Written by Luke SawyerPublished by TapAwayAcne.com

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© 2013 TapAwayAcne.comThis guide demonstrates an impressive personal improvement tool.

It is not a substitute for training in psychology or psychotherapy.Nothing contained herein is meant to replace qualified medical advice.

The author urges the reader to use these techniques under thesupervision of a qualified therapist or physician. The author and

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Welcome

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is a way of gently releas-ing negative emotional energy, including memories, through tapping on a series of meridian points on the face and body.

This short guide is meant to help you get started tapping right away. It covers the basic steps of how to do EFT, and instruc-tions on how to use it for both the physical and emotional as-pects of acne.

There are also several helpful methods for getting to core issues and beliefs, because getting to and neutralizing these deep is-sues is the fastest way to dramatically heal acne. This can feel uncomfortable at first, because they are often strong negative be-liefs about ourselves. This is where tapping shines. Use it on any strong emotions that begin to come up.

Acne appears when old painful memories are triggered by our day to day experiances, and the body feels threatened, which weakens the immune system and circulation. Using EFT on these allows them to peacefully and safely dissapate, which in turn allows the body to heal itself.

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The Steps for EFT

Step 1 - Choose an Issue to Work On

The first step is to choose an issue to work on. The more specif-ic the issue is, the better the results. For instance, if acne caus-es you to feel embarrassment, imagine a particular situation in which this feeling comes up, and then create a phrase which captures the feeling: “The look on their face which made me feel so embarrassed.”

If your acne is bothering you, create a phrase based on a specific thing about it: “This pimple on my chin,” “The reddness on my cheeks.”

Tip: The wording doesn’t matter, so long as it carries the feeling for you.

Step 2 - Determine the Intensity Level

[No feelings at all] 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 [Extreme distress]

The next step is to decide on a scale of 0 to 10 how much this problem or issue distresses you. It can be either physical or emotional pain.

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This step is helpful, since it can be useful for double checking that a memory is completly clear before moving on. It’s like set-ting a benchmark, so that after tapping, you can check back and see what changed, and if there is still something that needs tap-ping on.

Tip: Remember there is no right or wrong answer here. If you’re not sure what your intensity level is, just guess at it, and that will be fine.

Step 3 - The Setup Statement [Optional]

The Setup Statement is here to help prepare the body’s ener-gy system for EFT. This is done by tapping on the Karate Chop Point while repeating the problem (followed by an affirmation), three times.

“Even though I have this __[Problem]__, I deeply and complete-ly accept myself.” - x3

Replace the [Problem] here with whatever issue you chose in Step 1 to focus this round of EFT on. For example,

“Even though I have this embarrassment about my acne, I deeply and completely accept myself.” - x3

Sometimes saying “I deeply and completely accept myself ” can be difficult. If saying this is hard, use different words that work

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for you. For instance, some of my favorites are:

“Even though I have [this problem], I’m okay with myself any-way.” “Even though I have [this problem], I might be able to accept myself anyway.”

The wording isn’t critical - go ahead and experiment with differ-ent affirmations to see what feels the best for you.

Karate Chop Point The fleshy part of the outside of either hand. Tap this point solid-ly with the first two or three fingers of the op-posite hand. Alternatively, you can tap the karate chop points of both hands against each other.

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Step 4 - Tapping

Now that we have selected a problem to work on and deter-mined the emotional intensity, it’s time to put them to use.

This is done by tapping on a series of points on the face and up-per body, while repeating a reminder phrase to keep our atten-tion on the problem.

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Tip - Tap the points firmly with the first two or three finger-tips of whichever hand (or both) feels comfortable. Tap each point 5-10 times. Using two or three fingers allows you to cover the points even if you’re not exactly on them. Tap with enough force to be felt, but not enough to bruise the skin.

Note: The points are identical on both sides of the body. Tapping on either set of points (or both at the same time) is equally effective. The order in which they are tapped isn’t important, although it’s common to go from the top down-wards.

Tapping on the points acts as a release on whatever we’re fo-cusing on. Repeating a short reminder phrase is an easy way to keep our attention on the problem while we tap. For this, we can simply repeat the phrase we created in step one as we tap on each point. For instance, repeat;

“This zit on my chin,” or “This redness on my cheek,”

while tapping on each of the points. The wording isn’t critical, and you can repeat the same thing different ways as long as it keeps your attention on the original problem.

