The words uptight, anxious, and overwhelmed describe me all too often. Life can be going well most of the time, but when something happens that is unexpected (good or bad) it can throw me off my game. Tapping helps me to recover.
Say that statement out loud, “I am uptight, anxious, and overwhelmed.” Rate the intensity or truth of that statement on a 0-10 scale (10=very intense or very true). Write down your rating.
Begin tapping on the karate chop point. Even though I am uptight, anxious, and overwhelmed, I deeply and completely love and accept myself. Even though I can do uptight, anxious, and overwhelmed better than almost anybody I know, I choose to substitute calm and confidence whenever possible. Even though uptight, anxious, and overwhelmed come very easily to me, I choose to manifest other feelings that are more comfortable and will help me to reach my goals.
Eyebrow…I am uptight
Side of Eye…And I choose to release it now
Under the Eye…Bit by bit
Under the Nose…Until I am no longer feeling uptight
Chin…I am anxious
Collarbone…And I choose to release it now
Under the Arm…Bit by bit
Top of Head…Until I am no longer feeling anxious
Eyebrow…I am overwhelmed
Side of Eye…And I choose to release it now
Under the Eye…Bit by bit
Under the Nose…Until I am no longer overwhelmed
Chin…Even though I was feeling uptight before
Collarbone…I released it
Under the Arm…Bit by bit
Top of Head…And I choose to feel calm instead
Eyebrow…Even though I was feeling anxious before
Side of Eye…I released it
Under the Eye…Bit by bit
Nose…And I choose to feel confident instead
Chin…Even though I was feeling overwhelmed before
Collarbone…I released it
Under the Arm…Bit by bit
Top of Head…And I choose to feel calm and confident instead
Eyebrow…I used to feel uptight, anxious, and overwhelmed
Side of Eye…I choose to feel calm and confident instead
Under the Eye…I relase the uptight, anxious, and overwhelmed feeling from every cell in my body
Under the Nose…I release the uptight, anxious, and overwhelmed feeling from every muscle in my body
Chin…I release the uptight, anxious, and overwhelmed feeling from every fluid in my body
Collarbone…I choose to accept calmness
Under the Arm…I choose to acknowledge confidence
Top of Head…I choose to accept health and wellness into my body
Take a deep breath and let it out slowly. Say the original statement again, “I am uptight, anxious, and overwhelmed.” Rate the intensity or truth of that statement now on the 0-10 scale. Continue tapping with these or other more personal statements until your rating is very low. If other thoughts popped up, or specific circumstances came to mind, be sure to tap on those at some point to help you maintain the calm and confident feeling.