EFT Set Ups For Weight Loss

How Can EFT Help with Weight Loss and Management?

EFT directly targets the emotional causes of overeating and leads to permanent weight loss. Emotional factors are at the core of many problems and issues associated with losing and maintaining a healthy weight. EFT offers you a simple tool to conquer the emotional aspects that may be sabotaging your efforts to lose weight. EFT allows you to target and treat the underlying causes of being overweight—the anxiety, stress and conflicts that drive you to overeat or eat poorly in the first place. EFT can be used in a number of ways to reduce the intensity of emotions and anxiety that lead to overeating or unhealthy eating patterns. EFT can be applied to any of the numerous challenges people face when trying to lose and/or maintain a healthy weight.

EFT helps you to lose weight by reducing food cravings, eliminating emotional triggers to overeating, improving body image and neutralizing future social and environmental relapse triggers.

EFT will enhance the success of any weight loss method or plan you are following and will help you remain motivated and focused on your goals. Unless the underlying emotional causes of overeating or poor eating habits are addressed, weight loss and maintenance may always be a struggle.

One of the greatest benefits of using EFT is that it helps to re-program your mind and nervous system to adopt an entirely different and more healthy attitude towards food. Using willpower to change behavioral patterns around food and eating can be difficult to sustain. With the proper use of EFT, no willpower is required, your mind and body will automatically make positive changes that are in line with your goals.

EFT can be used to target and address:

• Immediate cravings
• Compulsive overeating
• Daily stress and emotional triggers
• Poor eating habits and patterns
• Limiting beliefs about your ability to lose weight
• Body image, confidence and self esteem
• Fear of the failure and relapse
• Feelings of frustration, guilt, procrastination, disappointment etc

Click here for article on using EFT for food cravings

Excerpt from EFT Weight Loss Workshop Manual by Angie Muccillo 2007

Below is a  list of EFT set up phrases related to different issues, thoughts and feelings around weight loss. This guide will help you identify and tap on your own particular issues.

Tapping Instructions

Go through the list and tick the statements in bold that feel TRUE to you, even if only slightly true. Next to each statement you tick, write a truth rating, where “10″ means 100% TRUE and “1″ means on slightly TRUE. Space is provided to fill in the “additional phrases” thoughts or feelings that may come up for you or that relate more specifically to the way you feel.

Tap on each statement you have ticked and added, using the EFT Shortcut Method. If other feelings, emotions or memories come up during the rounds of tapping, continue to tap until until each of these are neutralized.

Problem: “I Have Too Much Weight To Lose”

When a task (like losing weight) seems “too big”, our chances of giving up becomes greater and our ability to continue towards our goal weight diminishes. To overcome this and help you maintain your focus and motivation, start with these set up phrases that address feelings of discouragement, anger, fear and worry about how you will lose the weight you have set out to lose.

• Even though I feel discouraged by how much weight I need to lose, I choose to feel inspired now. Rating…
• Even though I’m scared I won’t be able to lose all this weight and keep it off for good, I choose to have faith in my ability. Rating…
• Even though I feel angry that I have to lose this weight, I choose to soothe myself in new ways. Rating…
• Even though I resent having to lose this weight, I choose to accept myself completely. Rating…

Additional phrases that describe how you feel about reaching your goal weight

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Problem: Sticking to a Menu Plan

Your ability to stick your menu plan is crucial to your success. These set up phrases relate to issues and difficulties associated with sticking to and following and an eating plan.

• Even though I have trouble sticking to my eating plan, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I don’t have time to eat properly, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I don’t like having to stick to a plan, I’d rather eat what I like when I like, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior.
• Even though it takes too much effort to follow an eating plan, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I get bored following an eating plan, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I’m worried there’s not enough food on the menu and I’ll be too hungry, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I don’t want to give up my favorite foods, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I don’t have the time or energy to organize myself properly, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…

Additional phrases that describe why you find it difficult to stick to the menu plan

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Problem: Food Issues & Cravings

• Even though I’m obsessed with food, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I overeat, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I’m a food addict, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I’m a sugar addict, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I crave sweets at night, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I have a huge appetite, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I’m a closet eater, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I binge at night, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I have an urge to eat whenever I SMELL food, I I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I have a craving whenever I SEE food, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I eat when I’m bored, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I eat when I’m angry, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I eat when I’m lonely, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I eat when I’m sad, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I eat when I’m frustrated, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I overeat to hurt myself, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I eat to avoid my feelings, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I use food to soothe/comfort myself, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I overeat to hide/protect myself, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I binge because I think I’m worthless, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I overeat because I don’t love myself, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I’m anxious when I sit down to eat, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I associate food with fighting, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I associate food with my mother’s love, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I feel unsafe without food, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I eat to feel better, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though it’s not safe for me to lose weight, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though it’s not safe for others if I lose weight, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though, I don’t feel supported by my family members, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…

