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Pod #694: Remembering to tap when you need it the most

March 26, 2026 by Gene Monterastelli

The perfect time to tap is in the moment, when you are overwhelmed with emotions…and it is also the hardest time to remember to tap.

That's mainly because remembering to tap in the midst of strong emotions is difficult, but it is not the only reason.

The second, powerful reason why you don't tap in the moment has everything to do with how you were taught to tap.

When most of us learned to tap, we were told that we “need to be as specific as possible”. This is excellent advice, so much so it is now scientifically valid advice .

The problem is not the advice, it is how our subconscious hears this advice. What we say is “be as specific as possible”. What our subconscious hears is “tapping only works if I am specific.”

In the midst of overwhelming emotions it is hard to be specific, so the subconscious resists tapping at all because it doesn't think it will work.

Listen to this week's podcast to learn exactly how I overcame this subconscious resistance, which was something I faced too.

Implementing this one idea will not only get you to tap more in the moment, it will also super charge any other tapping you do.

This concept transformed how I tap AND how I think about tapping. I know you will love it.

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  1. Pod #669: How to tap when you are too numb to feel anything
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  3. Overwhelmed By Emotions While Doing EFT: Preventing It From Happening And Dealing With It If It Does
  4. Keeping the Long View – How To Understand The Healing Process With Tapping/EFT
  5. When Our Change Affects Others

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