There are no known side effects of using tapping. With that being said, you should keep four things in mind. 1) Before you begin any physical or emotional treatment you should ALWAYS seek the advice of your primary care physician. This is true for a new diet, a new exercise program, or tapping. The understanding of the human body is constantly growing and changing. Make sure you find the most current information before making any decisions about the type of care you choose. 2) If you ...
Does It Matter If I Am Skeptical About Tapping?
Yes and no. In my experience, tapping is mechanical. This means that if it is done right, it works. Much like you don’t have to believe an aspirin will work for it to help your headache, if tapping is done correctly it will be effective whether or not the subject believes it will work. But there are a few important things to keep in mind. 1) You must do it correctly. For tapping to work, the person who is doing the tapping has to be tuned into issue being addressed. Just because you ...
How Much Tapping Do I Need To Do To Make It Work?
No two issues are the same. Similar issues don’t always have the same root. You can have a headache because you are dehydrated, because you received a blow to the head, or because of a sinus infection. The symptom is the same, but the causes are very different. Each of these causes might require a different approach and a different amount of time to achieve relief with tapping or any other approach. Using the tapping basics you will have success with a number of issues. You will be ...
Basics Of Tapping
As we talked about in the history section on tapping, there are many approaches and points of view in how we tap. My approach is very straightforward, I use the following formula: Tapping + Tuning into issue = Relief The tapping part is simple. We will use 9 points on the body. SoH (Side of Hand): This point is on the side of the hand, the part that you would use if you were going to break a board in a martial arts move. Use the fingertips of all four fingers of one hand to tap on the fleshy ...
Tuning In
Now that you have some sense of how to tap on your body, the second and most important part of tapping is the tuning in or paying attention to the issue at hand. The more detail we have and the more focused we are on an issue, the more effective tapping will be. When I say "tuning in" all I mean is giving your conscious attention to something. For example, I want you to think about your shoes and how they are touching your feet. As you read that line and gave your feet some thought you had ...
A Few More Thoughts On Tapping
It looks weird! It feels weird! Yes, tapping looks very weird. Yes, tapping feels very weird. There are lots of things that we do today that would have seem very strange to generations that came before us. At a certain point getting better becomes more important than how it looks or feels. In the next section I will talk about how to tap in a discrete way so that other people don’t see you doing it. In the meantime, it is OK to accept the fact that it is odd. I don’t believe it will work! I ...
Tapping For Something Physical
As an introduction to using tapping we will start by giving it a try by tapping on a physical ache or pain. We are going to do this for two reasons. First, it will be a simple introduction to the technique, with the added benefit of showing you how to take care of physical pain with tapping. Second, physical pain can impact our emotional state. When we are in pain (like when we have a headache) we can be much crankier and much more likely to get angry. When we tap for physical aches and pains ...
Tapping For Any Emotion
Now that you have had a chance to try tapping on something physical we are going to try tapping on something emotional. Tapping is a great tool to use for any emotion that we are feeling. Once again to make it easy I have created a simple step-by-step process for you to follow. As you are doing this make you have a piece of paper and write down the answer to each of the questions because we will use your answers in later steps. 1) Name The Emotion This is very easy to do. I want you to ...
It’s Not Working! What Am I Doing Wrong?
When tapping is not producing progress, it does not necessarily mean that tapping is not working. There are a number of reasons why you might not be seeing results. The three most common reasons are resistance to change, dehydration, and not being specific enough. When I encounter someone who is not making progress these are the steps I take. First, we clear resistance. To do this tap on the side of the hand and use the four set up phrases: Even though I feel [insert issue] I love and accept ...
Why Did The Intensity Go Up When I Started Tapping?
One of the real benefits of using tapping is the fact that each round of tapping is so short. After each round it is easy to check in to see how we are doing and if we are working in the right direction, which helps us to know what we need to do next. In my experience there are four typical outcomes to a round of tapping which give us information. 1) The pain/emotion reduces in intensity. This tells us we are doing the right work in the right place and so we should keep tapping in the ...
Why Do I Sometimes Get Sad Or Agitated After A Session?
This is not something I have experienced often, but from time to time it happens. Here is how Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Master Lindsay Kenny responds to this question on her web site: It’s not uncommon for people to experience a negative reaction after (or during) an EFT session, especially if you are tapping for yourself. Feelings such as anger, anxiety, uneasiness, sadness, or even a temporary worsening of the issue(s) might emerge. They are not side effects of EFT, nor is ...
When And Why Should I Ask A Professional For Help?
One of the reasons I love tapping so much is because it is a powerful self-care tool. It can be done anywhere and any time. But there are times when it is best to work with a professional. 1) Working with a professional is a great way to learn. I know in my practice, one of the goals is to equip my clients so they don’t need my help in the future. In most forms of therapy the only time you can do work is when you are in a session. You make progress for an hour, and then have to wait ...
Big Issues v. Small Issues
I can remember when I was first introduced to tapping. I was blown away. On some level I was blown away, and on another I was very skeptical. As I got better at applying the protocol I started sharing it with anyone who would listen. Typically one of two things happened: It was either a great success or a great failure. There didn’t seem to be much in between. As time passed I came to realize that not all problems are equal. All stiff necks are not the same. One stiff neck might be ...