What Did You Expect? Healing the Pain of Unmet Expectations


Are Unmet Expectations Causing You Pain? 

(If you’re human, I bet they are!)

How does it feel in your body when something unexpected happens? What happens in your mind? It’s really natural for us as humans to have reactions… we expect things to be a certain way! And far too often, unmet expectations HURT!

Expectations set us up….

When expectations are met, it makes our life easier. We expect water from the water faucet, so we turn to it when thirsty. But we do not expect mud! When expectations are not met, an alert is always triggered! How we process that alert can lead to distress and confusion… or towards wonder, solid presence, capable action, and calm confidence. 

When we use certain emotional tools like EFT Tapping, things can become a LOT easier for us and those we interact with. What we’re going to be doing together, if you’d like, is to take some expectations that members of our community have offered, and we’ll address them and heal the pain. 

Why bother to do this?

To become more emotionally free through this work gives us more spaciousness… and much less stress and self-criticism. It allows us to be cleaner and clearer with those we hold dear (and even the strangers we pass by). It gives us energy to do work that matters in the world, and the resilience necessary to have long-term loving connections. 

Let’s get started!

Below are videos with tapping and coaching. Pick the scenario(s) that feel closest to your own expectations and reactions, and let’s tap together. 

Rick
Your Emotional Freedom Coach

New to Tapping? Our Free EFT Tapping Guide is available to help you learn.