Too Overwhelmed To Start? Get Motivated With EFT Tapping

This EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping session is designed to soothe a nervous system stuck in "freeze" mode due to intense overwhelm and a lack of motivation. Through guided tapping and reflective pauses, you will acknowledge the heavy weight of your to-do list and gently release the physical pressure of paralysis. This practice helps you shift from a state of stress-induced stagnation toward a sense of calm clarity, allowing you to move forward with one small, manageable step.

Disclaimer: By participating in this session, you acknowledge that you are responsible for your own health and well-being. EFT tapping is a self-help tool and should not replace professional medical or mental health advice or treatment. Please practice in a safe environment and discontinue the session if you experience any physical or emotional discomfort.

Transcript

Welcome to this tapping session for loss of motivation due to overwhelm. Maybe there's so much to do that you don't know where to start or perhaps the energy just isn't there and everything feels too heavy to even think about. So let's give your nervous system some care and attention to help you gently cultivate energy and move into flow. Let's start then with a nice deep grounding breath in through the nose and then slowly out through the mouth all in your own time just letting go and coming into this space together. Then begin tapping on the side of the hand repeating after me either in your mind or out loud. Even though I feel completely overwhelmed and I don't know where to start all I need to do right now is be here tapping along. Even though everything feels too big and I've just gone into freeze mode I honor that I've shown up for myself today even though part of me really wants to take action and another part of me just can't do anything I choose to deeply and completely love and accept myself. Moving now to the eyebrow point there's so much to do side of the eye and I don't know where to begin under the eye so I haven't begun at all under the nose everything feels too heavy chin points everything feels too overwhelming collarbone point my body just wants to stay still under the arm and I'm feeling really frustrated right now top of the head all this loss of motivation all this overwhelm moving back to the eyebrow point what if I start something and I can't continue side of the eye what if things go wrong under the eye what if I'm already too behind under the nose maybe it feels safer not to start chin points at least if I don't start then I can't fail collarbone point there's so much pressure around all of this under the arm and I've been carrying all this in my mind my body top of the head I notice I've been carrying it in my chest my head my tummy my shoulders so just notice where you're carrying this right now if there's nothing that's okay if there is some sense of heaviness or weight just notice well done okay so for this next round we're going to do more of a reflective round so what I'd like you to do for this is just close your eyes or soften your gaze you don't need to repeat anything after me just listen to my voice and allow yourself to tune in so tapping on the eyebrow points eyes closed just listening just noticing that when you're feeling stressed or overwhelmed everything can feel really urgent like there's a need that I must do this thing right now and even the smallest tasks can feel almost like a mountain really just so big and yet not everything that we need to do or want to do is urgent it's just that our nervous systems can't really tell the difference when we're stressed moving to the side of the eye tapping slowly breathing softly when we're in a really stressed state the thinking parts of our brains become less accessible to us and the mind struggles to sort out what matters from what doesn't matter so everything feels equally pressing and that's a really big part of what keeps us frozen moving to under the eye and in this frozen state it's really hard to think clearly so we either end up doing things that we can quickly tick off of a list or we attempt the bigger things and then give up or we just freeze completely because knowing how where and when to start just feels like too much and that freezing makes complete sense it makes complete sense your mind and your body are trying to protect you in the best way they know how and I know that can really feel like lack of motivation under the nose but this loss of motivation can also be connected to things like burnout low mood a sense of disconnection from your purpose or something else entirely so just stay open to whatever is coming up for you right now so there's no need to figure it out just notice what's coming up why this loss of motivation is here moving to the chin point and just know that by being here taking this time to reflect to slow down is actually one of the most helpful and supportive things you can do slowing down isn't admitting defeat it isn't about giving up it's brave and it's needed so just take a moment to feel proud of yourself for being here moving now to the collarbone point so just for a moment allow yourself to gently ask yourself what actually matters today what matters today and that's not everything on a to-do list or things that you want to do or take action on it's just one thing one thing what might that be today and if doing one thing on a list feels too big then bring it closer what matters in the next hour what's important in the next hour under the arm and if nothing comes to mind here that's okay too instead just focus on the feeling that you'd like to have by the end of the day maybe you'd like to feel less rushed a little bit calmer clearer headed just let that feeling be enough for now moving now to the top of the head you can't find space by rushing you find it by pausing pausing is how the clarity comes so you're doing exactly the right thing by being here by tapping by breathing by taking a pause stillness creates space space creates calm calm brings clarity and then we begin to feel more motivated stillness creates space space creates calm calm brings clarity and the motivation follows nicely okay well done let's move back now to normal tapping so tapping on the eyebrow points repeating after me what if i don't have to do it all side of the eye what if i just need to do one small thing under the eye what if overwhelm is just a signal what if overwhelm is just a signal under the nose my body is trying to protect me chin points and i can work with it not against it collarbone points i'm allowed to start small under the arm i'm allowed to go gently the top of the head small steps are still steps back to the eyebrow point i release the pressure i've been putting on myself side of the eye i release the idea that i have to have it all figured out under the eye i let my shoulders drop under the nose i let my tummy soften chin point i let my jaw unclench collarbone point i'm releasing this overwhelm from my body so let it go here take a breath here and sigh out on the exhale releasing letting go under the arm releasing stress and overwhelm tap by tap top of the head calling in clarity and motivation tap by tap tap by tap okay let's end with some lovely positive affirmations tapping on the eyebrow point i am way more capable than i might feel right now side of the eye my motivation is still in here somewhere under the eye it's just being buried under too much pressure but i can access it again you can access it again under the nose i choose to go gently with myself today chin point i trust that one step will lead to another collarbone point my body knows how to move forward under the arm i'm willing to begin even quietly even slowly sometimes just taking a small action is enough to start the momentum top of the head i'm enough right now exactly as i am now say that again i'm enough right now exactly as i am okay well done stop tapping there just take a moment to notice how you feel maybe you feel calmer maybe you gain some clarity or insight maybe you thought of just one tiny thing that you can do today something small and manageable just remind yourself that you can well done for showing up for yourself today remember you don't have to solve everything right now you just had to be here and you were thank you for tapping with me take care