbut....
BorrowingBenefitscanproducebetterresultsinone
sessionthanyearsofconventionaltherapy.
Anditcanallbedoneinyourlivingroomandatyourownpace.
Anditdoesn'trequireyoutolearnEFTinintricatedetail.Aworkingknowledge,
orless,islikelytoproducegoodresults.That'swhyitissometimescalledEasy
EFT.
IfyouuseourspeciallydesignedEFTBorrowingBenefits(EasyEFT)videos,this
funtodoTappingprocessislikehavingapersonalEFTsessionwithme.It
allowsyoutoexperiencemuchofthesophisticationthatIhaveinjectedinto
theEFTproceduressince1995.
BorrowingBenefits
It'snotperfect.Wedon'tget100%.Butneitherdoesconventionaltherapy.
I'veledaudiencesofseveralhundredpeoplethroughthisTappingprocessand,
invariably,about85%reportpositiveresults.Further,upondiscussionswith
theremaining15%,Ilearnedthatmostofthemdidn'tfollowtheinstructions
properly.Thebottomlinehereisthatimpressivebenefitsareavailableto
anyonewillingtolearntheprocess.
ThroughBorrowingBenefits,myeyesightimprovedandallsignsofmy
astigmatismvanished.HelenRacz
Iquitbitingmyfingernails.VickiBarnes
BorrowingBenefitsbroughtupalotofissuesIdidn'tevenknowIhad.
KathilynSolomon
IthinkBorrowingBenefitswillchangetheworld.TedRobinson
Inessence,itinvolvesTappingalongwithsomeoneelse'sissuewhilewatching
anEFTTappingsessions(eitherliveoronvideo)andthus"BorrowingBenefits"
foryourself.Itmakesperfectsensebecausetheissuesbeingaddressedfor
someoneelseonstagetendtoparallelyours.Youmaynothavetheprecise
fears,guilt,traumas,resentments,etc.asthepersononstagebutyouDO
haveyourversionsofthem.Thus,whiletheonstageTappingmaynotaimat
theexactcenterofyourissue,itfrequentlylandsonthetargetandisusually
closeenoughtothecentertobringmajorEFTbenefits.
Let'slookatthisfromanotherangle.Suppose,forexample,theonstageclient
isamalewarveterandealingwithhisintensetraumas.Inthiscase,youmight
erroneouslyconcludethatBorrowingBenefitsfromhissessionwouldn'twork
foryoubecausehiswarissueshaveseeminglynothingtodowithyourissues
asahousewife,architectormusician.
Notso.
Whateveryourstationinlife,youhavecollectedalifetimeoffears,guilt,
resentments,traumasandthelikethatparallelthoseofthewarveteran.
Everyonedoesthis.Thedetailsmaybedifferentbuttheessenceofthese
emotionalissuesisthesame.BorrowingBenefitsworksnicelyonthisessence
andthat'swhyitoftenproducessurprisinglydeepEFTrewards.Manypeople
havedifficultywiththisconceptbecauseitiscounterintuitive.That'sOK.You
mayjustusethoseBorrowingBenefitsvideosthatappeartodisplayissuesthat
aresynonymouswithyourown.Thiswilllimityourselection,ofcourse,but
onceyouhavemasteredtheprocessyouwillnolongerneedanyvideoprompts
andcanthusexpandyourBorrowingBenefitstothemultitudesofhighquality
sessions(e.g.TheEFTArtofDeliveryvideos)thatIhaveincludedonthis
website.
InouradvancedvideosIhaveincluded11speciallydesignedBorrowingBenefits
videosforyouruse.Thesevideosinstructyouwhentotapalongandwhento
pausethevideosoyoucanassessandguideyourownresults.Here'sabrief
videogivingyoutwoexamplesfromourBorrowingBenefitsvideos.Thefirst
onefeaturesTamandhisdifficultywithapastmemorywhilethesecondone
featuresadelightfulcouple,Roger&Mary,undergoinganEFTcouples
counselingsession.
BORROWINGBENEFITSEXAMPLESWATCHVIDEO
ThesevideoshaveproventobehighlyeffectiveEFTtoolsand,intheeyesof
many,theyaremoreentertainingthananyrealityTVshow.Further,eachone
canbeusedrepeatedlyforthousandsofissues.Iknowofnolimittotheir
usefulness.