Additional phrases that describe any food issues you have

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Problem: Guilt & Shame

• Even though I hate myself for overeating, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I feel guilty when I overeat, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I beat myself up when I eat the wrong foods, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I feel guilty about being overweight, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I’m embarrassed by my weight I deeply and completely accept myself. Rating…

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Problem: Weight Plateau

Apart from the physical reasons why our weight may plateau, underlying psychological issues may also be responsible. These set ups are designed to release any blocks and challenge your body weight ‘comfort zone’.

• Even though my weight has reached a plateau, I deeply and completely accept myself and choose to feel comfortable at my goal weight. Rating…
• Even though I don’t feel comfortable weighing less than ……., I deeply and completely accept myself and choose to feel comfortable at my goal weight. Rating…
• Even though I have a block to weighing less than……, I deeply and completely accept myself and choose to feel comfortable at my goal weight. Rating…
• Even though I sabotage myself whenever I weigh less than……., I deeply and completely accept myself and choose to feel comfortable at my goal weight. Rating…
• Even though (this will happen…..) if I weigh less than……., I deeply and completely accept myself and choose to feel comfortable at my goal weight. Rating…

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Problem: Slow Metabolism

• Even though my metabolism is too slow, I deeply and completely accept myself.
• Even though I have trouble increasing my metabolism, I deeply and completely accept myself.
• Even though I have a slow metabolism, I choose to release and repair everything that slows my body down

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Problem: Self Esteem

• Even though I don’t deserve to be happy with my body, I deeply and completely accept myself and my behavior. Rating…
• Even though I believe I don’t deserve to be thin, I choose to feel worthy now. Rating…

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Getting results!

Good luck and be persistent with daily tapping. You will notice that you begin to “forget” about eating binges and begin to be engaged in other activities other than secretive eating or food shopping. The weight will begin to come off as the underlying issues are addressed and the basics of symptomatic behavior are tapped away.

Tip: Tap the index finger point and say, “I forgive myself for overeating…or eating when I’m not hungry…or eating when I’m angry…etc..”

Contact me if you have any questions or would like to book an individual EFT weight loss consultation.

Contact me if you would like to arrange an EFT Weight Loss Workshop for your group.

Angie Muccillo
EFT Practitioner & Instructor
Remedial Massage Therapist (Member AAMT)
(Cert IV Remedial Massage)
(EFT-ADV)

Location

Sublime Massage Clinic
Hutton Street
Thornbury Melbourne

Vic Australia 3071

mob: 0417391055
sublime@pacific.net.au
angiemuccillo@gmail.com

ZPoint Statements For Quit Smoking

Compiled by Angie Muccillo 2006

Below is a complete Quit Smoking Program designed to reprogram the subconscious mind using the Zpoint Process. This program helps you to eliminate cravings and “clear all the ways and reasons you smoke” so that you no longer feel the urge to smoke.

Click here to read about how ZPoint works, to choose your cue word and to install the healing program before proceeding.

Repeat each statement followed by your cue word for 15 -20 seconds.

Clear Cravings/Urge To Smoke

I clear all the ways & reasons

• I smoke because…(cue word)
• I smoke whenever…(cue word)
• Smoking is a habit because…(cue word)
• I am a serious addict because….(cue word)
• My body craves cigarettes because…(cue word)
• I must have this cigarette now (cue word)
• My body thinks this is normal (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I install all ways

• I feel calm and relaxed and allow myself to breathe fresh clean oxygen (cue word)
• I choose to be a non-smoker (cue word)

Clear Past Failures

I clear all the ways and reasons

• I failed in the past to stop smoking (cue word)
• I decided to go back to smoking after having stopped for__ (cue word)
• I am angry with myself for failing (cue word)
• I cannot forgive myself for failing in the past (cue word)
• I could kick myself for starting again after having given up for __(cue word)
• I don’t have the willpower to stop smoking (cue word)
• I’ve tried everything and nothing works for me (cue word)
• My past failure effects my current decision and ability to stop on any level (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I install all the ways

