Australian’s indigenous people have stories that their medicine men, their Witch Doctor, could kill you just by pointing a bone and delivering a curse. Other cultures have the myths of someone casting an evil eye.
Regardless of whether real magic was involved, if the person at which the bone was pointed believed strongly enough that they would die then they did so.
A belief is something we have a feeling of certainty about. A well-meaning Doctor will give you their best diagnosis (their best opinion) and because of our beliefs in them we take this as an unquestionable truth.
There are many studies that show that when a Doctor’s pronounces that a patient has a certain amount of time to live, most people will die within that timeframe – very similar to a witch doctor point the bone at some one. Only a very few people have a strong enough internal belief to prove the Doctor wrong.
This tapping sequence aims to reduce the certainty with which we take on a Doctor’s diagnosis. It does not create denial! If anything, it will help you move past denial more quickly to be clear about your own responsibilities in the healing process.
Using this EFT tapping points guide, start and continue tapping as follows:
| Karate Chop Point: |
Even though I have just received this news and all my feelings are in turmoil, I completely and deeply accept the way I feel. Even though I trust the Doctor, I choose to remember that he is only giving me his opinion and I still believe in myself. Even though I’m terrified that what the Doctor said is true, I choose to take responsibility for my health and my life. Even though the treatments for this disease are brutal and painful, I choose to stay open to all forms of healing, taking responsibility for educating myself as to the best course of action. Even though the Doctor is certain about his diagnosis, I choose to have faith in myself and my body’s ability to heal. Even if I’m not sure how much time I have left, none of us really do, I choose to express gratitude for each and every moment I get to experience until then. |
| Top of Head: | All this emotional turmoil |
| Eyebrows: | I’m scared |
| Side of Eyes: | What if the Doctor is right? |
| Under Eyes | What if the Doctor is wrong? |
| Under Nose: | How can he be so sure? |
| Chin Point: | How can I be sure? |
| Collarbones: | What do I have to live for? What could I have to live for? |
| Under Arms: | My will to live is strong |
| Wrists: | I choose health and wellness for every part of my being |
Continue with another round
| Top of Head: | All the emotions I’m feeling; will I be a burden to others? |
| Eyebrows: | How can I take the best care of myself? |
| Side of Eyes: | How can I be even more grateful for my body, mind and spirit? |
| Under Eyes | What do I want to believe about my healing ability? |
| Under Nose: | How would I notice if my health was getting better? |
| Chin Point: | I choose to notice things to be grateful for |
| Collarbones: | I invite healing at all levels of my being. |
| Under Arms: | I’ve been given a wake up call; is there anything I need to set right? |
| Wrists: | How else can I assist my return to health? |
Last round,
| Top of Head: | I’m responsible for my health. |
| Eyebrows: | I’m doing the best I can. |
| Side of Eyes: | I choose to celebrate each moment I have. |
| Under Eyes | I forgive myself for anything I did to contribute to this problem. |
| Under Nose: | I’m open to forgiving anyone else who had anything to do with this problem. |
| Chin Point: | I’m willing to accept support from loved ones, while accepting responsibility for myself. |
| Collarbones: | I have faith in myself and my ability to heal. |
| Under Arms: | I ask for guidance in releasing any emotions that are interfering with my bodies natural healing ability. |
| Wrists: | I deeply and completely accepts myself, who I am, how I got here. I choose to love and accept myself. I choose to have compassion for myself. |
You may want to continue on with the specific feelings that come up for you. Tapping with loved ones will also strengthen you emotional well being and acceptance.
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Hi,
j have read what you write about cancer and diagnosis about it.Very interesting.My son, Elias ,is 3 years old and has a cancer named “neuroblastoma” that is very aggressive. Now j’m doing surrogate tapping on he and the set-up statement is : “j’m Elias.Even though i’ve this neuroblastoma j am a fantastic child anyway and i choose to heal this cancer sending it a white light of healing ;i choose to replace my sick cells with white cells really strong that are healing my whole body and i choose to live in my parent’s love .Have you any suggestion about this issue?Do you known people with the some problem that using EFT has achieve results?Hugs.Pietro
@Pietro
I’m sorry to hear about Elias’ diagnosis. You are doing a fantastic job with surrogate tapping for Elias. Continue tapping that way and be sure to explore and tap on all aspects of emotion for both yourself and him, for example, any fear, blame, guilt, anger, etc that you might feel about him having this condition.
You can ask Elias to talk about his body and feeling ill while you tap on him. Have him make up words that describe to him what’s going on – make it a game – the words don’t have to make sense to you, they are his language.
I do not know of anyone with this specific condition of neuroblastoma but I suggest you check out http://www.tappybear.com as this is a wonderful tool to comfort and help a small child with EFT. You can watch this video to see how Tappy has helped other children with cancer in a hospital in Mexico: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo2_F61uIow
I also suggest that you check out Gary Craig’s http://www.emofree.com and search for articles on cancer.