Are you sometimes so stressed you can barely function? Wouldn't you like to have a powerful tool that will help you calm down within minutes? Read on to discover how you can use EFT for stress relief.
Whether you have too much on your plate, or whether you're worried about relationships, money, or whether you'll catch the plane, you may find yourself getting stressed.
Our bodies have been designed with the fight or flight response, which worked great in the age of the saber tiger, but nowadays, it's usually quite dysfunctional.
Think about it.
There you are, with a big deadline at work, and you're so stressed that you can't function.
Is that going to help you solve your problem? Absolutely not.
Similarly, if you're stuck in traffic on your way to the airport, stressing out about missing the plane is not going to make the traffic flow any better, nor will it delay the plane.
What can you do instead? Number one on your agenda should be to calm down.
And fortunately, there's EFT, i.
e.
, Emotional Freedom Technique, that has proven highly effective for reducing stress.
Imagine, you start tapping for a couple of minutes, and you'll feel a lot calmer.
You might be able to finally continue working on your project, with just enough adrenaline flowing through your system to stimulate but not to paralyze you.
So what should you do? Get an easy introduction to EFT and start practicing.
In its basic version, it's really quite easy.
Once you get the hang of it, the most important part -- and the easiest part to miss -- will be to remember to actually use EFT when the need arises.
Basically, there are two major parts to the EFT system, the easy version: The set-up phrase while you tap with two fingers of one hand on your karate chop point of the other hand, while saying aloud (if possible): "Even though I feel stressed, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.
" Alternatively, you can change the second half to "I choose to feel calm and confident.
" Repeat that set up phrase three times, and then tap on a series of points while repeating the negative phrase, and later the positive phrase.
In our example, you'd be repeating "I feel stressed" for the negative phrase, and "I love and accept myself" OR "I choose to feel calm and confident" for the positive phrase.
Of course, you can create a range of variations.
And instead of simply saying "I feel stressed," you may want to get a lot more specific.
Depending on what the situation is, you might say, "I worry about missing the plane," or "I'm worried about meeting the deadline," and so on.
Finally, take a deep breath.
And you'll probably find you'll feel a lot calmer.