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polydorus

If this isn't bullshit, this is probably one of the easiest ways you, or anybody can significantly change your life for the better. It is called "Emotional Freedom Techniques" and is freely available to the public. It claims to employ techniques that release deep-seated negative emotions.

Everyone's naturally going to be skeptical about this, but there's also a free manual on their site, though you have to put your email in their website before they send you a link. You don't have to do that anymore though, reddit. I downloaded it and hosted it on a few sites.

Note: The actual how to part is on th 28th page out of 87 pages (basing from my PDF viewer). Otherwise, the 20th page of the manual

Posted Aug 30, 2009, 9:57 AM UTC · edited

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theunrestrained•

I've known people that absolutely swear by EFT, personally I thought it was bullshit.

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polydorusOP•

I just tried it, and honestly, I'm freaked out, because while in the process of doing it, I couldn't help but feel lighter and better. Although I still have my reservations before completely believing this, I can't deny that I felt something different while performing the procedure. I just discovered EFT earlier because I was searching on ways to improve my life. Initially, like you, I was skeptical, but since it was free information, I thought "why not try it?". And so I did.

It didn't take me more than 10 minutes to learn it by the way.

Basically, the procedure was to perform what they call "The Basic Recipe". Here's a screenshot of what EFT is on a page. (it's page 32 in the free manual)

EFT in one page

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iesvs•

Wow! This is like the new Scientology! Another self-help scam for the weak-minded (that's you, OP).

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polydorusOP•

Sigh...I'm as rational as any other redditor. For me, only the results matter. It was free, so why not? Anyway, I tried it, and it made me feel better. If you can't accept that, it's futile for me to tell you about how it was able to release the tension in my body. I may not be a genius, but I'm not an idiot either. Don't be so quick to judge me.

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daonlyfreez•

"The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system"

"Tap on the energy points while repeating the mantra"

Oh, please.

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polydorusOP•

k. Carry on.

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daonlyfreez•

With what? I read the link you provided, sounds like the usual New-Age/spiritualist BS.

There is no such thing as an "energy flow"/Chi. Sure, you can manipulate how your body reacts, but the mental image of "energy flowing through your body" is only a method, not reality.

Negative emotions are located in your head, not the rest of your body, nor are they the result of a "malfunctioning" body.

Pressuring "energy points" (nerve endings) will have an effect on your body, but no "healing" one whatsoever in this manner, you need special techniques for that, and it really doesn't matter if you repeat a text while doing it.

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polydorusOP•

Yes, so you've read it. Did you try doing it by the way? And doing it while you suspended your belief? You've read it, so you know it doesn't take an annoying amount of time to do. I meant it when I told you to carry on. It's not through argument that I can convince you that this could possibly work on your problems. You have to do it properly on yourself. If you've done that and honestly say that this didn't do shit for you, then fine. That's all I'm saying: Try it out or carry on.

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daonlyfreez•

Did you try doing it by the way? And doing it while you suspended your belief?

No, because I cannot believe in this, so it will never work. You can claim I would need to do it for a very long time, all the while "believing" it works, but I couldn't, so it wouldn't.

I described why I think the method is faulty and not based on anything tangible. I have experience in martial arts, and I know about pressure points and energy flows and healing/hurting with them, but it works in no way as described in the link.

If it worked for you, good for you, I only expressed my personal thoughts on it.

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