Emotional Freedom Techniques
I have also used it help me cope with my fears about not having a place to live or any solidified plans for the future. Whether it is EFT or that I am delusional, I am feeling very happy. It's not that I have no fear about the future, it's simply that the fear is not overtaking me. That's the best way I can think of to describe it.
I can't guarantee that everyone will have as much success as I'm having with EFT. And there are things I haven't tested it on yet. I still haven't done the walking past the mailbox test. We'll see. If I can get myself to go all the way around the block then you will know that EFT really IS a miracle cure. I'll keep you posted.
So how does EFT work? The underlying theory behind it is that physical and emotional problems are the result of imbalances in our energy body. Through research and experiment, Dr. Roger Callahan, EFT's creator, came up with a technique of tapping on a series of acupressure energy points. When you go to the EFT website - http://www.emofree.com - you can download and print out the manual for free. At the start, I think you only really need the first half of the manual and might as well save the paper and ink involved in printing out the whole thing. One of my favorite things about the whole process as described in the manual is the preliminary process, which they describe as adjusting the polarity. To do this, you find and rub on what is called the "sore" spot (the manual does a good job explaining how to locate it), while stating an absolutely brilliant affirmation. I'm pretty sure that this "sore" spot (which is in the upper chest area) is actually a small gland. Even without the sore spot technique, the affirmation that goes with this part of the process is as perfect as can be. It's quite simple:
"Even though I (you can fill in whatever here, but for this article let's say panic when I think about going out of my home) - this is the part I like - I DEEPLY AND COMPLETELY ACCEPT MYSELF.
Wow! EFT or no EFT, I think if we all just did that affirmation, it would create a huge psychic and psychological shift. So much of the core problem in agoraphobia, so
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