Caveat:WhileEFT,BorrowingBenefitsandTheEFTPersonalPeace
ProcedurearewidelyusedasselfhelpTappingtools,about3or4%ofthe
population(myestimate)arefrailenoughemotionallyandphysicallythat
theyshouldn'tattemptANYformofhealingwithoutthepresenceand/or
guidanceofaqualifiedhealthprofessional.
INSTRUCTIONS:TwoOptionstoBorrowBenefits
Note:TheseinstructionsassumeyouareTappingalongwithspeciallyprepared
BorrowingBenefitsvideossuchasthosecontainedinGary'sEFTCoaching
Library:BorrowingBenefits(EasyEFT).Onceyoulearntheprocess,however,
youwillnolongerneedtheincludedpromptsinthosevideos.Youcanthen
expandthistechniquebyapplyingittotherestofthehighqualityvideo
sessionsIhavepreparedonthiswebsite,e.g.ArtofDeliveryVideos,EFTfor
EmotionalOvereating,EFTforPainManagement.Ifyourbudgetislimited,you
canalsotapalongwithcountlessEFTvideosontheinternetthathavebeen
preparedbyenthusiasticEFT'ers.Itisrare,however,thatsuchinternet
Tappingvideosdisplaythesamesophisticateddeliveryasthoseonourwebsite.
Option1.Thesimplebutreasonablyeffectiveway.
Ifyoudon'twanttostudyandlearntheindepthuseoftheBorrowingBenefits
processgiveninOption#2below,youcansimplytapalong
withthevideosasthoughyouweretheonstage
client.NoneedtofollowthedetailedTappinginstructionsortomemorize
anything,makelistsorexercisediligenceofanykind.Justtapalongwiththe
onstageclients.Easy.Enjoytheintriguingvideosandallowmyexperienced
deliveryofEFTtoreachintoyourownissues.Youshould,however,atleastbe
familiarwiththeTappingpointsasgiveninourarticle,HowtodotheEFT
BasicsTheBasicRecipe.
Ifyouchoosethismethod,however,yourresultsarenotlikelytobeas
dramaticintheshortrunbecauseyouarenotaimingEFTatanythingspecific.
But,ifyouperformthisTappingprocessconsistently(atleast3timesper
week),itwilltendtoworkonyourspecificsinthebackgroundandyour
improvementsshouldgraduallyshowupastheweeksunfold.Themoreyoudo
it,thebetteryourresults.After3or4weeks,youmaynoticethatyour
headaches,backachesandotherbodilysymptomssubtlydeclineordisappear.
Yourrelationshipsmaybecomeeasier.Youmayloseweight,makebetter
decisionsandthingsthatusedtoannoyyoumayceasetobebothersome.In
short,asubtlebutpowerfulformofpeacewilllikelysubstituteformanyofyour
negativeemotionssothatanewlevelofcalmandfreedomfrompaincanbe
yours.ManypeoplestartoffwiththisoptionandthengraduatetoOption2
below.
Option2.Thededicatedwaythatcangetrighttotheroots.
TheseinstructionsassumeaworkingknowledgeofPartsI&IIoftheGold
StandardEFTTutorial
Startbylisting5bothersomememories(wecallthemSpecificEvents).
Typicallytheywouldbeabout5secondsto3minuteslongbut
theymustbeshortenoughtohaveonly1
emotionalcrescendowithineachone(emotionalcrescendosarediscussedin
TappingonSpecificEventsAnEssentialConceptWithintheEFTProcess).You
maynotcollapsethemallinonesession.Ifnot,thensavetheunresolved(or
partiallyresolved)onesforanothertime.Somememorieshavemorethanone
emotionalcrescendoand,ifso,considerthemseparatememoriesforthis
purpose.
MakeamentalmovieofeachSpecificEvent(orcrescendo)andgiveitabrief
title.Estimatetheintensityona010scaleasthatintensityshowsupNOW
(notwhentheeventoriginallyhappened).Forthispurpose,10isasintenseas
ithaseverbeenand0isnointensitywhatsoever.
Writedownthemovietitlesandthecurrent010intensitiesofthe
correspondingcrescendos.
Select1oftheseSpecificEvents(crescendos)forwhichyouwouldliketo
BorrowBenefits.
PlayaBorrowingBenefitsvideoandfollowthepromptsgivenonthevideos.
Tapalongwhenyouseetheprompttodoso.
