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Read what clients have written about panic
attacks, anxiety, personal crisis, foot pain,
headache and guilt
relief. Other clients comment on the
improvement in their out-look after one or two sessions dealing with relationships.
Client recovering from Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
This client has come a long way
from the anxious, depressed person she was when we met on the anxiety forum.
Here is a letter she recently sent me:
Dear Mildred,
It seems such a short time ago that I was hating life, and
wanted to end it.
Considering all the baggage that I was carrying
it's almost
unbelievable that every day I am feeling
better emotionally,
physically,and spiritually. Even though there have been
several
people who have reached out to me, you have managed to fill a huge
vacuum in my life,and remove old scars that were deeply
entrenched. More here
The time and personal attention you have given me is priceless. Anyone
can call themselves a practitioner, but it takes true self sacrifice
and caring to really help someone the way you have helped in this
situation. Even my own husband made the comment that because of
the
empathy you show for others, you will do very well in this field.
After living a childhood of abuse and witnessing my own mothers murder
by my father, there haven't been any "therapist" who have been able to
help , or any "pill" that could give me even a measure of inner
peace.
However with EFT, and the incredible insight
and natural ability that
you possess, thankfully there now exists an inner peace
that I would
have thought was never possible in this life. Not only have you managed
to give the attention I really need, but you have been a loving and
caring friend.
With your sincere and gentle manner I have felt
completely at ease, even with phone sessions, because
the whole while
you seem to be right there holding my hand. That is
truly a powerful
testament to the incredible ability you possess in being able to
heal,because in order to convey one's most intimate feelings, one
needs
a caring and sympathetic ear.
Too it was very helpful considering the
fact that you show total respect and sensitivity towards my
religious
beliefs. Being that I attribute every thing good that we have from
God, you have never once made me feel uncomfortable, or uneasy in
that
area. Thank you Mildred for all the help you have sent my
way. May
you find the same if you ever find yourself in need. :)
Arum
Help with Breaking-Up Grief and Panic
This client was having a hard
time getting over a difficult and destructive long-distance
relationship. This letter was in response to a follow-up email I sent
her. Names have been changed to protect privacy.
Hi Mildred,
Things are going SO much better now. The
panicky feeling of being alone without Ed is gone, thank God. We
talked about three weeks ago and I told him I was done, and got the
closure that I needed.
We don't talk really anymore (except if he
messages me on MSN) and my head feels more clear now that I am not
putting up with his garbage and moodiness and control. He messaged me
the other night to ask me how I was doing and I said "AWESOME!" Then he
got upset because I told him I was awesome but would not elaborate.
He's better left alone, and I am happy in my life now, finally, without
him. I couldn't have done it without your help though, and the tapping.
I am convinced it got me through this much more smoothly.
Thank
you for all your help. Hopefully one of these days I can start working
on my public speaking phobia and weight issues with tapping. But for
now I am just trying to finish my degree. Only three more weeks to go!!
I hope you are well,
take care,
Nancy
Annoyance at Husband - A Demonstration of Telephone EFT
I often
demonstrate the power of EFT with a short stress-reducing session on
the phone. For instance, the other day, a woman phoned me and wondered
how I could help with stress by phone. I asked her to think of
some
small issue that had recently irritated her. She was married, so I
suggested she think of something her husband had done. After a bit of
thought, she admitted that he had annoyed her that morning when she had
called him at work to complain that the screen door needed repairs and
he had not sounded very sympathetic. She was at a 5 on the scale for
being upset about it.
I took her through the tapping
sequence by phone, suggesting she karate chop her knee and saying:
- Even though my husband doesn’t care about the screen door
as much as I do, I accept myself.
- Even though he cares about his stuff more than he cares
about my stuff, I accept myself.
- Even though when he’s at work he doesn’t care about things
at home, I accept myself.
Then I took her through all the
tapping points, saying as I went:
- Even though he’s got other things on his mind and is
worrying about his own things, I accept myself.
- Even though I care about my stuff more than I care about
his stuff, I accept myself.
- Even though he cares about his stuff and I care about my
stuff, I accept myself.
- Maybe when he comes home and sees the screen door then
maybe he’ll care more about it then.
By the end, I had her laughing and
her stress level about the incident down to 0.
Some of you might notice how I
reframed the incident for her-it
really wasn’t her husband trying to hurt her feelings: he wasn’t
telling her concerns didn’t matter. Rather he was at work and his mind
was on other things. I was able to show her in a non-judgemental way,
that he might not have been so attentive to her feelings because of the
space he was in. These reframes seem to ‘land’ better with
tapping.
Referrals
This
testimonial came in response to my description of telephone EFT (above)
which I submitted to Sharleen for approval or changes.
I have to tell you I so appreciate your professionalism and attention
to detail. I spoke with a number of practitioners yesterday in an
effort to find one I was comfortable recommending to my clients and
you are very definitely that individual. You very definitely have a
giving approach and understand the individual needs to learn about
and experience you before they can make a decision whether or not to
utilize your services
Kindest regards,
Sharleen Froats
www.balancedbodysystem.com
p.s. I'm still laughing about yesterday's concern as I re-read
over our brief session. Thanks again!!
Relief from Headaches,
Tension
and Guilt
This is from a friend I
persuaded to try EFT. We used the movie technique for the most
part, stopping periodically to do some reversal statements.MT.
Dear Mildred,
What can I
say, except thank you so much for enabling me to move out of a
three-week low period that had moved into a migraine headache and sinus
infection.
