“There is still resistance in the psychological community,” said Dr. Research on its effectiveness is limited, but some medical professionals see the benefits. And tapping is catching on globally as well: All over the world, people use this technique to manage their chronic pain, food cravings, emotional upsets and more. In 2017, a meta-analysis from the same journal found that EFT decreased symptoms for a number of anxiety disorders, not just PTSD. In 2013, the Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases published a study that showed veterans who used tapping to treat their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) had “significantly reduced” their psychological distress as opposed to veterans in the control group. In the past five years or so, tapping has gone from a virtually unknown fringe practice to being studied in major medical journals.
But EFT caught my attention, because I had heard about it before. Normally, I would not take anything called “energy meridians” seriously. The research is mixed on whether sugar can be called chemically addictive, but whatever the exact term, I couldn't seem to stop eating it. On the nights I had candy, I'd feel a rush of relief and pure elation - at least until the candy was gone. When I didn't get my nightly candy fix, I noticed I was unusually snippy I felt sluggish and unmotivated.
And although those things were true - I do work hard, and I don't smoke cigarettes - eventually I started to realize I had a problem. For a few brief minutes, I am completely at peace.įor a long time, I embarked on this ritual with a little bit of defensiveness (it's not like I'm smoking a pack of cigarettes every night!) and a whole lot of rationalization (I worked hard today. After a long day of writing, when the kids have been fed and bathed, when the dishes are clean and the laundry is folded, one of my favorite after-dinner rituals is this: I hole up in my room under an electric blanket with my laptop and eat a king-sized Butterfinger bar slowly while I browse Facebook.
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