• I am confident (cue word)
• I am successful (cue word)
• I am capable (cue word)
• I am ready to be a non smoker (cue word)
• It is completely normal to be a non-smoker (cue word)
• I feel completely safe being a non-smoker (cue word)
• I deserve to be a non-smoker (cue word)

I clear all the ways and reasons

• I am angry with myself for starting to smoke in the first place (cue word)
• I am disappointed with myself for starting to smoke in the first place (cue word)
• I am disgusted with myself for smoking in the first place (cue word)
• I can’t forgive myself for starting to smoke when I was __ years old (cue word)
• I can’t forgive others who got me started (cue word)
• I clear all the reasons why I can’t stop smoking (cue word)
• I clear all the reasons I continue to smoke (cue word)
• I release the ongoing choice to smoke (cue word)
• I clear all the ways I learned to smoke (cue word)
• I clear all ways I like the taste of cigarettes (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I install all ways

• I accept myself fully (cue word)

Clear Anxieties, Doubts & Fears

I clear all the ways

• I feel anxious at the thought of never having another cigarette (cue word)
• I feel anxious about quitting (cue word)
• I don’t know if I’m ready (cue word)
• I can’t see myself giving up (cue word)
• I am afraid to stop smoking (cue word)
• I am too stressed to stop smoking (cue word)
• I fear having another relapse (cue word)
• I won’t know who I am without this addiction (cue word)
• I doubt I can stop smoking (cue word)
• I don’t know how to stop smoking (cue word)
• I don’t trust myself to stop smoking for good/for ever (cue word)
• I feel panic at the thought of never having another cigarette (cue word)
• I can’t live without my cigarettes (cue word)
• I don’t believe I can ever really give up for good (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I clear all the ways and reasons

• I think I have to suffer for the rest of my life if I stop smoking (cue word)
• I won’t feel safe, protected and secure if I stop smoking (cue word)
• I use cigarettes as my reward (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I clear all the ways and reasons

• I am afraid of putting on weight if I stop smoking (cue word)
• I won’t know what to do with my hands when I stop (cue word)
• I’m scared I will develop another addiction when I stop smoking cigarettes (cue word)
• I’m scared I’m creating disease in my body by smoking (cue word)
• I am worried about the damage I’ve caused to my body for smoking all these years (cue word)
• I’m afraid I won’t be able to relax and calm myself down without cigarettes (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I clear all the ways and reasons

• I’m afraid I will be rejected by my peers/friends/family if I stop smoking (cue word)
• I won’t know what to do with my hands (cue word)
• I’ll feel left out (cue word)
• I won’t enjoy myself when I go out (cue word)
• I feel like I’m losing my best friend (cue word)
• I won’t be a rebel anymore (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns

Clear Triggers

I clear all the ways and reasons

• Just thinking about smoking, makes me want to light up (cue word)
• Watching “QUIT” ads makes me want to light up even more (cue word)
• Watching others smoke/being around other smokers/smelling smoke makes me want to light up (cue word)
• I can’t resist the urge to smoke (cue word)
• I can’t say no when someone offers me a cigarette (cue word)
• I can’t control myself (cue word)
• I’m seriously addicted (cue word)
• Others can do it, but not me (cue word)
• I’m not in control of my smoking behavior (cue word)
• Cigarettes control my thoughts, feelings and actions (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I clear all ways and reasons

• Smoking makes me feel good (cue word)
• Smoking fills a void in my life (cue word)
• Smoking relieves boredom (cue word)
• Smoking solves my problems (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I clear all the ways and reasons

• I smoke when I feel stressed (cue word)
• I smoke when I feel excited (cue word)
• I smoke when I feel nervous (cue word)
• I smoke when I feel anxious (cue word)
• I smoke when I feel depressed (cue word)
• I smoke when I feel out of control (cue word)
• I feel stressed when I smoke (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I clear all the ways and reasons

• I feel nervous when I smoke (cue word)
• I feel anxious when I smoke (cue word)
• I feel depressed when I smoke (cue word)
• I feel out of control when I smoke (cue word)
• I feel guilty when I smoke (cue word)
• I hate myself when I smoke (cue word)
• I judge myself when I smoke (cue word)
• I feel disgusting and disgusted when I smoke (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

Clear Associations

I clear all the ways and reasons

• Smoking makes me feel bad (cue word)
• Smoking makes me feel great (cue word)
• Smoking makes me feel popular (cue word)
• Smoking makes me feel special (cue word)
• Smoking makes me feel tough (cue word)
• Smoking makes me feel accepted (cue word)
• Smoking makes me feel like a rebel (cue word)
• Smoking makes me feel unaccepted (cue word)
• Smoking makes me feel like an outcast (cue word)
• Smoking gives me attention (cue word)
• Smoking makes me feel calm (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I clear all ways and reasons

I feel the urge to smoke….

