Comments on: EFT: How Tapping & Emotional Freedom Technique Work

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:18:54 +0000

Those videos were so helpful! Thanks for creating them!

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 17:22:05 +0000

I had a training session with Dawson Church about a year ago, and have used EFT regularly since then. I burn my hand all too often on the stove or oven, and I use tapping when it happens and then–after a few hours, no burn mark or prolonged pain or swelling. I was also taking a berberine formula for parasites and berberine does not agree with my system. I had tried and failed to start this formula to eradicate the parasite, and fed up with failure, I used EFT to help. I would take the medicine and say, “My body accepts this medicine easily. Parasites, thank you for the lessons that you have taught me, but it is time for you to go. You will accept this medicine and let it carry you from my body, easily and completely. My body digests the medicine easily and processes the die-off easily.” Etc, etc. And it worked–it allowed my body to accept the full dose of the medicine during the 30 days that I was on it. BTW, if the “thanking the parasites” bit sounds too strange for you, the reason was because the parasitic infection taught me lessons about myself–health and self-destructive patterns and behaviors. By being as sick as I have been, I was able to focus on root causes of anger, depression, self-destructive behavior–and I recognized that I also had “parasitic” people in my life, so I got rid of them, too. Note that you can work through anger and depression issues with EFT by bringing up the memories of what made you so angry/depressed and tapping through it and by saying that you completely and deeply love and accept yourself. Working with an experienced practitioner is advised if you are dealing with PTSD (crime victim, veterans, etc.). When you work through your issues or problems with EFT, then instead of the memory bringing back anger, sadness, or other stressful fight-or-flight emotional responses, it becomes a “bad fact” in your life which you can recall without getting upset about it.

By: Rachele

Rachele — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:15:22 +0000

Thank you for this! I keep meaning to look into EFT, and I am just so thankful that you broke it all down in one place. I am going to start making this part of my routine today now that I know how easy it can be! And does anyone else think the rain in that video just made it more magical? love love love

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:08:41 +0000

Can this technique be used on the wrists when wearing gloves? I wear gloves and a lab coat at work. The analyzers and loud people are distracting me and stressing me out. Thank you, from a medical professional.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:19:55 +0000

Theresa,
Can I ask how long it took before you enjoyed flying? That is currently a phobia of mine that I truly want to overcome. Thanks!

By: Theresa

Theresa — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 01:52:22 +0000

I used EFT to completely cure me of an intense fear of flying. I’m a believer. ..when I decided to do it, I thought, well, it won’t hurt, and if it helps that’s great. But to be truthfull, I thought it was the dumbest thing I had heard of…and then, it worked! Now I love to fly!

By: CTY

CTY — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 19:27:46 +0000

This is great! I have been doing this for years–I just never knew it had a name. I think opposition comes mostly because there is no money to be made from it–it is something we can do for ourselves for free. I can see some people arguing against it saying it could cause denial or you may miss a bigger problem. In my mind you have to know yourself and recognize that if there is a chronic issue you may need to talk to a doctor. Either way on it’s own or in conjunction with a Dr this can be a valuable tool

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 01:48:59 +0000

I’ve been using EFT for about 10 years with amazing results. I use it a lot for allergies, stress and more.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:53:23 +0000

I was under the impression that EFT is a new age energy healing and therefore conflicts with Christian values?? Have you, Katie, looked into this aspect of the technique?

By: Hannah Bonana

Hannah Bonana — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:36:09 +0000

I have been using tapping on and off for a few years not to calm my emotions, but when I start to get a headache coming on. It is always successful in relieving some degree of pain, and sometimes I’m able to get my headache to go away completely. It’s been really useful for me when I’ve been outside and haven’t had any pain medication with me, and I usually do it without speaking to myself at all. I’m sure it would be really great for people when they’re feeling overwhelmed too, and maybe I will try it as presented in this article next time I feel like ahhhhhhhhhhh!

By: Kathleen Kahl

Kathleen Kahl — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 19:07:59 +0000

Thanks for doing a tapping post Katie. I learned about this years ago from a naturopathic pharmacy talk show that was my first guide to natural living and healing. My reservations with it were the origins and wether or not it was comparable with my Christian faith. I have used it occasionally over the years but not often. I was actually led to Dr. Mercola’s blog from a google search on EFT and Christianity. Needless to say that was a huge blessing and continues to this day. He is a wealth of information on staying fit and well. I have been wanting to get into daily meditation without success for a while now. Probably for the same reason as most meditation out there is eastern based. I cannot find much on Christian meditation. I think I will give tapping another go. I am also interested in introducing it to a family member struggling with anxiety and addiction.

