Increasing back pain using the movie technique

Glen Booth — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:18:20 GMT

Hi,

I have been working with a person with a long history of chronic back pain. We were able to decrease the intensity of his pain in one area of his back early in our session. As we worked on a different aspect of his pain, he identified a scene from his childhood that was associated with the specific pain that he was focused on at the time. He gave the episode the title of "At the top of the stairs."

I gave him instructions for making a movie of the episode and running the movie until he began to note even the slightest anxiety and then to pause the moviie and to let me know when he was pausing. We then tapped on the paused picture. After tapping, I asked him to rewind the movie to the beginning and to watch the movie again with the same instructions relating to pausing the movie when he noted even slight anxiousness. He did that and was able to progress farther in the movie on his second attempt than he was able to progress the first time. We did two or three more repetitions of watching the movie, stopping, tapping and going back to the beginning of the movie.. He was able to progress farther in his movie each time. But after his fourth viewing, he told me that each time that he returned to the beginning of the movie his level of pain at the beginning of the movie was higher than it had been the previous time.

I was puzzled. After checking with my intuition, I brought our session to an end for the day. We have agreed to meet again this Thursday. I am going to try to find Gary's book at my local Barnes and Noble. Does any one have any suggestions. I would appreciate assistance.

Grace and Peace,

Glen Booth

Re: Unknown symptom and cause

SkyWatcher — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:47:20 GMT

Hi Rick,

I would recommend going deeper than " problem with my ear". You might want to say something like, Even though:

I don't know what is causing this problem with my ear, I deeply and completely love and accept myself
my ear may be trying to tell me something, and I don't know if I am ready to hear what it is...
I am in sales and I am not able to pay my bills, and I don't know what to do...
my body is trying to give me a clue, and I am not sure what it is...

Before you start tapping rate the ringing and numbness--so you know where you are starting. Then say the above phrases, while tapping on the side of your hand. Then when you tap on your body points use something like, you can use something like "this ear symptom". After a round ortwo of tapping on your body using your reminder phrase, continue tapping while tapping and ranting and get it all out:

I don't have any insurance
my life is not in balance
I can't pay the bills
I don't know what I am going to do

Keep going until you get everything out--get out all of your deepest fears and whatever is inside of you. Then when there is nothing else left, stop tapping and ask yourself, what is the message that your ear has been trying to tell you. Listen. Check your ringing of your ears and numbness.

When the intensity gets down to a 3 or less, start affirming:

I am whole and complete
I am connected to my higher self (or whatever you call it)
things are working out
I remember to breathe and relax
when I get scared, I breathe into my fear and relax

Hope this helps.

In appreciation,

SkyWatcher

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