How can EFT help you with anger and weight?

Blocked energy channels in the body often show up as negative emotions- in this case anger. Long-term or unresolved anger may lead you to soothe yourself with food and result in unwanted weight. EFT helps restore your flow of energy and release your excess anger or other troubling emotions.

These two audio sessions are designed to help you release the resistance of unnecessary self-directed anger.

From the list on the Introduction page you chose statement #4:
“I’m angry because…”without food I would have no comfort or escape.”

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Begin by assessing how you feel about this statement.

On a scale of 0-10 with 0 being no feeling at all and 10 being the worst this feeling has ever been, where do find yourself now?
Please jot the number down now. _____

Tap Map

Begin now by tapping the Karate Chop point on the side of your hand continuously and say the following statements out loud. Be sure to fill in the blanks with what ever comes to your mind.

“Even though, it makes me angry to think about giving up my comfort foods just to lose some weight, but I still deeply and completely accept myself anyway.”

“Even though, food comforts me and helps me calm down after a stressful day, I still deeply and completely accept myself.”

“Even though, I need my comfort food because without it I would feel __________ , but I still deeply and completely love and accept myself anyway.”

Eyebrow: I can’t give up my comfort foods
Side of Eye: I need my favorite foods to calm down
Under Eye: you can’t make me give up my favorite foods
Under Nose: I deserve to relax with my food after a hard day
Chin: there are certain foods I will never give up
Collarbone: food is my favorite reward
Under Arm: food is a good friend to me
Top of Head: I can always depend on food to help me escape from life for a little while

Choices

Eyebrow: I choose to appreciate how food has helped me feel safe
Side of Eye: I choose notice how food helps me avoid my feelings
Under Eye: I choose to thank food for distracting me from________
Under Nose: I choose to free myself from _____________
Chin: I choose to feel peaceful about food and my weight
Collarbone: I choose to examine my relationship with food
Under Arm: I choose to honor the way food has helped me cope with life
Top of Head: I choose to release my self-judgment now

* Take a deep breath
* Sip some water
*Write down your intensity #__________

Notice any changes in your perception or awareness of the problem. Does it seem more intense? More distant? Stronger or weaker? More important or less important? Do you sense relief or a releasing of something?

Notice changes in your body. Does any part of your body hurt or feel better than it did before this round of tapping? Do you feel more relaxed? Are there any new sensations like tingling? A gentle calmness? Numbness? Warmth? Nausea or a calming in the stomach? Vision changes? Changes in your breathing? A lighter or heavier feeling?

If your changes are positive and your intensity has dropped to 0 or 1, it’s likely that you have resolved this issue because the blocked energy has been released.

If you are not at a 0 or 1, it means that you still have some intensity around this issue or some aspect of it, and more EFT rounds will be needed to clear it from your energy channels. In this case, move on to Round 2.

Round 2

Acceptance is key in releasing anger. It is only by giving up your resistance to loving yourself and beginning to accept every part of yourself that the healing truly begins. EFT helps this happen in a gentle and natural way.

“Even though, I’m afraid of what would happen if I didn’t have my comfort foods, I deeply and completely love and accept myself anyway.”

“Even though food is my friend and ally, and it helps me deal with the stress of __________, I still deeply and completely love and accept myself anyway.”

“Even though I don’t know what my life would be like without my comfort food, and I’m afraid to find out, I still deeply and completely love and accept myself anyway.”

Eyebrow: I’d be afraid without my comfort foods
Side of Eye: the stress of ______would be too much without food to help me
Under Eye: Without comfort food, I’d be lost
Under Nose: I don’t have what it takes to live without my food
Chin: I feel sad to think of being without my comfort food
Collarbone: I feel overwhelmed at the thought of changing my food
Under Arm: I don’t trust that I will be OK without food
Top of Head: I feel protected when I have comfort food

Choices

Eyebrow: I choose to feel safe with or without food as my backup
Side of Eye: I choose remind myself of my strengths and to trust myself
Under Eye: I choose to begin letting go of my fears
Under Nose: I choose to empower myself to make new choices about my life
Chin: I choose notice how capable I am
Collarbone: I choose to begin releasing my self-doubts
Under Arm: I choose to accept every part of myself now
Top of Head: I choose to feel free and safe at the same time

* Take a deep breath
* Sip some water
*Write down your intensity #__________

Notice any changes in your perception or awareness of the problem and jot these down. Did any memories show up? Did any pictures form in your mind as you were tapping?

Now, use what you wrote down to decide what to tap on next. Create a new “Even though…” set up statement about your thoughts and any changes you experienced, then continue tapping in the same EFT sequence as the last two rounds.

Be aware of changes in the issue itself. For example, if you originally rated your anger about giving up your comfort food at an 8, and now it’s more like a 3, look for a shift into a new aspect of the problem.

You may have moved from anger in Round 1 to fear of what would happen to you without food as a buffer, as in Round 2. But now you’re beginning to notice feelings of sadness or loss. You can now use EFT to explore these feelings and find their root cause. They may stem from an earlier life experience of loss. Your next set up statement could go something like this:

"Even though I feel sad when I think about giving up comfort food because it reminds me of giving up (losing)___________, but I still deeply and completely love and accept myself anyway."

OR

“Even though, the last time I lost __________(someone or something) then__________ happened and I don’t want to go through that again, but I still deeply and completely love and accept myself anyway."

Be very expressive in your next EFT rounds and even let your set up statements be long and rambling. Put as much feeling into your words as possible because this is what changes your energy patterns.

Trust your instincts and follow your intuition. Like most anything, you will get better and better at this the more you do it.

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