Things to expect when tapping: Tapping releases stuck energy, letting it flow through the body again. When this happens, it’s normal to yawn, sigh, or feel sleepy. It’s a good sign, and means that the energy is moving.

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Tapping Points Explained

Crown of Head - The crown of the head. Tap in a small circle to be sure of hitting the point.

Eyebrow - The inner point of the eyebrow, slightly above and to the side of the bridge of the nose.

Side of Eye - On the bone, at the point of the outer corner of the eye.

Under Eye - On the point of the cheekbone, centered under the eye.

Under Nose - Centered on the upper lip between the nose and mouth.

Chin - Centered between the lower lip and the chin. (Not acutally on the point of the chin.)

Collarbone - About two inches out and down from the ‘U’ shape at the top of the breastbone. The point is just below the collar-bone and outside the breastbone in the soft area of flesh.

Under Arm - Centered on the side of the body, about four inches below the armpit.

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Deconstructing a Truamatic Event

Since the defining moments of our lives can usually be nar-rowed down to specific events and memories, it can be valuable to know how to deconstruct them, in order to clear them of their emotional charge as fast as possible.

One of the main concepts of tapping and EFT is that memories and events are made up of multiple parts, or aspects. In order to collapes the whole thing, each particular side or nu-ance of the problem may need to be tapped on. If an issue per-sists after the first round of tapping, that’s a good sign there are other dimentions to the issue that haven’t been addressed yet.

Step 5 - Check the Emotional Intensity Again

After the round of tapping, check in to see if the emotional in-tensity has lessened at all. If so, great! If it’s near a 0, then it’s time to move on. If it still has some intensity, but not as much as at first, then do a few more rounds on different aspects until it’s completely neutralized.

Note: Sometimes zits will appear on the tapping points. If this happens, simply skip that point or tap beside it until the pimple is gone and the skin is healed. The technique won’t suffer from missing a point, and missing one is better than aggravating an active zit.

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Imagine accidentally droping a glass of milk, for example, and all the different sensations and feelings that can be present in one incident. The feeling of the glass slipping from your hand, the sound of it breaking when it hits the floor, the sight of the milk spilled on the floor, the smell of spilled milk afterward, people present who may have seen you drop it, etc.

When tapping on this incident, each of the different senses is a separate aspect that can be tapped on, until all the emotional charge is removed from the overall ‘spilled milk’ memory.

For sure, spilling milk isn’t normally trumatic most of the time, but the same types of aspects are present in most trumatic memories. The sound of a person’s voice, the look on their face, their body language, the location where the event took place - are the kind of tapable aspects to look for.

An easy way to check if a memory or experiance has been cleared completely is to run through all the five senses, and check that the emotional intensity of them all is clear. If it is, and you can think about the event without distress, then you’ve done it, and can probably move on from that memory.

Aspects aren’t limited to the five senses, and if something else bothers you in a particular memory, you can tap to remove the intensity from it.

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What To Tap On

Now that you know the tapping technique, I want to show some ways of use it to begin getting relief for both the emotional and physical pain of acne.

Emotions

A great place to start is on issues of every day life which cause us emotional distress. We all deal with things like relatinoships, money, family and work, so using EFT on these daily trails is an excellent way bring immidiate peace and comfort on a tangible level. Simply pick an issue which is bothering you at present, and begin doing rounds of tapping on it. After the initial rounds, start to break down whatever it is into different aspects, as I de-scribed above, and tap on each aspect.

Tracing

Another method is called tracing. Pick one of the main present-ing feelings about your acne. Feelings like:

• Shame• Embarrassment• Fear• Hopelessness

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• Depression• Anger• Feeling jinxed• Helplessness

Do several round of tapping on whichever one you choose. Af-ter three or four rounds, began asking yourself these questions:

• What does this feeling remind me of?• When have I felt this way before?• Are they any times in real life when something besides acne

created this same feeling?

It usually doesn’t take long for these simple questions to lead to memories of things we’ve experianced. Sometimes we don’t have to look far at all for them, because they happened hours or days ago and they’re still fresh in our minds. Other times, older memories may come up that happened years ago.

