Thanks for this idea. I think it worked for me right away when I was having too many things to deal with all at once. It makes sense of various things we do unconsciously: scratching your head when confused, tapping on chin to think about something, pulling on an ear lobe, patting your heart which puts your fingers on the collar bone, rubbing your forehead near the eyebrow when stressed.
Oh, I'm with you, regarding "everything will work out." That annoys me a lot. I just feel the other person really isn't listening and is just saying something to get themselves off the hook, so they don't have to actually think for a minute.
Re: tapping, I used it once many years ago, and it worked phenomenally well. Completely turned my anxiety off about the situation I was freaking out about, after ONE session! The next time I tried it a few years later, zero effect. Can't explain it. I've tried it a few more times, to greater and lesser effect. I'm glad you went back to it and you're experiencing some relief. I probably should be a little less sporadic in my practice before I rule it out. :)
Yeah, being sporadic about doing it was another reason why tapping didn’t help much the first time I tried it. Interesting that is worked so well for you that one time, though!
It’s good to recognize the positive intent of people who say things that aren’t actually true. As you said, they are trying to communicate that they care. I think it’s also good to let them know that I appreciate their attempt to be supportive, but statements like that make me feel worse. What I really need is for them to just listen and not try to convince me that things will work out for the best.
Thanks for this idea. I think it worked for me right away when I was having too many things to deal with all at once. It makes sense of various things we do unconsciously: scratching your head when confused, tapping on chin to think about something, pulling on an ear lobe, patting your heart which puts your fingers on the collar bone, rubbing your forehead near the eyebrow when stressed.
Thanks for sharing your experience with tapping, Mary. I never thought about the connection with the things you mentioned that we do unconsciously!
Thank you for the link, Wendi. I’m going to try this! 🙂
Great! I hope you’ll let me know what your experience with tapping is like!
I had a go this morning! Adding a reminder to the daily log in my journal - I'll keep you posted! 😊
Oh, I'm with you, regarding "everything will work out." That annoys me a lot. I just feel the other person really isn't listening and is just saying something to get themselves off the hook, so they don't have to actually think for a minute.
Re: tapping, I used it once many years ago, and it worked phenomenally well. Completely turned my anxiety off about the situation I was freaking out about, after ONE session! The next time I tried it a few years later, zero effect. Can't explain it. I've tried it a few more times, to greater and lesser effect. I'm glad you went back to it and you're experiencing some relief. I probably should be a little less sporadic in my practice before I rule it out. :)
Yeah, being sporadic about doing it was another reason why tapping didn’t help much the first time I tried it. Interesting that is worked so well for you that one time, though!
It’s good to recognize the positive intent of people who say things that aren’t actually true. As you said, they are trying to communicate that they care. I think it’s also good to let them know that I appreciate their attempt to be supportive, but statements like that make me feel worse. What I really need is for them to just listen and not try to convince me that things will work out for the best.