Good afternoon,

Recently I was talking to one of my clients, "Debbie", who was feeling frustrated.

And to be honest, frustrated just scratches the surface of what was going on. Debbie was frustrated, overwhelmed, disappointed, sad, hopeless, and angry all at once, because she found herself in a situation she didn't understand.

Over the last five years Debbie has worked so hard to make her life better. She has made difficult choices, she has worked really hard on her business, she took extra work when she could find it, and she was doing heroic work on clearing up her own emotional crap.

Whenever a new emotion or trigger would come up, she would tap on it. Whenever she found a new limiting belief, she went right after it. Even when she was exhausted and stretched so thin she could barely carry on, she found one more reserve of energy to keep after it.

In short: Debbie was doing the work!

The reason she was feeling all of the emotions that I mentioned above was because even though she was doing the work and her life was so much better as a result, even though that hard work was paying off, and even though she could clearly see that everything was getting better...she was still in pain and, in some ways, she was feeling worse than she was before.

Debbie's experience is not uncommon.

It has to do with the type of transformation that Debbie was experiencing. In the beginning, Debbie was worried about taking care of her basic needs. She was making sure that she was safe. She was making sure that her bills were paid. She was making sure that she was getting by.

As time passed and her life became more stable, she stopped having to worry about the basics. She now had the time and space to ask if she was happy, if the work she was pursuing would bring her joy, and if the relationships in her life were fulfilling.

She had moved from practical questions to emotional questions.

The emotional questions were always there, but when she was fighting to make ends meet, she didn't have the luxury of time to think about them. Now that her safety was assured, she had the space to tackle the emotional issues.

That is why Debbie felt so much worse. She was now facing new, more emotionally painful, issues.

This week I explore in depth why when things are getting better, we often feel worse. Understanding this will make it easier for you to navigate this often frustrating process. Then I share with you a tap-along audio that will help you to clear this frustration so you can enjoy the fruits of your success.

As always, I have included a printable version of the tapping script for those who prefer not to use audio.

Create the space to enjoy your success: http://tappingqanda.com/330

I hope you find this useful,

Gene

PS: This is a slightly more abstract concept than I have shared in recent months. I think it is one that is useful to understand and it has made my own healing journey easier. But sometimes I am not the best judge of what you need, so do let me know if this was useful for you, or if I have missed the mark. I always want to make sure that the resources I provide are serving you.