Nov 11, 2024
EFT Tapping, that takes me back a couple of years. Back when there was limited 240x 120 size video on websites. My symptoms were really bad that that time. I tried to make sense of it. I couldn't. Not with a 56k modem.
I quickly moved on to other possible help sources.
About a year ago, I saw a EFT Tapping video. I tried it out. It did
work for me if I was on the edge of an attack. Not so much if I
have a big hella whopper of one, but that might be just
me.
This time, I went looking for answers.
Contrary Views of Emotional Freedom Techniques
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I did find some. Not enough to satisfy folks on the medical
evidence-based side of the fence.
But in-between the hooey and the functional components is a
way of feeling better without risk to the body or the wallet.
This technique has been infused with cognitive therapy,
meditation and affirmations. Those things do work. It might not
work for everyone. But there are folks that have found relief
practicing FTF Tapping.
You couldn't get some of those same people go to a meditation
class but they are doing a meditative practice and not know it.
That is ok.
So here is the thing. Check out the videos. Read the views at
Skeptic's Dictionary & Quackwatch. Read a couple of pages from the
EFT manual.
You might decide that the technique works for you. Or you
decide it is a bunch of junk pseudoscience.
Both things can be true.
Both things can be true.
It is up to you to decide if you want to add it to your
anxiety tool kit.
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If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255. Or for LGBTQ folks, The Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.
Resources Mentioned:
Contrary Views of Emotional Freedom Techniques
Skeptic's Dictionary gives a very detailed page
about the creators, the practice and the site owners thoughts about
the technique. There is also a comments page where folks go deep.
Quackwatch is a website that since 1996 takes a very critical
look at claims made regarding questionable health treatments. There
is a page on the website that has a few thoughts about EFT. The section on EFT is toward the bottom of the
site.
Positive Views of Emotional Freedom
Techniques:
The BBC did a video story about the technique, How Tapping Therapy Can Help Calm
Your Mind.
The non-profit Kaiser Permanete page on Emotional Freedom
Technique
Gary Craig original site was www.emofree.com now re-directs to
Palace of Possibilities.
The EFT International Free Tapping
Manual This is a 66-page PDF explaining the concepts of the
practice and how to go about it.
Videos:
Nick Ortner Tapping Techniques on
YouTube - please be aware that you will see the tapping techniques
but the Ortner family does have goods and services for sale.
Disclaimer:
Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.
Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.
This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.