Once a memory has been uncovered, begin tapping on all the different aspects of it, such as the sights, sounds, smells, feelings and emotions associated with it. Sometimes other thoughts or memories will come up once we begin tapping. This is a good thing, and it means our bodies are bringing stuff to our attention so that it can be cleared. Just fol-low up with whatever memories come, and tap on each on in turn, until you can think about it without discomfort.

This is the most organic part of EFT. Since each of us has a unique set of formative (and sadly, sometimes traumatic) mem-

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Tapping for Acne Itself

In order to permanently prevent acne from reappearing, it’s nes-sessary to go to the root emotional issues underlying it.

EFT is a powerful tool however, and it can also help the physical symptoms of acne directly. This ‘cosmetic’ tapping is an excel-lent way to begin using EFT, and can be done on a daily basis. Simply tap on whatever is bothering you about your acne.

Do several rounds of tapping on any or all of the parts of acne, such as:

• Pimples • Redness• Itchiness• Oilyness• Breakouts• Painful zits These are just a few of the specific things about acne that can be tapped on. EFT can be used on anything, so any aspect of your acne that bothers you is something to tap on.

ories, removing the strong negative believes behind acne will be a different proccess for each person.

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EFT Quick Reference SheetStep 1 - Choose an issue to work on. For instance:

“This feeling of helplessness about my acne.”

Step 2 - Determine the intensity level of this issue. For instance may-be a 7 represients how much this issue is troubling you.

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, [7] 8, 9, 10

Step 3 - Create a simple setup statement based on the issue you choose in step 1. Repeat this setup statement three times while firmly tapping the Karate Chop Point.

“Even though I have this feeling of helplessness, I deeply and complete-ly accept myself.” x 3

Step 4 - Repeat a reminder phrase, such as “This feeling of hopeless-ness.” while tapping on each of the points.

Step 5 - Check the intensity of the issue again. If it has gone down close to 0, move on to another issue.

Step 6 - If it still has an emotional charge, ask these questions:

• What does this feeling remind me of?• When have I felt this way before?

If these questions bring anything up, simply break down this new event into spcific aspects, and repeat the steps above to clear whatev-er comes up.

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Tapping for Acne - Physical

Here are some tapping rounds for acne that put all that information to use. These are general rounds of acne-tapping that you can tap through once a day or as needed. You can also use them as inspira-tion for creating your own tapping rounds.

Setup Statement x3Even though I have this acne on my skin, I may be able to accept myself anyway.

Top of Head - This acne on my skin Eyebrow - This acne I feel on my skin Side of Eye - Acne all over my skin Under Eye - Acne on my face Under Nose - This acne on my skin Chin - This acne Collarbone - All this acne Under Arm - All this acne I have

Setup Statement x3Even though I have this pimple on my cheek, I’m okay with myself anyway.

Top of Head - This pimple Eyebrow - This zit on my cheek Side of Eye - I can feel this pimple Under Eye - Pimple on my cheekUnder Nose - This zit I have on my cheek Chin - This zit on my skin Collarbone - This pimple Under Arm - Zit on my cheek

Setup Statement x3Even though this zit is painful, I might be able to accept myself anyway.

Top of Head - This painful zit Eyebrow - This painful pimple Side of Eye - This zit is so painful Under Eye - The pain of this zitUnder Nose - This painful to touch zit Chin - This zit is so painful Collarbone - All this pain Under Arm - This painful zit

Setup Statement x3Even though I have these these whiteheads, I love and accept myself anyway.

Top of Head - These whiteheads Eyebrow - This whitehead Side of Eye - This whitehead on my skin Under Eye - I feel this whitehead thereUnder Nose - This whitehead I have Chin - These whiteheads Collarbone - All these whiteheads Under Arm - This whitehead that I have

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Setup Statement x3Even though I have this cyst, I’m still okay with myself anyway.