PausewhenyouseetheprompttoPauseandAssessthe010intensity
ofyourcrescendo.
Iftheintensityiszero,thenchooseanotherSpecificEvent(crescendo)
andresumewiththevideo.
Iftheintensityisnotzero,thenwritedownthenewnumberandresume
withthevideo.
Ifnewissuesshowupduringtheprocess,makeanoteofthemfor
futureBorrowingBenefitssessions.
Whenyoureachtheendofyourvideothenyoursessionisover.Starta
newsessiontoaddressleftoverissuesornewissues.ConsultanEFT
professionalifyouneedhelpclearingupanydetails.
Whentheoriginal5SpecificEvents(crescendos)havebeencollapsed,repeat
theprocesswith5more.YoucanuseandreusetheBorrowingBenefits
videosthousandsoftimes.
UsefulConcepts
1. TheseTappingvideosareUniversallyUsefulinthateachofthemis
capableofaddressingthousandsoftherapeuticissues.Itis
anerrortoconcludethatonlythosevideos
withsubjectsthatmatchyourswillbeuseful.Tothecontrary,thesevideos
havebeenpurposelydesignedtoapproachissuesfromnumerousangles.
Thisallowsyourhighlyintelligentsubconscioussystemtodrawmany
parallelstoyourowncircumstances.
2. Thesevideosarereuseable.Youcanusethemrepeatedlyforasmany
SpecificEvents(crescendos)asyoulike.
3. Youmustapproachthesevideosessionswitharelaxedattitude.The
processwillbeunfamiliartoyouatfirstandyouwilllikelyhaveinitial
difficultykeepingupwiththeTappingpace.Thatistobeexpected.Justdo
yourbestandresistthetemptationtobeconcernedoverdoingitright.
TheTappingprocedureisarelativelyforgivingprocessand,ifyoumissa
pointortwoinoneroundofTapping,itwillbepickedupagainasthe
videoprogresses.Enjoythevideos.Theyareveryengaging.Afterawhile,
thepacewillseemeasy.
4. OnceyouhaveestablishedtheSpecificEvent(crescendo)forwhichyou
areBorrowingBenefits,forgetaboutituntilitistimetopauseandassess
theintensityofyourcrescendo.DoNOTtrytofocusonyourSpecific
Eventduringthevideos.Thatisjustgettingyourselfinthewayand
mayservetothwarttheprocess.
5. Ifyouarentgettingthebenefitsyouwereexpecting,thepossible
reasonsforthisinclude
YoumaybeshiftingfromoneAspecttoanotherwithoutrealizing
it.Inthiscase,youhavelikelyreducedorcollapsedtheoriginalAspect
andarenowontoanotherone.Thus,whenassessingyourintensity,
makesureyouarestillonthesameAspect.
Youmaybeshiftingfromoneemotiontoanotherwithinthe
samecrescendo.Forexample,youmayhavestartedwithangerand
thenshiftedtosadness.Thismeanstheangerhasbeenreducedand
nowthesadnessisanewAspecttobedealtwithseparately(asthough
itwasanewcrescendo).
YourcurrentSpecificEvent(crescendo)maybereflectingoffof
another,morefoundationaleventfurtherbackinthepast.Ifso,
BorrowBenefitsonthemoredistantevent.Ifyoucannotlocatethe
pasteventthenputthisitemasidetemporarilyandgoontoothers.
Chancesare,itwillcollapseasaresultofotherissuescollapsing.Also,
asyouBorrowBenefits,youarelikelytouncoverotherbothersome
memories.MakenoteofthemforfutureBorrowingBenefitssessions.
6. IfyouareunabletorememberSpecificEventsthenmakeoneup.This
mayseemlikeafictionbutthemadeupeventstillcomesfromyou.
Sometimesthisismoreusefulthananactualevent.
7. ThisBorrowingBenefitsprocessismuchmorepowerfulthanyou
mightthink.Accordingly,pleaseconsultwithaqualified
professionalbeforeusingtheseprocedures.
IfyouhavealreadyorderedGary'sEFTCoachingLibrary:BorrowingBenefits
(EasyEFT),youwillfind11speciallydesignedBorrowingBenefitsvideos
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Whatisit?
