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Revenge Tapping

I went to hear a very wise woman speak recently, and she answered someone’s
question in a very unusual way.  A woman I’ll call “Jane” asked:  “How can I get
over the resentment I feel about being stuck taking care of my abusive mother now
that she’s old and there are no other relatives?”

I was sure the wise woman was going to speak about forgiveness, or the possibility of
learning valuable lessons, or the “gift” of having time to heal a toxic relationship.  
But the message was very clear and very controversial.  She said:

“Entertain revenge fantasies!”

I was so shocked, I almost fell out of my chair, and then I began to laugh.  I realized
that it was actually a very good idea.  She emphasized that the exercise was about
fantasy and not about anything real.  Jane began to laugh and said immediately:  I
just pictured the movie “Misery!”

If you don’t remember, the movie pictured a very crazy woman holding a man
captive and causing him great bodily harm.  I knew that Jane wouldn’t ever really
hurt her mother, but giving herself permission to have violent fantasies was very
comforting for her.

I knew that tapping would be an excellent tool so that a person could have
unacceptable and inappropriate negative fantasies, and feel totally neutral about
them with no guilt or discomfort.

For example, Jane could have tapped:

KC:        Even though I am having terrible fantasies about revenge on my mother, I
accept myself anyway.  (3X)
EB:                These “Misery” fantasies…
SE:                These “Misery” fantasies…        
UE:                I feel so guilty…
UN:                These “Misery” fantasies…
Ch:                I shouldn’t have them…
CB:                I am being a “bad daughter.”
UA:                These “Misery” fantasies…
UB:                I would never REALLY do anything to hurt her…
Wr:                But it is so comforting…
T of H:        I am being a “bad daughter.”

(Karate Chop, Eye Brow, Side of Eye, Under Eye, Under Nose, Chin, Collar Bone,
Under Arm, Under Breast, Wrist, Top of Head.)

The idea of giving voice to negative thoughts has often been confusing for some of
my students.  Once, a retired minister in her 80’s came to one of my tapping
workshops, and couldn’t understand why we were saying such “un-Christian”
statements about situations, other people, and ourselves.  She spent her lifetime
teaching people to be kind, patient and loving.  Her message to her congregation
was always to “be patient,” “show Christian charity,” and work hard to get to a
place of “forgiveness” for our enemies.

What I always emphasize is that we are only giving voice to the negative thoughts
that already exist within us.  I believe that some of our stress-related physical
illnesses can be traced back to the “unacceptable” negative emotions that we bury
in our psyches.

With the added tool of tapping, we let those emotions out in the open so that the
negative emotions are neutralized and really dispersed for good. Remember, revenge
tapping is only about fantasy, never about seriously wanting to harm yourself or
anyone else.

Dr. Kiya Immergluck, LCPC www.eft-tap.com. .
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