| Many people work with me to overcome the after | | | | traumatic diagnosis moments that may still be |
| effects of traumas like rape, auto accidents, | | | | affecting you. |
| childhood abuse, war experiences, etc. These | | | | Use EFT to deal with any medical or dental |
| terrifying, often life threatening events leave them | | | | procedures that create strong anxiety or fear. Again, |
| with what is called Post Traumatic Stress. They can't | | | | start by saying or thinking, "Even though I am |
| stop reliving what happened, often have nightmares, | | | | extremely anxious whenever I think of: having my |
| and develop other fears. | | | | teeth cleaned, going for a mammogram, having a |
| I also see people who suffer from another kind of | | | | pelvic exam, getting a flu shot, etc, I know that I |
| trauma, and they don't even know it. They usually | | | | deserve good health." Tap as many rounds as you |
| come in to seek treatment for something else and | | | | need until you feel unafraid. |
| discover that unhealed emotional wounds from a | | | | Do you still feel sad about losing good friends when |
| past disturbance are contributing to their current | | | | you or they moved away? Some people felt as if |
| problem. These traumas result from commonplace | | | | someone died when this happened. That loss may still |
| experiences that also happen to others who seem | | | | be a deep pain all these years later. Take a few |
| untouched by them. | | | | minutes to treat your sadness with EFT. Say, " Even |
| The kind of upsets I am thinking of are: diagnosis | | | | though_____ happened when I was _____ years |
| trauma, medical or dental procedures, having your | | | | old, and I still feel sad and hurt, I am releasing that |
| best friend move away when you are growing up, | | | | now." Tap and notice any thoughts or other |
| moving away from your friends in childhood, and | | | | memories of loss or abandonment that may surface. |
| being embarrassed or criticized in front of a group or | | | | If necessary, tap on those memories too. Continue |
| a class in school. You may have tried to share your | | | | until you feel serene and accepting as you remember |
| upset with your family or friends only to hear, "Just | | | | what happened. |
| get over it!" You suppress your feelings, but the | | | | I knew an intelligent and capable woman who held a |
| body remembers. Continuing to carry this stress is | | | | very low paying job that was safe but boring. When |
| harmful. | | | | she was in the second grade, her teacher criticized |
| Diagnosis trauma occurs at the moment the doctor | | | | her in front of the class. At that moment, she made |
| tells you that something is wrong with you. Hearing | | | | two decisions: that she would never let that happen |
| "You have cancer;" "You will need surgery for this;" | | | | to her again and she was stupid. As a result, she |
| "We need to do more tests." Or "I think you should | | | | chose a life in which she never called attention to |
| see a specialist;" may feel as if someone punched | | | | herself and never worked at anything where she |
| you in the stomach or stabbed you. | | | | might fail or be criticized. If you are still haunted by a |
| All you have to do is use EFT (Emotional Freedom | | | | childhood memory of being shamed, use EFT now to |
| Techniques) to release whatever your initial reaction | | | | free yourself. Say, "Even though _____ happened |
| was to hearing this. Start by tapping the outside | | | | to me when I was _____ years old, and I decided |
| edge of your hand saying, "Even though the doctor | | | | _____, I am tired of blocking myself from achieving |
| said, ______ and I felt terrified/ breathless/ faint, | | | | health/ success/ happiness/ love etc and I am ready |
| etc, I deserve good health." Then, using the index | | | | to let the past go. Keep tapping until you feel free. If |
| and middle fingers together, tap on each of these | | | | more memories come to mind, you may want to tap |
| energy points for about 3 seconds: the beginning of | | | | them away over the next few days. |
| the eyebrow near the nose, the outside edge of the | | | | When people tell you to "just get over it!" they |
| eye socket, under the lower eyelid, under the nose, | | | | never tell you how to accomplish that. Therefore, |
| under the lower lip, under the collar bone, and on the | | | | most people just push whatever it is below the |
| side of the body about 4 inches below the armpit. | | | | surface where it still smolders. EFT will help you "get |
| Keep gently tapping these energy points until you | | | | over it" permanently. |
| feel calm and positive. Use this on all old memories of | | | | |