There is nothing

   to fear in the

      present moment.
There is nothing

   to protect

       yourself against.
There is nothing

   to understand.
There is nothing

   to control.
It is only in

   the mind's world
of the past

   and future
that there is fear
and a need

   for protection,
understanding
and control.

- Embracing the Present,

by Leonard Jacobson

 

Please note that Maria's IET classes were presented with incorrect dates on our last newsletter.  The IET Intermediate Class will be held on August 12th and again on September 2nd.  The IET Advanced class will be held on September 3rd.

 

We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and we thank you for your interest in our classes.

 

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AN "ANTI-HISTAMINE" FOR EXTREME FEAR

I was recently watching the last part of In Treatment, an HBO series, about a psychiatrist and his patients. At the conclusion of the episode, the psychiatrist tells the patient he has been having "panic attacks" since childhood and the matter was never resolved. The psychiatrist pointed out that the patient had over-reacted to the original situation ever since that time. The patient then analogized it to his wife's allergy and asked if the doctor had an "anti-histamine" to take care of the problem. The doctor said they had medicine for panic attacks.  I cringed.

In my experience, I have seen a number of people who have taken those medications and are still experiencing panic attacks. The medication basically sedates the patient or changes the body chemistry in some way. Still, most patients are told that their attacks must come to an end on their own and they are usually told to continue talk therapy. In other words, more talking about the attacks and their causes instead of taking action. Perhaps, they simply don't know what to do about panic attacks. At most, they give the sufferer a brown paper bag to breathe into until they calm down.

I believe there is something that can make a real change in panic attacks and cases of extreme fear. In my experience, Emotional Freedom Technique will help END panic attacks in progress and it usually completely eliminates them. I've personally used EFT with a number of people over the years who suffered from "panic attacks" (their definition, not mine) for years and they generally no longer have them after using EFT. Or, if they do experience them, they now have a means of addressing them on their own effectively, instead of just being a victim of them.

 

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Last week's group was amazing! (I know I must say to too often, but, to me, it's absolutely true!) We were tapping in the middle of a thunder and lightning storm and right as the lightning was at its zenith, we started tapping on someone who was "Hating God." Subjects like this sometimes come up because of misunderstandings and it is best to address them head-on, which was what we were doing at the time. The ironic part of it was as I was saying some terrible things about God, etc. (please remember, with EFT, we always say the very worst things possible in order to eliminate them) the group was very tentative about following along. Most were still pretty scared they were going to be hit by a lightning bolt right through the window for being "sacrilegious," but to their credit, they went along with it. The interesting thing was that it opened a number of them up to their fears about God and they began to realize there was never anything to fear in the first place. We ended that particular round with full acceptance that God always loves each of us deeply and without any judgment of any of us - regardless of what we feel towards Him. That was a big relief to everyone since I was saying some pretty outrageous things in order to trigger everyone about their fears.
 
I'm relating this in detail because many members of the group have been going through a great deal of growth lately, feeling differently about things and experiencing new things that they never felt before as a result of all the work we've been doing together using EFT. It's truly amazing to see people who have deep fears, anger or mistrust start to change how they relate to the world. It's a tribute to the fact that we are each changing the world in our own way each day of our lives - starting with our own lives. Of course, that's all we can ever do - change our own life and let everyone else change their lives as well. Hopefully all for the better.
 
Much of the time was spent answering questions of a spiritual nature in which people had deep questions about life and what they are doing here on earth. While the group is intended to primarily be an EFT group, it sometimes becomes other things naturally and effortlessly and we follow wherever it goes.
 
We ended the group with a Hypnosis session in which we dealt with abundance issues and feeling better about our lives in every way possible. We've been using each group to go deeper and deeper into a healing place within ourselves so that the underlying issues of life can be resolved in each of us and we can each achieve peace of mind.
 
Each week we do something different so it is never boring. We invite anyone reading this to come join us and see what transpires each week. You may be surprised at how it affects you and how you feel much lighter by the end of the evening.
 
Blessings,
Ted  

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