What is Thought Field Therapy
"Tapping into natures healing system"
Dr. Roger Callahan started developing TFT in 1979-1980 and has been improving it ever
since.
Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a new technique for the rapid relief of all kinds of emotional distress. It works rather like acupuncture by stimulating the body’s energy meridians to resolve problems with the body’s emotional control system. However no needles are used. Instead the patient taps on various parts of the body with their fingers. The results are frequently amazing as emotional problems often disappear in minutes.
What can it be used for?
TFT was originally developed as a treatment for phobias and traumatic stress. Further research has meant that it can now be used to treat a wide variety of problems including stress and anxiety, panic attacks, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, grief, acute trauma and PTSD, anger, guilt, pain, sexual problems, addictions (including food, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, gambling, nail-biting, etc.) and much more.
How does it work?
According to Dr. Callahan’s theory, whenever we think of something, we are effectively tuning in a specific “Thought Field” in much the same way as a TV must be tuned in to receive a specific channel. Held within that energy field are the coded information patterns used by the mind and body to generate the entire emotional experience associated with that thought. This is why the experience is always identical – the same “instructions” are followed each time. Dr. Callahan has named these “perturbations” (from a dictionary definition of the word – “a cause of mental disquietude”).
By tapping on the correct meridian treatment points in a specific sequence these perturbations can be deactivated, thereby “switching off” the emotional experience. The individual can now think about what troubled them as much as they like as memory remains unaffected – but the negative emotion (anxiety, anger, guilt, etc.) associated with it will no longer be present.
What is TFT’s success rate?
The success rate of TFT depends on the experience and competence of the practitioner. However, even an Algorithm Practitioner who uses pre-defined sets of tapping sequences (algorithms) to treat problems can obtain an 80% success rate.
The next level of competency is that of the Diagnostic Practitioner who uses techniques derived from AK to devise made-to-measure tapping sequences which are effective with 94% of clients. A Diagnostic Practitioner may also check you for various “toxins” which are affecting your health and/or preventing TFT from working properly.
The highest level of competency is that of the Voice Technology (VT) practitioner. By analysing your voice using special technology the VT practitioner can devise a tapping sequence which is effective with 97% of the population.
Of course, the other side of the coin is that there is a failure rate of 3 - 20%. Considerably less than that of any other therapy but of course this means that no guarantee of total success can be made in any individual case.
How does the success rate of TFT compare with other therapies?
The simple answer is that there is no comparison! Even the 80% success rate enjoyed by Algorithm Practitioners is far better than that achieved by most experienced and competent practitioners of other therapies. For example, the overall success rate of hypnotherapy in stopping people smoking (measured at 6 months post-treatment) is only around 30%, with a few highly competent hypnotherapists managing 70%. Some traditional therapies are so ineffective that no success rates have ever been published!
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