Posted by over 55 on July 5, 2006, at 9:16:47
In reply to Re: Ouch!!!!!!!! » over 55, posted by Kath on June 30, 2006, at 17:57:42
> Hi Over55,
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> I am too - I'm 59. I'm going to answer between ******** marks**********
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> > Hi,
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> > You are right....this is interesting and wondered if I can get in on the discussion. I am familiar with EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and am wondering if it is similar.
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> ******yes, it is similar. The lady who taught me TAT also taught me EFT & up until TAT I'd been using it. EFT has also helped me greatly. I tend to use TAT now, but if I'm feeling a certain emotion I'll sometimes use EFT to deal with it. I like TAT though, because it's just the 1 position of hands & you don't even need to think anything or say anything. You CAN use the 7 sentences while you think of a certain trauma or situation if you want to. I've done it both ways.
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> I tend to have troubled dreams often & wake up with the emotions that I'd have if I actually DID experience the events of the dream. When I wake up & feel crappy, I'll just do the 'hold' & feel how I feel & have in my mind, "This is about how I feel as a result of my dreams last nite". I have my eyes open & I just breathe deeply & what I find is that at some point (often in about a minute) my thoughts start to wander & I'll start thinking about something else. At that point, I let go with my hands & usually feel as if my vision is clearer. Almost as if there was the slightest haze in the room before & it's gone now. It's hard to describe...it sounds wierd. But it's as if there's a 'clearness' afterwards. Sometimes I'll find that after a minute of doing the hold, I'll take a huge deep breath or sigh. It is so EASY to do!!!!!!
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> I can't remember if I mentioned in my original post, but the "big deal" issues that I dealt with (with Susan, the lady who I learned this from) were:
> 1) Emotional trauma from being left in my crib when I was a baby - can't remember how old, but maybe between 9 months & a year or so.
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> 2) The trauma about my Mom getting cancer & dying when I was 23 & my intense grief & abandonment about it.
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> 3) Going through the period from when my son was about 13 until now (he's 22). All the sh*t that happened, including him having to leave our home on a few occassions when he wouldn't follow the rules necessary to live here (basically go to school or work). Although he's on his own now, there's still BIG stess related to the fact that he won't get a job...etc.
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> Each session was on a different day. After doing TAT, each time - I found that I had a tremendous amount of emotional & physical energy & tackled various areas in my house that needed sorting - things that had totally overwhelmed me before. When I mentioned this to Susan, she mentioned that it takes a LOT of energy storing these traumas & having them inside us.********
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> The basic info and CD were free (very nice) and permission is granted to copy and give away copies to 50 people, so don't beleive this to be a money scam in any way.
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> ********I totally agree that it's not a scam. The TAT website also lets you download the instructions and a workbook FREE. There are other things that you can purchase, but the basics are free.************
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> Anyway, I have used the techique which basically is "tapping" on various appointed pressure points in sequence along with affirmations to dispell the false beliefs associated with physical or emotional pain. I have used it successfully on tooth pain and many times on emotional issues that I am obsessing over with no solution in sight. It seems to interrupt the negative cycle of thinking and at the end of a few mintues of cyclic "tapping on pressure points", I honestly can't remember what the problem was.
> *********Isn't that cool?! I know - I find the same thing. That tooth pain thing is GREAT. I haven't tried it on physical stuff, but I will.****
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> I have not done the extensive "tapping" that many have gone on to that "gets to the sourse" as I have been sstisfied to relieve the immeidate anxiety. Any thoughts on this?
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> *****I haven't seen the CD info, so I don't know about the source part. I find that interesting. Do you mean the source for each individual problem? Is it the same tapping?
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> Now that I'm using TAT, I find I like it better, although if it's a specific FEELING - a very specific one, I tend to use tapping. If it's a situation or something, I'll use TAT because with it, you don't need to figure out anything.
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> I like, with these techniques, that you don't need to RE-FEEL the hurts. I really like that. Susan says she doesn't think we need to be re-traumatized.
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> Well, I think that's all for now. I'm so glad you're interested. As I told TJ I'm away for a week as of tomorrow, but will check here when I return.
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> :-) KathHi Kath,
Now I am really interested. The easier, the better. It is amazing how even if something does work, my memory is short enough that I will reach for a pill instead of just tapping!! Or I will "suffer" for awhile before rememebering to "tap". I am definitely going to look at TAT and try it. I use the easy method of EFT. The idea for getting to the sourse from what I have gathered from reading the Newsletter is to "tap" on new issues as they come up when dealing with any emotional issue. I usually just want the bad feelings to just go away so don't focus on "listening" to anything coming up, just concentrate on the tapping to get it over with. I just need to remember to tap and not suffer!! Hope you have a great holiday and will chat again soon. thanks for the info.
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