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EFT to each of them until you either laugh about it emphasis...
or "can't think about it any more." Be sure to notice
any aspects that may come up and consider them "If you are ultimately going to do something
separate trees in your negative forest. Apply EFT important that will make a real difference...do it
to them accordingly. Be sure to keep after each now"
event until it is resolved.
Personal Peace to all, Gary
If you cannot get a 0-10 intensity level on a
particular movie then assume you are repressing it
and apply 10 full rounds of EFT on it from every
What to expect
angle you can think of. This gives you a high
As you apply EFT as directed above, your cravings
possibility for resolving it.
should be dramatically reduced on the first day and they
should get milder and less frequent as the days roll on.
After the big redwoods have been removed, go
Eventually, you should have no cravings whatsoever
to the next biggest trees.
and any addictive substance involved will actually seem
repulsive. You will be free. Your attitudes toward it
5. Do at least one movie (specific event) per
will change and you will wonder what you ever saw in
day...preferably three...for 3 months. It only takes
the addiction in the first place.
minutes per day. At this rate you will have resolved
These are healthy signs, of course. When you reach
90 to 270 specific events in 3 months. Then notice this point you should continue with the entire daily
routine for a few days to "lock it in."
how your body feels better. Note, too, how your
Once the addiction is broken, however, you are still
"threshold for getting upset" is much lower. Note
not immune from being re-addicted. Avoiding any
how your relationships are better and how many of
future temptation is advised. This is true, of course,
your therapy type issues just don't seem to be there
with any addiction recovery.
any more. Revisit some of those specific events
and notice how those previously intense incidences
Questions and Answers
have faded into nothingness. Note any
Q. How much time will it take to get over my
improvements in your blood pressure, pulse and
addiction? This varies widely. In my experience,
breathing ability.
addictions to relatively mild substances like chocolate,
coffee, soft drinks and various foods are often gone in a
I ask you to consciously notice these things
few days. They actually become repulsive to the addict.
I just finished helping a lady who overcame addictions
because, unless you do, the quality healing you will
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to soft drinks, bacon, onion rings, chocolate, gooey type Q. How does EFT help with weight loss? If you
candies, and french fries with one or two trips through want to lose weight you must address the foundational
The Basic Recipe for each substance. She is no longer cause. And that cause is an addiction to food which is
tempted by them. Other people take longer, of course. driven by anxiety...just like any other addiction. In fact,
Addictions to stronger substances like cigarettes, the number one addictive substance in America is food.
alcohol, cocaine, etc. usually take longer....maybe a It has a way of temporarily masking anxiety in a
week or two. I worked with one man who eliminated manner similar to tobacco, alcohol, etc. How many
his several year addiction to alcohol in 3 or 4 trips times have you raided the refrigerator when you weren't
through The Basic Recipe. This result is not rare but it's really hungry? Why did you do it? To mask a feeling
also not the kind of thing I can predict for you. of anxiety? You may not have called it anxiety. You
There are no hard and fast rules here. It is over may have called it boredom or "nervous eating" but it
when it is over....and you will know when that is was, nonetheless, a form of anxiety.
because you simply won't want it any more. In the The anxiety that drives an addiction to food...or any
meantime the only real "pain" you should have is doing other substance or behavior...can come from many
The Basic Recipe repeatedly. Withdrawal symptoms places. It can come from the stress in the family or
should be nominal. workplace or it can come from abusive childhood
experiences or traumatic memories.
Q. Can I address several addictions with the
same trip through The Basic Recipe? No....you can To lose weight, obviously, you must eliminate the
only address one addiction at a time. Do not combine anxiety that drives the overeating behavior. What better
two or more addictions into the same trip through The tool to use than EFT? In addition to The Personal Peace
Basic Recipe. Use a separate trip for each addiction. Procedure (described above), persistently apply (25
Don't be surprised, however, if diligently pursuing times per day) The Basic Recipe to your overeating
one addiction breaks other addictions along the way. behavior so that the underlying anxiety subsides. Use it
This happens sometimes because the tapping drops again to reduce the unnecessary food cravings when
one's anxiety in such a manner that nothing is required they arise (Even though I crave that pie...) and, over
as a tranquilizer. There's no way to predict this rather time, the cause of your food addiction...and thus your
delightful phenomenon but it does happen. overweight condition...should leave.
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Using EFT for Physical Healing
Nowhere is there more obvious evidence for the That EFT deserves a prominent place in the physical
existence of the mind-body connection than EFT. By healing hall of fame is undeniable. Even the most
now you have witnessed (and I hope experienced) casual observer must greet the results with great respect.
dramatic physical healing on several levels. But the obvious question is...why does it work?
Here is a beginning list of the physical ailments Why, if its original design is to address emotional
which have been addressed by EFT with either partial issues, does the identical process work so remarkably
or complete success: well on physical problems? There are many mysteries
surrounding the healing sciences and that is why
Headaches, back pain, stiff neck and research in this field is an unending process. EFT is no
shoulders, joint pains, cancer, chronic fatigue exception.
syndrome, lupus, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, Just as the proper flow of blood throughout the body
asthma, allergies, itching eyes, body sores, is vital to one's physical health, so is the proper flow of
rashes, insomnia, constipation, irritable bowel the body's energy. Thus, balancing it with EFT is
syndrome, eyesight, muscle tightness, bee stings, bound to promote physical healing.
urination problems, morning sickness, PMS, It is undeniable that negative emotions contribute to
sexual dysfunctions, sweating, poor physical ailments. To the extent that EFT neutralizes
coordination, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, those negative emotions, the physical symptoms appear
numbness in the fingers, stomachaches, to subside.
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