• When I first wake up in the morning (cue word)
• With my morning coffee (cue word)
• When I have a cup of coffee (cue word)
• When I’m driving (cue word)
• On the way to work (cue word)
• At morning tea (cue word)
• At the pub (cue word)
• When I have a drink (cue word)
• After sex (cue word)
• When I study (cue word)
• When I’m on the computer (cue word)
• When I’m on a break (cue word)
• After a meeting (cue word)
• After an argument (cue word)
• When I’m feeling sorry for myself (cue word)
• When I need to get away from my kids, boss, partner (cue word)
• When I’m alone/feel lonely (cue word)
• When my mum/sister/friend/daughter etc drives me crazy (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I install all the ways

• I am calm (cue word)
• I am confident (cue word)
• I am relaxed (cue word)

Clear Nicotine Addiction

I clear all the ways and reasons

• I am addicted to nicotine (cue word)
• My body craves and desires more nicotine (cue word)
• I can’t give up this addiction (cue word)
• My brain is conditioned to crave cigarettes (cue word)
• My brain produces nicotinic receptors (cue word)
• My brain receptors cry out for their nicotine ‘hits” (cue word)
• My body produces symptoms of withdrawal (cue word)
• That withdrawal from nicotine causes me physical, emotional and psychological pain (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I clear all the ways and reasons

• I feel the urge to smoke when I think of smoking, see someone else smoking or smell cigarette smoke (cue word)
• My body has developed a dependency on nicotine (cue word)
• My body is susceptible to nicotine addiction (cue word)
• Smoking is an automatic response to stimuli in my brain (cue word)
• I clear all the ways nicotine produces euphoria (cue word)
• Smoking gives me a ‘rush’
• Smoking improves my mood (cue word)
• Nicotine controls my thoughts, feelings and actions (cue word)
• Nicotine has a calming effect (cue word)
• Nicotine speeds up my heart rate (cue word)
• Nicotine induces tremors and interferes with my sleep (cue word)
• Smoking controls my life (cue word)
• I can’t control the urge to smoke (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

I clear all the ways and reasons

• My body blocks or slows down the production of dopamine (cue word)
• I repair all ways my body blocks, prevents or slows down the production of dopamine (cue word)
• I ask my brain to facilitate the natural release of dopamine (cue word)

• I install homeostasis (cue word)
• I feel a natural high (cue word)
• I feel naturally confident (cue word)
• I feel naturally euphoric (cue word)

Balance Central Nervous System

I clear all the ways and reasons

• My CNS is out of balance (cue word)
• My brain is not balancing my body (cue word)
• I am used to functioning with my CNS in this state (cue word)
• I am used to functioning with my brain in this state (cue word)
• My nerve synapses are constantly firing (cue word)
• My CNS not in sync with the rest of me (cue word)
• My brain is not in sync with the rest of me (cue word)
• My brain is over firing (cue word)
• My nerves don’t feel appreciated (cue word)
• My brain doesn’t feel appreciated (cue word)
• My homeostasis is out of balance (cue word)
• My body thinks this is normal (cue word)
• I am unforgiving of myself (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

• I install appreciation and gratitude for my brains efforts to keep me balanced (cue word)
• I acknowledge it is doing what it felt was right and helpful (cue word)
• I install homeostasis (cue word)
• I install feeling comfortable and balanced with normal brain function (cue word)
• I install feeling comfortable feeling peaceful and centered (cue word)

I clear all the ways and reasons

• I try to fulfill my needs outside of myself (cue word)
• My nervous system is over-sensitized (cue word)
• My triple warmer is over-energized (cue word)
• My spleen meridian is depleted (cue word)
• My neurolymphatic system is congested (cue word)
• I clear any mechanism or vulnerability within me that would allow any of these issues to return (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

• My triple warmer is now sedated (cue word)
• My neurolymphatic system is now draining (cue word)
• My spleen meridian is now strengthened (cue word)
• My body’s immune system is mobilized in order to heal (cue word)
• I am grateful for my amazing body. I appreciate it in all its wisdom (cue word)
• I now relax into my well-being and let my body do what it knows how to do – bring me into complete balance and well-being (cue word)

