Last Wednesday, I woke up with a slightly stiff neck. As is often the case for me, it seemed to get worse as the day wore on.
Symptoms: Stiff neck, pain in right side of back and right shoulder blade pain.
I used no set-up (Psychological Reversal) phrasing as I was quite sure I wasn’t reversed about releasing it. Sitting at my desk at work (yeah, I know, they're used to it now - my boss taps pretty often as well), I did at least two rounds on each phrase, testing and adjusting the phrases after a round or two:
Tapping points only: Pain in my right shoulder blade.
Tapping points only: Remaining pain in my right shoulder blade.
Tapping points only: Right underarm pain. Holding my arms in tight against my body. Tightness. Pain across my back.
After doing these rounds and then letting it sink in for a few minutes, I was able to crack my neck which I wasn’t able to do at first. This is always a relief but wasn't enough to completely remove it.
Tapping points only: Pain and tightness under my right shoulder blade.
Down a bit again but very slow going. As I wasn't getting 100% satisfaction, I questioned myself: What is my right arm? I came up with: it's my throwing arm. Now I could have discounted this as ridiculous as I never throw anything -I am not a sporty type- but I always believe that if my mind came up with it, no matter how bizarre, there's probably something to it. So I worked with it (after all, one 8-pt shortcut round only takes a few seconds).
Tapping points only (thinking of my issue of the last two weeks): Pain in my throwing arm. Can’t seem to throw it off. Can’t throw it far enough. Can’t get rid of it.
Again, I had a bit less pain, probably down to a 2 but I could now see that I might be having more resistance to releasing it than I originally thought. I revised my position and added a set-up phrase and continued:
Even though there are tendons that still feel tight in my right arm, I completely love, accept and forgive myself.
Reminder phrases: Tight tendons in my right arm. Remaining tight tendons.
When I finished my neck was perfectly mobile. I had slight (1) remaining pain in my shoulder blade but it was easily ignored and I was able to go about my work undistracted.
I don't always get 100% results with myself (my most difficult client) but I know the problem is not the technique, it is my inability to get to my own core issues, to see myself with clarity.
This is why it is sometimes good to have someone help you out (friend, family member, therapist, physician, clergy, whoever), to ask someone to be a mirror for you. They see you from the outside, from a slight distance, where patterns and issues are often more visible.
Have a great week!
