Thought
Field Therapy (TFT)
What
is TFT
Thought Field Therapy (TFT) was developed
by the innovative American scientist Dr Roger Callahan.
Independent scientific research on Callahan's techniques
show that they work most of the time for most people in
helping to reduce emotional overwhelm.
What we are about to do involves tapping on certain
acupuncture points on your body The code for any stressful
feeling is stored like a computer programme in your
brain. By thinking about what is worrying you while
tapping on each point in exactly the sequence I am going
to describe, you will be able to quickly reduce your
levels of anxiety, stress or overwhelm and get on with
your life.
This process may seem a bit strange at first, but it
works. In a moment I want you to think of a stressful
experience (Driving Test). By the time you finish following
my instructions, your stress will disappear. It will
seem like magic, but in fact its hard science.
You will need to be able to really concentrate for
a few minutes, as it is important that you continue
thinking about the emotion you have chosen as you go
through this process and reduce the feeling ...
(Before you do this technique, read through each step
so that you know what to do.)
- Focus on whatever it is that you are feeling
over whelmed about. Now, rate the stress on a scale
from 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 the highest.
This is important, because in a moment we will see
how far you’ve reduced it. You must continue
to think about whatever it is that was bothering you
throughout the sequence that follows.
-
Take
two fingers of either hand and tap about ten times
just above one of your eyebrows.
- Now, tap under the same eye.
- Tap under your collarbone.

- Keep thinking about what was bothering
you and tap under your armpit.
- Next, tap on the 'karate chop' point on
the side of your hand.
-
Place
that hand in front of you and tap on the back of it
at the point between the knuckles of your ring finger
and your little finger. (Continue tapping that point
and thinking about the stressful situation throughout
steps 8-13.)
- Close your eyes, then open them, Look down
to the right, back to centre, and the down to the
left.
- Rotate your eyes round 360 degrees clockwise,
then 360 degrees anti-clockwise.
- Still thinking about what was stressful
to you and tapping, hum the first few lines of 'Happy
Birthday' out loud.
- Now count out loud from 1 to 5. (1, 2,
3, 4, 5.)
- Now once again hum the first few lines
of 'Happy Birthday' out loud.
Repeat steps 2 to 6. Still thinking about what
was over-whelming to you, tap above the eyebrow, under
the eye, under your collarbone, under your armpit and
on the karate chop point.
OK, let's stop and check - on a scale from 1 to 10,
what number is the feeling at now?
If the feeling of overwhelm hasn't completely gone yet,
simply go back through the entire sequence again until
it does. It may take as many as two or even three times
before you have completely eliminated the feeling, although
most people report getting the feeling down to a manageable
level on their first or second try.
Remember, if you have run through this process several
times and the feeling hasn't gone away completely, tune
in to the message it is bringing you from your unconscious
mind. In addition, you can repeat this process as often
as you like.
Good Luck, and remember, millions of people have
passed the driving test.
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