By: Kim Eisen

Kim Eisen — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 17:53:57 +0000

As a Master of EFT practitioner for many years (and a previous student of many energy modalities) I find it as one of the easiest self-help techniques a person can use. Some people need studies (and there are a lot of them), yet I just say ‘try it!’. Many are amazed how it can easily help with releasing emotions (especially the hidden ones when we’re trying to be strong and just get through daily life). Don’t get hung up on what words to use – just say what you’re feeling while tapping. I like to call it the ‘beautiful ugly truth’ (because once we acknowledge and release what we’ve been holding onto, it’s beautiful). We’ve always been taught to be a good girl or boy, so we hide what we really feel. But as Robert Smith says ‘Emotions buried alive – never die’. Finally, we get to acknowledge the truth of how we really feel (in the privacy of your own space or with an experienced practitioner), while neutralizing their emotional effects. The results are more relief, peace, clarity – less monkey mind, frustration, or even pain. There are many different techniques or therapies and have been for years. Yet after working with hundreds of clients – EFT ‘Emotional Freedom Techniques’ is my goto which has allowed me to help myself and others in an efficient manner and no long-term dependencies are needed by the client.

By: DeAnn

DeAnn — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 15:14:11 +0000

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who uses EFT (meridian tapping) in my practice with clients who have experienced various traumas and adverse events. These techniques are one of the most helpful tools I have and produce maximum results in a shorter period of time than traditional talk therapy. I have been using it for the past few years and would never choose to do therapy without it. Additionally, I use it with horses and it is therapeutic for them also. I have seen it reduce or eliminate cravings for food and drugs, anxiety, panic attacks, depression and severe trauma symptoms. I have used it with childhood victims of war, victims of sexual molestation and rape, addicts, military veterans and expectant moms. I believe that it is a great self help tool, but that many people will find even deeper and significant benefit from being guided by a mental health professional first and then will be able to continue to help themselves afterwards. It is not magic or a cure all for everything, however, due to the mind body connection, it is the first tool I pull out of my bag guided by the best standards of practice. I have used it effectively in both an office setting and through telehealth and my online practice and find it to be just as powerful. I know that there are so many testimonials out there already but I thought I’d add mine also.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:20:12 +0000

Yes!! im an IPEC (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL CLEARING) therapist, and we use this as one of our main therapy solutions. we do it a bit differently, but like Katie mentioned, there is no right way really. i use it on myself and the kids all the time, and its AMAZING!!!! we say sentences, that start with the negative, then end with how we overcome it. example : “even though i have a tummyache now, i know its stress related and i know i can calm down”. as the tapping progresses, i change the sentence “even though i HAD a tummyache, im calm now” etc.

By: Debra

Debra — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 13:58:45 +0000

Comments on healing pain And sleeplessness with the use of organic cbd oil.And reasonable priced product

By: Anne Graham M.S.

Anne Graham M.S. — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 21:09:18 +0000

Interesting. I have something of a problem with this. It seems to me that while this “technique” might seem like a cool new thing coming down the pike, it’s actually a cover of older therapeutic paradigms that has been around for a long time called Emotion Focused Therapy, the original EFT. EFT approaches are based on the premise that human emotions are connected to human needs, and therefore emotions have an innately adaptive potential. They are adding in self-talk, a technique mental health providers have been teaching for decades. The “tapping” part is pulled from EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing by Shapiro that was first written about in the early 1980’s. So I guess my frustration with this is that the authors are not being transparent about where their information is truly coming from. The EMDR is sited in the resources but it certainly is not “acupuncture” and it seems that all the professionals who contributed to Emotion Focused Therapy (what and who I was taught and were on my state boards) are not being credited for the ‘Emotional Freedom Technique’. I have nothing against building new paradigms on older work and collaborative efforts, but perhaps this is why is not being widely accepted. It’s already out there and being applied and has been for years. Just sayin’.

By: Lanny

Lanny — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 20:00:00 +0000

I just ordered the book “The Tapping Solution” and signed up for the summit about a week ago. I have started this on my own a little bit, just dabbling, and have seen some success for about a half a day afterwards. I think with consistency and a longer period of time it will be a good tool to have in my arsenal.