Coping with Pain: Part 2

Learning and utilizing releasing techniques like the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and the Sedona Method is another way to cope with pain. EFT is an emotional version of acupuncture except that needles are not necessary. By gently tapping on well-established energy meridians in the body in conjunction with repeating phrases that highlight the struggle that you are having helps to release painful emotions. The Sedona Method is a means of asking yourself gentle probing questions that basically helps you to allow yourself to have the experience that you are having (rather than fighting it). We so often try to not feel what we are experiencing, whether it is anger, fear, loneliness, sadness, jealousy, greed etc. Allowing ourselves to feel these, instead of repressing them and/or judging the emotions (and usually ourselves for having them) diminishes the pain and suffering.