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Index
Title Page
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
How to tell if this book is for you
What lies ahead
A few notes
How to read this book
Nouns, pronouns, and assumptions
Case studies
Chapter 1: My wake-up call
Chapter 2: Hotdogs or hamburgers?
Identifying your own needs
Speaking your needs
Learning to love the body you're in
Identifying delights, edges, and boundaries
Chapter 3: Taking matters into your own hands
Ten reasons to self-pleasure and two reasons not to
When self-pleasuring can make things better
When self-pleasuring can make things worse
Chapter 4: What EFT is and how it works
1. A specific event or condition
2. The emotion(s) you feel in response to that event or condition
3. The origin, location, or source of that emotion in the body
4. Self-acceptance
5. Tapping acupoints
Chapter 5: Before you begin—paving the way for healing
Addressing fears that may prevent you from healing
Outsmarting your subconscious mind
When to work with an EFT practitioner
Chapter 6: A few of your favorite things
Outer resources
Inner resources
Chapter 7: Wait. How did I get here?
Identifying "tappable" issues
Little stimulus, big response
Limiting issues
What to do if tapping takes you somewhere unexpected
Chapter 8: How to tap—learning the basics
A precaution
Overview
1. Creating the setup statement
2. Creating the reminder phrase
3. Tapping
4. Re-rating and repeating
Download the journal template
What to say when you do EFT
Creating your setup statement
What to do while you're saying your setup statement and reminder phrase
The acupoints
Tapping FAQ
How quickly should I tap?
How often should I tap each point?
How much pressure should I use?
How important is it to tap the exact location of the acupoint?
Does it matter which eye I tap or which arm I tap under?
Does it matter which hand I use?
How many fingers should I use?
What if my eyeglasses are in the way? I can't read these directions without them.
Why state these problems negatively? Doesn't that go against the law of attraction or positive thinking?
Practice tapping
Putting it all together
Circle back
Chapter 9: Creating a safety net with EFT
Chapter 10: Ouch! Overcoming physical pain or discomfort
Preparing to tap
Where's the pain?
What size is the pain?
What's the quality of the pain?
How intense is the pain?
Tapping to relieve pain
Creating your setup statement
The reminder phrase
Putting it all together and tapping
Re-rate the intensity
What to do if the pain doesn't abate
Symptoms as metaphors
Chapter 11: Healing your heart—overcoming emotional pain
Start where you are
The root of pain and discomfort
Chapter 12: Emotional spring cleaning
The Personal Peace Procedure
Step 1: Make your list
Step 2: Assess the intensity of each item in your list
Step 3: Tap on one or two items on your list every day
If you can't get the intensity level down to zero or low
A word of caution
Chapter 13: The power of belief
When solitude seems life-threatening
When men seem dangerous
What are your limiting beliefs?
Clearing limiting beliefs with EFT
Tabletops and table legs
If you need help
Chapter 14: The mind-body connection
When did it start?
What was happening in your life six months to a year before it started?
What could this be a metaphor for?
If your body was sending you a message, what might it be saying?
What is your physical condition saying (to yourself or others) that you couldn't say yourself?
How do you feel about your condition? What else do you feel that way about?
What makes your condition better? What makes it worse?
The body remembers
Theresa, Thomas, and cold fish
Helping your body reveal its secrets
Chapter 15: What's the past got to do with it?
When smoke alarms go off too often
The impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
Chapter 16: Healing the ultimate betrayal
Primary betrayal
Secondary betrayal
EFT offers a path to healing, but do not travel alone
Chapter 17: Recovering from abandonment and neglect
Neglect
The hedgehog's dilemma
Chapter 18: EFT and your relationship
Money
Parenthood
Physical issues
Distractions
Reestablishing connection
Chapter 19: Healing the sexless marriage
Chapter 20: Overcoming the pain of infidelity
Rebuilding trust
The fork in the road
Infidelity prevention
Chapter 21: When "affairs" aren't physical
Digital infidelity
Emotional infidelity
Chapter 22: Your tapping troubleshooter
Are you being specific?
Are you tapping on something positive instead of something negative?
Are you scoring emotional intensity?
Are you documenting your experiences?
Have you addressed underlying medical issues?
Is there a hidden benefit that prevents you from letting go of the problem?
Are you dehydrated?
Are you able to see your own problem objectively?
Chapter 23: Go forth and heal
Works Cited
Acknowledgements
About the Author
About Difference Press
Other Books by Difference Press
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