Hi Pinged:
This was just ONE round of "Choices" tapping one ONE set up. In other words, I only did the set-up once and used all of the words I included in my post (and perhaps a few more, and maybe some a couple of times) then did one BASIC (face through fingers) round on Anxiety followed immediately by one basic on the Choice (Comfortable) immediately followed by one basic alternating Anxiety and Comfort, ending on comfort. That doesn't take any more time that running through one "full gamut."
The Choices approach to EFT is outlined in Patricial Carrington's work. (I think I've seen her contributions to these forums.) I read her "How to Creative Positive Choices in Energy Psychology, a Net Approach to EFT and Related Methods" and have incorporated the Choices into my EFT work ever since with staggering results.
Try Googling: Patricia Carrington EFT or Patricia Carrington Choices In a GROSS oversimplification, it's "Even though <problem feeling> I choose <desired feeling> then tapping as described above: first on the problem, then on the desired feeling, then alternating and ending on the desired feeling. My (unverifiable) theory is that in addition to the USUAL EFT magic, there's a conditioning set up which amounts to : What used to trigger a bad feeling now triggers a desired feeling. The language is also very empowering in itself since we can CHOOSE anything. So even if it's just "Even though I have this Guilt, I choose to accept myself", that both attributes the decisions and actions to the person doing the "choosing"and also gets people past feeling like they're saying something they don't necessarily overtly and consciously believe at first. Contrast: "I completely love and accept myself." and I choose to completely love and accept myself. Would be happy to get more wordy if you want to take this off line: I'm at Marilyn@McWilliamsRealEstate.com
Marilyn