EFT & Worrybusting 101

Many coaches advise dealing with worry by getting a piece of paper and writing a list of your worries down the left side and then making a column to the right and listing the worst case scenario for each and every one of those worries. This exercise is supposed to help put things in perspective and get us feeling better.

I don’t know about you, but I have a pretty vivid imagination and, if I’m not careful, I can imagine a “what’s the worst thing that could happen” scenario in glorious technicolor! Once I’ve got a nice big bright image of said imagined disaster, I can usually get my heart rate up a bit, start feeling anxious etc etc

A lot depends on our present state of mind when we do worry busting exercises. The trouble with worry is that it can be contagious and magnetic too. What do I mean by that? It’s quite simply really, once we start worrying about one thing, it’s easy to worry about a load more. One worry sticks out like a magnet and other worries drift along and stick to it like a bunch of iron filings. In my experience, that does not help me get things in perspective, and it doesn’t get me feeling better!

The neat thing about Emotional Freedom techniques (EFT) is that it turns off the magnetic pull of anxiety instantly. EFT gives true perspective, EFT turns down the brightness of any worrisome imaginings of disastrous outcomes and it  also gets your resources and coping skills back on line fast.

That’s why EFT is my number one tool for worry-busting.

How do you use EFT to stop worry and anxiety?

It’s easy

Hop over to our EFT the basics page and try it for yourself. Just pick a statement – something like “Even though I’m worried sick about…” should get you started, then follow the steps and tap the sequence through and start feeling some relief. Don’t be scared to get specific about your concerns, EFT works wonders on specific aspects of anxiety, the more thorough you get, the better you’ll feel.

If you want to get really serious about using EFT for relief from anxiety pay our EFT eBook page a visit and find out how you can be an EFT wizard in just 10 minutes!

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