Why EFT?
One reason I decided to become a Licensed Professional Counselor was because of my interest in “new age” kinds of therapy techniques that could be used in addition to talk therapy. During my internship, I began experimenting with several alternative methods, each proving to be effective in some circumstances. A few years later, I discovered EFT and I knew that it was different. With EFT, not only did emotional problems dissolve, but related physical problems also were reduced or eliminated! Since I began using EFT in 2003, I have seen it work over and over again, easing or completely eliminating nearly every problem nearly every time. So how does it do it??? Let’s look at why EFT works.
Albert Einstein discovered long ago that everything is energy—appearing in different forms. This includes you and me. EFT is an energy technique. The effectiveness of EFT, therefore, is related to the idea that we are “energy beings”. We have channels of energy that flow throughout the body. When we feel good emotionally and physically, that energy is flowing smoothly.
However, when we experience something negative (a trauma, an abusive incident or any event that is perceived as negative), a disruption in the body’s energy occurs. It is this energy disruption that causes the emotional upset. Over time, the upset resolves, either permanently or temporarily. When the resolution is temporary, it exists in a state that can be re-triggered by other experiences. So, present-time occurrences that relate in some way to the original event can trigger a response similar to the original upset, causing emotional distress, and sometimes, physical distress as well.
When we use EFT, we are actually engaging the energy system in a way that addresses the original upset. We focus attention on the problem, feeling, or memory and add tapping on the end points of the channels of energy. When you’re focused on the feeling or memory, the disruption in the energy is there. The tapping is sending pulses into the energy system and can clear the disruption.
So what about physical problems? Because there are often emotional contributors to physical problems, especially chronic problems, EFT has a profound effect on physical problems. So when physical symptoms exist, we start by addressing the physical symptom itself. Sometimes this is enough to get the job done. When clearing is slow or not happening at all, we start looking for emotional contributors. Addressing the emotional contributors will reduce or completely eliminate the physical symptom. Often the result is permanent. When it’s not, it doesn’t mean that EFT didn’t work. It means there are more things that need to be cleared. There’s more to do!
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