JH376
11-07-03, 01:26 PM
Has anyone heard of EFT? It belongs to a group of "energy Therapies" which includes EMDR and TAT. I am very skeptical of such off-the wall therapies that involve body "energy" but I've worked with a couple of therapists on this one and it seems to do something.
It's not specifically for treating ADD/ADHD, but it can be used to treat past traumatic events (physical and emotional) that hold people up. I've used it in stressful situations, and, I'll be darned, but it sometimes works to calm me down. The effects are supposed to be long lasting. I know of a couple of therapists that use it exclusively and have dropped standard psychotherapy in favor of it. They can't explain how it works, but they know it does. They said it works whether you "believe" it or not (as long as you do it properly).
Here are a couple of websites describing what EFT is. The first one, http://www.emofree.com belongs to the guy who came up with EMT. The second site http://www.mercola.com/forms/eftcourse.htm shows how to use the technique in great detail. (If these two links aren't active, would someone please repost them for me as active links?)
EFT is designed to remove negative thoughts that clog our lives, something that I know I deal with on a fairly regular basis. The techniques are easy to try, and you have nothing to lose (but a couple of minutes) to try them out. As one or both of the people say, "try it on everything"
NOTE: I am not benefitting personally in any way by giving these links, so there is no commercial incentive in it for me at all. I am, however interested to know if anyone else has tried it, and if so, what do they think of it? I could always stand to use it more, and if we could get some kind of group effort going, I think that would be very beneficial to all involved.
TAFN
It's not specifically for treating ADD/ADHD, but it can be used to treat past traumatic events (physical and emotional) that hold people up. I've used it in stressful situations, and, I'll be darned, but it sometimes works to calm me down. The effects are supposed to be long lasting. I know of a couple of therapists that use it exclusively and have dropped standard psychotherapy in favor of it. They can't explain how it works, but they know it does. They said it works whether you "believe" it or not (as long as you do it properly).
Here are a couple of websites describing what EFT is. The first one, http://www.emofree.com belongs to the guy who came up with EMT. The second site http://www.mercola.com/forms/eftcourse.htm shows how to use the technique in great detail. (If these two links aren't active, would someone please repost them for me as active links?)
EFT is designed to remove negative thoughts that clog our lives, something that I know I deal with on a fairly regular basis. The techniques are easy to try, and you have nothing to lose (but a couple of minutes) to try them out. As one or both of the people say, "try it on everything"
NOTE: I am not benefitting personally in any way by giving these links, so there is no commercial incentive in it for me at all. I am, however interested to know if anyone else has tried it, and if so, what do they think of it? I could always stand to use it more, and if we could get some kind of group effort going, I think that would be very beneficial to all involved.
TAFN