Are you Struggling with Unreasonable Anxiety? Are your Social Fears Preventing you from Fully Participating in your Own Life? NEW! Witness EFT in action on Addictions, Childhood Trauma, Fears & Phobias and a Physical Issue P.S. Please consult qualified health professionals before putting these ideas into practice for yourself or others. (See #1 below.) "Who Would Have Thought That Acupressure Could Relieve Social Anxiety Better Than Drugs or Therapy? San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) Americans say they are more afraid of public speaking than they are of snakes or spiders. Most live normal lives despite their stage fright, but an estimated 35 million suffer from social anxiety disorder, a severe fear of meeting strangers, becoming the center or focus of attention, or performing for a group. Also known as social phobia, social anxiety is the third most common psychiatric disorder in the United States after depression and alcohol dependence. Psychiatric drugs that treat the condition are being tested in clinical trials. But the best treatment for social anxiety, according to a growing number of psychologists and health care professionals, may be a drug-free do-it-yourself procedure called EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Its premise is that fears, phobias, and the physical symptoms they generate are caused by disruptions along the body’s energy meridians. These are the same energy paths mapped thousands of years ago by Chinese acupuncturists. Stimulating key acupuncture points by tapping on them with the fingertips restores the energy flow and alleviates symptoms. This simple procedure has been found clinically successful for all forms of anxiety in over 10 years of clinical trials. Canadian psychiatrist Curtis Steele, MD, calls EFT the single most effective technique he has used in 45 years of practice. “I’ve had considerable success using EFT in the treatment of social anxiety, panic attacks, and many other disorders,” he says. The physical symptoms of social anxiety disorder include rapid heartbeat, sweating, tremors, nausea, diarrhea, muscle tension, muscle cramps, blushing, confusion, and dizziness. These symptoms stem from an excessive fear of scrutiny by others or a persistent fear of embarrassment and humiliation when speaking to strangers. The symptoms also occur when meeting new people, when using a public restroom, or when participating in any performance, sports event, or public presentation. According to the American Psychiatric Association, social anxiety can lead to panic disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and depression. Severe social anxiety can cause chronic unemployment, dropping out of school, drug or alcohol abuse, suicidal thoughts, and other devastating results. The problem often begins in childhood, becomes intense during high school, and lasts a lifetime. More common in women than men, social anxiety appears to run in families. It affects one out of seven Americans. EFT practitioners report that in training workshops, it’s not uncommon for someone who was paralyzed with stage fright to use the EFT tapping process while focusing on that fear. While doing so, they suddenly relax and begin speaking or singing while thoroughly enjoying the experience. Practitioners have offered EFT as a first-aid treatment for people having an emotional melt-down just before making a presentation or competing in a sports event. EFT has also helped those who couldn’t use public restrooms. Gary Craig, the Stanford-trained engineer who developed EFT, collects reports from EFT practitioners around the world. “Thousands of these are posted at the EFT website,” he says, “including dozens relating to social phobias and performance anxiety. It usually takes just a few minutes to learn EFT, and the results are often instantaneous and permanent. Once the underlying cause of fear and panic disappears, it doesn’t usually come back. If it does, the person can tap it away.” That’s good new for those who are too terrified to think about things like auditions, job interviews, speeches, marriage proposals, or even a trip to the supermarket. EFT can be used by people of all ages, including children, and the EFT website features numerous reports about children overcoming shyness, bullying, stage fright, and other fears with EFT’s combination of tapping and mental imagery." Over 300,000 have downloaded Craig’s free training manual and another 10,000 download it each month. The official EFT Manual, which has been translated by volunteer practitioners into nine languages, explains the basics so that anyone can begin applying EFT right away. The EFT Manual, which is free, explains all the basics so readers can use it immediately. It can be downloaded from here! Emotional Freedom Techniques are made available by Brian Moore - an EFT practitioner, in face-to-face sessions, per telephone or in group workshops. EFT - the Emotional Freedom Technique is easily learned by most people, the highly effective Basic Recipe it is freely available to anyone on the planet. A FREE manual is available - with translations into numerous languages. Videos of actual presentations and the process are available at very reasonable prices on DVD. About Your EFT Practitioner Brian Moore, EFT-ADV, is an EFT Practitioner, author, speaker, coach and facilitator. He says, "I found my emotional and physical freedom through the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT.) Suddenly, after years of self-flaggelation, I am able to focus on being alive and in the moment. I am at peace with my past. This inspired me to learn more and study to become a therapist. Both my son - Lliam and wife, Arthie have found incredible freedom through EFT. Lliam has "peaced up" incredibly and is finding his new life at pre-school far easier than at first. And his monster nightmares are EFT'd away in a few minutes! Lliam, at 5 years of age, is using EFT whenever he feels pain, fear or stress AND is teaching EFT to his cousins!" Brian and his beautiful wife Arthie, are leading exponents of transformational teambuilding. Their work unites people from different cultures and backgrounds in South Africa and around the world. Their projects and programs can be seen here and here. Both are amazing and highly sought-after speakers, consultants and facilitators. Both greet in about 60 languages and speak a number of languages fluently! Brian, Lliam and Arthie Moore Brian Moore, says:- EFT is the beginning of an amazing transformation in personal healing and emotional health. Our aim is to use EFT to help the sick, sad and infirm and to bring about a humanisation of the people of our planet. To this end we facilitate transformation, bring respect and use EFT to ease the pain of past angers, prejudice and judgments. We are also committed, through EFT therapy, to de-traumatise victims of abuse and to help abusers move away from the emotional causes of their abuse of others. We encourage our delegates and clients to take the same path, that we have, and use EFT themselves for themself, their families and their friends. And, if this is the way they are drawn, to become therapists too. In the words of the Founder - Gary Craig "I hope this doesn't sound too grandiose but you just walked into the most successful health innovation in the last 100 years. Based on impressive new discoveries regarding the body's subtle energies, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) has been astonishingly successful in thousands of clinical cases. It applies to just about every emotional and physical issue you can name and often works where nothing else will. For proof, here is a sampling of about 10% of our actual cases. They are written for you by everyday citizens, physicians and therapists: (Site link - please use the site search.) Pain Management, Addictions, Weight loss, Allergies, Children's Issues, Vision, Headaches, Panic/Anxiety, Asthma, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, Depression, Dyslexia, Carpal Tunnel, Anger, ADD-ADHD, Fears/ phobias, Eating disorders, OCD, Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Neuropathy, Fear of Flying, Claustrophobia, Agoraphobia, Anorexia/Bulimia. (Visit the EFT site and search for your particular challenge.) Chances are you came here because you have either thrown loads of time and money at your health issues and received very little help ... OR ... you are a physician, therapist or life coach and you know your profession is missing that "vital something" that could open new doors for millions. Things just aren't working and you know intuitively there must be another way ... another approach ... perhaps a deeper cause that you aren't addressing. If so, you came to the right place. Start with "What is EFT?" and proceed from there. You will find this a loving and gentle place. EFT'ers are a caring bunch and you will sense that in every page. Also, anyone can use EFT and you don't need specialized schooling for it. In most cases, common sense will do. No meds or surgeries involved either. Further, we've made it easily affordable and you can get started for free. With gratitude for your presence here," Gary Craig - EFT Founder "P.S. This quote by Eric Robins, MD captures the essence of EFT: "Some day the medical profession will wake up and realize that unresolved emotional issues are the main cause of 85% of all illnesses. When they do, EFT will be one of their primary healing tools .... as it is for me."