Hi,
I'm Andrea.
I'm a registered music therapist and a thought field therapy practitioner.
I'm here today to talk you through the process of tapping through panic or anxiety.
So TFT or thought field therapy tapping is different to EFT in that we only tap a sequence of points that is related to the exact symptom that we're going through.
So if we're feeling panic or anxiety,
We're going to go through a certain algorithm.
If we're having,
Let's say,
Pain or depression,
Tapping points so that we're not sort of exhausting ourselves going through the whole tapping sequence of all the points.
We're just going to very much focus on the points that are relevant for this certain perturbation.
So today's is panic and anxiety.
I'm going to ask you to sit up in a chair and have your feet.
Sitting flat on the floor and with your legs uncrossed so that the energy can move and flow and shift as it needs to.
I won't go through a relaxation for this video because I think often we're in panic or anxiety.
It's really difficult to get into that relaxed position.
We're just going to go straight into the tapping and I'm going to go through the sequence four times for you today.
If you need to go through the sequence more to get your symptom to be completely dissolved,
Then please pause the video or continue to practice this tapping sequence until you get to that point.
Just trust the process and you'll get there.
So we'll begin by getting seated and comfortable and.
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The hardest part will be right now just closing the eyes if you can or just focusing your gaze lightly on a point and just feeling into whatever you're feeling.
At the moment regarding that panic or that anxiety.
You might just feel into that and it could be very uncomfortable.
Notice where it's sitting in the body.
Your thoughts might bring you to what it's related to.
You might have an event that it's related to or a recurring pattern that of when it comes back again and again or it could be the first time that you've experienced this particular feeling of anxiety.
It doesn't matter.
Just bring whatever feels most relevant for you right now into your thought.
And you might just also notice what that sensation is like.
It might be anxiety,
But is it sort of hot?
Is it sort of buzzy?
You can describe it a little bit.
Notice the description and notice where it's sitting in your body.
And then I want you to rate that feeling.
That emotion from zero.
Not at all,
Up to 10,
Meaning there's absolutely nothing else you can do right now except for sit with that feeling.
And anywhere in between.
So write the feeling.
And then opening the eyes will come to the tapping sequence,
Starting with the side of the hand,
Tapping like a karate chop.
With light pressure.
And breathing as you continue tapping under the nose.
Keeping that thought with the anxiety in mind.
Tapping above the eyebrows.
Tapping under the eyes.
Tapping under the arms this one can be tricky if you need to you can always bring one arm across under the other and tap one point tapping the collarbone.
Use all four fingers on each hand in this case.
Tapping with light pressure.
And then the last spot is called the gamut spot between the bones of the little finger and the ring finger tapping that point.
We're gonna stay here a little bit longer as we continue to breathe.
Continue tapping.
And then bringing the hands down,
You can close the eyes,
Sense into.
That feeling of panic or anxiety.
In the body,
Notice if it's shifted or moved.
And then rate that symptom once again from zero to 10.
You might have noticed it changed.
It could be more.
Sometimes bringing our awareness can elevate that score slightly.
That's totally normal.
Could have stayed the same,
It's a bit stubborn.
Or it could have dropped quite a bit.
And if you've gotten to zero,
You can continue to tap with us.
Won't do any harm you just clear more energy and then write that symptom once again.
And then come back,
Bringing your eyes open and tapping again,
Side of the hand.
Under the nose.
Sometimes it's very overwhelming above the eyebrows,
That feeling of panic.
Under the eyes.
Breathing.
Under the arms or one side if that's more comfortable.
Collarbones.
And then that gamut spot between the little bones.
The little finger and the ring finger Continue tapping there lightly.
Breathing.
And then relax and release.
Close the eyes.
Sense into feeling in the body.
Once again,
Notice if anything's moved or shifted.
And then rate that symptom once again.
Taking note of that rating.
Just noticing.
If anything's changed for you.
Continuing to tap for panic and anxiety,
Another round.
Again if you've gotten to zero you can keep tapping with us you'll just keep clearing more energy tapping under the nose.
Tapping over the eyebrows.
Just use two fingers here.
Under the eye with light pressure.
If you have big glasses you might want to Really good under the eye.
Under the arm you can use both hands or just like i'm doing under one arm is okay And then the collarbone.
And the gamut spot.
A little bit longer here.
And then relaxing and releasing closing the eyes Take a deep breath.
Notice if any energy has changed or shifted.
Go back to the thought of that anxiety or panic and rate that symptom again.
And if you've gotten to zero,
You can continue tapping one more round,
And if you're not quite at zero,
Just notice.
Anything that's shifted,
We'll go through the sequence one more time.
So opening the eyes,
Coming back to the side of the hand,
The karate chop.
Breathing.
Releasing.
Under the nose.
Letting go of that feeling of overwhelm.
Over the eyebrows.
Letting go of that feeling,
Being out of control.
Panicked.
Under the eye.
Relaxing and releasing.
Letting go.
Under the arms,
Knowing that you deserve to be.
Free of anxiety.
You could be at ease.
Collarbone.
Releasing any fear.
And then lastly the gamut spot,
Just tapping on that point.
As you breathe and relax and release.
Allowing whatever happens to be okay.
Without any pressure.
Without any expectation.
Just noticing the energy.
And then relax,
Close the eyes,
Breathe.
And through this process,
As you rate that symptom Notice that if you do get to zero,
When you get to zero,
Sometimes people question themselves,
Like they're kind of looking for it to be there and they're kind of surprised that it's gone.
If it's not yet gone and you still feel that there's a bit of residue or you're still on the scale,
Then pause the video and go through the tapping sequence.
Few more times until you get that rating to zero just trust the process and tap as many times as you need to to get there sometimes it takes a little while And now we'll just be going through a sequence of eye movement and tapping the gamut spot as we go through this eye movement to sort of seal the deal.
So tapping the gamut spot,
You can now put it on your lap if you want to tap more easily.
Keep that tapping going as your eyes follow my fingers,
Keeping your head still.
Just letting your eyes.
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Follow my fingers.
Continue tapping the gamut spot.
As you follow points.
Keeping the head still,
Just noticing the eyes following my fingers.
Through the points.
And then humming the start of happy birthday with me.
Counting out loud to five,
One.
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
And humming again.
And continue tapping as you Let your eyes follow my fingers one last time.
Breathing.
And then relax and release,
Breathe one last time.
Just notice yourself feeling calm and at ease.
Notice how the tapping dissolved and the feeling of panic or anxiety.
You can come back to this.
Pattern of tapping again if you need it for the same sort of anxiety or any type of panic or anxiety that you're having.
And continue to go through the process again until you reach zero.
And if through the process you noticed other feelings coming up that weren't panic or anxiety,
Perhaps anger,
Perhaps pain that you noticed,
Or depression,
Or.
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Something else,
Then you'll want to go through and find those other sequences to follow through with those other symptoms that you want to dissolve energy for.
But right now,
We just focus on that panic and anxiety.
Getting that dissolved so how wonderful i hope that you have a Good rest of your day or evening,
And in the meantime,
Keep tapping.
