A stumbling block for beginners of EFT is "What words do I say?". The purpose of the words in EFT is to keep you focused on an issue; to keep your energy system tuned into the disruption that you wish to clear.
However, sometimes you can’t put words around the feeling. For example, you come home from a long day at work and just feel tired and run down. In this case, do a couple of rounds of tapping (3-5 rounds, or more) without saying any words and just allow your system to unload whatever disruptions are there. I call this Anonymous Tapping.
I also find that Anonymous Tapping is very beneficial just before going to bed. Again, it helps release all the tension built up over the day and improve the quality of your sleep.
Thank you for what you say about tapping without words! I have needed this. I have many books on EFT, but have not come across this perspective yet at all. I am a writer, a former associate professor of religious studies, and I already tap with spiritual music in the background to help take away loud noises. Though I am rarely at a loss for words under most circumstances, I grew up in an extremely cruel environment; which was at the same time phenomenally cultured, musically talented, extremely intellecctual, PhD parents, yet cynical and sarcastic, et al. There are times when I simply have a reluctance to put into voice all of the horrible words which would explain the depth and unhappiness of my feelings, (the words of truth) to explain some of my residual feelings from my growing up years, which can encapsulate me close to bedtime. Thank you for showing me a way around this!
Please take special care.
Peace,
Arielle Hart
Hi Arielle, I’m glad you found it useful. Tuning in to the feeling and tapping is where the magic happens. Often, after tapping on the feeling, we are better able to articulate what it was about – especially for those of us who grew up on overly intellectually focused environments.