Tossing and turning all night? Read on to discover how EFT, i.e., Emotional Freedom Technique, can help you sleep better.
If you have trouble sleeping, you'll easily get caught up in a vicious cycle. You feel awful during the day because you can't sleep, and every night, you are afraid you won't be able to sleep AGAIN, which will make it even harder to fall asleep.
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So what can you do to break through that cycle?
1) Use EFT for Insomnia
How about tapping, also known as EFT or Emotional Freedom Technique.
You see, one of the biggest reasons for sleeping problems and insomnia is stress. So the more stressed you are, the more badly you need sleep to recover, and yet sleep also gets more and more elusive.
And in order to sleep, you need to give stress a break.
So tapping to help you fall asleep might help, at least a little. And here's how you do it:
Use the following as a set-up phrase:
Even though I have trouble sleeping, I choose to feel calm and relaxed.
Even through I'm afraid I won't fall asleep AGAIN, I choose to feel calm and confident.
Even though I'm worried about how I feel tomorrow morning, I choose to let my body sleep if it wants to.
And then, you tap on the various points (eyebrow point, side of eye, under eye, under nose, chin, collar bone, under arm, and top of head), repeating the negative phrases for a round or two, and then the positive phrases for another round -- or two.
2) Use EFT to Relieve Stress
However, if you're truly stressed, this will only get you so far. You also need to address the stress, and preferably do that first.
You can start generic, by tapping on "Even though I feel stressed..." but you should go deeper and tap on more specific issues.
Tap on what you're stressed about. Tap on what you're afraid will happen.
3) Other Helpful Tools
And even though tapping is generally amazingly effective, don't forget to do a few other helpful things as well.
For example, why not keep a journal next to your bed and write down the things that worry you so you can let them go, knowing they'll be there for you to pick up the next morning, if you should choose to get back to them.
Or write a gratitude list each night before you go to sleep. Reflect on a few things you're grateful for, no matter how small they might seem. And for best effects, do the same thing in the morning, to get the day off to a good start.
Also remember to make it easy for yourself to fall asleep. Make sure you're comfortable and that your room is dark and quiet. And why not scent your pillow with a little lavender or play some soothing music. If you then add tapping, you might wonder what happened to your insomnia.
EFT Tapping and Insomnia - How to Use Tapping to Help You Fall Asleep More Easily
Ready to give EFT a try? Why not download Elisabeth Kuhn Ph.D.'s FREE Easy Intro to EFT and get started right away? To get Elisabeth's guide, complete with an image of the tapping points, just click here: http://www.EasyEFT.info
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