A Tapping Method to Help with Anxiety

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Welcome to the ‘Emotional Freedom Technique’ otherwise known as EFT

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Find sore spot on chest- mid length of clavicle drop down onto pec, find a sore spot

  2. Recite an affirmation. Here is one provided for you: Even though I have anxiety (or x symptom or condition), I am truly and deeply committed to myself

  3. Tapping: Tap with your index and middle finger a few times at each of these spots and in this order: under eye- collar bone- under arm- collar bone- little finger- collar bone.

  4. The 9 gamuts: tap on the back of the hand between 4th and 5th digit AND do the following: open eyes, close eyes, look hard down right, look hard down left, rotate eyes in one direction, rotate in the other direction, hum a tune (like birthday song or twinkle twinkle, can be anything) count 1-5, hum a tune.

  5. Check back in with level of anxiety. If below 2, tap the 9 gamut spot on back of hand look to the sky and then down the ground.

for information and explanation of the 9 gamuts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZtDA532q48&feature=youtu.be

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