“Imagine that you are a ping-pong ball… When you have a difficult experience the paddle of the past whacks you towards the future with the angle and speed given to you by the last event. That whack probably hurts, what happened and how you felt about it sets your trajectory to the future…”
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Dancing through Performance Anxiety
“Any time we need to step up and “perform” in public (like speaking, acting, singing, dancing), an amount of anxiety tends to arise that seems inappropriate for the occasion. When we step out of our comfort zone, magic happens, and magic is not being perfect but having fun. EFT can be magic’s little helper.”
Read MoreSeven Absolute Ways to Keep a Problem—and Stay Stuck
“All right, you messed up! Ask yourself what lessons are here, glaring at you and asking you to notice and respond to them. Here is a good time to do EFT around this and other mistakes, turning each into a lesson.”
Read MoreDon’t Tap On Stress Talk! (Do This Instead)
“There are days, or even longer periods, where everything seems to be profoundly wrong in the world. You, or your client, keep complaining on and on, you are not sure what you should tap on, and if you get started with one thing, two others pop up. Don’t tap on this ‘stress talk!’ De-stress your client or yourself first so the real issue can be worked on..”
Read MoreWitness to a Murder: Clearing Past Trauma
Freemont’s EFT experience was one of visual and physical acuity. It cleared his head after eighteen years, and simultaneously relaxed his body in the process. In his words “It’s like letting go of your suitcase after a very long trek. You fall into complete relaxation and relief.”
Read MoreCompassionate EFT: Working with Extreme Anxiety Symptoms
“What extreme condition (heavy OCD or anxiety or dissociation) sufferers need in the beginning is you helping them to work along with their symptoms (instead of fighting them) by being able to see the symptoms having a valid and positive function, and by allowing the appreciation and validation for this to develop in them, as well. “
Read MoreDiffusing Anxiety When EFT Cuts Too Close
“If we have experienced trauma we naturally develop coping mechanisms. It can be useful to think of these mechanisms as characters in our own personal story. We can imagine a Sentinel character and a Protector character.”
Read MoreTapping for Short Term Memory Problems
“Tapping relieved my anxiety, frustration and anger, and allowed my short-term memory circuits to do their job.”
Read MoreEmotional Stress: The No. 1 Reason For Weight Gain
“Suddenly it all became clear and she began to cry as this seemingly meaningless incident that had happened to her with the man she had dated – the incident that came up as we tapped – became connected to a core issue of hers. At this point we were able to tap on the core issue in minutes and BAM! Back came ALL of her energy! It was beautiful to witness.”
Read MoreSwitching Off the Panic Attacks
“One of her main problems has been Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Especially ‘smelly’ people – people using ordinary soap, shower gel, deodorant, shampoo, or perfume plunged her into severe physical discomfort and instant panic attacks. When I started working with her, she was practically housebound and feeling hopeless.”
Read MoreA Visual Approach for Anxiety: The Overeating Gremlin
“It really works! I do not own a scale so I do not know how much I have lost in the last 10 days, but my trousers fit easier and I have not binged at all. I have also not starved myself…”
Read MoreEFT, Anxiety, and Medication: A Complicated Case
“After a few sessions it became clear that something was interfering with what I would expect to be normal progress. Something was ‘off’ and it soon became clear it was the influence of the drug.”
Read MoreThe Watcher on the Hill
“‘For years I had been so angry with my self and I hated myself for I had so many false beliefs about me. From that deep hatred for me came my deep hatred for my parents, my family, my world really and I used shame and blame… I am a new person today. I feel different. Like I’ve never felt before. A certain freedom.'”
Read MoreNo More Singing Jitters!
“Diane (not her real name) felt stage-fright singing in front of a huge audience. She knew she was a talented singer because she had received many accolades for her work. Yet, when it came to singing in front of a big audience, she would fumble, forget her lyrics or just feel ill with anxiety…”
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