Give it a Try
TFT does not require retelling and reliving the events and has no negative side effects – either it works or it does nothing. Often time, a very basic tapping pattern will alleviate your upset. These basic patterns are called TFT Algorithms. The following pattern is designed for helping you if you are suffering from upset related to an event in your past that you still remember. While nothing can rewrite history or change the reality of our past TFT can help change how you feel as you remember these events. If this does not work for you it just means you need another algorithm, a more advanced procedure, or other help. Keep looking for help and learn more about TFT or contact myself or someone who has been trained in other techniques.
Extended Trauma Protocol
Step 1
Rate the Upset:
On a One to Ten Scale as you think of situation (1= no upset, 10=worst).
Step 2
Tap: Side of Hand, under nose, beginning of eyebrow, under eye, under arm, under collarbone, little finger, index finger, and under collarbone.
Do the 9 Gamut series. While continuously tapping the gamut spot:
- Close eyes
- Open eyes
- With your eyes look down and left
- With your eyes look down and right
- Whirl your eyes in a complete circle in one direction
- Whirl your eyes in a complete circle in the other direction
- Hum a couple bars of any tune
- Count to five
- Hum again
Repeat tapping: beginning of eyebrow, under eye, under arm, under collarbone, little finger, index finger, and under collarbone.
Step 3
Rate the Upset:
If upset is two or less on the ten point scale – go to step 4.
If upset is not changed, or has changed but has not dropped to two points on the ten point scale – repeat steps 2 and 3. Stop if the upset is not dropping after repeating this several times.
Step 4
Do the floor to ceiling eye roll. While continuously tapping the gamut spot and holding your head level, rotate your eyes on a vertical line from the floor to the ceiling over 6-7 seconds.
TFT Algorithm Treatment Points
- Side of hand (below the little finger)
- Beginning of eyebrow (where the eyebrow begins above the bridge of the nose)
- Under arm (about 4″ down from the arm pit; at the bra line for women)
- Under eye (in line with the pupil, just below the rim of the eye socket bone)
- Collarbone (1″ down from the V of the neck and 1″ over, either left or right)
- Index finger (beside the nail, on the thumb side)
- Little finger (beside the nail on the thumb side)
- Gamut spot (between the knuckles of the little and ring fingers, and about 1/2″ toward the wrist)
This is a simple technique to use when tapping is not working as well as you’d like. This is a next step that will help it work better for you.
