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EFT was originally developed to reduce the therapy process from months/years down to minutes/hours. As emotional problems faded, both physical health and personal performance improved (often dramatically). As a result, EFT is spreading quickly among the healing community. It is an emotional version of acupressure wherein certain meridian release points are gently stimulated by tapping on them with the fingertips.







Problem in the relationships

Last post 05-05-2009 1:40 AM by breeld. 6 replies.
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  • 05-03-2009 1:34 AM

    • Lulu
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    Problem in the relationships

    Hello,

    I know about the EFT for some time and had tried it now and then. In some instances I had immediate result, but somehow I lack the persistance or I do get lost in what issues I should focus on. Sometimes I also have problems with sensing the grade of the feeling or the difference that EFT does.

    I was thinking that maybe with me the problem is really the psychological reversal in some of the areas, especially with the relationships/partnerships. I have this strong wish to have a successful and fulfilling partnership relation with a man but it seems that I do not find the right one as I always pick up (or they pick me up) men who either are in other relationship or are not willing/able to enter the relationship for some other reasons.

    I have feeling that maybe subconsciously I do not want to "betray" my father and also that I built up the image of me as "unattractive, etc." woman that does not deserve a happy long lasting relationship.

    I have also quite well developed feeling of guilt, maybe even shame, as well as I am facing quite strong anxiety attacks. 

    I am frustrated as I just have feeling that I just lost the connection whith who I am and am doing thigs that I have to do not the things that I feel to do. I would like to clear up this mess and any suggestion on how to do it would be very much appreciated.

    Best regards to all

    Lulu

     

  • 05-03-2009 5:00 PM In reply to

    Re: Problem in the relationships

     Hi Lulu,

    Maybe the first thing to do would be to establish what you'd like to work on first. Would you like to work on your relationship issues, your guilt, your anxiety, or the feeling of disconnection from yourself? A few of them will probably be inter-connected - however, being specific about what you want to change is a good starting point.

    You're probably correct about the psychological reversal thing. Any time you use EFT and an issue doesn't seem to budge, try to look for reasons why you may subconsciously not want the issue to shift. For example, you may not feel deserving of the change, or you may feel you'll hurt somebody if you change (maybe this is what you're experiencing towards your father, in relation to men). 

    If you're having trouble assessing your SUDs level, maybe you can try looking at the beliefs behind the event, and assess how true they feel for you before and after tapping. Another thing you can do is play a movie of the event, and notice how the details of the movie change as you keep tapping. 

    I read an article recently which suggested that if you're experiencing unexplained resistance towards tapping on a particular issue, it may mean your subconscious knows what's coming up, and is trying to protect you from intense memories and emotions. Maybe the next time you tap, you can explore this theme a bit. 

    Hopefully this helps you establish yourself a bit, and decide what you want to work on. Once you've made up your mind, drop us a post, and we'll see how we can help :-)

     

  • 05-04-2009 4:03 AM In reply to

    • breeld
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    Re: Problem in the relationships

    Longtime lurker, first time poster!

     Lulu

    I had been thru many, many relationships in my lifetime-none of them fulfilling, none of them right. I had these feelings of not deserving, not good enough, something must be wrong with me, etc.   I was just about to give up on finding what I wanted and needed.  So I started by tapping on the undeserving feelings, the not being good enough, etc. until I KNEW I was good enough and did deserve a good man.  Then I started tapping with Brad Yates on being a love magnet. I also tapped alone about attracting love-and tapping for the ideal man for "me". I got very specific about what I was looking for in a man..eg: someone with the same interests as me, someone I could have deep meaningful conversations with, who would love me as I love him, that would want to protect me and take care of me, as I would him, etc.  Well, after about 2 weeks of tapping every day, I met him! He was a man that had been praying for around 3 weeks, asking for the same things I had been asking for.  This has been the most wonderful time in my life, as I got even more than I asked for!  Now, instead for trying to be what everyone else wanted me to be, I am free to be myself, and he loves me for that. 

    My advice would be to tap on your own feelings first, the tapping and asking for what you`re looking for. If you`re gonna ask for something, you might as well ask for the whole package, right?

     

  • 05-04-2009 7:08 AM In reply to

    • Lulu
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    Re: Problem in the relationships

    dear chim129,

    thank you very much for your suggestion and advice. you probably are right about the fact that i have to pick one of the issues and then (hopefully) the story will unfold.

    will keep you posted about my progress and (hopefully not) any problems.

     best

    lulu

  • 05-04-2009 7:11 AM In reply to

    • Lulu
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    Re: Problem in the relationships

    dear breeld,

    thank you as well for the encourageing message and advice. i think that combined with the one from chim129, it should work.

    enjoy your happy relationship and my best regards

    lulu

  • 05-04-2009 8:28 PM In reply to

    Re: Problem in the relationships

     Hi Breeld,

    It was really heartening hearing of your story - gives all the rest of us a lot of hope! 

    Lulu, I'm glad you found the information useful; I'm looking forward to hearing of your progress with your issues. Take care :-)

  • 05-05-2009 1:40 AM In reply to

    • breeld
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    Re: Problem in the relationships

    Hi chim129 and Lulu

    Thanks for the kind words, and I will be glad to help in any way I can. I have only used EFT to help people with pain, but I feel like this has opened a new door for me. Not having love can actually be a huge pain, can`t it?

    Brenda

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