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My counsellor has told me to do finger holds and tapping. Has anyone ever did this in counselling and did it work

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Hello

Some years ago when this was new and not many had heard of it I went to see someone who had me doing this , well to be honest I wanted to laugh as I had never come across it before and I thought they were just taking the fun out of me asking me to do it !

But some years later this method is very popular and people do believe in it and say it works , I have never tried it again after all these years but may give it a go now you have reminded me , like I think now what have we to loose it could help :-)

Take Care x

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Did you do finger holds or tapping. You can have luck on you tube to refresh your memory thanks xx

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Was tapping but he had me singing nursery rhymes as well :-o which I think is what put me of and I never went back !

Will have a look on You tube , thanks :-) x

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😂😂😂😂I know I was thinking have these gone mad altogether. Hope it works xx

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Hi Rayray27, I do EFT tapping for my anxiety and insomnia, I believe in it..so it works for me(did not learn in counselling, just read about one day).After all anxiety is just bad thoughts...lets replace those with affirmative good thoughts :) take care

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How many times do u do this a day. Do u find it works straight away. Xx

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usually twice a day..sometimes more,.if I feel I am getting anxious I tap . for my insomnia I try to remember to tap when I am in tub relaxing before bed. for me it worked right away :)

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Thank you going to keep at it I'm finding it hard to rate d feeling x

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I find the tapping is great if you feel panic. If I feel my heart racing I just start tapping my forehead from one side to the other. When you are doing that for a minute or two you can no longer hear your heart pounding and by the time you stop the pounding your heart has stopped racing. I find it is a great distraction. Do try it.

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