re:EFT and smoking. Does that involve tapping away every day? If so it might just be replacing one habit with a compulsive action.
Not at all.
EFT (and similar meridian therapies) look for the root cause of the issue and tend to deal with it from there.
As you will know, smoking is often used as a comforter or distraction for some other issues (often long term and/or traumatic) and the person may not even know the root cause themselves.
The simplest EFT treatments for smoking tend to be where it is just a social habit that was started with friends/peer pressure. A single session will often get rid of the immediate craving and may even deal with the whole smoking issue for the person meaning that if they ever chose to put a cigarette in their mouth again (most don't have the 'need' any more) then they will taste the true nastiness of what they are trying to smoke and feel that it's horrible. (Obviously everyone is different and the reactions can be different).
Where the smoking is covering some underlying issue the technique can be used to deal with the initial cravings and any habitual situations where the person knows they always have a ciggy e.g. first thing in the morning after breakfast etc. More often than not, once the initial craving has been removed then the person will have a moment of 'realisation' about why they started smoking, and then this issue can also be treated (this may take a while depending on the severity of the issue e.g. it could be as simple as the shock of a car accident or more severe like being abused as a child). The person will also be shown the technique to use on themselves should they come across any other situation where they feel a need for a cigarette, but these are usually small habitual situations that they hadn't thought about during the session and only requires their willpower to make themselves stop and say, "I'll just tap away that feeling".
So, no, EFT is not used to replace one habitual action with a compulsive action.
Personally I've not seen any stats on the long term effectiveness of EFT. Has the research been done?
There's a lot of research been done with EFT over the years and the number of successes are the stats for it. 😉
Unfortunately many claims are made for all therapies but they don't always stand up or work for everybody.
Still if it works for you.
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't saying that hypno doesn't work, cos I know it does, but when a new member joins up and just comes out with a statement that their therapy is scientifically proven to be the most effective, without providing any links to those facts, then it has to be questioned. :rolleyes:
EFT can work for everyone, but as with all therapies, the person has to want to deal with their issues. The ones it tends not to work for are the ones who have been pushed into dealing with things or who are determined that they want to hold onto the issue and that the therapy won't work (whether consciously or unconsciously), although even those people can sometimes be surprised at how much better they feel even if they don't put it down to the therapy itself.
If you take a look at the EFT site (www.emofree.com) and look under the Addictions link or search the site for Smoking then you'll find many links to videos and case studies relating to this area.
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Don't get me wrong, I wasn't saying that hypno doesn't work, cos I know it does, but when a new member joins up and just comes out with a statement that their therapy is scientifically proven to be the most effective, without providing any links to those facts, then it has to be questioned. :rolleyes:
I think the poster is most likely referring to:
New Scientist vol 136 issue 1845 p6
To find the most effective method to stop smoking, Frank Schmidt and research student Chockalingham Viswesvaran from the University of Iowa conducted a meta-analysis, bringing together the results of more than 600 studies totalling nearly 72,000 people. The results, which were published in the Journal of Applied Psychology and included 48 studies of hypnosis covering 6000 smokers, clearly showed that hypnosis was three times more effective than Nicotine Replacement.
Research by The New Scientist Magazine (1992) has shown hypnotherapy to be the safest and quickest way to quit smoking. People were six times more likely to quit with one session of hypnosis and remain non-smokers over 12 months after their session, compared to those who used Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
The advantage of hypnosis is that it removes the dependency and craving of quitting without risking the side effects of rashes and potential long term damage that has been associated with Zyban. Those using NRT are know to have to try to quit on average six times before succeeding, thereby investing heavily in substitute products and addictive chemicals, before developing a stronger will or abandoning any belief in quitting altogether.
Studies in America have shown that hypnosis is the most effective method of stopping smoking for good with an 85% success rate in just one session! This contrasts with the low rates of 10% success for those using nicotine gum and 6% compared with willpower alone. (Mathews, R (1992) New Scientist, Vol. 136, No. 1845, p.6.)
The study did not include EFT but Hypnotherapy did come out top by a very high margin with acupuncture coming a fairly distant second. However, the study highlighted how ineffective Nicotene Replacement Therapy really is. Last year, I was on a research panel for the NHS regarding the smoking ban. The NHS' own figures regarding the NRT they have been giving to people with public funds show what a waste of tax payers money the whole thing is compared to if the NHS funded complementary therapies for smoking cessation. Bear in mind, an average course of patches costs around £70.00 per course.
Of the people who have given up as part of the NHS provided NRT, an average of 7 courses of patches have been required (estimated cost of £490 per person, not including the cost of counselling and advice they received).
In fact 93% of people who do give up using NRT start again within a year! (Freedom From Tobacco - Quit Smoking Now)
A later study than the one published in New Scientist that was carried out in 2003 actually found the success rate of NRT is falling - only 7% were still not smoking after only 6 months.
The latest wonder drug Champix has only a 1 in 5 success rate based on how many were still non-smokers after a year. Of course, Champix (as with the previous wonder-drug Zyban) has some pretty extreme side effects for many people.
All the above facts and figures are very easy to find/check, all you need is a search engine!
Thanks for finding the article, I'd lost the reference.
Re Energylz, I wonder if EFT will work with the Anal types. It appears in many ways to work on suggestion and belief not unlike hypnotherapy, but I really do question the technique when I see it claimed to cure colour blindeness and fill cavities in teeth. You'll need to look back at Gary Craigs emails for those.
Still if it gets results, who indeed am I to question the therapy. But I do think that questioning things should go on I don't deny anyone that right as I do it myself as you might guess.
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To everyone
Just read my post on this forum about stopping because of a chest infection that just wouldn't clear up - sure gave me the incentive to stop as I didn't want to end up like PurpleMysticMoggy's grandpops.