Top of Head - This acne cyst Eyebrow - I have this cyst Side of Eye - The painful cyst Under Eye - I can feel where this cyst isUnder Nose - This painful cyst Chin - This cyst that I have Collarbone - Cyst that’s painful Under Arm - This cyst I have on my skin

Setup Statement x3Even though I have these painful bumps just below the skin, I can accept myself anyway.Top of Head - These painful bumps Eyebrow - I feel them under my skin Side of Eye - Acne under my skin Under Eye - Bumps under my skinUnder Nose - Bumps that will develop Chin - Hidden acne Collarbone - Zits under my skin Under Arm - This cyst I have on my skin

Setup Statement x3Even though my acne is so itchy, I’m okay with myself anyway

Top of Head - Itchy acne Eyebrow - This itchy acne I have Side of Eye - My acne is so itchy Under Eye - All this itchynessUnder Nose - My acne is so itchy all over Chin - All this itchiness Collarbone - My skin is so itchy Under Arm - Acne so itchy

Setup Statement x3Even though I want to scratch my skin so badly, I still accept myself anyway.

Top of Head - I want to scratch this itch Eyebrow - Need to scatch so much Side of Eye - So itchy, I need to scratch it Under Eye - I just need to scratch itUnder Nose - I want to scratch so badly Chin - This need to scatch this itchCollarbone - This itchiness I need to scratch Under Arm - I have to scratch so much

Setup Statement x3Even though I want to pick at my acne so badly, I’m okay with myself anyway.

Top of Head - Need to pick at my acne Eyebrow - This need to pick at it Side of Eye - I want to pick at it so much Under Eye - I really want to pick at itUnder Nose - I need to pick at it Chin - So that it will go away Collarbone - I just want to pick at it Under Arm - I need to pick at it so much

Setup Statement x3Even though I want to pop this whitehead so much, I’m still okay with myself anyway.

Top of Head - I want to pop this pimple Eyebrow - I need to pop it so badly Side of Eye - I need it to heal faster Under Eye - I just want to pop itUnder Nose - I want it to go away Chin - Need to pop it so it will leave Collarbone - This zit I want to pop Under Arm - This whitehead I need to pop

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Setup Statement x3Even though I have this redness on my skin, I can still love and accept myself any-way.Top of Head - This redness on my skin Eyebrow - This redness all over Side of Eye - The redness I have Under Eye - All this rednessUnder Nose - My skin is so red Chin - So red Collarbone - All this redness Under Arm - The redness of my skin

Setup Statement x3Even though I have this inflammation, I may be able to be okay with myself anyway.

Top of Head - This inflammation I have Eyebrow - All this inflammation Side of Eye - Inflammation on my skin Under Eye - I have this inflammationUnder Nose - So much inflammation Chin - I feel this inflammation Collarbone - My skin is so inflamed Under Arm - This inflammation

Setup Statement x3Even though my skin is so oily, I can still be okay with myself.

Top of Head - My oily skin Eyebrow - The skin is so oily Side of Eye - All this oiliness Under Eye - My skin is so oilyUnder Nose - All this oily skin Chin - The oiliness of my skin Collarbone - My skin is so oily Under Arm - My oily skin

Setup Statement x3Even though my skin is so dry, I love and accept my self anyway.

Top of Head - My skin is so dry Eyebrow - This dryness of my skin Side of Eye - This dryness Under Eye - My dry skinUnder Nose - My skin is so dry Chin - All this dry skin Collarbone - My skin is so dry Under Arm - Dry skin

Setup Statement x3Even though I have these red marks, I might be able to accept myself anyway. Top of Head - These red marks Eyebrow - They haven’t faded Side of Eye - These marks left by acne Under Eye - These marks that take so long to fadeUnder Nose - Red marks that don’t go away Chin - These red marks left by acne Collarbone - This reminder of old acne Under Arm - Red marks left by acne.

Setup Statement x3Even though I have these acne scars, I can still be okay with myself anyway.

Top of Head - These scars left by my acne Eyebrow - This leftover scaring Side of Eye - My acne left these scars Under Eye - These scars that don’t healUnder Nose - This acne scaring Chin - All these scars Collarbone - Left over scaring Under Arm - These scars from acne

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Tapping for Acne - Emotional

Here are some general rounds of tapping on the emotional issues of acne. They can be a great place to begin exploring your own emo-tions about acne. The more personal and specific the EFT rounds are, the better the results, so feel free to take them and make them yours.

