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For example, instead of referring to the 9/11 tragedy I may say something like, "It's been used with Vietnam veterans who had flashbacks of the war that were so severe that they couldn't sleep at night because of horrible nightmares and this was the only thing that really helped them.” (This is a clinically established fact yet I don’t invoke any research findings because there are none in this particular area).

As a researcher in the field of psychology I have had many articles published in peer reviewed journals and in order to get them published I had to be super-cautious in the way I stated the findings.  These professional publications require that you understate positive findings, qualify them meticulously when used, and back every statement you make with a reference from the research.  I am prepared to do that for EFT in my presentations to scientific audiences, but I have found that people in general aren’t interested in those details, and the last thing they want to hear is anything about the theories of energy psychology or the metaphysics that are implied in energy psychology.  These matters just don’t interest the majority of the population who simply want to know that the method has been used in a responsible manner under conditions which are familiar to them.

You should also know that I make no attempt to sell my own training materials, or Gary’s, when I introduce EFT to people.  I don’t mention my beginners DVDs that could teach them EFT so easily or give either Gary's or my website address unless they specifically ask how they can learn EFT.  If they don't ask for such information I just share my enthusiasm and my certainty about the value of EFT.  I throw this information out into the air as it were, and they can pick up on it and ask more, or not as they choose.  Noting my casualness, people sense that I'm not attached to having them respond and this serves to make them trust me more although I am not trying for that effect

Interestingly, the number of people who follow-up by purchasing one of Gary's products or one of mine or both is considerable after I have presented EFT to them this way.  Much curiosity seems to be generated by what I have said.  For example, last week, I was telling a technical support person over the phone about energy psychology and EFT as we were both waiting for something to load up on my computer, and she ended up ordering my Introduction to EFT videotapes and was planning to go immediately to Gary's site to download his manual and explore EFT more–– she couldn't wait to get there!

My favorite occasion though, where there was what I call a “transfer of enthusiasm” from me to a stranger, surprised even myself.  I had arrived in Canada to conduct a workshop as part of the Annual Toronto Energy Psychology Conference that is put on by Sharon Toole each year –– it is one of my very favorite Energy Psychology conferences and it happened that the customs official at the Toronto airport routinely asked me where I was going to stay in the city, what I was doing there, and how I would distribute the free handouts I had in my luggage.  I told him that I was attending an energy psychology conference and that I would be teaching people there about EFT.

He wanted to know what that was so I told him quite a bit about it because I love to talk about EFT, we got into a chat about the stress involved in his occupation, and he ended up asking for details on the conference and writing down all the information I gave him, such as where it would be held and the times.  He even asked me how much it would cost to attend a session.  He insisted that he wanted to go to the conference but of course I have no idea whether he actually did. My point is that you never know who may be interested in reducing the stress in their life with EFT and you should never conclude that a given person may not be interested, the fact is that often they will be!

Actually the potential public interest in EFT is overwhelming as long as you don't push too hard to get the other person to agree with you but simply share your genuine excitement about the method.  However, because it doesn’t seem to be easy for many EFT users to do this, I will be suggesting some ways that you can become more at ease and confident when introducing people to EFT, in Part 2 of this series.

EFT Master, Dr. Patricia Carrington

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