EFT For Physical Problems - How to Get Relief From Pain and Illness With EFT

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When you have a physical problem, chances are good there is some emotion connected to it. And sometimes if you're tapping on an emotional issue, you'll feel pain or tension somewhere in your body.

So How Do I Tap?
EFT is very flexible. You can focus on either the emotion or the physical sensation. Or switch back and forth between the physical and the emotional. You can also do detective work to find the connection between the two.

Starting with the Physical
Sometimes you're only aware of a physical problem. Maybe it's back pain. Or congestion in your chest. Regardless of the cause, you can use EFT to help yourself. That means it doesn't matter if you caught a cold, have spinal stenosis, or have a crick in your neck because you slept wrong last night. You can still feel better by tapping.

You can start with tapping only on the symptom - the physical sensation. If you can clear the problem that way, great! But if you can't get to a zero intensity level on it, ask yourself a few questions:

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  Did something disturbing happen shortly before the problem started? The emotions from that event can be tangled up in your energy system with the physical problem. So use EFT to clear the emotions of that event. Then check to see if your physical problem is reduced or gone.



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  If this symptom could talk, what would it say to me? Just get quiet and tune in to the pain (or whatever) and ask that question. You may be very surprised with the answer. After you get over the surprise, use EFT on your answer.



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  If the physical location of the problem could talk, what would it say? For instance, ask your back or shoulder or head what it has to say. Then tap on that.



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  Get literal. For instance, if your neck hurts, ask yourself who in your life is a pain in the neck. If your stuffed-up head feels like it's going to explode, ask yourself what situation in your life makes you feel like like your head would explode when you think about it. If your ears are plugged up, ask yourself what you don't want to hear. Then use EFT on that issue.

Starting with the Emotions
If you know you have strong feelings connected to the cause of the problem, you can start there. Did a trauma cause your back ache? Did you have surgery on your shoulder? There are usually strong feelings associated with traumas and surgeries.

Tap away those emotions and you may get good relief from your physical problem. Even simple things like being frustrated because the cold is wearing you out can make it worse. So use EFT on any emotional component you can find.

Tap Only on the Physical to Avoid Emotional Pain
Sometimes a physical problem started from a really painful event. Using EFT on only the present physical sensation is a great way to avoid re-traumatizing yourself. Just stay focused on the body symptom and tap it all the way down to zero. For instance, if your stomach tightens up just remembering that awful accident, tap on only that stomach tightness. Stay with it and tap it down to zero.

It may not completely clear the all the emotions from that event. But it will reduce the emotional charge on it. Then when you go to focus directly on that event, you'll be starting at a much lower emotional intensity level, and it will clear quickly.

Physical Symptoms Changing During EFT
It's really common for physical feelings to move around during your tapping session. Maybe a frontal headache moves to the base of your skull. Maybe the right side of your nose was stuffed up, and now it's clear, but your ear is stopped up.

Another thing that can happen is that the quality of the sensation changes. Pain might turn to tingling. Tension might turn to itching. It's pretty wild how your energy system morphs one sensation into another.

It's a good sign! Those changes are proof that you are shifting the energy. It's on its way out. Whether the symptom is moving or changing to a new feeling, just keep tapping. And stick with it all the way to zero.