Can tapping calm your nervous system?
About this episode
The episode discusses the self-soothing technique of tapping and its effectiveness in reducing anxiety.
There's a scene in the Devil Wears Prada 2 where a character is so stressed she starts "tapping" to calm herself down. What is this self-soothing technique, and should you try it out? Norman and Tegan talk through what Emotional Freedom Techniques, or tapping is and whether there's any evidence it lowers anxiety. References: How ‘tapping’ is dividing opinion in therapy circles Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Improves Multiple Physiological Markers of Health Neural changes after Emotional Freedom Techniques treatment for chronic pain sufferers Emotional freedom techniques for treating post traumatic stress disorder: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis Commentary: Emotional freedom techniques for treating post traumatic stress disorder: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis A Randomized Controlled Comparison of Emotional Freedom Technique and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Adolescent Anxiety: A Pilot Study Food for Thought: A Randomised Controlled Trial of Emotional Freedom Techniques and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the Treatment of Food Cravings The impact of emotional freedom techniques on anxiety, depression, and anticipatory grief in…
People in this episode
Hosts: Norman, Tegan
Topics covered
- tapping
- nervous system
- anxiety
- self-soothing techniques
- Emotional Freedom Techniques
Keywords
- tapping
- Emotional Freedom Techniques
- anxiety
- self-soothing
- stress relief
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Emotional Freedom Techniques
Books & works: Devil Wears Prada 2
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