SurrogateEFT:Tappingonyourself
foranotherperson'sissue,
whetherornottheyarepresent
YouaredoingSurrogateEFTwhenyoutaponyourselfforanotherperson'sissue,
whetherornottheyarepresent.ThisisanexcitingelementofEFTandpointsus
towardlevelsofhealingthatarewellbeyondEFT,medicineandanythingelsethis
worldhastooffer.Itisthespringboardintohigherlevelsofspiritualawareness
andthesoothing,everpresentpeacethatisourspiritualbirthright.
IsaythisbecauseSurrogateEFTisnotpossibleunlesswearesomehow
connected.Forexample,howcouldItaponmyselfandgeneratereliefforyour
headacheunlessthereissomeconnectionbetweenus?Theconnectionmaynotbe
visible,likeanelectriccord,butitisobviouslythere.Tome,thisisglowing
evidenceoftheOnenessprinciplethatpermeatessomanyspiritualdoctrines.It
liftsusintoagranderexperiencethatformsthefoundationforthespiritualthrustof
thiswebsite.
HowtoDoIt
Themechanicsofpullingthisoffarequitesimple.Noneedtospendtime"getting
intothespace"ofsomeoneelse.Nomantrasoranythingelsearerequired.Just
makethementalassumptionthatyouaresomeoneelse.Youcandothisinless
thanasecond.ThenbeginusingEFTforthoseissuesjustasthoughyouwerethe
otherperson.Youcanalsohaveentiregroupstapforsomeoneelse'sissueandthis
canaddsomepowertotheprocess.Thevideobelowshowssurrogategroup
tappinginaction.
GROUPSURROGATETAPPINGWATCHVIDEO
Uses
Certainusesshouldbeobvious.Exampleswouldbeanimals,preverbalchildren
andpeopleforwhomyouhavelittleornoaccess(e.g.prisoners,mentally
incapacitatedpeople,peoplewhoaresleepingorinacomaorundergoingsurgery).
Youwon'thaveinformationontheirSpecificEventsunlessyouhavesuch
knowledgepriortousingEFT.However,youcanimaginethesefoundationalroots
andyoumightbesurprisedathowsuccessfulthiscanbe.
I'vefoundthisprocesstobeparticularlygoodforphysicaldiscomforts.Ifadog,for
example,islimpingwithahurtpaw,youcansimplyassumeyouarethedogand
useEFTsurrogatelyasthoughyour"paw"washurting.There'sagoodchancethe
painwillimproveorvanishaltogether.
Cryingbabiesonairplanescanalsobenefitfromthisprocess.I'vedonethismany
timesand,whileIdon'tget100%,mysuccessratioisquitehigh(80%orso).
I'vealsobeensuccessfulusingitforSpecificEvents.Iftheclientsareabletotell
metheirSpecificEvents,Icantaponmyselfsurrogatelyand,upontesting,the
stingsoftheirSpecificEventsusuallyfadeorvanish.Thisisyetanotherwayof
helpingaclientthroughtheirissueswithminimalpain.Dothisafewtimesandyou
willbecomearealbelieverinthisprocess.
Anotheruseisforthoseclientswhothinkthistappingprocessissillyandthusrebel
againstit.Tothem,EFTisn't"realtherapy."Insuchcases,youcanperform
standardtalktherapy("realtherapy"totheclients)whilementallytappingyour
ownEFTpointsontheirbehalf.Thiswilltakesomepractice,ofcourse,butyouwill
bepleasedathowmuchbetteryourtalktherapysessionsprogress.
Permission
"Butdon'tIneedpermissiontodothis?",youmightask."Shouldn'tIgetanOK
fromtheclients,orGodortheUniverse?"
Well,sure,ifyouthinkitisreallynecessary.However,Irarelybotherwiththis
becauseIhaveneverseenanynegativeresultsfromthisprocess.Theworstthat
I'veseenis"noresult."It'sasifthereisabuiltinbarrierthatdoesn'tallowhealing
ifitisdeemedinappropriatebytheclients'systems.Thereareotherreasonswhich
youwillseeinthevideobelow.
DOWENEEDPERMISSIONFORSURROGATETAPPINGWATCHVIDEO
CreativeUses
UseyourimaginationwithSurrogateEFTandseewhereittakesyou.Itcanbea
fascinatingride.Herearetwovideodiscussionsthathighlightthepossibilities.In
thefirstdiscussionGwynethtalksaboutamotherwhocollapsesheryoung
daughter'sfearofwaterthroughSurrogateEFT.ThesecondonefeaturesAngie
who"became"arelativeduringanEFTsessionwithmeand,later,observed
dramaticbehaviorchangesintherelative.
