EFT Tapping - Using EFT to Get Out of a Stuck Place and Handle Emotionally Challenging Situations

By Elisabeth Kuhn
Ever find yourself stuck or in a challenging situation? It's important to change your mindset in order to get moving again, but that can be a challenge in itself. Fortunately, EFT can be a big help with getting to a better emotional (and physical) place.

You know that wallowing in your stuck situation isn't going to get you out. But what if you don't really know what to do? That's when you want to use EFT. Here are a few steps:

1) Just tap

If you're trying to deal with intense emotions, you can just start tapping. Feel free to either tap the various points, i.e., eyebrow, side of eye, under eye, under nose, chin, collarbone, under arm, and top of head.

Or, if you prefer, you can just keep tapping your collarbone.

After a while, you might feel that you want to do some more structured tapping. Or you can just start there right away.

2) Set-up

So you can tap on your karate chop point and repeat the following set up phrase (feel free to make adjustments as needed):

"Even though I feel stuck, I choose to feel confident that I'll know the next step when it's time to take it."

"Even though I feel very uncomfortable and scared, I choose to feel calm and confident.

"Even though I feel unsure about what to do, I choose to love and accept myself anyway.

3) Tapping the points

Next, start tapping the points, taking phrases from the above, and adding additional ones as needed. For example:

Negative statements

I feel stuck.I feel scared., I feel uncomfortable., I don't know what to do., I wish I knew what to do., I'm afraid of what might happen., And so on.,

Hopeful statements

Then, move on to somewhat more hopeful phrases, including some like these.

I prefer to get unstuck.I'm willing to let go of the fear., I can handle a certain level of discomfort., I prefer to let go of the discomfort., I am going to figure out what to do., I like the idea of what to do., I believe I can handle whatever might happen.,

And so on.

Positive statements

Finally, continue tapping, but now use positive statements:

I choose to feel calm and confident.The solution is coming to me., I am excited about tackling this challenge., Challenges are opportunities for growth., I'm feeling much calmer already., I choose to love and accept myself.,

After a couple of rounds of positive statements, just take a deep breath. Chances are that you're feeling better already. If not, repeat as needed, and make adjustments to reflect where you are in the process of overcoming that challenging situation.

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