EFT for stress and anxiety that comes with Afib
Recently I attended a 6-hour seminar series on Stress Management presented in three-parts hosted by the physical therapist I consulted for upper back pain that had become a continual annoyance. The first seminar was on Alternative Treatments for Pain; the second was Stress – The Final Frontier with the observation that: “Estimates are that 85-91% of illnesses and diseases that we suffer and die from are caused by stress.
The last segment lasted over two hours and examined why the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) or “tapping” is an easy and highly effective tool to relieve anxiety, stress, pain and all that relates to PTSD (post traumatic distress disorders) and is about Energy Psychology frequently discussed by Bruce Lipton, PhD. Extensive demos concluded the session.
When Dr. Mercola first introduced EFT to his readers almost 20 years ago, I practiced it based on the CD he provided but then unfortunately forgot about it when I began my afib journey. This Stress workshop reminded me that EFT is a valuable tool for afibbers especially to help manage the accompanying stress and anxiety. While it may not resolve the onset of an afib event, it certainly helps create a sense of calm which will definitely help in a number of ways and may even serve to prevent a full blown event or shorten the duration of it. EFT is especially effective for pain and PTSD.
The presenter, Tom Ockler, told of his personal journey suffering for 27 years with PTSD and how after years of counseling and dollars spent, this simplistic technique was a cure for him. He told us about his visit to a Veterans’ facility where he gave a demo with audience participation. Person after person was totally amazed at the almost instant relief. His hour talk lasted over 5 hours while they rounded up more patients for him to treat. He told us that if we know a veteran suffering from PTSD to send them to him for free treatment. He even helps patients by skype sessions. In more difficult cases, it may take more than one session for treatment; but, then afterwards. they have the tool to do it ‘on demand’ themselves for the rest of their lives.
Tapping lines up the energy field. It targets and down-regulates the limbic system (prefrontal cortex area) which is the survival part of the brain. Tapping quiets down the amydgala.
A post-stroke woman in the audience asked if it would help with her left-arm muscle weakness and hearing loss. He encouraged her to use the technique frequently and keep a log of her improvements. EFT works well on phobias and another audience participant volunteered to be freed of her fear of flying. Just the thought of it gave her sweaty palms. After the tapping session, her palms were no longer sweaty and her anxiety level of 10 from the fear about flying was down to 1.
Tom commented that psychiatrists really hate EFT because it’s so effective. (To say nothing of the fact that drugs are no longer needed to manage these conditions).
There are dozens of Google links to EFT demos and discussions. You’ll notice that each demonstrates tapping slightly differently, but they all tap on the same acupuncture points. Watch a few to get the idea of the technique. It’s really easy.
This link is my PT, Tom Ockler, and the demo video clip at his site is by Dawson Church, PhD author of
The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention.
Tom Ockler’s EFT
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www.tomocklerpt.com]
Dawson Church [
www.youtube.com]
The Tapping Solution by Nick Ortner
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www.thetappingsolution.com]
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www.youtube.com]
See also: [
eftuniverse.com]
Here’s one of many published reports on the efficacy of EFT and the documented study results.
Citation: Feinstein, D. (2012).
Acupoint stimulation in treating psychological disorders: Evidence of efficacy
Review of General Psychology 16, 364-380 . doi: 10.1037/a0028602
© 2012 , American Psychological Association [
innersource.net]
Happy Tapping. You have nothing to lose by trying EFT and in the process, you may gain resolve over other issues that you need to address as well. Let me know how it works for you.
Jackie
PS
You can go here and sign up for a free mp3 download of Bruce Lipton's ACEP Conference keynote "Beings of Energy in Bodies of Matter".
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m360.energypsych.org]