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re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Cia W — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:39:54 GMT

It's funny, I'm one of the biggest supporters of freedom & liberty around, yet the use of the word 'mandatory' in the article didn't bother me at all. I think I took it more as a word of enthusiasm or emphasis rather than a 'control' thing.

Pewter Dragon

Pewter Dragon — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:34:51 GMT

well, when we read fairy- stories to kids, they are“ false” - they are/ kids/. Now, I have to wonder where the parents (if alive) drop out; society comes in; and the world matters?

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

will — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:50:59 GMT

Here in the UK, many veterans are left to sort out their lives after being traumatised in the wars in Afganistan and Iraq. Very little valuable help is available and I am trying to learn as much about EFT as possible in order to aid my fellow countrymen, who have been exposed to things I can't imagine in the name of 'freedom'. I hope I can help them soon.

Thankyou, Gary.

Best wishes and love,

Will

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Jennifer — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:32:50 GMT

"Mandatory" is a bad concept, when you force people to do things,(even if you feel it's for their own good) this opens up the gate for fascism. this will make people resent EFT and close down the movement. Making EFT easier to access, educate them on how it can improve their lives, and let them have the freedom to chose.

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Stephen Coburn — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:21:15 GMT

The effects of PTSD are being felt in many countries around the world and none more so than here in the UK. There have been many stunning successes with this relatively gentle method, and I want ALL servicemen and women to benefit.

Having served for 34 years in the Fleet Air Arm and taken part in many conflicts including the Falklands, Beirut, 1992 Gulf War and Bosnia campaigns, I feel very passionate about promoting the benefits that using these simple EFT techniques can bring to our service men and women, which are both life changing and lifesaving.

Now as an EFT Practitioner and Teacher of Energy Medicine I want to be able to use these skills and knowledge to bring some definable relief to this highly debilitating problem.

The benefits that using these simple techniques can bring to our service men and women are both life changing and lifesaving. I ask you to support this campaign by forwarding this information to as many people as possible with the aim of helping those who have served us so well. You too can help make a difference.

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Trisha — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:06:04 GMT

I think including the word "mandatory" would be extremely counterproductive. It sounds like a demand instead of a gift and would seriously postpone EFT's inclusion in regular VA offerings. Mismanagement of the VA hospital system has profoundly shortchanged our current war vets! Totally unacceptable! The best idea offered today could be managing to get field hospital personnel well trained and offer EFT actually on site - nip PTSD in the bud and accelerate physical healing to the max. What a deal! Another great idea was direct approach to the teaching hospitals. But don't go the direct route. Go to the area universities that offer the behavioral, mental, social health studies and show the department heads things like the war veterans video. Getting universities to offer, teach, recommend EFT would be a lot easier than getting a hospital administrater to do the same. Convince the university to offer EFT at the hospital, both the vets and the hospital staff witness the miraculous successes and just maybe even the hospital administrator could be brought back to reality. Add a little political and media pressure and poof! Reality kicks in. (reality means things that really work)

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Jim Patterson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:28:00 GMT

Gary: I have just started to learn EFT and saw a short clip of your work with one of our Vietnam Vets with PTSD and was astounded,excited and overwhelmed. I live within 50 miles of a couple of VA Hospitals and am trying to learn EFT as fast as I can to go help "my brothers in arms". What a blessing this method is! Thanks for sharing it with so many of us.

Jim Patterson

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Shannon — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:07:52 GMT

Wow! This is what I call synchronicity! I am currently working on a project to make 100 copies of each DVD that I bought at the EFT online store to give them away to people in need through my website: www.hotchocolateforthespirit.com.

It's heart-breaking to see how many veterans are suffering from PTSD. I am convinced that EFT and other forms of energy medicine could help them enormously. Modern medicine saved my life, energy medicine saved my sanity, so I speak from personal experience.

I am a quadriplegic, I cannot work due to my disability. Therefore, I live on a fixed income (a disability check). This is why it's taking me longer than I would have hoped to make this little project a reality. However, I'm very hopeful that I will make it happen by next month.

Thank you for this gift Gary, you're my hero.

