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Sarah
:
A
Fear
of
Flying
My
first
contact
with
Sarah
was
by
telephone
on
the
way
home
from
my
EFT
training
in
Eastbourne,
on
the
M25.
My
initial
conversation
with
Sarah
lead
me
to
understand
that
she
had
a
crippling
fear
of
flying
which
she
had
managed
to
alleviate
slightly
by
using
prescribed
medication
and
alcohol.
However,
following
a
delay
to
her
flight
on
the
last
occasion,
her
medication
had
worn
off
and
she
suffered
a
severe
panic
attack,
almost
requiring
the
plane
to
make
an
emergency
landing
in
order
that
she
could
receive
medical
attention.
Sarah
was
due
to
fly
again
on
the
forthcoming
Friday
morning,
for
the
first
time
in
2
years.
With
this
in
mind
she
had
seen
a
hypnotherapist
earlier
on
in
the
day
that
she
phoned
me,
but
felt
that
the
session
had
been
a
total
failure
and
that
she
hadn't
gone
into
trance
at
all.
Being
so
desperate,
she
was
now
seeking
help
from
another
hypnotherapist
(myself),
even
though
she
now
also
had
doubts
that
anyone
would
be
able
to
help.
Unfortunately,
because
I
work
full-time
and
only
practice
as
a
hypnotherapist
in
the
evenings,
I
wasn't
able
to
fit
Sarah
in
for
an
appointment
until
late
on
the
Thursday
night
-
the
night
before
her
early
morning
flight.
This
session
had
to
work
first
time,
because
there
was
no
opportunity
for
a
follow
up
session!
When
Sarah
arrived
on
Thursday
night,
she
was
already
in
a
state
at
the
thought
of
facing
her
phobia
and
talking
about
it.
We
chatted
for
a
while
and
I
discovered
that
Sarah
is
also
claustrophobic
and
has
similar,
though
less
extreme,
fears
about
lifts
and
about
car
journeys
where
she
might
be
stuck
in
the
traffic
(she
is
fine
on
clear
roads).
I
explained
to
Sarah
that
I
would
like
to
use
a
combination
of
techniques,
including
hypnotherapy,
NLP
and
EFT,
each
of
which
I
explained
to
her.
I
also
said
that
I
would
like
to
take
quite
some
time
to
take
her
into
trance,
so
that
she
knew
herself
that
she
was
deeply
relaxed.
She
again
reiterated
that
she
was
concerned
that
she
was
capable
of
being
hypnotised
after
her
previous
session.
So,
I
initially
tapped
for
this
apprehension:-
'Even
though
I
might
not
go
into
trance.'.
Sarah
and
I
then
spent
some
time
talking
about
her
fear
of
flying
and
the
aspects
of
it
that
frightened
her.
She
told
me
that
she
gets
'massive
butterflies'
in
her
stomach
at
the
very
thought
of
taking
a
plane
journey
and
that
she
is
even
'scared
of
getting
on'
the
plane.
Several
times
she
said
to
me
'I
can't
get
my
head
round
it,
or
really
put
it
into
words',
and
she
constantly
asks
herself
'how
will
I
cope?'
When
I
asked
her
to
describe
her
over-riding
concern
about
taking
a
plane
journey
she
said
it's
because
'I'm
stuck
in'.
She
gave
this
aspect
a
SUD's
level
of
'at
least
10'.
By
this
stage,
Sarah
was
visibly
distressed.
For
the
next
80
minutes
I
worked
with
Sarah,
taking
her
into
a
deep
trance
and
giving
her
time
to
experience
the
relaxation
before
going
into
a
combination
of
hypnotherapy
and
NLP
procedures
aimed
at
dealing
with
her
phobia
about
flying.
I
then
brought
her
back
to
a
light
trance
and
asked
her
to
tell
me
the
SUD's
level
now
for
the
fear
of
being
'stuck
in'
-
it
was
now
down
to
'about
8'
and
the
other
aspects
had
reduced
similarly.
Clearly
this
wasn't
enough
to
help
her
to
deal
with
her
forthcoming
journey.