Balance Adrenals

I clear all the ways and reasons

• My adrenal hormones are out of balance (cue word)
• I am used to functioning with my adrenal hormones in this state (cue word)
• My body thinks this is normal (cue word)
• My fight or flight system is in chronic use (cue word)
• My homeostasis is out of balance (cue word)
• My adrenals are not in sync with the rest of me (cue word)
• My adrenals overreact (cue word)
• My adrenals don’t feel appreciated (cue word)
• My adrenals overreact to life (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

• I install appreciation and gratitude for my adrenals efforts at keeping me balanced (cue word)
• I acknowledge they are doing what they felt was right and helpful I install homeostasis (cue word)
• I install feeling comfortable and balanced with normal adrenal function (cue word)
• I install feeling comfortable feeling peaceful and centered (cue word)

Activating The Brain’s Mesolimbic Reward System

I clear all the ways and reasons

• My body blocks or slows down the production of dopamine (cue word)
• I repair all ways my body blocks, prevents or slows down the production of dopamine (cue word)
• I ask my brain to facilitate the natural release of dopamine (cue word)
• I feel a natural high I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
• I feel naturally confident (cue word)
• I feel naturally euphoric (cue word)

I clear all of the patterns connected to all these ways (cue word)
I clear all of the emotions connected to all these patterns (cue word)

Please contact me with any questions or further assistance with this program.

Angie Muccillo
EFT Practitioner & Instructor
Remedial Massage Therapist (Member AAMT)
(BA Social Science- Psych/Soc)
(Cert IV Remedial Massage)
(EFT-ADV)

Location

Sublime Massage Clinic
Hutton Street
Thornbury Melbourne

Vic Australia 3071

mob: 0417391055
sublime@pacific.net.au
angiemuccillo@gmail.com

Using EFT for Addictions

by Gary Craig www.emofree.com

Rethinking the Cause of Addictions

Addictions are a mystery to most professionals. Addicted people come to them for help and want….really want….to be free of their addiction. But despite their good intentions and despite spending a great deal of time and money, they usually revert to their former behavior.

And even when someone kicks one addiction they somehow manage to pick up another in its place. Most people who give up cigarettes, for example, usually gain weight because they substitute food for cigarettes. Likewise, people who get beyond alcohol often revert to heavy uses of cigarettes and coffee. In these cases the addiction is not overcome….it is merely shifted. The reason for the poor performance of most addiction treatments is that they do not address the true cause!!! If they did, people would not need to substitute one addiction for another.

So what is the true cause of addictive behavior?

Let’s start by listing what it is not. It is not what conventional methods have tried to make it for many decades. For example:

• It is not a bad habit.
• It is not inherited.
• It is not because it runs in the family.
• It is not because the addict is weak.
• It is not a lack of will power.
• It is not because the addict has a “secondary gain.”

In my experience, these “causes” are put forth because they seem to be explanations for this unwanted behavior. There seems to be some logic in them and that, of course, is why they are pursued. However, they all have one thing in common…a poor record for relieving someone of their addiction. What is needed here is the true cause….not a list of seem-to-be’s.

The true cause of all addictions is anxiety….an uneasy feeling that is temporarily masked, or tranquilized, by some substance or behavior.

To many, this is a refreshing “Aha” because it unveils a cause they didn’t know how to articulate. Inwardly they have always known that their need to smoke, drink, overeat, etc. is propelled by their need to tranquilize a level of uneasiness. But they didn’t directly link that feeling with the true cause of their addiction.

If you think about it, this link becomes obvious. For example: Addicts often refer to their addictions as nervous (anxious) habits and, accelerate their use when under increased stress (anxiety).

Take away an addict’s substance (tranquilizer) and they will get very fidgety (anxious). In fact, they will often become anxious at the mere threat of taking the substance away. Listen to addicts when they talk about their addiction and you will often hear them say, “It relaxes me.” This is the most obvious clue of all. Why would they need to relax unless they were feeling some form of anxiety? What else would they need to relax from?

Let’s examine this further by looking at the false idea that addictions are just “bad habits.” While there may be some habitual behavior involved, addictions are more than just bad habits. This is evident because habits, by themselves, are very easy to break.

Here is an example. I have the habit in the morning of putting on my right shoe before my left one. If I wanted to change that habit it would be very easy to do. I would simply put a note by my shoes that reminded me to put my left shoe on first. After a few repetitions of this process, my habit would change and the note would no longer be necessary. Changing a pure habit like this is easy because there is no anxiety involved. But this same method would fail miserably if it were applied to the “habit” of cigarette smoking. Merely placing notes around to remind one not to smoke is a useless exercise. Those notes are powerless in the face of someone with an anxiety driven craving.

