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EFT Client Questions (FAQ's)

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Questions (Answers below):
1. How do I make time for EFT?
2. If I have multiple issues what do I tap on?
3. How do I come up with good setup statements?
4. I have tried EFT but I never feel anything when I tap. What's wrong?


1. Question: How do I make time for EFT?
I have a very busy life. How do I find the time in an already over-full schedule to use EFT? I know that for chronic conditions I need to work on them every day.

Answer: You can either plan 5-15 minutes a day to do EFT and/or you can just do one quick round several times a day. An easy way to do this is to start attaching the idea of doing EFT to things you do every day, things like: getting out of bed, using the toilet, washing your hands, brushing your teeth, eating meals, getting into your car, turning on your radio/CD player/DVD player/TV, using your phone and computer, etc. Since it takes a minute or less to do one round of EFT, it is really not an inconvenience. It's more a matter of remembering to do it, and this becomes easy when you connect the idea of tapping to routine activities you do every day.

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2. Question: If I have multiple issues what do I tap on?
I have a lot of issues to work on, a lot of different physical challenges. It seems kind of overwhelming. What do I tap on? How can I use EFT to make the most difference? I am so frustrated about my situation!

Answer: In most cases it is best to focus on specifics with EFT. Gary Craig's analogy is that you can either "trim off the tops of the trees in the forest" by being general in your approach (tapping on all of your problems at once), or you can focus on one "tree" (issue) at a time and take it down (reduce the intensity), then another tree and take it down, etc. The advantage to working on one tree at a time is that the root systems of the trees are connected, and by felling several trees you end up taking other trees down as well without having to address each of them individually. (Related issues will also lose their intensity without your having to address them each individually). I have found this to be true in my personal experience and also in working with clients. Most of the time this is the way to go. So, take one physical issue and tap on it. Be very specific. "Even though I have this pain inside my left shoulder blade, I deeply and completely love and accept myself." "Even though my insulin level is ___, I deeply and completely love and accept myself." You get the idea. For chronic issues you might want to tap 3-10 times a day on that issue. Since the tapping procedure takes about a minute to perform, you can easily do it many times a day on one chronic issue. You can also use EFT on multiple chronic issues in the same day, but just be sure to be specific as you address each issue.

You mentioned that you are frustrated. You might also want to tap on your frustration about the fact that you have so many issues to resolve. That is also a tappable issue, and if you can reduce your intensity regarding your frustration (or eliminate it) the reduction in your stress level should positively affect your overall well-being.

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3. Question: How do I come up with good setup statements?
My greatest block is coming up with good setup statements (and reminder phrases). I not sure whether to make them positive (what I want to achieve) or a negative (what I'm trying to remember not to do or feel) affirmations. I decided to go for the positive but I am not sure I'm doing the right thing.

Answer: Here is what I would recommend. The positives are not the problem, the negatives are the problem. So you want to be sure to tap on those. Having said that, it is also very good to "tap in" the positives as well. (It can be helpful to get out a piece of paper and write down both negatives and positives to help keep your focus on one issue at a time and also to help you keep track of where you are in the process.)

Start with the negatives and do a few rounds of those. As you release the energy blocks that cause those emotions your thinking will naturally become more positive and "lighter". After several rounds, or when you feel you have made some good headway, shift over to the positives and "tap those in" either by using the regular tapping points or by tapping AROUND the ears (on the head, not the ears), starting at the middle of the ear (from top to bottom) on your face (near your cheek) and going over the top of the ear to the base of the ear at your hairline (near your neck).

You can use one single phrase for all the tapping points or a different phrase for each tapping point. Feel free to get creative with it and use your intuition. It's a very forgiving process, and as long as your intention is clear and you are hitting the right spots on your body (where the tapping points are) you can't do it wrong.

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4. Question: I have tried EFT but I never feel anything when I tap. What's wrong?

Answer: Several of my clients clients who tried EFT before we worked together, and even watched the DVDs, said they experienced no results. Once we worked together they discovered how to use EFT more proficiently and then were able to do it on their own. When I first found EFT I DID have immediate results both when tapping on myself and with clients, which is why I was immediately so excited about it. So I think it can go either way: you can get it immediately on your own, or sometimes it works better with some help from an EFT practitioner.

One of my clients had her first job interview in 20 years, and she had some anxiety about it. She did a LOT of tapping in preparation for it and the interview went extremely well. Afterward my client told me that she thought when she was doing the tapping that EFT wasn't working, but then later came to realize that had been working in subtle ways all along that were adding up over time.

If you are not educated about "aspects" it's easy to think you are not getting results when you actually are. Aspects are the multiple pieces or layers that may need to be tapped on in order to entirely collapse an issue. Sometimes it takes chipping away at a block for a while before a whole iceberg falls off into the ocean. This is also why it's very handy to understand how to use the SUDS scale, so that you can measure the increase in your feeling of relief as you are chipping away at the block.

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