EFT And Relationships

Its not commonly known, but the Emotional Freedom Technique can be used very effectively to heal problems within a relationship. It makes perfect sense when you think about it most relationship problems are created by some past emotional pain which one or other of the partners cant let go of. This creates a build up of negative energy and the energy channels are blocked. The Emotional Freedom Technique is exactly designed to free up this energy and to allow it to flow naturally again, removing these blockages. But many people dont think of that when it comes to having problems with their relationship.

A complication in using EFT for relationship healing is that often only one person would come to the EFT session if it were administered by an EFT practitioner. Ideally, of course, both people would be present. However, you can carry out the EFT therapy on each other, without the need for an EFT therapist.

Ideally, each of the couple will learn EFT on a neutral subject such as tension, before using EFT therapy to tackle the problems in their relationship. This will help to remove resistance and blockages which people put up for themselves.

The emotional blocks are what stop couples discussing their relationship problems and solving them rationally. Thats why EFT works so well on relationship problems because it deals exactly with these emotional and energy blockages.

How To Use EFT For Relationship Problems
To start with, the couple should talk about their problems and feelings, whilst using a continual EFT tapping technique; this gives and acceptance of the problems as they exist now. The tapping interrupts the negative energy flow and facilitates relaxation.

Each partner should use the EFT tapping technique on themselves for their own personal blocks. This is good preparation for the joint EFT tapping therapy that the couple should then use on each other.

When the couple is ready, they can use the EFT tapping technique on each others hands whilst the other talks through their issues. The person doing the tapping should be silent and looking into their partners eyes, so it should be a real bonding experience. The couple should then switch roles for an equal time.

This is a way of using the emotional freedom technique to super-charge the couples active listening skills. When it seems that enough sharing and listening has been done, progress to five to ten minutes of simultaneously tapping each others facial emotional freedom technique points. This should be done in silence as the partners look into each others eyes.

Next, remember the affirmations that are so important in the emotional freedom technique and where this healing therapy shares characteristics with neuro-linguistic programming. Each person should think of something they admire in the other person. Obviously, this is supposed to promote a feeling of intimacy within the couple. The more you can tap during the time the issues are being spoken of, the better the healing effect. Work on affirmations which accept yourself and your partner despite all their faults. Used in this way, the emotional freedom technique can be really useful for healing problem relationships.

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