Powerful Solutions with Addictions
The Intersection of Energy and Addictions Medicine
Mary Hammond MA LPC
DCEP
All rights reserved, copyright 2004 Revised 2010, 2012, 2014
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LPCS, CDCS, MAC
Diplomate, Comprehensive Energy Psychology
Certified Master Practitioner ~ EFT
ACEP’s Lead EFT Trainer
Michael@Awisdomcenter.com

EP combines cognitive interventions
(eg. imaginal exposure to traumatic memories or visualization of peak performance)
…
…with interventions to rebalance components of the human vibrational matrix (biofield, meridians, energy centers)
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…to facilitate rapid positive individual change and optimal psychotherapeutic outcomes

Interventions that focus on the
Human Vibrational Matrix in order to assist with mental, emotional and psychospiritual issues are considered to be members of the Energy
Psychology family of methods.

Major pathways of energy flow

The Chakras and the Nervous System
Diagram showing the correlation of the chakras with the nerve ganglion and plexuses
From Science and Human
Transformation: Subtle
Energies, Intentionality and
Consciousness by William Tiller,
PhD, p. 124
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A well-preserved natural mummy of a man from about 3300 BC , found in 1991 in a glacier of the
Ötztal Alps .

Tattoos
He had 57 tattoos , some of which were located on or near acupuncture points that coincide with the modern points that would be used to treat symptoms of diseases that Ötzi seems to have suffered from, such as osteoarthrosis .
The figure shows four tattoo groups, two on the left side and two on the right side of the spine.
They lie directly over acupuncturepoints of the bladder meridian. In acupuncture, needling at specific points modifies the underlying "qi energy" affecting inner organs, pain perception, and inflammatory processes. The traditional points are predominantly located on 12 principal and two extraordinary vessels. Each meridian corresponds to an organ or organ system.

from William Tiller in
Science and Human Transformation
The meridian pumps ions to the surface of the skin, where they broaden like an umbrella. The high conductivity zone created forms a transmission/reception mechanism at the acupuncture point, which is about 1 mm in size.

Acupuncture Pathway Photo in an acupuncture point vs.
in another part of the body shows movement along a meridian pathway forms a blob
Research of de Vernejoul, 1985

Course Overview
Emotional Issues
EFT Island
Specific Events
Energy Disruptions
How To Tap
Discovery
Statement

Think about something negative
“The day I fell downstairs”
Negative emotion
“I’m scared”

Think about something negative
“The day I fell downstairs”
Negative emotion
“I’m scared”

Think about something negative
“The day I fell downstairs”
Disruption
Negative emotion
“I’m scared”

The cause of
ALL negative emotion is a
Disruption in the body’s energy system

Personal Reflection
Write down 3 emotional issues and reflect for a moment on how different they look when we consider them to be a result of energy disruptions .
Looking through the lens of the Discovery Statement, how do you feel about these issues now?

EFT Island
Energy Disruptions

Bridging Technique
Bridging Techniques are energy exercises done between treatment sequences to allow for the energy shifts to stabilize, integrate and new aspects or objections to arise before moving onto the next step of the treatment process.
9 Gamut Bridging Technique
While continuously tapping back of hand
1. Close eyes
2. Open eyes
3. Eyes down to one side
4. Eyes down to the other side
5. Rotate eyes in a full circle
6. Rotate eyes in full circle opposite way
7. Hum a few notes
8. Count or do some simple math
9. Hum a few notes

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 An Allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind…,
Alcoholics Anonymous
 Addiciton is the misdirected spiritual path. ~Christina
Grof

Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of the brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in the circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward him/or relief by substance use and other behaviors

 Let’s examine it through the lens of a psycho-energetic, psycho-spiritual model.
 Addiction as dis-ease
 Dis-ease is energetic
 Progression as energy, Traumas leading to Limiting
Beliefs
 Craving as energy…

 Karate Chop Spot (KC)
 Under the Eye (UE)
 Under the Arm (UA)
 Collar Bone (CB)
 If needed, 9 Gamut

 Codependency
 Dysfunctional Relationships
 The energy of family addictions is a whole other workshop…and yes…families are psycho-energetic.

 Spirit is energy
 Disconnection from Higher Power /
Universal Creative Force
 “Addiciton practice replaces spiritual practice.” ~ Joseph Chilton Pearce
PhD

 Alcohol: The ‘spirits” used by the shamans
 Tobacco: the shaman’s pipe held the tobacco
 Our fore-bearers held the “secrets” of herbal healing

 Money
 Process addictions such as, credit cards, money, shopping and gambling replaced the bartering that was the natural exchange of old communities worldwide.
 It was a system based on mutuality and fairness while the modern economic system is based on greed and power (mid-brain), which feeds the process addictions.
 Addiction to media may be a replacement of our “inner vision”. (Third Eye or 6 th Chakra)

