By Carol Look, EFT Master
I worked with a 24 year old woman who had two distinct
phobias: mice and needles. Her apartment had recently been
invaded by a family of mice that entered through a hidden
hole in the wall. The landlord was non-responsive about
fixing the problem.
My client said she felt petrified of the mice, and
couldn't sleep since her roommate had found a mouse
scurrying across their living room floor. When my client
described the problem, she got the shivers and her face
reddened slightly. Words such as "scurrying" made her
wiggle in the chair. She said she felt foolish because her
roommate had found her standing on top of a table to be
safe from the mice.
We tapped as follows:
"Even though I'm afraid of the little furry
things...""Even though I have this phobia about
mice...""Even though my fear of mice keeps me up at
night...""Even though I'm afraid the mice are going to
"get" me...""Even though I feel ridiculous being so scared
of mice...""Even though I HATE MICE..."
The following week she returned, very satisfied with
herself. The landlord had still neglected their pleas for
help, however, my client had found herself completely
turned around and found the whole situation rather
amusing. She said SHE WAS NOW CHASING THEM and was GOING
TO GET THEM. She had finally slept well for a few nights
and felt totally confident that she was in control of the
situation.
This same client's needle phobia truly disturbed her
because she knew she was being negligent about health
issues. She had not been to a doctor in over three years
specifically because of her phobic reaction to needles.
She said she was embarrassed to tell me about it.
We tapped together as follows:
"Even though I have this needle phobia..."
The word phobia, while true, did not resonate with her
emotionally, so we used other images/words/etc.
"Even though the needles give me the creeps...""Even
though I get the chills when I think of getting a
shot...""Even though I feel faint when I think about
needles..."
In my office, this phobia subsided enough for her to go
through with a doctor's appointment. She returned in two
weeks triumphant. She said she still would prefer not
having blood drawn or getting a shot, however, it seemed
to her "no big deal now."
