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Using EFT with Addictions and Compulsions
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While EFT is somewhat less often reported being used for
addictions and compulsions than it is for other conditions, in the proper
hands, EFT has been used to combat some major addictions with considerable
success, usually over a period of time however, these conditions require
persistence.
The proper use of EFT for addictions and compulsions depends
on several important factors. When you read the case reports below you will
notice that in almost all instances the addicted person was not self
administering EFT, the technique was being used under the guidance of a
therapist or counselor. This is in contrast to many of the other conditions
reported on this site where you will find numerous accounts of people who
have applied EFT on their own with great success. Because addictive behavior
is especially complex the person caught in it usually needs support and
guidance from outside of themselves to deal with it.
This means that if you want to try EFT for an addictive
problem or for a serious compulsion, you should consider working with an
experienced EFT practitioner who is specially trained in using EFT for these
particular conditions. You will find a
List of EFT
Practitioners on this website, and you can download free of charge my
e-Book,
A
Guide to Finding an EFT Therapist to help you locate a practitioner who
is qualified to treat your condition. I highly recommend that you read it.
EFT’s long-term successes in the area of addictions are due to
its ability to address the true cause of most addictions... namely... the
need to "tranquilize" the anxiety caused by one's underlying anger,
fear, guilt, trauma, etc. Until these issues are dissipated, the addictive
behavior will remain. EFT is clearly designed to collapse these underlying
emotional issues (that is what it does best) and so, properly applied, the
need to tranquilize disappears.
Note that the list below does not include eating disorders and
weight loss issues; these are treated separately on this site under another
general heading. Weight loss often lends itself to self-treatment with EFT,
a topic which will be discussed under that category.
Patricia Carrington,
Ph.D.
Associate Clinical
Professor
UMDNJ-Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School
Piscataway, New
Jersey USA
In this list the specific conditions for which EFT has been
applied are presented in alphabetical order.
Binge Drinking
Ceases
EFT is used to address
painful emotional trauma to help one man stop binge drinking alcohol.
Chewing
Tobacco Addiction and the Apex Problem
Although some people tend to
explain away the benefits they’ve experienced from EFT, one man finally
admits it helped quell his addiction to chewing tobacco.
Cocaine
Addiction Immediately Eliminated
Remarkably, EFT stops a
cocaine addition in only one session.
Detox Relief from
Pain Killers, Headaches and Alcohol
EFT provides relief from pain
killer withdrawal symptoms, a migraine headache and a hang-over from binge
drinking.
EFT
for a "Disturbing" Addiction
One man’s shameful addiction
is helped by using EFT and being persistent.
EFT
Improves Hand Washing Obsession
EFT rapidly improves one
women’s obsession with hand washing.
EFT
Reframing for a Coke & Pepsi Addiction
Cravings for Coke & Pepsi
dissolve when a woman reframes her thoughts and words while using EFT.
EFT
Stops Hair-Pulling Obsession (Trichotillomania)
One short EFT session over
the phone stops anxieties that caused one girl to completely pull out her
eyebrow hairs.
EFT Stops
Smoking Addiction
EFT is effectively used for
smoking cessation in this article by addressing a client’s “manly” issue.
Heroin
Addiction Unravels
A woman’s addiction to heroin
is clearly diminishing after continued use of EFT.
Nail
Biting Obsession
With one round of EFT, a
woman’s life-long obsession with biting her fingernails is completely
eradicated.
Smoking
Addiction Subsides
A woman’s addiction to
smoking is resolved with EFT after reasons for her habit were unveiled.
Using
EFT for Caffeine Addiction
An addiction to caffeine is
subsiding for this woman as EFT is applied both in therapy and through self
application.
If you do not see an addiction or obsessive-compulsive problem
that you would like to know about, above, we suggest you visit Gary Craig's
website (www.emofree.com) and
click on "addictions" to read further reports.
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