The Power of EFT for Your Mental Health

Sumaya Ahmed

IG: @LavishSuma_

As an EFT practitioner, my goal is to bring this powerful technique into the Bangladeshi community to help our people with mental health issues and with pain points that are holding them back from aligning with their dreams and highest level of self.  Stress, limiting beliefs, and self-sabotaging behavior tends to be at an all-time high for the Bangladeshi community and for younger generations that are always working towards giving back to their immigrant parents.

At some point in time, or even right this very moment, you or someone you know is experiencing stress, anxious thoughts, negative emotions, and/or fears. You may even be having limiting beliefs such as “I’m not good enough,” or committing self-sabotage by fostering imposter syndrome. All of this plays a huge role on your mental health which ultimately affects your physical health. With the power of Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as EFT, all of the above problems and pain points can be released. As a certified EFT Practitioner, I have found this technique to be a favorite amongst my clients and a life-changing tool for my own mental health.

EFT is a therapy technique that combines acupuncture and psychology to help you release energy blocks. It uses the energy meridians in the body to eliminate physical, emotional and mental issues. When you are feeling lower vibration, emotions, or discomfort, it simply means there is an imbalance in your body’s energetic system and EFT can help you rewire your energy points and bring you back into balance and flow.

Physical ailments such as headaches, cramps, emotional blockages, and limiting emotions can also be released through EFT tapping. Goals you have not yet received can be achieved through EFT by breaking through the resistance you’re holding around them.

EFT has profound effects on the nervous system, DNA regulation, brain activation, and immediately brings down levels of cortisol in the body. This tool is an instantly effective tool for crushing limiting beliefs, implanting newer more powerful ones, and transforming into the person you’ve always wanted to be.

Just like baking a cake, with EFT, you have a recipe and it is a very simple one. The recipe consists of three rounds which are the setup, the sequence and the suggestions. During the set up, I first get a gauge of my client’s problem/pain point on a scale of 0-10. We then begin the process by tapping on the first point, which is on the side of either hand, also known as the “karate chop point.” We then move on to the rest of the process where we tap on the energy meridians.

The energy meridian points that are tapped on during this process are the same basic points used in acupuncture. These points are the eyebrow, side of the eye, under the eye, under the nose, on the chin, collar bone, under the arm, and on top of the head. Each time we tap on these points we make sure to tap 7-10 times on each of them.  The goal during this EFT session is to get the scale as close to zero. If a client remains at a number higher than 2 or 3, we continue to repeat the tapping process until the scale is closer to zero.

Therefore, EFT Tapping is a powerful technique to help our community release these problems and energy blockages so that peace, joy, and abundance can be fully experienced with ease. My wish is to empower the Bangladeshi community to consider EFT Tapping and discover the power that lies within.