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>>> DISCORD AND DISAGREEMENT ESPECIALLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA
HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE'S ANXIETY
LEVEL IS GOING THROUGH THE
ROOF BUT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN A
READY.
READY.
READY. A
READY. A FORM OF THERAPY INSPIRED BY
ACUPUNCTURE CAN HELP YOU CALM
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. COMBAT VETERANS ARE USING THIS
EFT TO OVERCOME POSTTRAUMATIC
STRESS.
STRESS.
STRESS. DOCTOR JOSEPH WEISS IS HERE TO
TEACH US HOW TO USE A. THIS IS
A HUGE PROBLEM THESE DAYS.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
PREVALENCE OF ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSION.
DEPRESSION. >> IT IS ONE OF THE MORE
PREVALENT MENTAL ISSUES THAT
WE HAVE IN OUR COUNTRY AND
PROBABLY IN THE WORLD.
IT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE TIME.
IT SEEMS THAT WE KNOW MORE
ABOUT IT AND I THINK THE
POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT AND
UNSETTLING THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING IN TERMS OF THE JOB
MARKET AND THE WAY PEOPLE ARE
BEING EDUCATED OR NOT BE AN
EDUCATED PLAY A ROLE AS WELL.
>> THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY PLACES
YOU CAN GO FOR HELP BUT WE ARE
CONCENTRATING TODAY ON SOME
TECHNIQUES THAT CAN HELP YOU
THROUGH PANIC ATTACKS OR BOUTS
OF ANXIETY.
OF ANXIETY. WHAT KINDS OF THINGS CAN WE,
OURSELVES THROUGH.
OURSELVES THROUGH. >> THE EFT WORKS VERY
EFFECTIVELY FOR MANY OF THESE
KINDS OF ISSUES YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. THE IDEA THAT WOULD BE THAT
PEOPLE HAVE TO REMEMBER TO DO
THESE THINGS IN THIS SITUATION.
A LOT OF TIMES WHAT OCCURS IS
THE AMYGDALA HIJACKS THE BRAIN
AND PEOPLE CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT
IT IS THEY NEED TO DO TO CALM
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. >> IT GETS AHEAD OF OUR
EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND WE ARE
JUST CHASING THAT.
SO THOMAS IF WE PRACTICE IN
ADVANCE WILL THAT HELP?
>> THAT HELPS VERY VERY MUCH.
AS A MATTER OF FACT OLYMPIC
ATHLETES ARE KNOWN TO BE
PRACTICING IN ADVANCE BY USING
IMAGERY.
IMAGERY.
IMAGERY. THE GOOD THING ABOUT IMAGERY
AND VISUALIZATION IS YOU
ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT.
YOU NEVER MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN
YOU ARE REHEARSING MENTALLY.
THAT IS ONE VERY GOOD
TECHNIQUE SO YOU CAN
ANTICIPATE.
ANTICIPATE. THE FACT IS WHEN WE RESPOND TO
A SITUATION WE ARE RESPONDING
TO THE WAY THAT WE REPRESENT
IT IN OUR MINDS.
THE WAY THAT YOU REPRESENT AND
THE MIND IS THE RESPONSE THAT
WE ARE GOING TO REACT TO.
THE UNCONSCIOUS DOESN'T KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PAST,
PRESENT, AND FUTURE.
IT RESPONSE TO WHATEVER IS
HAPPENING MENTALLY.
HAPPENING MENTALLY. >> SO WHAT IS THIS.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH EFT.
>> ONE WAY YOU CAN DEFINE IT IS
ACUPUNCTURE FOR EMOTIONS.
YOU ARE JUST TAPPING ON
DIFFERENT ACUPUNCTURE POINTS
WHILE YOU ARE ATTUNED TO THE
PARTICULAR ISSUE THAT IS
DISTURBING YOU AND YOU ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT.
CONCERNED ABOUT. SOMEHOW OR OTHER IT MAKES A
CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. THERE ARE VARIOUS EXPLANATIONS
THAT ARE PRESENTED OUT THERE.
I CANNOT WRAP MY HEAD AROUND
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. I
THEM. I JUST KNOW THAT IT WORKS.
I HAVE WORKED WITH -- BACK IN
PITTSBURGH WHERE I STARTED
USING THIS MOST CONSISTENTLY
WITH CLIENTS I HAD RESEARCH
SCIENTISTS, PHYSICIANS THAT I
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AND I
WORKED UP THE COURAGE TO ASK A
COUPLE OF THEM WHAT THEY
THOUGHT ABOUT TAPPING THE
DIFFERENT PLACES ON YOUR FACE
AND FINGERS AND ALL THE SUDDEN
THEY STARTED FEELING BETTER.
