Trauma Relief
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Taking Care of Yourself Around Toxic Family
It’s hard when family or friends feel the need for us to conform to a pattern that we spent years breaking out of! They may become defensive or verbally abusive if we don’t meet their expectations. They may do everything they can to push us back into that old pattern, ignoring all the changes we’ve…
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Releasing Heart Pain: He Left Me
Grief and confusion about heartbreak can haunt us for decades. Whether our father abandoned us, our best friend from playschool found a new buddy, our 1st grade boyfriend or our husband of 10 or 30 years broke up with us, or someone we loved died, that loss can still resonate years later. And the pain and…
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Love and The Fear of Rejection
Fear of rejection is something most of us struggle with. We want to reach out, we want to connect… but we hesitate. Rejection can hurt so much! Parents often use fear of rejection to domesticate us. We learn that we need to conform to their expectations or be excluded and unloved. In school, we learn…
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Inner Tapping To Help a Scared Younger Self
I’ve been doing some Inner Tapping and found a lot of comfort from it. Sometimes I just feel scared and overwhelmed with pain. I know it’s from long ago, but I can’t figure out right now what caused the fear or hurt. How do I comfort that scared younger me? — Rhonda We often use…
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When Too Much Comes Up At Once…
I’ve been dealing with some intense memories, and I’ve been hurting a lot. I feel raw and lost… and all the old thoughts and feelings are coming up. I’m overwhelmed and scared. What can I do? — Nancy We’re sorry you’re feeling so unsettled. We know how bad that can feel. If it helps, you…
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When I Try to Learn or Take an Exam My Mind Goes Blank!
How can I use tapping to work on learning disabilities, problems with recall, and exam phobias? When I try to learn something new, or show someone what I’ve learned, I go blank! — Irene When we’re in primitive brain it’s harder for us to learn. Do you feel tense or scared when you try to…
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Japan Relief – When Others Are Suffering
Whenever I see news of the earthquake in Japan and the nuclear plant emergency that is going on, my stomach tightens and I feel like crying. I tapped on this and said all I can do is send prayers to the area and the people. I cannot imagine what they are going through but each…
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I Don’t Want To Go There Again
– Old Coping Mechanisms are hard to release when we fear we’ll need them again. – Used to self hatred – Medical anxiety – Addictions from when dad divorced me – Falling apart
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Releasing Old Coping Mechanisms
When we grow up in an unsafe environment, our brain searches desperately for some way to be safe. In such an unsafe place, our lives are chaotic and crazy and there really isn’t anything to hold onto. Our brain will latch on to whatever it can. Sometimes it grabs bizarre “rules” to explain what’s going on. Or it comes…
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Fear of Being Alone
– Fear of not finding my tribe – I want to be in relationship – On my own for the first time – Need someone to take care of me – Lack of relationship – Alone in a group – I don’t fit in my family