EFT General Discussion

Re: Tapping to increase feelings

chim129 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:06:10 GMT

Cool! It's wonderful to hear of your success :-) You've healed some pretty significant issues in a short amount of time; well done. And I'm glad you're sharing this tool with your family as well. All the best in your endeavours to create a better life :-)

Re: Tapping to increase feelings

tonyjaafan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:22:18 GMT

Hi, thanks for the post. ive been down with a stomach infection so been irregular lately sorry for the late reply :) Ive lately made my relationship with love ok..so now im in much higher appreciation of things and when i think of Love that horrible sinking feeling is gone :) I've also healed the biggest trauma of my life and just did 'overwhelment' today. As you rightly said..it has just begun and so much more is still left..but that is okay. I am doing one emotion/trauma a day and in a few days i'll start with negative beliefs..etc..(All through TAT..just one session has proved good for me for one thing - EFT I do for issues which I have not touched with TAT..gives me instant relief!) Honestly..right now I don't know my goals in life as I've been so empty for so long..and but I know I want to be healthy, happy, loving and be successful..so far I can only think of these things.. Im 25 but honestly just beginning to live so hopefully more and more things will begin surfacing inside me which I can add to my list of desires. I've been making my mom,dad,brother do TAT as well :P hehe. Its so nice to see their worries,fears,etc disappear and fill them with confidence (Esp. my brother). so that is another personal goal of mine..I guess to help people If I can..I atleast offer to help accepting it or not is their choice.. I'm thankful for this forum which is making me able to share so much with such enlightened people :) Thanks

Re: Tapping to increase feelings

Rachel G. — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:08:48 GMT

it's cool that you're asking these questions and progressing in this way. It's probably not the end of the road, though to just progress step by step through all the named feelings. However, it's a great way to get started. sorry to disappoint you, but I did the same thing as you about a year ago and I'm not finished tapping yet.

A next stage - as you are finding already, I suspect (and this is only my opinion,) is defining goals and seeing what's blocking you from getting them. Like you said about wanting to experience love instead of just like. You might also have some action goals that you want to accomplish? Gradually these might come into your awareness, like flick there for a moment before disappearing. But as you carry on tapping, they may take hold and you might say (although you don't yet believe it) could I really? and Do I want to?

Personal fulfillment

Relationships

Career

Helping others

Experiencing joy

Eliminating unnecessary hurtful patterns

BUILDING something big

Doing the impossible

what is your dream? Can you bear the journey? Do you have friends to accompany you, at least part of the way?

Re: Tapping to increase feelings

Kathleen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:06:47 GMT

AWESOME work!!!

Thanks for sharing your experiences here :)

In Peace, Kathleen

Re: Tapping to increase feelings

tonyjaafan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:19:57 GMT

Hi. I am back again to seek your guidance :-) What I've been doing is, one emotion at a time, I'm removing the emotions through TAT. I've removed fear,anxiety,phobia,depression,insecurity,hopelessness,helplessness,inferiority complex..so far and all are gone. Since i've been going to a NAET practitioner for allergies, ive been using their emotional kit for testing the emotions and whatever emotions I test weak against I am removing them..The emotions mentioned above I've removed through TAT and they now test strong and I know they are gone as well. But rightnow I feel that the intensity of the remaining emotions is very high..as in I'm too "sensitive" to the emotions..I'm wondering if I can dial down the sensitivity till I remove all the negative emotions and just have the positive ones ? Is "sensitivity" an emotion in itself ? I'm just too sensitive. Can I do EFT/TAT to reduce this sensitivity towards negative emotions ? So many emotions yet remain in me..worry,stress,disappointment,deprivation,anger,hate,jealousy,love(yep till now I have at the most 'liked' things..never quite enjoyed love..no wonder),impatience, shyness,discouragement,overwhelment,irritation..etc etc.. I do TAT at nights and in the mornings EFT. Thanks

Re: Tapping to increase feelings

Kathleen — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:55:58 GMT

Hello

Just a reminder, whenever you sit and think on or listen to what comes up surrounding an issue or lack of in life ... it IS part of the issue it self. It may even be the actual core of the issue but for sure, you need to address it, whatever it is, and regardless of how small it feels because if it has shown it self to you, then it is saying it needs to be released :)

Glad that this is helping.

In Peace, Kathleen

Re: Tapping to increase feelings

tonyjaafan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:36:02 GMT

wow..thank you both of you for the marvelous answers.. I lost my password and my net has been flaky so sorry for the slow response.. I remember as a kid sometimes my parents used to say that you shouldnt laugh too much cause then you have to cry..so that might be a good reason..also probably at some level a fear of rejection might be behind this..if i dont have feelings i wont get rejected..I guess I need to think a lot more on this aspect and get back tomorrow :) Thanks again.

Re: Tapping to increase feelings

Kathleen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:32:50 GMT

chim129:
"what's holding me back from experiencing joy when I look at this beautiful tree?"

This is a wonderful statement and perfect place to start. Remember while working to evoke feelings and/or a reaction to something that you have either forgotten or to your knowledge never in this lifetime felt, you need to sit quietly and with much intent and truly listen. Pay attention to what is being said and shown to you. The feelings and reactions are there but for some reason they are deep inside, hidden or afraid to come to the surface. As a baby, we simply expressed our self and feelings without question. At some point if someone told us or continued to show us that it was improper or unwanted, we then eventually altered our way of communication to the world around us but initially it was given to us and it was there.

So this would be another avenue to address.

If you need additional help in creating some phrasing with this, please feel free to ask.

Peace, Kathleen

Re: Tapping to increase feelings

chim129 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:55:17 GMT

Hi,

It's great that you've experienced success with TAT and EFT; both are fantastic tools :-)

You can definitely use EFT to help you experience more positive emotions but I'm wondering whether this would bemore of a gradual process rather than a sudden jump. I like the emotional vibration scale a lot (you can have a look at http://www.tapintoeft.com/eft-emotional-guidance-scale/default.html).

You seem to have a feeling of 'something' inside holding you back. Perhaps you could use tapping (or TAT) to help you get a better sense of what this 'something' is. If you spend enough time with it, it may vocalise a need, or a belief, or something else you can work with.

You can also look to your example of the tree, and ask yourself, "what's holding me back from experiencing joy when I look at this beautiful tree?" Beliefs may come up for you, which you can then tap on.

I don't think it's so much of a personality-type issue, because I'm an INFP, and the more I tap, the more joy I experience at the mundane everyday things in life (this has been more of a gradual, rather than a sudden, shift for me). You're probably correct in suggesting that personality typing can be a bit limiting.

Tapping to increase feelings

tonyjaafan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:07:42 GMT

Hi all,

Been a while since I came here! Im wondering how I could increase the feelings which I have ? I have very little emotions and I want to have more feelings and more emotions..I want to look at a tree in the rains and really feel good and not just be like aah dats good..I want to experience love,joy,happiness without something inside me holding me back..How do I go about this ?

I guess my personality type, INTP, is such that I am like this, but I want to break free now..personality word can be so limiting..I want to be unhibitied..allow the full connection with my source....

Also, I really really admire EFT and other energy based systems. They are so incredible especially TAT..I've done two sessions in TAT, one for anxiety one for depression and both these emotions are gone!.. poof..... I use TAT once in two days and EFT every day for various reasons...

I'd look around here as it always helps me to read other topics here!

Thanks