Welcome to the February issue of the Seeking Serenity EFT Newsletter.
We hope that
you'll find information in the newsletter that will be helpful to you, and which will better
allow you to enhance your life with EFT.
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The Reluctant Bridegroom |
A few days back I got a call from a stressed and worried mother.
Her son was getting married
the following day, and he had gone from anxious to a full panic attack. His poor mom was
worried that he wouldn't be able to make it through the wedding.
We've all seen those home
videos where the groom passes out at the altar, and I'm betting that was what she was thinking
about.
Mom asked if I could possibly fit in a session with her son that day.
Well, you can't very well
turn your back on a distressed groom, so I said yes.
Promptly at 4:00 P.M. the phone rang, and it was the panicked groom.
As soon as he started to
speak, I could tell that he had restricted breathing.
We started to tap on that:
"Even though I'm scared and my chest feels tight and my breathing is restricted..."
A few round along those lines allowed his breathing to return to normal, so that we could work
on his other issues.
I asked what he was feeling, and where he was feeling it.
He was feeling fear in his stomach.
When I asked what the fear was about, he said he
was afraid of all the changes that he was about to make in his life.
No more leaning on mom and
dad - he would be on his own, with a new bride.
We tapped on that.
"Even though I'm scared of all the changes I'm making in my life and I feel it in my stomach..."
"Even though I'm afraid because I'll be completely on my own..."
"Even though my stomach is telling me how scared I am that I might fail being on my own..."
This tapping released a lot of his fear, but now he began to talk about how scared he was of his
marriage failing.
He wanted it to be forever, but was afraid it wouldn't be.
More tapping.
"Even though I want my marriage to be forever, and I'm afraid it won't be..."
"Even though I love Mary, I'm scared that maybe she'll stop loving me..."
"Even though I'm scared that my marriage might fail, I choose to consider that maybe my
marriage will be just fine..."
Now we were down to some core issues.
Our groom had trust issues.
His father had abandoned the
family when he was a small child, and he found it hard to trust others, fearing that they might
abandon him too.
Now we tapped on the big stuff.
"Even though I felt hurt and sad when my dad left us...."
"Even though I'm sad because dad leaving made it hard for me to trust other people..."
"Even though I'm sad because I was abandoned before and I might be abandoned again..."
"Even though it's hard for me to trust that Mary will stay with me, I open myself to the
possibility that maybe she won't go anywhere..."
That really seemed to do it.
Our groom was not relaxed and showing no signs of anxiety.
He
had a bit a fear around doing something clumsy or stupid during the ceremony, but once we had
tapped on that, he was fine!
A reluctant bridegroom no longer, he ended the call with a big thank you and an assurance that
he could make it through the wedding without a problem.
A couple of days later, his mom called to tell me that, in her words, "It was the most perfect
and beautiful wedding ever".
Thanks again, EFT!
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Free Teleclass: Coping With a Job You Hate |
This class was held on Tuesday, March 9, and was a great success.
We did some serious
tapping around issues relating to jobs that were driving people crazy, and there was a
good deal of healing going on for the participants.
We tapped on issues such as the boss taking you for granted, not being paid enough to
put up with the job, feeling trapped and other related issues.
If you were unable to make the class, but are interested in hearing the recording, you
can find it at
http://seeking-serenity.com/classes.asp
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Reader Feedback |
Teleclasses are a wonderful way to be able to bring EFT to a number of people at one time,
as we did with the "I Hate My Job" teleclass.
With that in mind, I'm asking our readers
for feedback about what kind of free teleclass they might like to attend.
What particular
issue that could be dealt with through EFT would you like to have us address?
Please let
me know what kind of classes you would most like to attend, and I'll see what I can do
about bringing those classes to you. Email me at
pat@seeking-serenity.com with your ideas for classes.
Pat Burns, EFT Practitioner
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