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Summary: THE CARROT AND THE DONKEY
Review: Anyone that suffers form PANIC ATTACKS etc... this book would apear to be your saviour,like my headline.THE CARROT AND THE DONKEY,we all know the donkey never gets the carrot, but he keeps hoping!! I like fellow suffers, hope some day to be free from OUR HELL. Then out of the blue comes Dr.Callahans book,its full of empty well its just a load of bull %&^*.So the only way to describe the likes of this, and material like it,would be to say "its capitalising on other peoples misery.ps I had counselling by a TFT practioner, I've also had VFT at $300 AN HOUR and i've also e.mailed Dr.Callahan who was not interested so reader beware.
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Summary: This book makes unsupported claims
Review: As a former top-level practitioner of TFT, I had initially given this book a glowing 5-star review when it first came out. Now, however I find myself in the position of having to retract that review and put this one in its place. I found through an experiment I did with his proprietary $100,000 Voice Technology, that TFT does not live up to the tremendous claims that are made in this book and over my 7 years of association with Dr. Callahan, found that he was making claims I could no longer stand by. The successes in this book are anecdotal and the fact is that the claims of TFT have never been submitted to the rigors of the scientific method. Callahan believes that controlled studies are not needed, ignoring the propensity that we all have for focusing on successes and discounting and explaining away the failures. The great physicist Richard Feynman said that the true scientist bends over backwards to prove his theories wrong. Unfortunately, TFT proponents have done just the opposite and have bent over backwards to prove themselves right and to ignore or explain away failures. Callahan boasts that his work is on a par with hard science, but he will need to adopt the procedures of the scientific method before serious scientists will pay attention to his work or his grandiose claims. I would urge potential consumers of TFT to be cautious and skeptical.
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Summary: A therapy that works
Review: I am a Medical Doctor of Ecuador and I`ve been using the method for a few months and it really works in the percentages that Dr Callahan mentions in his book. It is a self help book, I think that the reason why some of the people who mention that the method didn't work on them was that in some cases the help of a professional trained in the method is required. Most of the time you can practice in your own home, but other times you really need help, the acupressure points need to be tapped in the rigth spot, if you tapp a little far away you are not producing the effect that you need. So give a try, if it is not effective look for someone trained in the method. Fernando Camacho MD
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Summary: Caution....must have an OPEN MIND to use properly
Review: I find it terribly sad that so many have ego problems with using and understanding these techniques. They are simple, profound, and effective IF USED PROPERLY. Roger Callahan is the "godfather" of EFT, and Energy Medicine in general. Here he shares his exciting discoveries as a practical guide for self-help of a multitude of issues confronting the average human. One of the primary steps to using this effectively for yourself is to keep your mind steadily focused on the issue you are attempting to heal. Since most of us have trouble with this type of "one pointed" focus (our minds can bounce around at lightening speed!), we may have trouble getting results, and consider this a failure. It isn't!
As a suggestion to the person with the blushing problem...a focus on the "feeling" that comes before the actual blushing would most likely work. However, it sounds like this person has a lot of trouble with embarassment in general....and may need to work on a multitude of aspects before getting relief. I find it fascinating that the idea of tapping on the accupoints would cause such traumatic embarrassment! I think we need to lighten up....and perhaps deal with the phobia of "feeling like a fool". This is not a proctological exam here. As the old saying goes...let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater! Sometimes the spirit of playfullness works better than taking ourselves too seriously and making unrealistic demands of a technique. As a healing practioner who now uses these techniques regularly, I would say that less than 1 in 100 do not get results.I find that "operator error" is responsible with my clients.At times they forget something...and need to be corrected. Those who aren't happy with the results would do well to find a PERSON TO GUIDE THEM to make sure you are doing the technique properly.Let's consider that exercise can do more harm than good if not done properly. Should we stop exercizing because we once injured ourselves? One interesting side effect for my clients is that the healing can be SO COMPLETE they forget they ever had the problem in the first place! Apex effect! Interesting considering that the problem dominated their thinking 95% of the time prior to treatment.I have tried these techniques on myself, and was able to heal the following issues: poor self image, insomnia, tinnitus, childhood trauma, chronic fatigue, back pain due to injury, to name a few. My advice is DON'T KNOCK IT TILL YOU"VE TRIED IT....AND KNOW YOU"RE DOING IT RIGHT!
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Summary: Caution....must have an OPEN MIND to use properly
Review: I find it terribly sad that so many have ego problems with using and understanding these techniques. They are simple, profound, and effective IF USED PROPERLY. Roger Callahan is the "godfather" of EFT, and Energy Medicine in general. Here he shares his exciting discoveries as a practical guide for self-help of a multitude of issues confronting the average human. One of the primary steps to using this effectively for yourself is to keep your mind steadily focused on the issue you are attempting to heal. Since most of us have trouble with this type of "one pointed" focus (our minds can bounce around at lightening speed!), we may have trouble getting results, and consider this a failure. It isn't!
