The one EFT question I get asked over and over again is "How do I find the right set up phrase or opening statement to tap on?"

That is the million dollar question in EFT because the right set up phrase or opening statement is exactly what makes the "EFT miracle cure" happen in an instance. And to a large degree, how good an EFT practitioner is I would measure by how quickly and accurately they can identify the kinds of set up phrases or opening statements that would unlock that person's problems like the perfect key unlocks a door.

Here is an easy way to find perfect EFT set ups and opening statements you can do yourself when you are doing EFT in self help and without an experienced EFT practitioner to help you out.

X writes: My therapist has taught me EFT and I've been trying to use it when anxious. My problem is the starting phrase - "I totally and completely love and accept myself". I can't say that, I get stuck and can't go on. Can you help me?

Dear X,

You are not alone!

Lots and lots and lots of people, and probably even your therapist, although they might have forgotten this by now, baulk at the set up phrase "I deeply and profoundly love and accept myself."

Because they don't and they know they don't. And they don't want to do self help based on a lie. Totally understandable!

Here are 5 alternative approaches to choose from.

"I have also seen a number of clients who would express a negative emotion, decide to tap on it, raise their hand to the Sore Spot or reach over for the Karate Chop tap, stopped in mid movement and started to laugh as the whole thing had already happened, all by itself."

Useful EFT article for advanced EFTers from 2002, outlining how to get from normal or classic EFT to instant EFT IEFT step by step.

I just came across this article, originally written for the StarFields group, from 2004.

It contains a very interesting EFT pattern that can be used with all manner of unrealistic "feelings" and the example is that of "feeling poor".

Ladies & Gentlemen all, it is of the essence to keep it quite clear that EFT can help us - really help us, if we don't misuse it to the degree that it stops working properly and then we end up "all disappointed again ..."

Read this article so you can avoid the awful fate of spending "50 years in therapy ..."

When this article was written on ideas how to use EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques (by Gary Craig) to unstick stuck Project Sanctuary puzzles, EFT was still new and hardly anyone had heard of it. This is not now the case and as EFT can be really helpful even in the most esoteric of spaces and situations, here is a re-print of the original article on EFT & Project Sanctuary.

* What is Project Sanctuary?

On a scale of 10 - 0, 0 being just as dull as you can be, and 10 being a complete genius, where would you rank yourself?

That is your "Genius Factor" and you can improve upon it using EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques with this complete EFT Genius protocol.

Here are the EFT top ten tapping tips for self help users of EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques by the Author of the world's bestselling book on EFT in brief.

EFT FreeFlow is a protocol for advanced EFT users to evolve non-specific opening statements in real time towards a threshold shift in a single session.

A bit of good old fashioned wailing and whining, supported by EFT and its releasing, relaxing properties, can be just what the energy doctor ordered to keep our systems flowing sweetly and most importantly, to prevent the toxic build up of stress that leads to long term illness. Here's how to stay happy by venting your troubles with EFT .

The EFT Heart & Soul Protocol is a variation on the Classic EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques Protocol which includes the Heart Healing Posture, and the 3rd Eye point for a more holistic, less mechanical treatment flow.

Today, I saw a man who had been suffering from Seasonal Affected Disorder (seasonal affective disorder) or SAD as the fascinating acronym may be, and it turned out that the reason he got sad every October was nothing to do with our planet turning merrily through its seasons, as it does, but in fact with a severe trauma that had happened to him as a teenager and the date it happened was October 11th. That was the day when "the lights went out ".

Dr Silvia Hartmann writes: Here is a nice, simple method to help with calming down when tapping with EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques when stress is high.

Over time, this can also help you build up a better idea how your energy system works, so you can have a personal map you can work with in many different ways.

Dr Silvia Hartmann writes: I have noticed something which can make a big difference in the effectiveness of EFT treatments (and other treatments that rely on tapping or holding major meridian points).

This EFT tip is quite simple and a single instruction given at the right time by an experienced EFT practitioner will improve the speed at which the SUDs levels go down, and reduce the number of rounds needed to complete the treatment.

What I have noticed is this.

EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques for animals. Animals react strongly to energy based interventions, and the animal proxy protocols allow healing to take place without even touching the animal, thereby making Animal EFT an excellent choice not just for companion animals, but also wild animals, zoo animals, farm animals and more.

Download or listen to this excellent free EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques masterclass teleconference with Dr Silvia Hartmann and participants from around the world.

 Raising your metabolic rate makes you faster, stronger and more efficient in mind and body. EFT achieves this by taking out *blockages* and *reversals* which are slowing our metabolism down and is thereby safe and ecological. Raising your metabolism is a content free, very basic endeavour that supports everything you might want to think, be, do or achieve. It works wonders with procrastination, makes "hard" work much easier, helps with fitness and health without having to go to the gym or eating less, and brings about life style changes naturally and from the inside out - they just happen as a result, without willpower or any other type of force being employed to "make it happen".

When Your Partner Or Your Child Is Too Stressed: What To Do With EFT

Are you the husband or wife of someone who has panic attacks or anxiety attacks? Does your child throw crazy stress tantrums? Are you afraid your partner is going crazy, mad or insane with stress?

The question we are often asked is, "What can I do to help my husband, wife, partner or child when they are going crazy with stress?"

Here is a complete protocol, using EFT and other techniques and approaches, to help your loved one overcome high stress and so you can know what to do.

Unlock the power of EFT to change the way you feel about the world in a whole new and rather delicious way with this EFT Energy Meditation protocol that does not only clear your mind, but will also improve your mind/body flexibility, especially with practice.

This is an excellent advanced EFT pattern for use with EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques to build a real and powerful motivation from the inside out for a person on a wide range of topics and really help with deep and lasting change.

We acquire ereas or thoughtfields into our energy body over the course of our lifetimes which are not our own but were simply put there by someone or something else. These specific, non-self originated ereas have the codename of "evil CDs" - in reference to the metaphor of someone coming along and pushing one of their CDs into your internal stereo against your will, wishes, desires and often even entirely without your knowledge.

EFT & Money - tips from Dr Hartmann on how to use EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques to remove blocks to earning more money, and having more money in your life.

Here is an extremely useful physiologically based protocol which is reverse engineered from EmoTrance to become a full EFT protocol so it can be used by anyone who is familiar with EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques.

It is called the EFT Body Protocol and works with sensations, emotions and feelings rather than with "words".