Energy Psychology

Not too long ago a young man came to my office for his first appointment.  He was nervous; this was his first visit to anyone in my profession.  However,  it soon became apparent he was feeling overwhelmed by an anxiety that far surpassed what he called “nervous”.  As he unraveled a story about pressure in his place of work,  his anxiety level increased measurably.  This anxiety had really taken hold of him, making him second guess every decision, and creating physical symptoms that forced him to take short cuts on his job.  As he talked about it, he panic increased even more.

Not too many months ago I would have talked with this man about the nature of his feelings, how long he’d experienced them, and what triggered the onset of them.    But this time was vastly different because I taught him an “energy therapy” I have learned to aid him in creating some distance between himself and the emotions that were debilitating him.  Based on the concept that energy is the fundamental organizing factor in the universe (consequently we humans are energetic beings) this “energy therapy” addresses the disruption in the energy system that negative emotions creates.  I taught this client to calm his fears by using a body-tapping technique related directly to the place in his body that carried his disturbance.  After he learned the technique, within a matter of minutes he was cleared of his anxiety.  Armed with the technique, he was free to use it at any time he felt that way again.  More important, he was able to get on with solving the work problem because his feelings stopped interfering with his performance.  In other words, for the issue he was presenting this day, his anxiety did not return again.

We all feel interrupted at times by fear, sadness, guilt and anger. Sometimes these emotions are brought on by our own negative thinking.  How much the emotions dictate our behavior depends on how much we feel inundated by them.  I am thankful there are now ways to heal “negative” emotions, rather than feel pushed around by them.