When addicts have cravings they seek out a favorite substance (cigarettes, alcohol, etc.) to tranquilize their anxiety. They do so, of course, in an effort to relax, calm their nerves, take their mind off of things, take a break, etc. All of these reflect different forms of anxiety which are driving them toward the addictive substance or behavior.

So addictive behavior is not simply a bad habit. It is an anxiety driven need that begs for relief. The real problem for the addict here is that their substance or behavior only relieves their anxiety temporarily. It merely masks the problem for a while. That’s why it is a tranquilizer. When the effect of the tranquilizer wears off, the anxiety surfaces once again. This is clearly so. Otherwise, one use of the addictive substance or behavior would permanently relieve the problem. As is well known, this never happens. Instead addicts must repeat their behavior for relief. They then grow dependent and end up associating anxiety with their tranquilizer. This becomes, of course, a vicious circle in which they become trapped. Often, their anxiety becomes even more intense when they are deprived of their tranquilizer. This increases their withdrawal symptoms and builds a barrier against giving up their addiction. The pain of withdrawal becomes too great a price to pay. They much prefer the risks of their addiction.

The Withdrawal Problem

This brings me to an attractive feature of EFT. It dramatically reduces the pain of withdrawal and often eliminates it entirely. This is but one of many features that sets EFT apart from all other methods. Withdrawal consists of both physical and emotional factors. When people discontinue an addictive substance, the physical need for it usually leaves within 3 days. This is a natural process wherein the body rids itself of unwanted toxins. But the emotional factor (anxiety) tends to persist for weeks or months and sometimes it never leaves.

In my experience, anxiety is the biggest part of withdrawal. This is obvious when you apply EFT because the anxiety usually subsides to zero in a matter of moments. And as the anxiety leaves, so do most of the withdrawal symptoms. Let’s turn now to the solution. We will begin by applying what you learned in the earlier parts of this manual. Please recall the discovery statement upon which EFT is built:

“The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body’s energy system.”

Since anxiety is a negative emotion, it follows that it is caused by a disruption in the body’s energy system. And that, of course, is easily addressed with The Basic Recipe. Eliminate the “zzzzzt” and you eliminate the craving. It’s almost as simple as that.

I say almost because, to be complete, I must discuss another important barrier in your way….Psychological Reversal. PR is the cause of self sabotage. It is the reason people thwart their own efforts and behave in a manner contrary to their own best interests.

All addicts know their addictive behavior is heading them in the wrong direction. Many try repeatedly to overcome it and, even if they make progress, they eventually defeat themselves by slipping back into their previous behavior. This is a classic example of PR.

PR occurs in over 90% of all addictive behaviors. That is why we find it so difficult to put addictions behind us. Our energy systems change polarity and subtly work against our otherwise well meant efforts. That is also why we can eliminate addictive cravings and still find it hard to discontinue our addictive behavior. I know that may seem strange…but it happens consistently. If you have repeatedly failed to put an addiction behind you, I guarantee that PR was a major factor. To be effective, then, we must eliminate both the immediate cravings and the Psychological Reversal. The Basic Recipe will be our tool, of course. It is particularly well suited to the task because it contains The Setup….a built in correction for PR.

How to Address the Addiction

This is straightforward. Just aim The Basic Recipe at the addiction and repeat it throughout the day. It will help reduce any anxiety that is driving the addiction as well as correct for any Psychological Reversal. However, we must remember that The Setup does not eliminate PR permanently. PR usually comes back and, in the case of addictions, does so frequently. Thus…and this is important…you will need to perform The Basic Recipe a minimum of 15 times per day. 25 times per day is recommended. This will keep your anxiety (and thus your cravings) at a low level and will continually keep the subtle (but damaging) effects of PR out of your way. In time, the PR should fade and diminish as a problem.

The 25 time per day recommendation should be spaced so that the tapping is done throughout the day. To do this you could (1) get a watch that beeps every 1/2 hour to remind you or (2) do it along with habitual daily routines such as…

• When you get up in the morning.
• When you go to bed at night.
• Before each meal.
• Every time you walk into the bathroom.
• Every time you get into or out of a car.
• Every time you hang up the telephone.
• Every time you sit down.
• Every time you stand up.
• Every time you enter or leave your house.
• Every time you go through a doorway.