My perception of the experience:
Mildred helped me relax with a cup of herbal tea. Then she sat
next to me and asked me what was on my mind/what had been bothering me.
I told Mildred about my sense of guilt over my son's childhood
experiences where I felt I should have been much more supportive and
reactive; in particular, several incidents with one of his teachers.
Mildred gently took my arm and tapped it, asking me to repeat after her
sentences such as, "I feel really badly that I did not support my son,
but I know I am a good person." Constantly and consistently tapping on
my temples, forehead, upper lip, chin, chest, and right side, Mildred
had me repeat after her a series of statements around the situation I
had described and my feelings about it.
It was such a relief to finally face the pain that had been pressing
down on me for the past three weeks that through the first 15 minutes
of the repetitive tappings and the constant talk, my emotions simply
spilled out in tears and sobbing. The relief was so real -- I have
never felt such a release of tension before. In a 1 1/2 hour session,
Mildred had enabled me to put my grief and stress outside my body so
that my tension headache left me and I felt very clear in my mind and
thoughts. That clarity of thought lasted throughout the week and I have
not experienced another headache or found myself dwelling on these
issues around my son's childhood experiences.
The first night after the session, I did not sleep very well
because I seemed to be so alert in a positive sense; however, the
second night (Monday), I had the best sleep I have experienced in
months.
Thank you, Mildred
Cecilia
A Sceptic gets Headache
Relief
Joanne and I often encounter
each other as we pick our children up for school. When she
complains of a headache, I use the touch
and breathe technique.MT
Mildred has practiced her technique on me more than once when I've
complained of a headache. Although I am incredibly skeptical, and I
really don't want to believe that this works .... I cannot deny that my
headaches
end ... immediately.
Thanks Mildred!
Joanne Booth
Long Term Unexplained Foot
Pain
Relieved
I
frequently practice on my friends and neighbors, treating them for
aches and pains before they even know what is happening. Here is the
experience of one of them. The following example would seem to rule out
the placebo effect.MT.
I had a pain in my left
foot, precisely, my ankle. I visited a few doctors but all of them gave
me different diagnoses. I had X rays from many angles and nothing
appeared on the pictures. I had a hard time to walk. Some times I could
walk a few blocks, but some days the pain was so big that I had to stay
at home. Once when I was riding a bicycle I almost caused car accident.
When I had to stop at the light, I couldn't stand on my foot, so I fell
down. I spoke with Mildred about my problem and she asked me to repeat
some words after her while she was tapping on me. It lasted, about
15-20 minutes. After that my foot was much better. I could walk, and
moreover I started to work in a store part time. During my work, I am
all the time on my feet. My foot is good now. Sometimes, if I spend all
day on my feet, I have minor pain. But I would have it without the
previous problem with my ankle. I do not know what to think, on one
hand I do not believe in this kind of alternative medicine, but on
other hand it helped me.
Jelena
Help with a Personal Crisis
My first experience with EFT was during a personal crisis in my life.
[Mildred] performed multiple sessions on me and I believe it helped
cure my feelings of depression and anxiety. EFT is a no-nonsense
approach to healing without drugs.
Jake Lewis
Panic Attack Sufferer Learns
Tools to Help Herself
Over the past four or five years, stress producing factors have been
magnifying their impact in my life, resulting finally in numerous
anxiety attacks. I have used with varying degrees of success
different breathing techniques, accupuncture, and massage. The
acupuncture was helping, but the difficulty I encountered was that I
couldn't just run to my acupuncture therapist every time a panic attack
set in. Then I learned through Mildred about emotional freedom
technique (EFT or, as I call it,"tapping"). It sounded like it
might be what I needed since it used some of the breathing techniques I
had learned, but also used similar techniques as acupuncture, without
the needles and without waiting until I could get to my
acupuncturist. I am happy to say that it has been what I hoped it
would be. After only one session with Mildred, my rate of panic attacks
dropped significantly, and when I do feel one coming on, I just use the
simple techniques that I was taught, and they usually defuse the panic
within minutes. I wish I could say that the stress causing
factors in my life have been reduced; they haven't. However, I do feel
that EFT has given me the tools I need to cope much more effectively
with the stress. Don't ask me how or why they work; Mildred could give
you a more complete answer to that question. I only know that they do.
V. Webb
From Anxiety to Peace
The day I phoned Mildred, I was experiencing a lot of anxiety
about a certain situation in my life. After briefly discussing
the situation Mildred led me in an exercise. She gave me an affirmation
which I repeated while I tapped different spots on my face and upper
body. The exercise lasted about 15 minutes - she speaking and
directing, I repeating and tapping. Gradually my fear and anxiety
subsided and by the time we were finished I was at peace, knowing that
I would be able to handle the outcome of that particular situation.
I have since used this
technique on my own to deal with paralyzing emotions and difficult
circumstances. Learning this technique through Mildred’s gentle
direction has greatly helped me in accepting who I am right now.
It has been a useful, simple effective way to move beyond the
limitations of my fears and doubts into a healthier, happier life.
L. E.
Read about a young woman who was freed of her crippling anxiety, and
was empowered to take charge of her life again, here.
Dental Anxiety is another area I have dealt with. To see how you can
address this common issue, check out this link.
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EFT from Mildred Thill has given me a wonderful tool to
communicate with my child. It is beautiful to watch her move from
having a grumpy moment to springing free out of my arms in a happy mood
within moments of doing a cycle. She has shared her "magic
buttons"
with other children at school, and even does EFT on the dog! The
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when she's had a hard day, or a headache. It opens up a deeper level of
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Much Love
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