EFT and Kinesiology-Based Testing - Melinda, Third Session

"Melinda" had been referred to me for overcoming issues based around a previous addiction to Buttons and Dagga (Mandrax and Marijuana, as they are known in Cape Town). She was by now over both the drugs and her abusive ex-boyfriend, who had taken her down that slippery slope to begin with. She proudly announced at the beginning of the session that although he has been making serious efforts to get her back, including several SMS text messages, she now felt nothing for him and was no longer afraid of abusive memories involving him. Melinda also proudly announced that she is making great headway in finding a job and was expecting an answer in the next few days.

We started the session with any job fears that she may have. There was a job with a low income she was pretty sure she would get if the conditions were right. She had no fears about it. The other job she was applying for, however, was better paid and involved more formal application processes. This gave Melinda a fear of 2-3 out of ten. She clearly had been doing her tapping at home! Anyway, we tapped for all aspects of this job application, including "Even though I'm nervous; what will they think about me?..." and "Even though it's more money..." and got it down to zero.

Next, we tapped for feelings about Melinda needing to get a job in order to move back in with her mother - a condition imposed by her step-father to prove that she has indeed changed. And we went on from there to do kinesiology-based muscle-testing. Melinda tested relevant for a couple of family members. We cleared one with tapping, but the other was still producing a weak muscle test, which meant that Melinda still had a problem there. So I then tested for various aspects of her relationship with this person. The following came up as relevant: Shame, rejection, disillusionment, disappointment, confusion, panic, betrayal, and sadness. Melinda also tested relevant for the hypothalamus, and in particular, in relation to this family member and Melinda's sleep challenges. We tapped on all of the above, using statements like ?Even though I have this shame to do with [this person], I deeply love and accept myself". There were some tears, but they soon passed, and Melinda was calm again. We re-tested afterwards, and Melinda's arm was strong, meaning she had released the main blocks to do with this person.

I gave Melinda a general tapping to do if needed, plus a hypothalamus tapping to do every night for six weeks. The statement for this went something like "I allow healing to my hypothalamus, I deeply love and accept myself".

At the end of this session, we were both delighted with the results so far and agreed to conclude our sessions there. I am truly grateful to Melinda for letting me share her story so that others can benefit.

? Suzanne Zacharia 2011. My name is Suzanne Zacharia and I am committed to spreading the word about health options. I believe that the more and better options one has, the more choice there is. And of course, you are advised to consult with your medical practitioner before embarking on any course of alternative, complementary, or beauty therapy. Want to use this article? You can, as long as you credit me with it and invite your readers to get my FREE "EFT How-to for You" and regular free EFT Tapping script samples in my newsletter at http://www.eft-scripts.com/ - New to EFT? No worries, just get your own copy of "EFT How-to for You" and start EFTing with ease very soon!

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Staying Off Buttons and Dagga - Melinda, First Session

I first heard about "Melinda" from her mother. She had been banned from visiting due to a time when it was suspected she stole to support her buttons and dagga (Cape Town slang for mandrax and marijuana) habit. Her mother explained that Melinda was a good person who had gotten involved with the wrong people, and that she thought Melinda was off the drugs but had many emotional challenges to overcome. When I met Melinda, she insisted that she had been clean for just over a month. She explained that she had insomnia since stopping smoking the buttons and dagga. She also had a number of fears. I explained that to help her live free from addiction and get a job, it would be good to get rid of the energy blocks in her path. I briefly explained about EFT, short for Emotional Freedom Techniques, and how it releases unwanted feelings and behaviour with a mixture of acupressure and releasing wording. She agreed to try it.

Before we started, Melinda needed to use the toilet. Upon her return, she revealed that this was a scary experience due to being inside the cubicle. Now we have a lovely toilet, so this fear was very much a phobia, so we started work there. I asked her on a scale of 10-0, if she were to be in the toilet again, what number fear would she have, where 10 was the greatest. She said it was an 8. So we tapped something like "Even though I have this toilet fear..." and "Even though it was an enclosed space...", bringing this down to a 2 or 3; within minutes.