Obviously, people have different routines and some of the above may not be practical for you. They are listed to give you the idea of it. Customize your own list for your circumstances. Sometimes you will find yourself in social circumstances (like parties or restaurants) where doing The Basic Recipe may cause others to doubt your sanity. In that case, excuse yourself and go into the bathroom or out to your car or anyplace else convenient.

How to Address the Craving

If you follow the above precisely, it is unlikely that you will have much in the way of withdrawal or cravings during the day. But, if you do, you must perform one or more rounds of The Basic Recipe until the craving subsides. This is in addition to the recommended 25 repetitions for the addiction.

Addressing Specific Events That Cause Your Anxiety

While the above routine, if followed diligently, should assist you in breaking an addiction, I must also, in the interest of thoroughness, urge you to address the specific events underlying the anxieties that addictive behaviors strive to tranquilize. Seemingly, this can be a daunting process because most people are not aware of the specific events that directly contribute to the addictive behavior. So, without that awareness, how can they apply EFT? Also, depending on the person, there may be an endless list of such specific events. Fortunately, there is a solution. It is called The Personal Peace Procedure. It’s value here is to systematically collapse every specific event in your life that causes anxiety, addictions, or limits of any kind.

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How To Beat Food Cravings with EFT

by © Angie Muccillo 2007

Food Cravings

“Is a morning without orange juice and coffee unthinkable? Can you eat just one cookie, or do they keep calling from the cupboard until they’re all gone? Do you sometimes feel an overwhelming urge to crunch that only chips, not apples, will satisfy?

For most of us, forgoing favorite foods at certain times is not only unthinkable, it seems beyond our ability.

If foods with pleasurable tastes and textures are used as a reward or to provide solace, a practice commonly begun in childhood and continued throughout life, then the psychological component for craving such foods grows even stronger.” International Food Information Council & Food Insight July/August 1991

The EFT Cravings Procedure – Your Tapping Script To Good Health

The EFT Cravings Procedure is specifically formulated to drastically reduce or totally eliminate unwanted cravings while you are experiencing them. With this technique you literally have at your fingertips an effective, simple tool to massively cut down on the cravings that cause overeating and diet sabotage! Tapping on a craving takes the intense desire for the food you crave and neutralizes it so that the craving disappears and no will power to resist the food is required.

“Craving” in this case refers to an intense desire for a “junk food,” an unhealthy food, a calorie-laden food with no nutritional value, or even a food not on your diet.

You can also use this tapping script daily before cravings surface. Simply make a list of all the foods you normally crave and for each one apply the EFT Cravings procedure as set our below.

Here’s your script to good health!!

Step 1: Exactly what are you craving?

Name the food, including any brand names if applicable. Such as, “Black Forest Tim Tams,” or “Smith’s Salt and Vinegar Crinkle Cut Chips” or “Kentucky Fried Chicken Zinger Burger” or “Mc Donald’s Big Mac” or “Mum’s home made Pavlova” etc. The more specific, the more effective the procedure.

Step 2: How strong is the craving or desire for this food?

On a scale of 0 -10 rate how strong the craving/desire is. 10 being “absolutely must have it now” and 0 being “no desire whatsoever for the food”

Step 3: Apply the EFT Procedure

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a) Start by rubbing the tender spot and say out aloud or in your mind

“Even though I have this strong craving, I deeply & completely accept myself.”

“Even though I cannot control my craving for (name the food), I deeply & completely accept myself.”

“Even though I really want to eat this food, I deeply & completely accept myself.”

“Even if I never get over my craving for (name the food), I deeply accept myself.”

b) Start Tapping

Tap the Eyebrow Point, and say, “This strong craving.”

Tap the Side of Eye Point, and say, “This strong craving.”

Tap the Under the Eye Point, and say, “This horrible craving.”

Tap the Under the Nose, and say, “Can’t control this craving.”

Tap the Chin Point, and say, “Can’t control this craving.”

Tap the Collarbone Point, and say, “This craving.”

Tap the Under the Arm, and say, “This need to put it in my mouth”

Tap the Under the Breast, and say, “This need to put it in my mouth”

Tap the Eyebrow Point, and say, “This strong craving.”

Tap the Side of Eye Point, and say, “This strong craving.”

Tap the Under the Eye Point, and say, “This horrible craving.”

Tap the Under the Nose, and say, “Can’t control this craving.”

Tap the Chin Point, and say, “Can’t control this craving.”

Tap the Collarbone Point, and say, “This craving.”