THE BASIC ANSWER THAT I GET WAS
THEY CHUCKLE AND THEY SAY
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE DO
IN MEDICINE OR THAT WE DON'T
KNOW HOW IT WORKS AND THAT'S
WHY WE ARE DOING THE RESEARCH.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT YOU SHOWED
ME SOMETHING THAT IS BASED ON
ACUPUNCTURE AND IT IS NOT
INVASIVE.
INVASIVE.
INVASIVE. IT EITHER WORKS OR DOESN'T
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. WHAT YOU HAVE SHOWED ME WORKS
FOR ME SO I WILL CONTINUE
USING IT.
USING IT.
USING IT. THERE IS NO HARM IN TRYING IT.
SO CAN WE KIND OF DEMONSTRATE
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? LET'S IMAGINE WE ARE IN A
STRESSFUL SITUATION AND YOU
REALIZE THAT YOUR ANXIETY IS
RISING.
RISING.
RISING. WHAT DO YOU DO.
>> FIRST HE WANT TO CHANGE
YOUR BREATHING PATTERN.
YOU WANT TO SLOW YOUR
BREATHING DOWN.
BREATHING DOWN. AND THEN YOU JUST TAP.
GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE
ENERGY.
ENERGY.
ENERGY. YOU ARE RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF
THE EYEBROW BUT CLOSER TO THE
SIDE OF THE I. AND THEN UNDER
YOUR I WRITE WHERE THE PUPIL
WOULD BE WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING
STRAIGHT AHEAD.
STRAIGHT AHEAD. THAN UNDER YOUR NOSE.
THAN UNDER YOUR LIPS. NEXT TO
THE COLLARBONE SPOT.
YOU CAN DO MOST -- BOTH HANDS.
>> MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LOWER
AND FURTHER DOWN.
THAT IS A SHORTENED VERSION OF
IT.
IT.
IT. YOU
IT. YOU TAKE A CLEANSING BREATH
AND LET EVERYTHING GO AND
RELAX.
RELAX.
RELAX. HOW DOES THAT FEEL?
>> THAT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING.
WHAT ARE THOSE SPOTS?
>> I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT
TERMS FOR THE DIFFERENT SPOTS
BUT THESE ARE THE BEGINNINGS
AND ENDS OF THE VARIOUS
MERIDIANS.
MERIDIANS. THIS ONE IS A KIDNEY MERIDIAN
ON THE COLLARBONE.
THE ONE UNDER THE I IS RELATED
TO THE STOMACH MERIDIAN AND I
DO NOT REMEMBER THE OTHERS.
I HAVE LOOKED AT THE
ACUPUNCTURE THINGS BUT I AM
NOT AN EXPERT ON THAT.
I JUST KNOW HOW TO APPLY IT.
>> SO WOULD YOU REPEAT THIS?
>> THE KEY ELEMENT OF IT --
THE ACTUAL ALGORITHM IS
SIMPLE.
SIMPLE.
SIMPLE. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS
IDENTIFY THE CORE COMPONENTS OF
OF THE ANXIETY OR WHATEVER
STRESSFUL SITUATION YOU ARE
RELATING TO SO YOU CAN FOCUS ON
THE MEMORY OF THE EXPERIENCE.
YOU CAN FOCUS ON THINKING
ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE.
A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE WHAT IS
CALLED SELF TALK WHICH IS
COGNITIVE THERAPY WHICH IS ALSO
AN ELEMENT OF THIS.
YOU CAN FOCUS ON THE FEELING
OR YOU CAN FOCUS ON THE
SENSATION.
SENSATION. THE SENSATION WHEN SOMEBODY'S
ANXIOUS COULD BE HAVING A
TIGHTNESS HERE IN THE CHEST.
YOU CAN FOCUS ON THAT AND DO
THE TAPPING UNTIL THAT
DIMINISHES.
DIMINISHES. YOU CAN FOCUS ON REPEATING
THOUGHTS OR OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS
AND CALM THAT DOWN AS WELL.
>> THAT IS VERY INTERESTING.
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US THAT.
WE CAN SHOW THAT TO OUR
CHILDREN AS WELL.
>> KIDS RESPOND TO THIS VERY
NICELY.
NICELY.
NICELY. >> ISN'T THAT SOMETHING.
THAT IS THE MOST USEFUL THING
WE HAVE DONE ALL WEEK.