Stress and the Tapping Technique

[Lady4]

Has anybody been introduced to this as therapy?

It seems to have similar results to CBT in some clinical trials and I was curious.

It first appeared as a facebook ad earlier, so as it mentioned Psychology Today, I read their article and also found an Article on the Positive Psychology website.

It seems a way of acknowledging a problem, accepting it and kinda letting it wash over you (by tapping and mantra), so if you experience that feeling again its not so intense. Although one emotion can lead to another to be addressed so with serious issues best to be done under supervision of a professional.

They mention it can also be used if you can't get your breathing in check when feeling a panic attack coming on.

[bookish]

Hi, I found this for myself rather than it being therapy as such, although I did it regularly and have found it helpful. A useful tool to have in the kit. I used Jessica and Nick Ortner's EFT to begin with and now just do a variant of my own, generally for anxiety or stress. What you say about potentially raising significant issues which would be better with proper support is I think spot on - although I haven't gone too deep I can see that it might be too powerful, particularly for anyone who may have buried trauma. Following a full tapping session can be surprisingly strong, makes me tired and emotional. Now that I have my B vitamins in better order, my anxiety levels have dropped anyway (and some of the neuro ones) so I use it less often. Best wishes