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Hi House Cat its really interesting that you wrote about EFT or emotional freedom technique. I am a psychologist and use EFT a lot in practice particularly for my anxious clients. It really has been an amazing adjunct to therapy in my opinion because it is so simple and puts the person "back in control.Date: 3/28/2009 11:35:59 AM
Author: House Cat
Fellow chronic anxiety sufferer here...
What I have learned...
The only long term solution to chronic anxiety is therapy. There really IS a reason for the anxiety. I know that you might feel that your anxiety/panic attacks come out of nowhere, but they really don''t. If you get into meaningful therapy, you will find your reason and you will be able to heal the issue. If you do this, you will probably find that you have no need to take the paxil anymore. You will also be given tools to deal with the anxiety, without meds, in therapy.
There is a therapy out there that is called EFT. It isn''t used much in the US, but it is highly regarded in Europe. The therapist basically taps on your accupressure points while you do talk therapy and the healing comes very quickly. It is also something you can do at home when you feel anxious. The thing is, it is body therapy, tapping on the accupressure points calms all of the various centers of the body and either allows you to speak freely in therapy or when you are at home, it allows you to calm down very quickly.
As someone who has been prescribed valium to take 3 times per day, every day for her entire life...I can tell you that EFT really works. I very rarely take valium. I actually take a quarter of a pill about once every 3 months or so and my one month supply usually expires.
The problem with EFT is that when you google it, the websites that come up seem very infomercial to me. But you CAN google it and there is information about it out there. If you can get past the infomercial feel, you can learn to do it yourself. Although, I have found that learning to do it with a practitioner is much more effective.
Even if this therapy seems ''hokey'' to you, you might really want to consider some kind of therapy. I can guarantee that there is no weight gain involved with it and your solution will be long term.
By the way, wellbutrin is known for increasing anxiety. Any doc that puts you on wellbutrin for anxiety shouldn''t be prescribing psych. meds. All of the SSRI antidepressants are known for weight gain because increasing serotonin in the brain brings on the munchies. The only SSRI that I am aware of that might be the most weight neutral is Celexa. The benzos, like xanax, ativan, valium, they can cause weight gain too if taken regularly.
Anxiety is insipid and terrible. I''m sorry that you are dealing with all of this.
I agree there is lot of sites hyping this as a cure for ''everything'' and I believe you need to see a therapist who is very well trained and experienced.
For those interested this is the original site where you can get info and practitioner information
http://www.emofree.com/
This is an Australian site and the doctors I did my training with were fantastic and do seminars world wide.
http://www.eftdownunder.com.au/