SURROGATETAPPINGCREATIVEEXAMPLESWATCHVIDEO
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Thismethodcouldlaunchourchildrenintoanadulthoodfilledwithhighlevels
ofinnerpeaceandselfconfidence.Ifeverychildwasgiventhesebenefitsour
eventualopportunitiesforworldpeacewouldfarexceedthosepromisedbyour
militaryanditsbombsandotherthreats.Indeed,ifeveryonereceivedthese
benefitsskillfully,ourmilitary,bombsandotherthreatswouldlikelybecome
unnecessary.Warisnotneededforthosewhotrulyhavepersonalpeace.
TheBasicIdea
Thebasicideaissimple.Everynight,whilechildrenarebeingtuckedintobed,
parentsshouldask...
"Canyoutellmeaboutyourgoodandbadthoughtsaswellasthegoodand
badthingsthathappenedtoyoutoday?"
Then,astheeventsarebeingtold(bothgoodandbad),theparentsshould
lightlyandlovinglyeithertaporgentlyrubtheEFTpoints.
ExpectedResults
ExperiencedEFT'erscanreadilyseethebenefitfortappingonthe"bad"things
(we'lltalkabouttappingonthe"good"thingslater).Asthechildtellsthestory
s/heisclearly"tunedinto"theproblem.ThustappingontheEFTpointsduring
thesemomentsislikelytoresolvetheissuesor,attheveryleast,lightentheir
impactsonthechild.Theoretically,youcouldgetevenmoredoneifyou
performedafullblownEFTsessioneachnight.However,thisisimpracticaland
childrenwillloseinterestquickly.Stickwiththissimple,butpowerful,process.
Thisiscriticalforchildrenbecausetheyareconstantlypickingup"stuff"from
parents,teachers,peers,televisionandsoon.Theseinputsgoondailyand
accumulateovertheyearstofillwhatweadultsoftencallour"emotional
garbagebags."Iftheseinputsgounresolved,ofcourse,theyformunnecessary
"limits"andthwarttheattainmentofourtruepotentials.Theseunnecessary
fears,guilts,griefsandtraumasoftenhaveathunderouseffectonour"adult
realities"andcostusdearlyinbothourpersonalpeaceandourpocketbooks.
Someexamplesofthe"bad"thingschildrenmightbringupwouldbe....
"Daddyscaredmewhenheyelledatme."
"Isawamonstereatingpeopleontelevision."
"Myteacherdoesn'tthinkI'mverysmart."
"Ican'trunasfastasJimmy."
"Donnaisprettierthanme."
"TheministersaidIhavetobeperfectorGodwon'tloveme."
Thereare,ofcourse,thousandsofotherexamplesthatestablishthemselvesas
uninvitedguestsinchildren'spsyches.Mostofthemarefictionsand,arguably,
mayhaveagreaterimpactonhowachild'slifeunfoldsthandoestheir
education.
Alertparentshaveanobviousopportunitytowardoffthese"selfconfidence
suckers"onadailybasis.Further,theprocesscanbeverynurturingforboth
parentsandchildrenbecausechildrenlovetobetouched(tapped,rubbed)in
lovingways.Asyouarelovingyour(our)childreninthisway,youcanask
themmorequestionsabout"whathappenedtoday"andgetevendeeperinto
theissues.Further,youcanofferreframeswhiledoingEFTwhicharemuch
morelikelytobeeffectivethanifyouwerejustbringingthemupinnormal
conversation.
Thiswholeprocessisalsousefulforpreverbalinfants.Eventhoughinfantsare
notabletotellyouwhatisbotheringthem,themerefactthattheyarecrying
orexhibitingothersignsofdistresstellsparentsthatsomething(e.g.afear,
traumaorphysicaldiscomfort)needstoberesolved.Duringthesetimesof
distresstheinfantis"tunedinto"theproblemandthusprimedforEFT.The
additionofEFTtappingtotheusual"therethere's"andothersoothing
languageislikelytopaymajorlongtermdividends.
YoumayhavenoticedthatIdidn'tincludetheEFTSetupphrasingwithinthis
process.Itwouldbeusefultofititin,ofcourse,althoughchildrenseemtobe
inlessneedofitthanadults.Whenaddingitinyoumightwishtousethe
languagebelow(childrenlightupwhensayingit)....
