Premature Cognitive Commitment and

Reversals
By Alina Frank, EFT-ADV, EFT CERT-I
(Add or vie !omments at t"e #ottom o$ t"e %age&'
In India, trainers tie #a#y ele%"ants to trees in order to kee% t"em
$romrunning o$$& (ver t"e !ourse o$ t"eir grot", t"ey make t"e tree
smaller and smaller until at adult"ood t"e ele%"ants ill stay %ut even
i$ t"ey are tied to t"e smallest sa%ling& )orkers in a*uariums ill
attest to t"e $a!t t"at $is" "o are !ontained #y a glass %artition ill
only test to see i$ t"e %artition is still t"ere $or a #rie$ %eriod o$ time&I$
t"ey remove t"e %artition a$ter a !ertain amount o$ time t"e $is" !an
move $ree t"roug"out t"e tank, #ut t"ey on+t even try& ,ou !an do
t"e same e-%eriment at "ome& Pla!e a #un!" o$ $lies or $leas in a .ar
it" a lid $or a s"ort %eriod o$ time& (%en t"e lid and only a $e
daring souls ill attem%t an e-it $rom t"e to% o$ t"e .ar& T"e
ele%"ants, $lies, and t"e $is" are t"ree %er$e!t e-am%les o$ a %remature
!ognitive !ommitment&
)"en I as eleven I learned to ski& Immediately a$ter mastering t"e
#unny "ill I ventured to t"e !"air li$t "ere I un$ortunately itnessed
a relative $all o$$ t"e li$t and #reak "is arm& I de!ided t"en and t"ere
t"at t"is as a dangerous s%ort and "ad made a %remature !ognitive
!ommitment& I didn+t take u% skiing again until I released t"at
memory and !onse*uent de!isions it" EFT&
/o o$ten in your li$e do you sim%ly rite o$$ adventures,
o%%ortunities, ne ays o$ #eing, e-%ansion or grot" #e!ause you
are stu!k in t"e %ast0 ,ou say t"ings like,1T"at+s .ust not me1 or 1T"at
doesn+t $eel okay to me1 or 1I+ll do it some ot"er time2& )e+ve all "ad
di$$i!ulties in our lives& 3ost o$ us "ave "ad our "earts+ #roken, some
o$ us "ave #een $inan!ially #roken& )e+ve all "ad a good s!are or a #ad
$all t"at t"en led to de!isions a#out t"e ay t"e orld orks t"at e
"ave %ro#a#ly outgron& 4imiting #elie$s, sa$ety #lo!ks, and
%ro!rastination are all ays t"at e sto% ourselves $rom getting "urt
or $rom struggling again& But "at i$ t"ese !ons!ious and
su#!ons!ious assistants really !urtail our .oy, our li$e $or!e energy, or
"o%es and desires0
/ere+s a list (modi$ied $rom t"e ork o$ Fred 5allo, P"&D' t"at I
routinely use it" !lients to un!over "idden and not so "idden
#arriers& T"e tri!k is to get s%e!i$i! a#out "o t"ese s"o u% in your
li$e and ta% $urt"er to release t"eir origins&
I dee%ly and %ro$oundly a!!e%t mysel$ even i$&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
I ant to kee% t"is %ro#lem
I !ontinue to "ave t"is %ro#lem
I don6t deserve to get over t"is %ro#lem
It isn6t sa$e $or me to get over t"is %ro#lem
It isn6t sa$e $or ot"ers $or me to get over t"is %ro#lem
It isn6t %ossi#le $or me to get over t"is %ro#lem
I ont allo mysel$ to get over t"is %ro#lem
I ont do "at is ne!essary getting over t"is %ro#lem
It ont #e good $or me getting over t"is %ro#lem
It ont #e good $or ot"ers I "ave a uni*ue #lo!k to getting over my
%ro#lem
I may "ave a $ear o$ "o my li$e ill !"ange i$ I get over t"is %ro#lem