So,
remembering
my
training,
I
decided
to
apply
EFT
first
of
all
to
the
most
significant
of
Sarah's
aspects,
her
fear
of
being
'stuck
in'.
We
tapped
for
'even
though
I'm
scared
of
being
stuck
in.',
going
through
the
full
routine
once.
The
SUD's
level
was
now
down
to
'3
or
4'.
After
only
one
more
run
through
the
procedure,
the
SUD's
level
was
reduced
to
0.
I
then
asked
Sarah
to
bring
back
the
feeling
of
the
'massive
butterflies'.
She
said
'I
can't,
it's
gone'.
The
same
applied
to
all
the
other
aspects.
They
no
longer
had
any
significance
for
her.
Before
bringing
Sarah
back
from
trance
completely,
I
verified
that
there
were
no
other
aspects
that
had
come
up
for
her
that
we
hadn't
discussed
previously.
There
were
none.
When
I
brought
Sarah
back
to
full
awareness,
I
asked
her
to
comment
on
her
feelings
about
the
experience
and
about
the
forthcoming
plane
journey.
She
described
her
feelings
as
being
calm
and
collected
and
said
that
she
had
been
able
to
visualise
herself
taking
the
plane
journey
and
actually
enjoying
it!
I
explained
to
Sarah
that
I
thought
it
was
appropriate
to
teach
her
the
basic
EFT
routine
just
in
case
she
needed
a
boost
on
the
journey.
So
we
went
through
the
procedure
and
she
left
feeling
happy
and
confident
and
promising
to
phone
me
to
let
me
know
how
the
journey
had
gone.
A
few
days
later
Sarah
phoned.
'How
did
it
go?'
I
asked
her.
'It
was
a
disaster'
she
replied!
.
and
of
course
my
heart
sank!
I
asked
her
to
elaborate.
She
recounted
a
tale
of
delayed
flights,
unexpected
flight
transfers,
lost
baggage
and
baggage
handlers
strikes.
Not
to
mention
a
rough
flight
due
to
weather
conditions.
Feeling
really
down,
I
asked
her
how
she
had
coped.
'Oh
fine,
no
problems
at
all.
I
just
got
wound
up
about
the
lost
baggage.
So
I
did
the
tapping
stuff
for
that
and
it
all
went
okay.'
I
heaved
a
huge
sigh
of
relief!
As
a
hypnotherapist,
I
am
confident
that
I
would
have
been
able
to
deal
with
Sarah's
problem
without
EFT,
had
there
been
time
for
a
number
of
sessions.
But
in
no
way
could
I
have
done
it
at
10pm
on
Thursday
night
in
time
for
a
flight
at
7am
on
Friday
morning
and
I
wouldn't
necessarily
have
been
able
to
give
her
the
tools
to
deal
with
the
little
hiccups
that
occurred
along
the
way.
Sarah
was
so
thrilled
with
the
success
of
the
treatment
that
she
is
shortly
planning
to
return
for
further
sessions
to
deal
with
claustrophobia
and
some
problems
at
work.
Heidi
M
Stratton
6
Newhall
Mount
Leeds
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3QR
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A
few
weeks
ago
a
hypnotherapist
friend
and
colleague,
Jude,
rang
me
to
ask
me
to
help
a
client
of
hers.
Jude
was
going
to
California
to
visit
her
sister
and
her
client,
Susie,
was
about
to
fly
to
Spain
for
a
holiday
after
Jude
had
gone
away.
Susie
was
terrified
of
flying.
She
had
actually
got
as
far
as
the
airport
on
two
previous
occasions
and
refused
to
get
on
the
'plane.
This
time
the
holiday
was
booked
and
she
was
afraid
of
it
happening
again.
Jude
had
seen
her
for
hypnotherapy
sessions
but
they
hadn't
worked,
then
she
used
EFT
and
things
started
to
happen
but
neither
of
them
really
knew
whether
or
not
it
had
really
worked.
Jude
asked
me
if
she
could
give
Susie
my
telephone
number
so
there
would
be
someone
in
the
UK
she
could
contact.
