What is Thought Field Therapy TFT?
Thought Field Therapy is defined as "...a treatment for psychological disturbances which provides a code that when applied to a psychological problem an individual is focusing upon will eliminate perturbations in the Thought Field, the fundamental cause of all negative emotions. This code is elicited using a causal diagnostic procedure through which the TFT algorithms were developed."
When we think of a particular problem (such as a specific fear) we generate an individual thought field in much the same way as an electrical field is generated around an item of electrical equipment. According to Dr. Roger J. Callahan’s theory, emotional problems are generated by equally specific interference patterns in these thought fields, which he describes as “perturbations”. These perturbations have been found to be the generating power behind the emotional (and occasionally, physical) signs and symptoms recognised by conventional medicine. Most existing therapies simply attempt to subdue those symptoms with varying degrees of success, or teach the patient coping skills. Whatever the outcome of such treatments the perturbations in the Thought Field (the cause of the problem in the first place) still remain.
In order to remove the perturbations completely, and therefore the problem itself, one must apply a code that nature has provided.
Put simply, TFT treatments work like opening a combination lock. You may well know all of the numbers, but if you don't apply them in the correct order, the lock won't open. Thought Field Therapy diagnostic procedures not only reveal the correct code, but also the application sequence required for successful treatment.
Hence, when the identified energy points are addressed in the correct order most people notice a rapid and dramatic improvement in the way they feel. A common response of patients when asked to think about their problem following the treatment is "I can't think about it!" This could never be the case, of course, as one cannot utter such a comment without actually thinking about the problem! (For example, try saying this to yourself - "I am not thinking about elephants"...). A more precise statement would be "Now when I think about the problem that upset me terribly moments ago, I no longer get upset!"
Sceptics argue that TFT employs positive suggestion or merely distracts the individual from their problem. However, the most important feature of successful treatment is that the patient is required to think about their problem as clearly as possible both before and after the treatment. If the aim were to distract the patient or to encourage positive thinking, this would clearly lead to failure on both counts.
What does a treatment involve?
Quite simply, the patient is first asked to think about their particular problem which might be an anxiety state, a phobia, a trauma, a loss, or a feeling of anger or of guilt. They are then asked to quantify their feelings on a scale of 1 to 10, with a 10 representing maximum distress. Next, they are asked to tap on his or her own body in specific places, or energy points, in a defined and precise order. Following the treatment the patient is asked, once again, to think about their problem as clearly and as negatively as possible. Typically, the patient reports that they cannot do so at all! At this point the patient is now free of their problem as they can no longer evoke the psychological distress they once experienced.
Is TFT painful in any way?
Not at all. No needles or other instruments are used, nor does it require you to talk at length about your problem, something that can cause considerable distress in itself.
Source www.thoughtfieldtherapy.co.uk