Setup Statement x3Even though I’m so embarrassed about my acne, I can still love and accept myself.

Top of Head - This embarrassment I have Eyebrow - So much embarrassment Side of Eye - Embarrassment because my skin is covered in acne Under Eye - This embarrassmentUnder Nose - All this embarrassment I have Chin - So embarrassed Collarbone - All this embarrassment Under Arm - This embarrassment

Setup Statement x3Even though I’m ashamed of my skin, I may be okay with some other part of my-self. Top of Head - All this shame about my skin. Eyebrow - All this shame about my skin. Side of Eye - So ashamed. Under Eye - All the places in my body where I feel this shame. Under Nose - All this shame about acne Chin - This shame about my skin Collarbone - Ashamed of my skin Under Arm - All this shame about my skin

Setup Statement x3Even though I have this depression about my skin, I may be able to accept myself anyway.

Top of Head - This depression Eyebrow - Depression about my skin Side of Eye - It’s always here Under Eye - It’s so powerful Under Nose - All this depression Chin - So depressed about my acne Collarbone - My acne doesn’t improve Under Arm - All this depression

Setup Statement x3Even though I have this hopeless feeling, I can skill accept myself anyway.

Top of Head - This hopelessness Eyebrow - So hopeless about my acne Side of Eye - All the hopelessness I feel Under Eye - This hopelessness Under Nose - This powerful hoplessness I have Chin - I have this hopeless feeling Collarbone - This feeling about my acne Under Arm - This hopless feeling

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Setup Statement x3Even though I have this jinx on my acne, I’m still okay with myself anyway.

Top of Head - This jinx I have Eyebrow - I can’t talk about my acne Side of Eye - Or it will get worse again Under Eye - This powerful jinx on healing Under Nose - So jinxed Chin - This clear skin jinx Collarbone - This jinx I have Under Arm - That I don’t understand

Setup Statement x3Even though I have this uncertainty about my acne, I love and accept myself anyway.

Top of Head - All this uncertainty Eyebrow - I don’t know the causes Side of Eye - Behind these breakouts Under Eye - This uncertainty Under Nose - So powerful uncertainty Chin - I have this uncertainty Collarbone - About what’s behind my acne Under Arm - All this uncertainty I have

Setup Statement x3Even though I have this powerless feeling, I still love and accept myself anyway.

Top of Head - This powerless feeling I have Eyebrow - This acne is so out of control Side of Eye - I feel so powerless Under Eye - Nothing I can do helps Under Nose - I can’t seem to help it Chin - Powerless against this acne Collarbone - This powerless feeling I have Under Arm - So powerless

Setup Statement x3Even though I hate my acne so much, I’m still okay with other parts of me.

Top of Head - This powerful hatred Eyebrow - I hate my acne so much Side of Eye - It’s so horrible, I hate it Under Eye - I have all this hatred Under Nose - So strong Chin - This hatred for my acne Collarbone - I hate my acne so much Under Arm - My acne is so horrible

Setup Statement x3Even though this acne feels so permanent, I’m okay with myself anyway.

Top of Head - This acne is so permanent Eyebrow - It feels so permanent Side of Eye - Like it will never go away Under Eye - I’ve tried everything Under Nose - And nothing has worked Chin - My acne is so permanent Collarbone - It can’t be touched Under Arm - It feels so permanent

Setup Statement x3Even though this acne always comes back, I love and accept myself anyway.

Top of Head - This acne always comes back Eyebrow - No matter what I do Side of Eye - It always comes back Under Eye - There’s nothing I can do Under Nose - To stop it from coming back Chin - It just keeps coming back Collarbone - My acne always comes back Under Arm - And won’t go away

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In summary,

I believe nobody should have to suffer the kind of depres-sion, shame, and low self-esteem that acne brings to so many of us. I want to empower each individual acne suffer-er by giving them the tools to bring healing to themselves. I work with many individuals as an EFT pracititioner, but I wanted to reach out to far more acne sufferers than I could personally work with, and this guide is a small step in that direction. I’m making this guide freely available in the hope that many people will be able to experience the healing EFT can bring.

If this guide inspires even one person to pursue emotional freedom, it will have done what I wanted.

Thank you, and live free

Luke Sawyer

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