"EventhoughIhavethis___________________,I'mstillanawesome
kid."
Asmentionedearlier,itisusefultotaptheEFTpointsevenwhilethechildis
talkingabouttheir"good"thoughtsandhappeningsfortheday.Properlydone,
theparentalEFT'ingcanaddasoothingelementtothediscussion.Further,
eventhoughthechildisdiscussingsomethingpositive,thereisoftena
"comparingnegative,"ortailender,behindit.Forexample,ifthechildsays...
"Myteachercomplimentedmetodayinfrontofthewholeclass."
....thecomparingnegativebehinditmightbe...
"ButsometimesshescoldschildrenorignoresthemandIamafraidthat
willhappentome."
Inthiscase,eventhoughthetappingisdoneonthe"good"statementbythe
teacher,itisalsolikelytoreducethefearinvolvedinthecomparingnegative.
Thus,applyingEFTtoboththe"good"andthe"bad"itemsislikelytoprovide
substantialbenefitsacrosstheboard.
Ofcourse,weareallchildren(eventhoughsomeofushavedevelopedafew
wrinkles)andthusthisarticleneednotbelimitedtoaspecificagegroup.
Wouldn'titbenice,whateveryourage,forsomeonetoaskyouaboutyour
childhood"stuff?"Andwouldn'titbeevennicertoresolvethoseissuesdaily?
Maybeyoucouldtradethisfavorwithsomeoneorjustsimplygothroughthe
processsolo.
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YoucanuseEFTtodramaticallyenhanceperformanceinjust
abouteveryarea.Thisincludes...
singing
music
acting
sales
publicspeaking
sportsofeverykind
andjustaboutanythingelseyoucanname.
WithEFTyoucanjumpfarther,singthathighernote,double
yoursales,improveyourbattingaverage,writewithanew
creativefreedomandletyourfingersdanceonthosepiano
keyslikeneverbefore.
Andyoudon'tneedtolearnanythingnewaboutEFT.Thisis
becausethereareusuallyemotionalreasonsbehindevery
performanceissue.JustseekouttheSpecificEvents
underlyingthemandcollapsethemwithEFT.Astheemotional
limitsimprovesodoestheperformance.
Herearesomeexamplesofgloballystatedlimitsthatbegtobe
brokendowntoSpecificEvents(includingsomesample
questionsthatmayleadtoSpecificEvents):
IfIlowermygolfhandicap,mygolfbuddieswillbejealousandImay
weakenthosefriendships.
Howdoyouknowtheywillbejealous?
Wheninyourlifedidjealousyweakenyourfriendships?
Howdoyouknowtheywon'tbeinspiredbyyouandbecomebetter
golfers?
Whoamongyourgolfbuddiesismostlikelytobejealousofyou?What
SpecificEventoccurredinyourlifewithhimtogiveyouthatperception?
IfItrulyexcelinbusiness,Iwillmakemoremoneythanmyfatherdidand
Imaylosehislove.
Whenwasthefirsttimeyourememberlosingyourfather'sloveorbeing
indangeroflosingit?
Isthisalogicalresponse...oranemotionalone?
Ismakingmoremoneyreallytheissue?Howelsecouldyoulosehis
love?
Idon'tdeservetofillCarnegieHall.
Whenwasthefirsttimeyoudidn'tfeeldeserving?
Wheredidyougetthatlimit?
WhatbuildingDOyoudeservetofill?Aschoolauditorium?Whoor
whatkeepsyoufromdeservingthebest?
Adding5yardstomyfieldgoalrangeissimplybeyondmyability.
Whereandwhendidyoulearnthat?
Whatkeepsyoufromaddingonemoreyardtoyourrange...andthen
another...andthenanother?
Whatotherachievementsusedtobebeyondyourability?
However,justaswithsophisticatedemotionalissues,youcanoftengetalot
donejustbyusingtheBasicRecipeonsurfaceissues.Examples:
Eventhoughmysalesresultsseemstuckat$Xpermonth....
EventhoughIfreezeuponthefreethrowline....
EventhoughmyheartstartspoundingwhenIeventhinkaboutspeakingin
frontofagroup....
Eventhoughmyfingersaren'tnimbleenoughtorunupanddowntheguitar
like[someoneelse's]....
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