Drug-Free Behavioral Therapy Improves Both Mental and Physical Illness Hi everyone, when I found this I just had to post it! EFT is finally being recognised and acknowledged for the amazing things that it can do! I'll post the press release below. Great stuff! Santa Rosa, CA. A drug that can eliminate the symptoms of fibromyalgia, pain, depression, anxiety, and PTSD might seem like a medical impossibility. Yet there's an "evidence-based" treatment backed by scientific studies that does just that, and more. It's not a drug or a therapy; it's a self-help method that can be learned in just a few minutes. It's called Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT for short, and it's used by an estimated six million people worldwide. EFT uses elements of proven psychotherapy techniques like cognitive therapy and exposure therapy, but with a twist. It adds the element of acupuncture point stimulation, but without needles. EFT users simply tap or rub on the points themselves. Clinical psychologist David Feinstein, PhD, the author of several scientific papers on the subject, believes that this physical acupoint stimulation enhances the effect of psychological interventions to rapidly calm the body and reduce stress. EFT was developed by a Stanford-trained engineer named Gary Craig. He posted the basic methods on a free online web site in the 1990s, and over one million people downloaded them. Craig then published a softcover version of his method, called The EFT Manual, which is available from online and independent bookstores. The EFT web site contains thousands of case histories written by people who've used EFT to recover from a range of ailments, sometimes very rapidly (www.EFTuniverse.com). Its success at relieving the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder or PTSD has come to the attention of therapists working with veterans, rape victims, homeless people, and other groups with high levels of PTSD. A number of veterans clinics and VA hospitals now offer EFT to their patients, and a large network of private therapists and coaches offer free sessions through the Iraq Vets Stress Project (www.StressProject.org). The EFT Manual contains the basic instructions for learning EFT, and cases of people who've experienced relief with the method. It also has an outline of the scientific basis of EFT written by researcher Dawson Church, PhD. Church explains in detail how reducing stress with EFT can affect the nervous system, calming the body's fight-flight response, and reducing mental anxiety. "Anxiety is the common denominator in many medical and psychological problems," he observes, "and by reducing anxiety, EFT can have a positive impact on both." In addition to the many existing studies of EFT published in peer-reviewed professional journals, several new ones are underway, including a clinical trial at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), and a study to determine which elements of EFT are most effective at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. These studies are expected to yield new insight into the unique ingredients that make EFT so effective. |
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