Tapping the Healer Within : Using Thought-Field Therapy to Instantly Conquer Your Fears, Anxieties and Emotional Distress

by Callahan, Roger J.; Trubo, Richard; Mindell, Earl

• ISBN13: 9780809298792
• ISBN10: 0809298791
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-11
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

The first book on "TFT" by its founder Thought Field Therapy (TFT) has already changed the way thousands of people have overcome emotional problems. Now, in Tapping the Healer Within, the founder of TFT shows readers how to harness its healing power on their own, to overcome phobias, anxieties, addictions, and other common psychological problems. The process combines principles of Western and Eastern healing methods, using energy points in the body to release emotional distress.

Author Biography

Roger Callahan, Ph.D., is the founder and world's top authority on Thought Field Therapy. He holds a degree in clinical psychology from Syracuse University and has been an associate professor at Eastern Michigan University. He trains hundreds in TFT each year, and speaks widely at professional conferences.

Richard Trubo is an award-winning health writer.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Part One ALL ABOUT THOUGHT FIELD THERAPY
Thought Field Therapy: A Revolutionary Way of Healing	3	(14)
What Is TFT?	4	(1)
A Little Background	5	(2)
Mary's Story	7	(3)
The Research Begins	10	(1)
What Can You Expect?	11	(2)
TFT's Growing Success	13	(2)
A New Way of Thinking	15	(2)
TFT Basics: What It Is, How It Works	17	(24)
A Shortcut to Wellness	19	(1)
The Evolution of TFT	20	(3)
The Thought Field	23	(2)
The Root of the Problem	25	(1)
Tapping into the Body's Energy	26	(2)
Healing with Algorithms	28	(1)
Tuning the Thought Field	29	(2)
The Isolable Nature of Perturbations	31	(3)
The Power of TFT	34	(2)
Are You a Skeptic?	36	(5)
The Science Behind TFT	41	(30)
The Weight of the Evidence	41	(7)
TFT and Your Physical Health	48	(4)
Heart Rate Variability: Measuring the Power of TFT	52	(8)
Doctors and TFT	60	(5)
Tapping into Healing	65	(6)
Part Two TAPPING THE HEALER WITHIN
The ABC's of Algorithms	71	(20)
Tuning Is Key	72	(2)
Rating the Distress Level	74	(2)
Tapping	76	(4)
The Gamut Series	80	(3)
Floor-to-Ceiling Eye Roll	83	(1)
Psychological Reversal	84	(2)
The Collarbone/Breathing Exercise	86	(3)
Norma's Story	89	(2)
Putting the Algorithms to Work	91	(78)
Trauma	96	(12)
Anxiety	108	(18)
Addictive Urges	126	(9)
Phobias	135	(6)
Depression	141	(2)
Anger and Rage	143	(5)
Obsessions	148	(7)
Guilt	155	(3)
Shame/Embarrassment	158	(2)
Jet Lag	160	(5)
Physical Pain	165	(4)
Tips for Troubleshooting	169	(24)
How Long Will It Last?	170	(2)
The Most Common Problems	172	(2)
Are You a Complex Case?	174	(1)
The Perils of Psychological Reversal	175	(5)
Are Toxins Weighing You Down?	180	(6)
The Advanced Therapies	186	(7)
The Apex Problem	193	(14)
What's the Apex Problem?	195	(3)
Do You Need to Believe?	198	(2)
Is It a Matter of Distraction?	200	(2)
Is It Just the Placebo Effect?	202	(1)
Why the Apex Problem Is Important	203	(4)
Some Closing Thoughts	207	(8)
TFT: A Therapy for the New Millennium	209	(1)
The Next Generation of TFT	210	(2)
A Cutting-Edge Treatment	212	(3)
Appendix	215	(4)
How to Find Professionals Who Have Approved Training in Callahan Techniques Thought Field Therapy	215	(1)
Contact Information	216	(3)
Index	219