By Carol Look, EFT Master
I treated a woman who was in the middle of a custody
battle over her four year old daughter. Her husband was a
wealthy cocaine addict who hired the most famous and most
expensive lawyer in Manhattan. She complained of being so
upset during the court proceedings that she felt
chronically nauseous and shook from anxiety. I taught her
the tapping in the session and reduced her anxiety when
she thought about her husband winning custody, yelling at
her, and manipulating her the way he had in their
marriage.
"Even though I feel anxious about my husband...""Even
though I feel anxious when the lawyer talks...""Even
though going to court makes me feel sick to my
stomach...""Even though the thought of my husband winning
makes me sick with anxiety..."
She called me the next day to say she tapped in court
using the imagery/visualization method (didn't want to
look wacky in front of the judge...) and felt completely
free of anxiety. She said she no longer felt like
vomiting, could face her husband despite his courtroom
antics, and felt more confident that she could handle the
whole problem.. She was truly in disbelief and thanked me
over and over again for a technique that "saved her
sanity."
Another anxiety case involved a phone session with a
woman who was having heart palpitations, sweaty palms,
shortness of breath and overall anxiety because she was
about to make a call to prospective employers. She was
embarrassed to say how anxious she felt, but said she
couldn't even pick up the phone to make one of these
calls. Her voice was racey and she was spiraling in her
negative thoughts as we talked. She had never seen the
spots or tapped before, so I had to describe them to her
over the phone.
We tapped as follows:
"Even though the thought of making these calls makes me
feel sick...""Even though picking up the phone to call X
makes me feel anxious...""Even though my heart is thumping
and I feel out of control...""Even though I have no
confidence in myself as an employee..."
In a very short period of time, she felt completely
better, actually anxiety free and found it hard to believe
that it was the tapping. She said it was too strange, and
like voodoo. (Thank you APEX...) Anyway, she felt calm
enough and confident enough to make the calls.
The final anxiety case involves an actress who became
paralyzed when she had to audition for or act in a play.
We began tapping on general anxiety:
"Even though I get anxious about auditions..."
Her face would turn red and she could feel her heart
pounding when she described what would happen to her. The
tapping was not working very well so we got more specific,
and of course, as it turned out, there were multiple
aspects...
"Even though I'm afraid to leave my house when I have
an audition...""Even though I feel anxious on the subway
going to an audition "travel anxiety"...""Even though I
feel nervous when the director gives the "10 minute
call"...""Even though I feel nervous when the director
gives the "5 minute call"..."
Etc...
The referring therapist told me that the client felt
much better but was afraid to do more tapping on her own
because she didn't want to think about the anxiety. Within
a few weeks she got over that and began doing the tapping
on her own.
Hope these help...
Love, Carol
