ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY / TAPPING

ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY, OR 'EP', IS A MASSIVELY POWERFUL TOOL FOR MANAGING, CONTROLLING OR ERADICATING DISTRESS SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, TRAUMA, PHOBIAS AND NEGATIVE HABITS OF ALL KINDS. BASED ON ANCIENT PRINCIPALS OF ACUPUNCTURE / ACUPRESSURE, TREATMENTS SUCH AS THOUGHT FIELD THERAPY, EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE AND OTHERS THAT ARE FORMULATED FROM SIMILAR DISCIPLINES. RECOGNIZING THAT ENERGY IS POLARIZED AS IT FLOWS THROUGH US FROM BOTTOM TO TOP, AND CAN BE NEGATIVELY OR POSITIVELY SO. AS ENERGY HIGHWAYS MOVE UP THROUGH OUR BODIES UNDER OUR SKIN, THERE ARE POINTS ALONG THE WAY THAT BRING THE PATH CLOSER TO THE SURFACE, CALLED 'MERIDIANS'. ONCE A DIAGNOSIS OF OUR ENERGY'S STATE IS COMPLETE, OFTEN BY A QUALIFIED PSYCHOLOGIST USING A TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS 'MUSCLE TESTING', A PICTURE BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE ENERGY IN YOUR BODY. BETWEEN A PRESCRIBED AFFIRMATION AND CLOSURE, A DESIGNATED SERIES OF THESE MERIDIAN POINTS ARE SIMPLY TAPPED ON WHICH CAUSES A REACTION AND SUBSEQUENT RE-POLARIZATION TO A DESIRED STATE. PROPERLY DONE, THE EFFECT CAN BE TREMENDOUS AND AN IDEAL, DRUG-FREE TREATMENT FOR MANY.

EMDR

EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROGRAMMING. THIS IS THE TREATMENT THAT I CONSIDER THE BIG GUNS OF EP. IT IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY OR ADMINISTERED BY A NON PROFESSIONAL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED EMDR TREATMENT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND RECOGNIZE IT'S NEAR IMMEDIATE TRANS-FORMATIVE POWER. EXECUTED BY VARIED SERIES' OF LEFT-TO-RIGHT EYE MOVEMENTS WHILE BEING GUIDED THROUGH FULL THOUGHT, AWARENESS AND VISUALIZATION OF PROBLEM UNDER FOCUS, EMDR CAN PUT A CANYON OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR DAILY THOUGHTS AND ANY DISTRACTING TRAUMATIC LOOPS OR EMOTIONS. I OFTEN TELL PEOPLE THAT THE MORE DEBILITATING A PSYCHO-TRAUMA IS, THE MORE EFFECTIVE EMDR CAN BE TO CORRECT IT.

YOUR ROLE

THE PROCESSES OF EP, AS I HAVE SAID, CAN YIELD AMAZING RESULTS WITH NO DRUGS. THAT BEING SAID, IT IS NOT MAGIC AND IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT YOUR FULL PARTICIPATION. IF YOU WORK WITH A QUALIFIED ENERGY PSYCHOLOGIST, COME TO THE PROCESS IN AN OPEN, FOCUSED AND AWARE STATE. DURING THE TAPPING OR EMDR SEQUENCES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY AWARE AND PRESENT IN THE ENERGY CORRECTION. IN THE CASE OF A TAPPING SEQUENCE, REMAINING THOUGHTFUL OF YOUR AFFIRMATION THROUGHOUT, CAN QUADRUPLE THE EFFECTIVENESS. FOR EMDR, STAYING HIGHLY FOCUSED AND AWARE ON THE IMAGES IN YOUR MIND THAT REPRESENT YOUR EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE IS ALSO VERY NECESSARY TO SUCCESS.

IN YOUR DAILY LIFE

ONCE YOU HAVE CORRECTED ANY MAJOR ENERGY DISRUPTIONS AND DISTURBANCES VIA TAPPING OR EMDR, REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS SIMPLE BUT NECESSARY. IN MANY CASES AS LITTLE AS FIVE MINUTES A DAY SET ASIDE FOR ENERGY BALANCING, USING TECHNIQUES SUCH AS WAYNE'S COOK BREATHING EXERCISES AND / OR THE CROSS CRAWL, MAY BE ALL IT TAKES TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY MIND AND ENERGY FLOW. IT HAS BECOME EXCEPTIONALLY COMMON AND EASY TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH DEPRESSION AND PRESCRIBED MEDICATION WHICH REACTS POORLY WITH OUR CHEMISTRY, IS DIFFICULT TO ADJUST TO AND EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO WEAN. I AM NOT COMPLETELY ANTI-DRUG, BUT I DO BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT WE ARE UNNECESSARILY OVER-MEDICATED WHILE IMPROPERLY TREATING OUR MIND / BODY IMBALANCES. I WOULD VENTURE TO SUGGEST THAT UP TO 80% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY ON SOME FORM OF ANTI-DEPRESSANT / ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICATION WOULD BE BETTER SERVED, HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER ON AN EP REGIMENT. IF I FIND MYSELF SLIDING INTO DEPRESSION OR ANGER AND HOPELESSNESS LURKING AROUND MY MIND, IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN LAZY ABOUT DOING MY ROUTINE ENERGY MAINTENANCE. IT IS EASIER TO TAKE A PILL BUT IN MANY CASES I DO NOT THINK IT IS BETTER. YOU NEED TO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR YOU, HOWEVER, AND IF YOU SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION AND WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE THESE EP OPTIONS, YOU SHOULD DO SO UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A QUALIFIED AND TRAINED ENERGY PSYCHOLOGIST.

“Changing the memories that form the way we see ourselves also changes the way we view others. Therefore, our relationships, job performance, what we are willing to do or are able to resist, all move in a positive direction.”

— Francine Shapiro Ph.D. EMDR Institute