What is EFT?

The fundamental premise of EFT and energy psychology is:

"The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system".

And because our physical pains and diseases often appear to be connected with our emotions, the following statement has also shown merit:

  "Our unresolved negative emotions are major contributors to most physical pains and diseases."

The energy system referred to above is the same energy system that is used in acupuncture. Simply stated, EFT is an emotional form of accupunture. However, instead of using needles you stimulate well established energy meridian points on your body by  gently tapping them with your fingertips while honing in to a specific problem and aspects of that problem. You then affirm a more positive outcome. Between each round, you rate your emotional intensity from 1-10. This literally lets you watch your progress throughout the session.All of our negative emotions, like anxiety, hurt, anger, shame and so on, are due to a disturbance in one or more of these energy meridians. 

These energy disturbances are linked to memories of painful events. It is not the memory itself that is painful. Rather, when we think of the memory, the associated energy disturbance gets activated, which then causes the negative, painful emotions.

EFT works by intentionally activating an energy disturbance by thinking about a painful memory or just feeling your feelings. While the energy disturbance is activated, you tap with your fingertips on a standard set of 10 easily learned acupuncture points in order to clear out the energy disturbance in the affected meridians. As the disturbance gets cleared through the tapping, you will experience your negative emotions actually drain away. When the energy disturbance has been completely cleared, your negative emotions will be gone. You can then think about the memory with no painful emotional reaction! Problems in your life that resulted from the original experience will clear up as well.

See EFT FAQ for more information.

For more information on EFT, go to Gary Craig's  website and download his free manual.