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Why It Might Not Work
(That is, Why It Might Not Work for Beginners)
Perhaps the most common reason beginners may fail to see results is that they tap on a phrase that is too general. For instance, you might try to tap on:
Even though I’m angry at my mother, I deeply and completely accept myself.
Your anger might be made up of many things your mother did intentionally or unintentionally from the time she missed your soccer game to the time she yelled when you got a B in geometry to the time you overheard her fighting with your father in the next room to the time the other day when she questioned your priorities. When you tap on the generalized feeling, it’s going to be difficult to see progress.
By analogy, a painting with no detail would be unclear and without impact. But add just enough detail, and the whole picture can become clear and powerful. Just so, once you tap on a few defining moments in your “angry at Mom” picture, the whole thing starts clearing up.
To release the anger effectively, keep what you are tapping on specific.
Even though I’m angry at Mom for missing the soccer championships...
(From now on, add to each line: ...I deeply and completely accept myself. )
You’ll find that after a number of specific instances have been cleared, the general emotion topples like a table with its legs cut off.
(That is, Why It Might Not Work for Beginners)
Perhaps the most common reason beginners may fail to see results is that they tap on a phrase that is too general. For instance, you might try to tap on:
Even though I’m angry at my mother, I deeply and completely accept myself.
Your anger might be made up of many things your mother did intentionally or unintentionally from the time she missed your soccer game to the time she yelled when you got a B in geometry to the time you overheard her fighting with your father in the next room to the time the other day when she questioned your priorities. When you tap on the generalized feeling, it’s going to be difficult to see progress.
By analogy, a painting with no detail would be unclear and without impact. But add just enough detail, and the whole picture can become clear and powerful. Just so, once you tap on a few defining moments in your “angry at Mom” picture, the whole thing starts clearing up.
To release the anger effectively, keep what you are tapping on specific.
Even though I’m angry at Mom for missing the soccer championships...
(From now on, add to each line: ...I deeply and completely accept myself. )
You’ll find that after a number of specific instances have been cleared, the general emotion topples like a table with its legs cut off.
