It doesn't solve anything, it doesn't cure anything and it doesn't fix anything. But what it does do is calm down the system to allow it to make a decision and a reaction based on fact, reason and love, rather than on fear, learned patterns and the all powerful survival instinct.
When the body is in a state of anxiety, it is actually in a state of 'extreme protection' where the brain perceives a really substantial threat to your life. So when we're anxious, it's our body screaming at you "BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO STAY ALIVE!" The adrenal gland does an amazing job of powering hormones and chemicals through us to give us that super-human strength we need to lift us out of whatever terribly dangerous situation we've found ourselves in. But when we're anxious, we perceive that similar level of danger, everywhere.
Then we go all Computery. 'What the actual flip flop is she talking about?' It's alright, I can hear you!
So, you have a lovely computer. Its's great, you love it. But unfortunately, the only way you can power it is from a battery. Are you with me? I know this is a wild concept.
So, you want to be able to use your Puter for short or long periods, as you desire/need. Of course. Who wouldn't. So, when you've finished with it, you shut it down, yes? This saves the battery (which means you can use it when you desperately need it) it also stops naughty viruses hopping onto your computer while it's sat there taking in every bit of Her Majesty's interweb information that's being thrown at it. We all know how sluggish, exasperating and slow to start our computers are after we've given them a bit of a hammering.
Well your system is just the same. When you NEED the fight/flight response that comes from the anxiety to stay alive that alerts you to danger (without that none of us would be here now) it is there at your disposal. But, if you don't switch it off, it loses it's battery power, gets confused and sluggish by all the other information that's being thrown at it while you're not even watching. This is where the tapping comes in.
It allows us to regulate that system. To give it a rest, to ensure that the only danger it freaks out about are actual dangers, not simply perceived ones.
So, when you think about it, it's not really "magical", just energy regulation and brain pattern re-writing (hence 'the Brain Trainer'). It's no wonder everyone wants to learn more.
There are people out there who like to do things on their own. To study, cherry pick what's helpful and crack on with it. I expect there are very many EFT users out there who are completely self taught. There's a lot of information available to everyone, what we choose to do with it is our bag.
But many people, like myself, have come to EFT for recovery. For real trauma, sickness, and all that bad shizz. Working with a practitioner gives you access to a resource that really genuinely is all powerful - the human brain. A second one. How often do we get chance to have two brains?!
A good practitioner gives insight into your patterns, limiting beliefs and learned behaviours that you probably won't even be able to see because they are SO ingrained into your fabric. They have experience that is invaluable and see patterns and trends in human behaviour and reaction between different an unrelated individuals that can really, really benefit you.
There is something truly wonderful also about being told what to do - in a loving and safe sense anyway! Now I don't mean that your practitioner will say to you "now put Skype down and go and wash my car" but they will be experienced in the wording and the practicing of the actual mechanics of the routine we go through, leaving you completely free to focus on that lovely brain of yours. The fact is, when you work with a practitioner, you will get more powerful results, quicker. The sense of peace that comes after working through a session with your second brain and pair of hands to help you carry the load, is just glorious.
Of course, money is always a factor in everything we do. Practitioners have a right to earn a decent living from what they are experts in. They wouldn't be able to help us if they didn't. The per hour rate is something that people who work for a company or a corporation can often raise an eyebrow at, but simply put, you may pay for an hour, but it takes three hours to give you that hour. All of these wonderful people are self employed, so they have accountants and taxes to pay, offices to run, records to keep, training and qualifications to keep up, advertising and marketing to do - and most people like this give an awful lot back to the community too. They also work many, many more hours than us mere mortals.
We also have this limiting belief that we don't deserve our own financial investment too. We put having a new smartphone before having a peaceful and relaxing self caring weekend away. We put an new pair of shoes (when we already have 12 like that) before the therapeutic massage that could help us to feel so much better physically. We put the new bits of tat for the living room or new hall carpet before investing in good quality natural healthy nutrition - often the 'immediate gratification over long term goals' thing overpowers us (read this book: The Marshmallow Test). Surely we deserve better for ourselves?
Well there's no surely about it. We do deserve better.
And don't call me Shirley.