Disruptions
Somatic Complaints

(5 min each)
 Find a partner, Get right to it 
 Counselor: Practice describing the Discovery Statement, offer a metaphor of your choice
 Operate the Constricted Breathing Technique as demonstrated
 Linguistic Hints: “Even though I have constricted breathing at a _____, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
 “Even though I can only fill my lungs up to a _____, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
 “My constricted breath…my lungs…”

 BE SPECIFIC
4. DISRUPTIONS RESPOND BETTER
TO DIRECT ATTENTION
 BE EMPHATIC
 BE PERSISTENT

• Alter the following setup phrases to demonstrate being more specific and to show awareness of new aspects
• I have this headache…
• I’m angry with my neighbor…
• My boss is a jerk…
• I have this fear of public speaking…
• I crave junk food...
• I have this fear of boats…
• I have road rage…

• Being specific in the Setup and Reminder phrases
• The location and the order of the tapping points
• When to take intensity ratings
• Physical sensations or other examples of the mind/body connection
• New aspects showing up and any key indicators of an aspect switch

(30 min each
)
• Choose an emotional issue to tap on such as:
• Simple fear of something like spiders, heights, or public speaking
• Simple craving for chocolate or any other snack
• Current events or irritations like work stress, a co-worker or a neighbor
• Make sure the issue is 5 or less for learning purposes only…

• Determine the issue
• Design a Setup/Reminder
• Record a beginning intensity score
• Tap 1 round
• Record a new intensity score
• Has it changed?

• The Discovery Statement
• Disruptions – The Real Problem!
• Tapping Eliminates Disruptions
• How Disruptions Behave (Parts 1 – 4)
• Tapping Practices on physical and emotional issues

EFT Island
Specific Events
Energy Disruptions
How To Tap
Discovery Statement

Disruptions
Scroll I. Where to find disruptions

I’m not lovable
Granny never hugged me as much as my sister
All the kids at school hated me
My ex-husband said I was cold and distant

I’m not lovable
Granny never hugged me as much as my sister
All the kids at school hated me
My ex-husband said I was cold and distant
Joey laughed at my haircut the first day of kindergarten.
The time I couldn’t find anyone to eat lunch with me.
Krissie was having a birthday party and she didn’t invite me.
The day they wouldn’t let me play kickball.

I’m not lovable
Granny never hugged me as much as my sister
All the kids at school hated me
My ex-husband said I was cold and distant
Joey laughed at my haircut the first day of kindergarten.
The time I couldn’t find anyone to eat lunch with me.
Krissie was having a birthday party and she didn’t invite me.
The day they wouldn’t let me play kickball.
I was playing on the grass with Jenny.
Jenny asked if I was going to
Krissie’s party
I was surprised that I didn’t already know about it
Jenny showed me her invitation and
I felt left out
Jenny and I went to ask
Krissie
Krissie said
“I’m only inviting my best friends this year”
The other kids laughed

Disruptions
Scroll I. Where to find disruptions

Course Overview
Emotional Issues
EFT Island
Specific Events
Energy Disruptions
How To Tap
Discovery
Statement

Joey laughed at my haircut the first day of kindergarten.
All the kids at school hated me
The time I couldn’t find anyone to eat lunch with me.
Krissie was having a birthday party and she didn’t invite me.
The day they wouldn’t let me play kickball.
I was playing on the grass with Jenny.
Jenny asked if I was going to
Krissie’s party
I was surprised that I didn’t already know about it
Jenny showed me her invitation and
I felt left out
Jenny and I went to ask
Krissie
Krissie said
“I’m only inviting my best friends this year”
The other kids laughed

DSM 5 / Schema
Limiting Belief System
The time I couldn’t find anyone to eat lunch with me.
Krissie was having a birthday party and she didn’t invite me.
Joey laughed at my haircut the first day of kindergarten.
The day they wouldn’t let me play kickball.
I was playing on the grass with Jenny.
Jenny asked if I was going to
Krissie’s party
I was surprised that I didn’t already know about it
Jenny showed me her invitation and
I felt left out
Jenny and I went to ask
Krissie
Krissie said
“I’m only inviting my best friends this year”
The other kids laughed

• Energy disruptions are found in Specific Events
• Specific Events can group together to become emotional issues
• We liken Specific Events to table legs
• We liken Emotional Issues to tabletops supported by Specific Event table legs
• We clear Specific Event table legs methodically one by one
• The Generalization Effect will impact on table legs with similar emotional themes

‘TELL THE STORY’ TECHNIQUE
• Rate intensity at the thought of telling the story
• Lower intensity to under 3 with global statements
• Ask client to tell the story
• Remind them to STOP if there is ANY intensity
• Use EFT on every intense aspect
• Continue until there is no intensity
• Ask client to vividly imagine and try to get upset
• Use EFT on any further aspects that come up

Course Overview
Emotional Issues
EFT Island
Energy Disruptions
Specific Events
How To Tap
Discovery
Statement

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