What To Do When EFT Is Not Working

Provided it is used correctly EFT, (Emotional Freedom Technique) works. However, it is not that unusual to find EFT does not work straight away, as you may have hoped. This can be the case particularly when you are new to the process.

When I first started using EFT eight years ago I encountered many problems. I got caught up in my emotions and found it hard to regain control. Instead of following a systematic approach of dealing with each emotion individually by tapping through as they came up, my mind went into complete overwhelm as I inadvertently unlocked several deeply hidden issues all at once, or so it felt at the time.

Resolving mental fog

Instead of resolving issues I would get caught up in an emotional spiral not knowing what wording to use as they are tapping through the points to ease myself out of the situation. The mental fog of course intensified the emotional distress instead of easing it.
The two complaints I hear most often are: "I get lost in the process" and "EFT does not work for me."

 Many of my clients came to me initially because they were facing the same challenges I did, when they used EFT on themselves, even if they had attended EFT workshops. 

The independent detachment and neutral observations, coaching and counsel from an experienced EFT practitioner can bring great benefits and guidance and clear the way for you to work very successfully by yourself on your stuff.

In workshops and one-on-one sessions I teach my clients how to best address their issues in a way that works for the individual and how to phrase issues in a way that helps to soothe and build new neural pathways through regular practice and repetition of carefully worded mantras and other statements. 

There a number of other reasons why EFT does not work at times which you can address easily right away. I want to share these insights with you. They may help you to get the most from using EFT whether you are new to it, or have been using it for quite some time.

Environmental influences on EFT

The energies in our environment have an effect on your mental and physical well being. They influence nutritional value and affect orthodox as well as holistic treatments. One of the biggest energy sappers are geopathic stress and electro magnetic field radiation. I have studied the effects of geopathic stress for nearly 20 years now. In case you don't know, geopathic stress is an energy emanating from the earth’s mantle and is harmful to humans and most animals.
Geopathic stress and EMR (electro magnetic radiation) often occur together. EMR is released from mobile phones, computers and other wireless devices.

Long exposure to Geopathic stress interferes with the normal functioning of the brain and sends the brain into permanent fight and flight mode. This stress reaction causes mental, behavioural problems, as well as physical problems.
Statistics have linked cancer to geopathic stress and studies show that in 80% of all relationship problems at least one of the partners is geopathically stressed.

I have clear evidence from my extensive research that geopathic stress and electro magnetic radiation interfere with energy therapies, like EFT. Geopathic Stress causes psychological reversal, this means that you will sabotage any progress you may have made, often almost immediately. Exposure to high levels of Geopathic Stress and EMR can be the main reason why EFT is not working in the first place.

Geopathic Stress and EMR can and should be neutralised as they are dangerous to your general well being.

I test all clients for the presence of geopathic stress and EMF/EMR. Since I have worked with clients, be it traders, who spend a lot of their time in front of computer screens, or individuals from other walks of life, I have not come across a single case where there was no geopathic stress, or EMF/EMR present when there were persistent problems of a psychological nature or performance issues in the workplace. 
Fortunately both Geopathic Stress and EMR can be address by installing energy vitalisers or carrying a small portable vitaliser in your pocket to neutralise EMR and GS in your immediate surroundings from mobiles and computers.

Fluids and nutrition can affect the effectiveness of EFT

Before you start an EFT session, make sure that you drink plenty of water. Water conducts energy and EFT is a tool that shifts energy blockages. Eating plenty of green vegetables also helps disperse anger and fear. Chinese medicine teaches when our bodies carry too much fire we need to allow the body to disperse it. Green vegetables make the body more alkaline and help clear blockages. Avoid coffee and alcohol whenever you can when you are doing EFT sessions.

EFT and your evolutionary development stage

Another possible problems with using EFT, or indeed any other form of therapy is to do with our stage of development. We are continuously evolving, it is a natural process for the most part and does not appear to affect us, or show any major adverse effect, or does it?

If we have unresolved difficulties, particularly unresolved early life trauma, there are energy blockages which prevent you from moving to the next level and become fully integrated. We tend to identify such periods simply as “problem times” in our lives, without realising why we have these problems. What actually is happening is that your are stuck at more than one level at the same time.

When you are going through such transitional periods, life can seem very challenging, particularly since these periods can last for several years.  Nothing seems to work and that goes for energy therapy too. These are the times, when we find it difficult to motivate ourselves to do anything to help us out of the fix we are in as confusion seems a permanent state of being.

In such cases you may want to work with a practitioner one on one or attend workshops which address the nature of developmental evolution and help the integration process. 

EFT on its own may not be the answer when you are experiencing such a transitional period. There are other methods that may be better suited and should be combined with EFT to get results.

Understanding the different levels of development can be a big help and general acceptance of all that is, which of course is something you can tap on, is also helpful.  The different stages of development, how to identify them, and what they mean for your personal relationships and your career are covered in two of my books:
Forgive And Let Your Love Grow  and  The Buddhist Trader.