PREPARATION
What is affecting you right now? Be specific. On a 0 – 10 scale, assess how much a part of the issue (or an aspect of it) bothers you now as you start to think about it? (0 – not bothered at all and 10 – a huge amount).
Now You are READY TO begin Some tapping rounds
2. The Set-Up – To create a set-up statement, describe an aspect of how you feel out loud and finish the statement with something accepting about yourself. For example, ’Even though, I get so angry and let myself down, I accept myself’ Repeat this set-up statement three times while you tap firmly with three fingers on the Outside of your other hand.
3. A Tapping Round – Now shorten this statement into a reminder phrase. This ensures focus on the issue being addressed, eg. ’get so angry and let myself down’ . To start a round of tapping, say the phrase as you tap a few times on Top of the head. Repeat tapping and saying the phrase on the remaining points, Beginning of Eyebrow, Side of Eyebrow, Under Eye, Under Nose, Chin, Collarbone, Underarm. This completes one round of tapping. Start again at the top of the head and do another complete round.
4. Measuring change – Now relax your body and mind and breathe in slowly and let out the breathe slowly and deeply. Now to check how you feel on the aspect you have just been focussing on. From the 0-10 scale check in on how much the feeling is now. If the feeling has gone down but not gone away completely yet, there is more you can do.
5. Ask yourself ‘How do I feel about it now, is it the same feeling? Would I describe it differently now?is there a slightly different focus?’ Choose a new phrase that show how you feel now to create a new set-up. Follow again from step 2 to step 4. You may say something like, ‘Even though I still have some of this ……, I love and accept myself’
6. Check your number feeling level again. Keep repeating from the step 2 until you are down to zero. You may wish to continue to use EFT on another aspect of the problem, eg. ‘Even though I let too many things trigger me, I accept myself’, and carry from step 2 as many times as you need.