Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Case Histories

• EFT with Bowen Technique for pain relief
• Pain from Shingles
• Nausea due to Chemotherapy
• Migraine

Janet came to see me for Bowen complaining of severe pain in her neck, back and ankles. She was weary, had trouble sleeping, and was finding it difficult to cope with work because of the constant pain. She found the Bowen sessions very relaxing and felt 'like herself again'. There was a reduction in pain for the first two days after the session but the pain came back during the week.

On the third Bowen session Janet arrived physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted. She was still in a lot of pain. After the Bowen session I introduced her to EFT for pain management. By the fourth session Janet came in looking relaxed, happy and most importantly relatively pain free. She had been using the EFT as instructed, whenever the pain got too much.

Pain from Shingles

Mrs D a 73-year-old lady, contracted shingles. The pain and itching were severe. We did several rounds of tapping concentrating on the pain, where it was and how it felt. We were then able to bring the pain down from an intensity of 15 (totally unbearable) to a 4, a much more bearable level. The EFT sequence was repeated several times a day. Having learnt the sequence, Mrs D was able to deal with her pain, and be in control of her own healing process’

Mrs D is now an avid fan of EFT and uses it to help with her arthritis pain on a daily basis.

Nausea due to Chemotherapy

Mrs P was having great difficulty dealing with nausea after having chemotherapy for breast cancer. After showing her the sequence, I worked with her mainly over the phone with EFT. We only did a couple of tapping rounds at a time, as she tired quickly. The level of nausea reduced and she was able to eat in small quantities. Although she uses EFT herself, she finds that it is much more effective and helpful to do this with someone else repeating the sequence with her. We are still in the process of working on her emotional issues in dealing with the cancer.

Update October 2004: Mrs P has now got a clean bill of health and continues to use EFT in her recovery process and to deal with other issues.

Migraine

Mrs A had been suffering from intense three day migraines every week for several years and had recently suffered from paralysis on one side of her face (Bells Palsy). After the first Bowen session she was free from migraine for the whole week but had mid-back pain. She then developed pain and pressure in her temple and down the side of the face. At the next session Mrs A surprised herself by letting me carry-out the Bowen Throat moves. Normally she does not let anyone touch her neck area because it makes her very uncomfortable and scared.

We then did some EFT together with the Bowen for her migraines. Issues related to old memories and a lot of emotional unhappiness in her childhood came up and were dealt with. Her migraines have since reduced in frequency and she uses EFT to help control the pain level by herself when the headaches do occur.