,ou ill noti!e t"at t"e 7 ma.or t"emes are8
9& 4oss o$ Identity i&e&8 )"o ill I #e0 /o ill I $eel0 /o ill I
a!t0
:& Deservedness
;& <a$ety
7& Resistan!e to C"ange or Fear o$ C"ange
4oss o$ identity is "at some %ra!titioners !all =T"e Void2& T"e
em%tiness t"at may result a$ter e-tensive ta%%ing and releasing !an #e
$rig"tening to some, es%e!ially i$ t"ose issues "ave #een around sin!e
!"ild"ood&
T"e #est ay to !ountera!t t"e Void is to sim%ly !reate and $o!us on
t"e ne %ossi#ilities $or one+s $uture no t"at t"e #lo!ks are gone&
Deservedness and la!k o$ sel$-ort" or sel$-esteem need to #e teased
out& (t"erise, even t"e statement 1I dee%ly and !om%letely love and
a!!e%t mysel$1 !an #e!ome a reversal or #lo!k&
<a$ety is t"e most !ommon o$ t"e #lo!ks& I$ e-%ressing $eelings and
emotions ere una!!e%ta#le in one ay or anot"er in your $amily o$
origin, t"en s"aring some or any emotions it" anot"er is nearly
im%ossi#le& A !reative, em%at"i!, skilled EFT %ra!titioner ill
re!ogni>e "at is "a%%ening and #e a#le to sloly nurture and !oa-
t"ose $eelings out to %ro!ess&
Fear o$ !"ange !an #e as o#vious as sna!k amnesia "en you are
trying to lose eig"t or as su#tle as a la!k o$ li#ido& For real %ermanent
!"ange to o!!ur you must "ave your su#!ons!ious mind engaged it"
t"e %rogram or dire!tives you %la!e in your li$e&
<im%ly stating aloud t"at you are ready to sto% smoking, $orgive your
mot"er, mani$est more money, or align your soul to $igure out your
li$e+s %ur%ose, on+t get you $ar at all& T"is is "en EFT !an really
ork it+s magi!&
Vie All Arti!les #y t"is Aut"or
Author's Bio:
Alina Frank, CERT-I is an EFT instru!tor, mentor, EFT !oa!", 3atri-
Energeti!s !erti$ied %ra!titioner and "ost o$ 4ove Ta% Radio& <"e
s%e!iali>es in omen+s issues& Alina "as assisted t"ousands around t"e
orld in %"one, in-%erson, and <ky%e sessions, orks"o%s, and
tele!lasses& For $urt"er in$ormation %lease see &ta%your%oer&net
3 Comments
VirginiaPosted A%ril ?@, :?99 998:A A3
,ou+re rig"t, Alina& I need to do more o$ t"is kind o$ ta%%ing and so do
my (%ra!ti!e' !lients& T"anks $or t"e arti!le&
Ebru GiritligilPosted A%ril 9:, :?99 ?A8;7 A3
/i Alina8,ou said 1Deservedness and la!k o$ sel$-ort" or sel$-esteem
need to #e teased out&1 /o do you go #y doing t"at& Can you
ela#orate on t"at %lease0I t"ink t"e arti!le "as %otential and %oer to
!lari$y t"ings $or many %eo%le in!luding me& I is" you "ave e-%lained
it more and it" e-am%les $or ne#ies like me& Regards,E#ru
Alina FrankPosted A%ril 9A, :?99 ?:8;9 P3
/i E#ru, It+s all a#out un!overing t"e %sy!"ologi!al reversals is t"e key
to "ealing serious issues %ermanently using EFT& ,ou !an try ta%%ing
on 1Even t"oug" I don+t kno "y I don+t $eel I deserve #etter1 and
t"en ask yoursel$ "ere you 9st learned not to love yoursel$, t"at it
asn+t okay to "onor yoursel$, or &&&& T"ese #elie$s all start in
!"ild"ood& Ta%%ing ill s"i$t it& Blessings, Alina
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