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Resources and Research

Tapping routinely in the morning and in the evening can be a great way to start and end your day with a calm nervous system and mind.

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Tapping in the moment can also be a great way to help you regulate as triggers occur throughout the day.

 

Even to just tap as you talk to a friend, can help to bring down the intensity of difficult experiences and thoughts.
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The Tapping Points:
The side of the hand point is only used as you begin to tap.
The rest of the points are repeated.
Generally, 3 rounds of the tapping points allow for a calming effect.
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You can tap silently or tap as you say how you feel.
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One novel aspect of tapping is to say the negative as you tap, be truthful how you feel, as if talking to a good friend. Tapping helps the intensity of that feeling reduce naturally without trying to force it. More positive statements naturally occur once the intensity subsides.
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If you are struggling with an specific issue it is advised to get in touch for further support or guidance. 
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Research

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​​The research base on Emotional Freedom Techniques keeps building year on year, showing statistically significant improvements in health and emotional well-being.

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Studies show up to 43% reduction in the stress hormone Cortisol – which can increase better mood, improved sleep, stronger immune function and great overall resilience. (1)           

 

Brain imaging suggests tapping reduces activity in areas related to fear and increases activity in prefrontal areas responsible for executive control and the management of emotions. (2)

 

Further research shows how EFT works and that the active ingredient is actually tapping on the acupoints (it summarises the dismantling studies that have been conducted on EFT). Dismantling studies show that the actual stimulation of acupoints is what makes EFT work – not necessarily the therapeutic relationship, nor the statements you say, as long as you tap when the emotion is present. Tapping on sham acupoints does not result in significant change. (3)

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Meta-analyses conducted on EFT show large effect sizes, indicating EFT is the reason people improved. (4) (5) (6)

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References:

  1. Stapleton, P., Crighton, G., Sabot, D., & O9Neill, H. (2020). Re-examining the effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques on stress biochemistry: A randomized controlled trial. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(8), 8693877.

  2. Church, D., Stapleton, P., Vasudevan, A., & O9Keefe, T. (2022). Clinical EFT as an evidence-based practice for the treatment of psychological and physiological conditions: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 951451.

  3. Church, D., Stapleton, P., Yang, A., & Gallo, F. (2018). Is Tapping on Acupuncture Points an Active Ingredient in Emotional Freedom Techniques? A Systematic Review and Meta analysis of Comparative Studies. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 206(10), 783-793. 

  4. Clond, M., (2016). Emotional Freedom Techniques for Anxiety: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 204(5), 388-395. 

  5. Nelms, J. & Castel, D. (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized trials of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for the treatment of depression. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, 13(6), 416-426.

  6. Sebastian, B., & Nelms, J. (2016). The effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, 13(1), 16-25.

 

For further research please go to www.evidencebasedeft.com/research

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