Good afternoon,
"I'm not worried about a fire hydrant of emotions...I fear a tsunami."
Recently, I did some work with a client I'll call "Beth". Over a number of weeks, we had been slowly and gently working our way to the root cause of a complex trauma that was impacting every aspect of her life.
Progress had been slow, but we were safely making headway, and the benefits were showing up in Beth's daily life.
During a session, I asked Beth a question about one of the aspects that had just surfaced, and she just froze.
I had her take a deep breath as she tapped on her collarbone which relaxed her and brought her back into her body.
I asked, "Did you freeze because it felt like a fire hydrant of emotions was about to be released?"
She paused for a moment and said, "I'm not worried about a fire hydrant of emotions...I fear a tsunami."
Beth's response makes total sense in relation to feeling big emotions.
Emotions are neither rational nor predictable, which makes them unwieldy and sometimes overwhelming.
One moment you feel grounded and in control, and the next you are overpowered by a constellation of emotions that are running wild.
Because of this, it makes sense that we hold ourselves back from going deeper when we are tapping. By slowing down or even stopping, we can maintain our emotional safety.
In this week's podcast, I reveal my exact method to help clients like Beth break through this paralyzing fear. I will teach you how to manage the balance between keeping yourself safe from emotional overwhelm and still making sure you are moving forward with your healing.
If you feel like you have lost momentum in your healing journey, the fear of emotional overwhelm might be one of the hidden reasons. By the end of the episode you will feel more comfortable trusting the healing process, as well as the tools to ensure you are making progress while remaining safe.
As always, there are two
versions of the podcast:
Don't let another week pass where you feel stuck in the same emotional quicksand.
I know that you are going to love this approach,
Gene
