What are the benefits of emotional freedom techniques (EFT)?
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Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum answered:Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), an acupressure technique, is especially helpful for phobias, fears, anxieties, traumas, anger, depression, resentment, guilt, low self-esteem, and many other uncomfortable emotions. People have also been successful in eliminating allergies, food cravings, physical symptoms, and harmful beliefs with this technique. The main ingredient for success in using EFT is the willingness to use it and the determination to see it through. Some issues are easier to clear than others and may need more treatments. For especially traumatic, complex, or deep-seated issues, it may be helpful to work with an EFT practitioner.
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), an acupressure technique, is especially helpful for phobias, fears, anxieties, traumas, anger, depression, resentment, guilt, low self-esteem, and many other uncomfortable emotions. People have also been successful... More -
Aila Accad of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered:Most disease and illness is either caused or made worse by stress. Addressing stress can help reduce symptoms. There is a simple acupressure approach called the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) that is proven to help reduce stress, pain and other symptoms of illness with no side effects.
EFT works on the same principle as acupuncture. An acupuncturist uses tiny needles to stimulate the appropriate meridian for relief of pain and symptoms. EFT allows you to stimulate meridians without the use of needles by tapping. Research shows that tapping certain acupressure points relaxes the body by reducing cortisol (stress hormone) levels.
When you tap on those acupressure points, while focusing on a specific pain, area of the body, thought, or emotion the results can be even more powerful and direct.
EFT can provide some relief when you are experiencing stress and symptoms of pain or illness that may have stress or emotional causes. This simple acupressure tapping technique requires no prescription and has no side effects. It is a safe tool that you can use any time to calm your body and ease your mind. A tool that is as close as your fingertips.
You can see and tap along with the EFT Demonstration Video at
http://tinyurl.com/2qg2mb.Important Note:
EFT is not a substitute for appropriate medical treatment. Always check with your practitioner before changing or discontinuing any prescribed medical treatment including medication.
EFT can be extremely helpful in releasing phobias, disturbing traumatic (PTSD) or lifelong patterns of stress that are difficult to release on your own. It is helpful to find a qualified EFT practitioner to guide you through the additional tapping techniques that work safely and effectively on these deeper levels.Most disease and illness is either caused or made worse by stress. Addressing stress can help reduce symptoms. There is a simple acupressure approach called the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) that is proven to help reduce stress, pain and other... More -
Advocates of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) believe that practicing the therapy regularly may help improve physical pains and illnesses. Tapping may be done up to 10 times per day, but the founder of EFT claims that doing the procedure once a day at bedtime may be frequent enough to manage symptoms. Each session should last between 3-5 minutes. Most EFT professionals believe that a total of about 6-8 hours of tapping are required to achieve the desired goal. People are encouraged to say their statements with great enthusiasm. According to proponents of EFT, the subconscious mind will not convert a person's affirmations into reality unless he/she can tie the statements in with emotional energy.
According to practitioners of EFT, negative experiences result in a person having negative emotions. These emotions are internalized by the body, and as a result, the energy systems are disrupted. This ultimately leads to physical symptoms. The tapping is aimed at correcting the disruption of energy systems that occurs. Practitioners of EFT claim that repeating affirmations (in combination with tapping) will eventually will cause the subconscious to accept the statements. As a result, this may help reduce symptoms because, according to EFT practitioners, the subconscious mind brings up whatever emotional issue is contributing to the cause of the physical symptom. The affirmations are intended to help people recover from negative emotions, which will help restore proper flow of energy in their bodies. If practiced regularly for several days, the mind, body, and spirit begin to work in unison once more.
A 2003 trial, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, randomly assigned people with phobias of small animals to 30 minutes of treatment with EFT or a relaxation method called diaphragmatic breathing. Immediately afterwards, individuals who received EFT reported a significant decrease in their phobias as evidenced by three self-reported measures. In a behavioral assessment, individuals who received EFT demonstrated significantly greater improvement immediately after the session, as well as at follow-up at six and nine months.
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Advocates of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) believe that practicing the therapy regularly may help improve physical pains and illnesses. Tapping may be done up to 10 times per day, but the founder of EFT claims that doing the procedure once... More