Tap the Under the Arm, and say, “This need to put it in my mouth

Tap the Under the Breast, and say, “This need to put it in my mouth”
Tap the Top of the Head, and say, “Completely over this craving”

Tap the Side of Eye Point, and say, “Completely over this craving”

Tap the Under the Nose, and say, “Completely over this craving”

Tap the Chin Point, and say, “Completely over this craving”

Tap the Collarbone Point, and say, “Completely over this craving”

Tap the Under the Arm, and say, “Completely over this craving”

Take a deep breath.

Step 4: Check the intensity of the craving

Now focus in on the different reaction you have when thinking about the specific food. Perhaps your mouth is not salivating as much. Or the urge is less…or completely gone. Perhaps the food has no attraction for you right now…or even repulses you.

Step 5: Additional Rounds

If the craving has not completely disappeared continue with additional rounds of tapping. Underlying emotional issues often trigger overeating.

a) Start by rubbing the tender spot and say out aloud or in your mind

“Even though I still feel this craving, I choose to feel full and satisfied”

“Even though I feel deprived if I don’t satisfy my craving, I choose to feel full and satisfied”

“Even though I feel deprived and try to fill that with food I choose to allow my body to crave healthy food instead”

Even though I feel empty and deprived and hungry for something, I choose to feel full and satisfied”

“Even though eating this food gives me comfort and eases my pain and troubles, I deeply and completely accept myself.”

b) Start Tapping

Tap the Eyebrow Point, and say, “My deprivation makes me crave food.”

Tap the Side of Eye Point, and say, “I still feel this craving for my food.”

Tap the Under the Eye Point, and say, “I still feel deprived.”

Tap the Under the Nose, and say, “”Eating this food gives me comfort and eases my pain and troubles.”

Tap the Chin Point, and say, “This remaining craving.”

Tap the Collarbone Point, and say, “This remaining deprivation.”

Tap the Under the Arm, and say, “I feel empty and deprived”

Tap the Under the Breast, and say, “I feel hungry for something”

Tap the Eyebrow Point, and say, “Eating this food gives me comfort and eases my pain and troubles.”

Tap the Side of Eye Point, and say, “I still feel this craving for my food.”

Tap the Under the Eye Point, and say, “I still feel deprived.”

Tap the Under the Nose, and say, “I still have some of this craving left.”

Tap the Chin Point, and say, “This remaining craving.”

Tap the Collarbone Point, and say, “This remaining deprivation.”

Tap the Under the Arm, and say, “I feel empty and deprived”

Tap the Under the Breast, and say, “I feel hungry for something”

Tap the Eyebrow Point, and say, “I feel full and satisfied.”

Tap the Side of Eye Point, and say, “I feel full and satisfied.”

Tap the Under the Eye Point, and say, “I feel full and satisfied.”

Tap the Under the Nose, and say, “I feel full and satisfied.”

Tap the Chin Point, and say, “I feel full and satisfied.”

Tap the Collarbone Point, and say, “I feel full and satisfied.”

Tap the Under the Arm, and say, “I feel full and satisfied.”

Tap the Under the Breast, and say, “I feel full and satisfied.”

Tap the Eyebrow Point, and say, “My body craves healthy food.”

Tap the Side of Eye Point, and say, “My body craves healthy food.”

Tap the Under the Eye Point, and say, “My body craves healthy food.”

Tap the Under the Nose, and say, “My body craves healthy food

Tap the Chin Point, and say, “My body craves healthy food.”

Tap the Collarbone Point, and say, “My body craves healthy food.”

Tap the Under the Arm, and say, “My body craves healthy food.”

Tap the Under the Breast, and say, “My body craves healthy food”

Continue tapping on any other thoughts, memories or emotions that come up at any stage of this procedure.

If you have any questions or to leave comments about your experience with this tapping script/procedure please send me an email at: sublime@pacific.net.au

For more information on EFT & Weight Loss visit the EFT web site – a new approach to permanent weight loss

The Key to Successful Weight Loss focuses on a diet for long term success. It addresses the emotional factors behind weight control and other issues. The developers of the program, Dr. Patrica Carrington, Dr. Carol Look and Sandi Radomski are all well respected experts in EFT.

Angie Muccillo
EFT Practitioner & Instructor
Remedial Massage Therapist (Member AAMT)
(BA Social Science- Psych/Soc)
(Dip Illustrative Photography – Fine Art/Photjournalism)
(Cert IV Remedial Massage)
(EFT-ADV)

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Thornbury Melbourne

Vic Australia 3071

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