I’ve used Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), popularly called “tapping,” for four years, and gotten major relief from severe fight-flight emotions like fear and anger (emotions I could feel). I’ve also gotten relief from physical pain caused by “frozen” emotions, emotions I couldn’t feel. (Click on diagram for full graphic “Where to Tap” by PCOSDiva.com)
Please note: if you have overwhelming trauma, do NOT tap alone! Use a therapist or trained practitioner, or don’t tap. Mammals are not built to be alone, period; it’s just not safe to feel really extreme feelings alone.
Also note: I’m making “I Statements,” not giving advice. These tools worked for me to heal traumatic feelings — but “your mileage may vary.” Every human is different. People with other humans to support them get better results.
What is tapping? In 1980 psychotherapist Dr. Roger Callahan “was working with a patient, Mary, for an intense water phobia, “ reports Gary Craig, Callahan’s student and creator of tapping. “She suffered frequent headaches and terrifying nightmares related to her fear of water… Dr. Callahan tried conventional means for a year and a half.”
“Callahan during the 1970s had studied traditional Chinese medicine, which referred to the body’s energy as “ch’i,” reports Nick Ortner, author of “The Tapping Solution.” “The Chinese discovered 100 meridian points along the body. They also learned that by stimulating them, they could manipulate the body’s ch’i to heal symptoms and diseases.” Ortner’s website has a free e-book on tapping.
One day with Mary in 1980, says Craig, “Callaghan… decided to tap with his fingertips under her eyes, an end point of the stomach meridian. This was prompted by her complaint of stomach discomfort. To his astonishment, she announced that her disturbing thoughts about water were gone, raced to a nearby swimming pool and began throwing water in her face. No fear. No headaches. It all went away….and has never returned.”
Craig in the 1990s codified Callahan’s process into a single simple sequence of acupuncture points to tap, no matter the situation. “You tap near the end points of numerous energy meridians without knowing which of them may be disrupted,” says Craig. It turns out that tapping on this particular set of meridians covers what we need to calm most emotions.
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