Learning Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
EFT is a gentle and easy technique to use. To date, EFT has yielded remarkable results for relieving emotional and physical distress. While there have been no distressing side effects reported, this does not mean that you will not discover side effects for yourself.
IF YOU INTEND TO USE THESE TECHNIQUES, YOU MUST AGREE TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS WHILE APPLYING THESE TECHNIQUES.
Before continuing and using EFT on yourself or others, please read the following:
DISCLAIMER: It is advisable to consult a trained EFT practitioner. If you continue reading through this page and apply these techniques, you are agreeing to take full responsibility for yourself and others when applying the EFT technique, and shall neither hold Gary Craig, George Mezinko nor anyone else associated with EFT responsible for any adverse side effects or outcomes.
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Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Gary Craig offers a free beginners EFT manual on his web site that describes details of how to use and apply EFT. While the technique is simple and effective, please visit Gary’s web site, http://www.emofree.com for further details. Details on being training in the use of EFT are also available on Gary Craig’s site.
The Basics of EFT are as follows:
· Learning the Tapping Points
· Applying the Basics
Learning the Tapping Points
Set-Up Statement – Tap (KC) Karate Chop point or gently rub Tender Spot.
Tap in this order:
1. Eyebrow, 2. Side of Eye, 3. Under the Eye, 4. Under Nose, 5. Chin 6. Collarbone, 7. Under Arm, 8.Top of Head.
Applying the Basics
STEP 1:
Choose a specific problem you want to work on. The more specific your choice the
more successful you will be.
STEP 2: Rate your anxiety or discomfort level. How much does your problem
bother you on a scale of 0-10 (where 0 = no discomfort and 10 = highest level of
discomfort). When you think about it right now, how anxious are you? How
uncomfortable do you feel?
STEP 3: Design and perform your Set-Up statements as
follows:
The Set-Up Statement: While tapping on the Karate Chop Point or gently rubbing the Tender Spot, state the problem you have chosen to work on, followed by an affirmation of yourself. Below are examples of possible Set-Up statements:
"Even though I have this fear of going to
the dentist, I deeply and completely accept myself."
"Even though I’m worried about my final exam tomorrow, I deeply and completely
accept myself."
"Even though I’m afraid to quit smoking, I deeply and completely accept myself."
"Even though I have this strong craving for cigarettes, I completely love and
accept myself."
As you tap on your Karate Chop Point or gently rub the Tender Spot, state your Set-Up statement, out-loud, 3 times.
Once you have completed your Set-Up statements, choose an easy, Reminder Phrase that would represent the problem you want to work on, such as "my fear of the dentist" or "worried about my final exam.”
STEP 4: TAP the stress-relief POINTS shown in the picture above. As you tap on each point in the sequence, state your Reminder Phrase, such as "my fear of the dentist" or "worried about my final exam.” You can tap with either hand; Tap 5 to 7 times on each of the eight stress-relief points.
STEP 5: Rate your anxiety or stress level again. Think about the problem you have chosen and rate how uncomfortable you feel about it now. Use the 0-10 point scale (remember, "10" means you really feel awful about it, while "0" means it doesn’t bother you at all).
STEP 6:
Perform your Set-Up statements again.
Now you are ready to do a few more rounds of tapping on your problem, if there
is still some discomfort associated with it. For example, suppose you rated your
fear about your visit to the dentist as a "6" on the 0-10 point scale, and after
your first round of EFT, your fear dropped to a "3." You can continue tapping
until you feel no fear at all. Revise your Set-Up statement to reflect
the fact that you have taken care of some of the fear, but there is still more
fear to eliminate.
Examples of your revised Set-Up
statements
would be:
"Even though I still have some fear of going to the dentist, I deeply and
completely accept myself."
"Even though I’m still a little worried about my final exam, I deeply and
completely accept myself."
STEP 7:
TAP the stress-relief POINTS again.
Go back to STEP # 4 and tap on all of the points while using a revised
Reminder Phrase such as "remaining fear" or "remaining worry."
STEP 8: Measure your anxiety or stress level on 0-10 scale.
STEP 9: Continue to repeat Step 5 through Step 9 until you have eliminated your problem.