As a suggestion to the person with the blushing problem...a focus on the "feeling" that comes before the actual blushing would most likely work. However, it sounds like this person has a lot of trouble with embarassment in general....and may need to work on a multitude of aspects before getting relief. I find it fascinating that the idea of tapping on the accupoints would cause such traumatic embarrassment! I think we need to lighten up....and perhaps deal with the phobia of "feeling like a fool". This is not a proctological exam here. As the old saying goes...let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater! Sometimes the spirit of playfullness works better than taking ourselves too seriously and making unrealistic demands of a technique. As a healing practioner who now uses these techniques regularly, I would say that less than 1 in 100 do not get results.I find that "operator error" is responsible with my clients.At times they forget something...and need to be corrected. Those who aren't happy with the results would do well to find a PERSON TO GUIDE THEM to make sure you are doing the technique properly.Let's consider that exercise can do more harm than good if not done properly. Should we stop exercizing because we once injured ourselves? One interesting side effect for my clients is that the healing can be SO COMPLETE they forget they ever had the problem in the first place! Apex effect! Interesting considering that the problem dominated their thinking 95% of the time prior to treatment.I have tried these techniques on myself, and was able to heal the following issues: poor self image, insomnia, tinnitus, childhood trauma, chronic fatigue, back pain due to injury, to name a few. My advice is DON'T KNOCK IT TILL YOU"VE TRIED IT....AND KNOW YOU"RE DOING IT RIGHT!
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Summary: Helped me a LOT!
Review: I have been waiting for this book for several years. I saw Roger Callahan on television years ago and used his technique VERY successfully in my life. I loaned out my information and knew I had forgotten several of the steps. Now I have something to refer back to. This book is a keeper because you don't only use it for yourself, you use it for everyone you know. Even people nervous or frightened in airports of other situations can benefit. I know it sounds strange, but it works wonders. Thank you, Dr. Callahan, for putting this down in print.
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Summary: Well Worth It, Good Read
Review: I have read a number of Dr. Callahan's books and have found all of them helpful, as is Thought Field Therapy.I found Tapping the Healer Within to be the best written and easiest to follow. When the algorithms(the most basic level of TFT)don't work, I have been able to obtain relief from a Diagnostically trained TFT therapist. Unlike other reviewers, I have found Dr. Callahan to be very helpful and supportive. I found Tapping the Healer Within to be well worth the investment. Good read!
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Summary: Didn't work for me
Review: I purchased this book in hopes it would help me to eliminate my fear of blushing - which I only have a problem with at work - not socially at all. I was hopeful because I have read many books and tried almost all suggestions. I felt like a complete fool sitting in my room tapping on my body in various spots while at the same time humming tunes and counting aloud from 1 to 5. Well it sure doesn't cure blushing but it did give me a laugh of how silly I must have looked and how gulible I feel now for purchasing this book. I'm really glad that it worked for others - either my problem can't be helped with this method or this method just doesn't work on me. Good luck to others!!
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Summary: It Did Not Work
Review: I purchased this book with high hopes after reading about thought field therapy in another book (When Working Out Isn't Working Out). The book is well written and easy to understand. After finishing the book I began trying the methods described therein right away. At first I wasn't too disappointed with the lack of results because I thought I might have done something wrong. I read the book again and tried the methods again. Still no results. I still did not give up. For weeks I have tried to make thought field therapy work for me. As of yet the results have been entirely negative. I cannot say that the method will not work for others. Perhaps I have, in some unknown way, missed something. But the methods are simple and it is hard for me to imagine what I might be doing wrong. I have to conclude that thought field therapy simply does not work for me. The method involves tapping various point of the body after thinking of an event that causes one anxiety. It is also supposed to work with physical pain, depression and other problems; however, it has not worked at any level for me. The book has clear illustrations about when and how to go about tapping (and humming, and counting) so one can easily follow the instructions. There is nothing complex about it, other than identifying the specific problem then going about the specific routine described in the book for that problem. All in all I would have given the book one star (and I do not recommend the book) because of the ineffectiveness of the program in my case; however, as the book was well written and illustrated and might work for someone else I have given it two stars.
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Summary: It Did Not Work
Review: I purchased this book with high hopes after reading about thought field therapy in another book (When Working Out Isn't Working Out). The book is well written and easy to understand. After finishing the book I began trying the methods described therein right away. At first I wasn't too disappointed with the lack of results because I thought I might have done something wrong. I read the book again and tried the methods again. Still no results. I still did not give up. For weeks I have tried to make thought field therapy work for me. As of yet the results have been entirely negative. I cannot say that the method will not work for others. Perhaps I have, in some unknown way, missed something. But the methods are simple and it is hard for me to imagine what I might be doing wrong. I have to conclude that thought field therapy simply does not work for me. The method involves tapping various point of the body after thinking of an event that causes one anxiety. It is also supposed to work with physical pain, depression and other problems; however, it has not worked at any level for me. The book has clear illustrations about when and how to go about tapping (and humming, and counting) so one can easily follow the instructions. There is nothing complex about it, other than identifying the specific problem then going about the specific routine described in the book for that problem. All in all I would have given the book one star (and I do not recommend the book) because of the ineffectiveness of the program in my case; however, as the book was well written and illustrated and might work for someone else I have given it two stars.
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