I then took a detour and asked her what the scariest thing in her life was, and she said it was her brother-in-law. We tapped a specific brother-in-law incident from a 9 to a low number. Then I had Melinda close her eyes and vividly imagine the incident, in case there were fears lurking in the background that we had missed which could surface later. Indeed there were, and we tapped them all down to a 2 out of 10. We then went back to the toilet incident and brought it down to a 1 out of 10. We then finished with some easy tapping homework that Melinda could do in-between sessions, and we scheduled another session.

When I next saw Melinda some 2 weeks hence, she had been able to have normal conversations with her brother-in-law and had even confronted him about an issue that was bothering her. She also visited the toilet without fear.

The reason why I worked on seemingly non-drug issues with Melinda is to help her release the negative emotions that can lead to re-addiction, and to help her re-build her life with confidence. I did not work directly on the insomnia in this session, because other issues were higher priority at the time. She is doing very well and going from strength to strength.

? Suzanne Zacharia 2011. My name is Suzanne Zacharia and I am committed to spreading the word about health options. I believe that the more and better options one has, the more choice there is. And of course, you are advised to consult with your medical practitioner before embarking on any course of alternative, complementary, or beauty therapy. Want to use this article? You can, as long as you credit me with it and invite your readers to get my FREE "EFT How-to for You" and regular free EFT Tapping script samples in my newsletter at http://www.eft-scripts.com/ - New to EFT? No worries, just get your own copy of "EFT How-to for You" and start EFTing with ease very soon!

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Recovery From Traumatic Relationship and Drug Abuse - Melinda, Second Session

When Melinda arrived for her second session, she was clearly calmer and more confident than before. I asked her what she wanted to work on, and she said she wanted to go to the shop alone without fear that her abusive ex-boyfriend would be there.

We started with Emotional Freedom Techniques tapping in general about this fear. Then I asked her if this was a real fear. It transpired that it was, although her ex had not physically harmed her since she had left him. I asked her then about the worst time he had beaten her. She said it was the last time, when she had a swollen face for weeks, needed to go to hospital and managed to finally end the relationship. I asked to to imagine watching the event on TV, and to tell me what she was seeing on TV at that moment.

She replied "My face". The TV face brought an intensity of 9 out of 10. We tapped Setups like "Even though I have this feeling about my face, I deeply accept myself" and Reminders like "What he did to my face", "It was horrible to go through this", and "It was really scary." We finally brought the whole event to a zero, even when Melinda tried her best to vividly imagine it. We then worked on going to the shop, which we reduced from a then 3 to a 1. I did not think we could go down further, as this was partly a real fear, so I used her session time moving on to other challenges.

Next came fear of the dentist and needles. Melinda was due to go to the dentist. She had to get some dental work completed before she could start a job, because of what looks like drug-related damage to her teeth. The work was needed so that her speech would become clearer. We brought these fears down from a 10 all the way down to 0. Melinda and I were both smiling by then.

Next, I used kinesiology-based muscle-testing to investigate physical sources of the insomnia. Melinda has had insomnia since coming off drugs. She had been using buttons and dagga (Cape Town slang for mandrax and marijuana) till nearly 2 months before. The muscle-test showed a challenge with neurotransmitters (important brain chemicals) on the left and in the middle of her brain. We treated those with a 635 nm cold laser until they muscle-tested in the clear for now. Muscle-testing also revealed a Vitamin B challenge, so I suggested that Melinda ask about possible supplementation. Melinda reported feeling very calm after the laser neurotransmitter treatment and looked very relaxed. We also had fun. For example, we were giggling when the test showed that her name was not Mickey Mouse. After all, just because this is a serious treatment does not mean we cannot have fun!

We finished with EFT homework for neurotransmitter balance and for insomnia. I said that I was not sure if it would do the trick with insomnia, but if nothing else, it can bring calm and balance. We certainly have achieved a remarkable amount in this session, and I look forward to our next.

? Suzanne Zacharia 2011. My name is Suzanne Zacharia and I am committed to spreading the word about health options. I believe that the more and better options one has, the more choice there is. And of course, you are advised to consult with your medical practitioner before embarking on any course of alternative, complementary, or beauty therapy. Want to use this article? You can, as long as you credit me with it and invite your readers to get my FREE "EFT How-to for You" and regular free EFT Tapping script samples in my newsletter at http://www.eft-scripts.com/ - New to EFT? No worries, just get your own copy of "EFT How-to for You" and start EFTing with ease very soon!

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