has anyone ever tried an eft session?

[timdvrs]

About a year ago, I was in chronic pain. Mostly low back, which is completely unusual for me.
A co-worker suggested that I give this massage therapist a try, she does several different modalities, but after the session she does eft- emotional freedom technique. It involves tapping on different points of the head face and upper torso repeating and having me repeat positive affirmations while tapping. This was a totally new experience for me, she got into the core of my pain, what was stressing my mind at the time when the pain creeped up. I found the work to be very helpful, and was wondering if anyone here has ever tried it. Aside from my friend I do not know of anyone else who has had it.
I have been under tremendous stress at my spa, with the receptionists (one in partlcular). They (she) just keep piling on appointments, booking 2 ninety minute sessions in a row, sometimes 3 stone massages in a day with no clean up time. The boss is in panic mode because of the sluggish economy so she kind of leans on them to book book book, but come on-have some mercy. The one receptionist in particular is an older woman who has multiple health and family issues, and comes flat out saying that we don't know what problems are (this is casual co-worker conversation, she doesn't deal with clients like that-YET), but still her negativity creates tension in the spa. If one of us simply states that we slept the wrong way and woke up with a stiff neck, she will say "oh, you girls are so young to complain about pain, give me a break I had 3 kids by the time I was 23" to me, that just puts a damper on the casual conversation. I have a eft session scheduled and I am truly looking forward to it. It will bring me back, I can not give if I feel depleted, and I am feeling the strain, and unfortunately so are two of the other therapists. I believe in the work, and hope you guys will give it a try if you already haven't!

 

[Linkin Park is my Heart]

has anyone ever tried an eft session?

Yes, I had a friend in AL that was an EFT practitioner of the advanced level, having trained with the founder in OR. I didn't really get any benefit from it, repeating the affirmations is bound to affect anyone whether you are tapping or just reading them off a bathroom mirror at home. To me, it seemed the tapping directs attention further to yourself so you listen to what you are saying.

Have a sit down personally with your boss to explain how the back to back bookings are affecting your stress level and also your physical health. Make sure she understands that you can't do a good job when you are being overworked like that. Surely, you can work something out. It may even help to befriend the receptionists or just go and mark out your book everyday after an appt. I had to do that at one spa I worked, literally went to the book and blocked out a half hour between each appt and after a week or so, the receptionist just started giving me the half hour between clients.

As for the receptionist, you'll just have to learn to not get worked up from her comments. I understand as I look young for my age and deal with so many of those types of comments, like "Oh, you're too young to know what it's like to be a homeowner" (Yes, I AM a homeowner); "Oh, you're too young to know who Walter Cronkite is" (I grew up watching him and my sis interviewed him for a Portland newspaper); "Oh, you are old enough to be my daughter" (Really? Well, you look really good to be 60 years old!-- no, don't say that but maybe will next time-hahaha).

Anyway, my point is that I understand completely and it took me a while to just ignore it and realize that the person making those comments isn't really saying anything about me in particular, but is making a complaint that they feel old. The receptionist may be lamenting how times have changed or that she is just feeling her age. You'll likely be making the same types of comments as you get her age simply b/c you heard them so many times. In fact, that's why people say stuff like that, they heard older folks saying stuff like that and are just repeating the cycle. So try to understand that she is suffering and that's the way she knows how to deal with it. So, when she makes a comment that you are too young to know what pain is, instead of thinking how that is negative and a rude thing for her to say (which it is), just replace that thought with something like "may you have a wonderful day full of joy" or something like that. It really IS amazing how we can change our thought processes and b/c of things like the newly discovered mirror neurons we can understand how that can really affect those around us as well.

I know you weren't asking for any advice but I thought I'd put in my two cents anyway. If you think the EFT helps you, then there's nothing wrong with you using it to relieve your anxiety and stress.

 

[kittsyloves-U]

has anyone ever tried an eft session?

EFT was a huge blessing and help to me when it came into my life. Good luck with it.

My best advice: learn to use it yourself, and use it... don't just rely on your sessions... save them for when you hit a wall in your personal work with it, then your practitioner can really be helpful with troubleshooting and coaching... from which you will learn even more about how to skillfully apply EFT to yourself.