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Mary Elan Davis/ EFT newbie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:02:10 GMT

Hi- I love the idea of making the knowledge of EFT available to all vets. (It's a huge desire of mine to be able to eventually help PTSD sufferers.) HERE'S A PLAN THAT WILL WORK (I know because I suggested the Humane Society do this...they did...and have had incredible political clout ever since) MAKE IT EASY. As easy as hitting "send". There's software used by the ACLU, Common Cause and now the Humane Society (among many others I'm sure) that e-mails the right representatives/ politicians etc. as if it's coming from your email address WHEN YOU HIT SEND> from a common page made available to the list. I don't know how expensive it is....but it gets the job done effectively.And if there ever was something that deserves all the concentrated attention it can get ...it's healing the PTSD gap in the lives of our vets.

All the best-

Mary Elan Davis

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Jean Finney — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:27:10 GMT

The last thing we need is one more 'mandatory' thing that the government has a hand in. EFT is great! But it can't be pushed down someone's throat. Put it out there and it will be accepted. Maybe, more slower than a 'mandatory mandate'. But with the welcomeness and enthusiasm it should create......

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Verena Beckstrand — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:07:01 GMT

I agree with Sondra Rose and others concerned about "mandatory". Why do we have to mandate anything of this sort? Yes, we want to be wise about our resources, but we should trust freedom, the heart of this miraculous method.

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Suzanne Lerner, PhD — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:37:39 GMT

This suggestion rang true for me, the moment I read it. I am pretty certain that what Gary is suggesting is that it be MANDATORY that EFT be made available to all Vets, in a clear and supportive way. The mandate is clearly aimed at the Veteran's Administration, not the individual veteran. That the VA could view "Six days at the VA" and NOT institute EFT treatment in every hospital in the country, is hard for me to comprehend. Now with this new beautifully made video, "EFT FOR WAR VETERANS" we need to make sure this approach is available wherever needed. there is now wonderful research, that David Feinstein & Dawson Church and others have been gathering, supporting the effectiveness of EFT in a variety of conditions. There needs to be an openness to make EFT available. I frankly believe that, in the not too distant future, it will be considered Malpractice, for a physician or therapist not to have basic training in EFT and other Energy Medicine modalities, just like evry firefighter needs to know CPR. That time is coming. We all need to speak up and educate!

As a Psychologist, I have often wondered at the great percentage of men that I pass in the streets, who have been in terrifying war situations, and never had a chance to share and resolve them. "Daddy doesn't want to talk about that." Imagine what a different culture we would live in, if all these traumatic wounds were healed. How much freer, loving and open men could be, if they were not carrying around these heavy burdens. I would guess that the majority of men I pass daily, even if not dealing with full blown PTSD, still have war memories that haunt them. Now women are becoming PTSD war casualties as well. I fully support the idea that it become mandatory that the VA offer EFT to all VETERANS, and I pledge to help in that becoming a reality.

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Martha Hoff, MFT — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:56:25 GMT

Suan, come on! Robbing!? These men and women are our soldiers, and we need to support them to a much greater degree than we, as a country, supported the soldiers who came home from Viet Nam. We lost over 56,000 young people that time and many of the survivors have never got over the way they were treated when they got home.

Joseph Lassiter has a compassionate and very workable way to make EFT available to our soldiers. Teaching them EFT fundamentals during training and having practicioners available when needed, can help bring home solders who are whole in mind if not body.

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Mary Tarvin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:45:17 GMT

Great, except change the word "mandatory" to the word "free" and refer to a list of volunteers who would offer a free EFT service for PTSD - by phone. Why involve the Government? There appear to be thousands of EFT'ers all over the world. Busy practitioners could limit the free time to one morning a week or even once a month and a lot of people would still be helped.

re: An Outrageous Idea - Mandatory EFT for all war veterans

Laurie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:31:28 GMT

Joseph Lassiter....you are wonderful! I wish I would have thought of your approach! I agree, if it can be used immediately, chances are that there will be much less chance of an issue to fester until it errupts! It may even save a lot of lives...too many returning veterans are committing suicide, just look at the statistics! It is horrifying! If EFT were readily available, I believe that these statistics will decrease dramatically! Good job, Joe!