Phobias are reasonably common Most of the time people adapt around them, and they go untreated. When approached to treat a phobia, there are some questions you need to answer: How did the phobia start? Phobias develop in a few ways: Direct conditioning (scared by a barking dog). Modelling (saw mum scared by a barking […]
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Releasing the fear from within with EFT
We all know what it feels like to have fear A holding of breath, a pounding heart, sweating, a racing pulse, trembling or feeling frozen stiff. A panic about not being able to escape…that feeling of DANGER to your life. Why is the fear there? That fear is there for a reason. It is in […]
Read MoreEFT for Emetophobia
Emetophobia is defined as a phobia that causes overwhelming, intense anxiety pertaining to vomiting. This specific phobia can also include subcategories of what causes the anxiety. Including a fear of vomiting in public, a fear of seeing vomit, a fear of watching the action of vomiting or fear of being nauseated. Most people have never […]
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EFT Addresses Five Hundred Years of Dental Phobia Even the sight of a dentist’s business card made Isabelle break into a cold sweat. Since early childhood, she had dreaded visiting the dentist. Isabelle told me that, as a very little girl, she recalled a life as an old man who had all of his teeth […]
Read MoreResolving Trauma and Snake Phobia
I would like to share some insights that I have gained as an EFT practitioner of 13 years, on the effectiveness of EFT to release the physical and emotional symptoms of trauma. I recently worked with a client, Millie, to assist her in releasing a snake phobia, which led back to a former trauma. Here […]
Read MorePanic Attacks and Agoraphobia: EFT to the Rescue
“Melanie: ‘It is about what might come up when I am there. There is this fear: Anything can happen in this busy place, and I have no influence…’ “
Read MoreKnowing This Stuff Can Be Handy at the Oddest Times
“This woman was minding her business and I was minding mine, and I certainly wanted to respect her privacy while we were crammed on this airplane. And yet, given how horribly she was feeling, part of me felt it would be a shame not to at least try to help her in some way…”
Read MoreClaustrophobia Cleared on the Way to a Casino
“I asked her if she could remember a really bad experience when she felt closed in. She related that when she was eleven years old, she went into some very small caves with her mother, grandmother and aunt. … Then I asked, ‘What is the intensity level that you feel right now when you think about being in that cave?’ She said it was a 7 (and this was 70 years after the incident).”
Read MoreA Fear of Flying with a Surprising Core Issue
“As she completed the sentences, she was tuning in more and more to the feeling: ‘I think it goes back to being very young… and I feel terrified… and no one’s going to catch me! And I’m going to hit! And it’s going to hurt! And it all makes me feel really sad….'”
Read MoreThe Benefits of Tapping Along with a Youtube Movie
“I have been using EFT for five years and with great results and am always on the lookout for unusual ways of using it. I would therefore like to share an unusual way to eliminate a fear of heights and anything associated with it by watching a youtube movie and performing EFT as well.”
Read MoreWe Were Three Happy Campers!
“When we stopped for a break I could see the teacher was frustrated and at a loss, so I asked the little girl if she’d like me to help take away her fear. I told her that was my job back home and it was very easy and wouldn’t hurt at all.”
Read MoreSuccess with a Snake Phobia
“When Ted first came to see me, he was afraid of snakes as small as a worm. He lives in an old stone house with lots of stone patios and enjoys gardening, so he was encountering snakes a lot in his daily living. He said, ‘Being this scared is just not worth it.’ “
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