EFT

This technique is basically emotional acupuncture. The premise is that the way we hold past experiences and traumas and the thoughts we entertain today do have an effect on our health. You can learn and download a free manual how to do it here

It involves a sequence of tapping around some of the meridian points on my hand, face and upper body accompanied by a sequence of sentences which express my thoughts and emotions around a subject. It usually starts with the words 'Even though' then I add a believe or a thought, trying to be as specific as possible ' Even though I feel pathetic because I can not control my weight' and conclude with the words 'I completely love and accept myself'.

Whilst I am repeating this sentence several times I tap with my left hand a point on the side of my right hand on the outside of my little finger the movement is called the carate chop. Then I carry on tapping certain points around my face, my chest and under my arm whilst making short statements like 'I feel pathetic' 'I want control over my weight'.

What tends to happen when I do this can be wide ranging. I laugh about a sentence, sometimes I find it nearly impossible to say a sentence out loud with out stuttering, continually forgetting the words or crying. But always there is a feeling of less pressure after a round of tapping. Especially when the words I am saying bring up tears or reflect my anger I always feel lighter thereafter.

This has filled the gap I always felt when doing affirmations or hear people speak about the power of positive thinking. I always felt that just ignoring my negative emotions and thoughts is not going to do the trick. I am an extremely positive person, but being able to acknowledge my entire range of emotions has been freeing.

Saying all this, I am having quite a bit of resistance to using this technique around my weight. I can use it for other stuff and have seen results but when it comes to tapping around my weight I seem to have localised amnesia. I can not think of anything to say, I 'forget' to do the tapping ............

What does that tell me apart from that I am quite weird (in an accepting and totally loving way of course ;) and maybe perhaps, that I probably want to hold on to my baggage for a little longer.

I saw the kinesiologist yesterday and she walked me through some rounds of tapping and gave me some great guidelines on what to tap on. I have now no longer an excuse around not being able to think of something to say and as she suggested to do it ever time I go to the loo, there should be plenty of the required repetition too.