Most everyone experiences moments of complete and utter frustration--whether it's work-related, family oriented or an issue with a friend. And most of the time, this frustration leads to compulsory complaining, or griping, which involves a great deal of emotional intensity from both the "gripers" standpoint, as well as the listener's.
While this can be a stressful situation for all concerned, hope is found in an effective technique that helps eliminate and harmonize emotional intensity: The energy psychology tool Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) [text in blue].
EFT is a form of psychological acupressure, based on the same energy meridians used in traditional acupuncture to treat physical and emotional ailments for over 5,000 years, but without the invasiveness of needles. Simple tapping with the fingertips is used to input kinetic energy onto specific meridians on the head and chest while one thinks about their specific problem.
Overcoming Stress With EFT
According to one EFT practitioner, people often turn to trusted friends and family members to let off steam and be comforted. Yet when people retell a stressful incident, they relive the experience and the stored emotions can either be:
In some instances, after the second, third or perhaps fourth retelling, the pain becomes more powerful than it was to begin with. Here's where EFT comes in.
While using EFT, it is important to tap while telling a story that has negative emotional intensity. The key is to start tapping and to tap continuously throughout the entire telling of the incident [text in blue]. The order and number of taps do not matter--in fact one could tap the same point on the body the whole time if it feels best. Healing is much more probable if one simply taps the acupoints while expressing hurt, anger, sadness or feelings of being out of control.
Thus, as the noise of the emotional disruption subsides, people will be far more likely to hear their intuition guiding them toward resolving their situation in the best possible way.
EFT 1-Minute News, March 31, 2005 (Free Full-Text Article)
This article kicked me in the head in a profound way. I have known about EFT for over five years but it never occurred to me to use it when I found myself complaining about a situation. No, I am not perfect--far from it--and my obsessive-compulsive nature finds me complaining more often than I would like.
This is an absolutely amazing strategy all of us can do that doesn't cost you a single penny. Most of you reading this know about EFT; if you don't you are missing out on one of the most amazing health discoveries yet. If you need to learn more about EFT you can go to my free EFT manual.
As Gary Craig, the founder of EFT, is fond of saying, you can use EFT for just about anything, so don't stop on using it only for griping. You choose your mental state by how you react to events in your life, especially stressful ones. You have a choice ... so let's make those choices healthy ones by using some EFT proactively.
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