I
willingly
agreed
and
asked
her
to
get
Susie
to
ring
me
to
make
contact
just
in
case
she
needed
me
at
the
last
minute
and
wouldn't
feel
as
if
she
was
talking
to
a
stranger.
Susie
rang
on
Tuesday,
we
had
a
long
chat
and
I
then
suggested
that
she
should
ring
me
on
Thursday
so
we
could
chase
up
any
tail-enders
which
might
be
lurking.
She
agreed.
However,
I
did
not
hear
anything
from
her
-
she
was
to
fly
out
on
the
Saturday.
I
myself
went
to
California
the
following
week
and
met
up
with
Jude.
I
told
her
the
story
and
she
said
that
Susie
had
either
bottled
out
of
the
flight
or
was
OK.
On
our
return
Jude
contacted
me
to
tell
me
Susie
had
been
in
touch.
She
was
absolutely
fine
on
the
flight
and,
on
her
return,
had
booked
two
further
holidays!!!!
Hurrah
for
EFT.
Hi
Everyone,
Chrissie
Hardisty
is
among
the
EFT
movers
&
shakers
in
the
UK.
She
provides
us
with
this
delightful
story
regarding
her
personal
experiences
with
her
(former)
fear
of
flying.
Hugs,
Gary
******************************************
Hi
Gary,
The
message
from
Carol
Angell
re:
flying
struck
a
chord
with
me.
I
had
not
been
abroad
for
14
years
due
to
family
commitments
and
old
dogs!
-
well
that's
what
I
used
to
tell
everyone.
Truth
was,
I
was
terrified
of
flying.
My
first
flight,
back
in
1972
necessitated
circling
the
airport
and
dumping
fuel
in
the
midst
of
a
horrendous
thunderstorm.
Lightning
flashing
on
all
sides.
I
was
terrified
and,
therefore,
flew
as
little
as
possible
after
that.
Up
until
last
December
I
had
only
flown
4
times
and
each
time
was
worse
than
the
last.
I
couldn't
think,
couldn't
speak
with
the
fear.
The
vacations
were
spent
worrying
about
the
flight
home
and
so,
in
the
end,
I
decided
that
it
just
wasn't
worth
it
and
have
spent
the
past
14
years
here
in
the
UK.
Have
you
heard
the
saying
"Life
begins
when
the
children
leave
home
and
the
dog
dies?"
Well,
son
had
left
home
years
before
and,
in
November,
we
lost
our
last
little
dog
aged
17
and
a
half.
Now
there
was
no
excuse.
My
husband
suggested
a
quick
break
in
the
sun
before
Christmas.
To
my
surprise
I
readily
agreed
because
I
was
so
confident
that
with
my
invisible
friend,
EFT,
I
would
be
OK.
Holiday
was
duly
booked
and
I
did
some
EFT
work
on
myself
and
Silvia [Hartmann]
helped
me
some
more
on
the
'phone.
I
was
surprised
that
I
did
not
feel
worried
in
the
few
weeks
beforehand.
On
previous
occasions
just
thinking
about
what
was
to
come
would
make
my
stomach
lurch
and
I
would
feel
sick.
This
didn't
happen.
The
morning
came
and
we
took
a
taxi
to
the
airport.
I
have
to
admit
I
felt
apprehensive
but
not
afraid.
The
worst
time
was
the
take-off,
I
didn't
like
it
but
it
was
much,
much
better
than
I
had
anticipated.
I
was
tapping
during
take-off.
Once
up
I
took
off
my
safety
belt
-
I'd
never
done
that
before
-
and
visited
the
toilet
a
couple
of
times,
this
was
amazing
as
I
had
never
seen
the
inside
of
the
toilet
on
a
'plane
before!
I
actually
looked
out
of
the
window,
again,
I
had
previously
kept
my
eyes
firmly
fixed
on
the
seat
in
front
or
in
the
centre
of
the
'plane.
The
holiday
was
wonderful
and
I
didn't
even
think
about
the
return
journey.
Within
a
week
of
our
return
we
had
booked
to
go
again
and,
indeed,
have
just
returned
from
a
wonderful
4
week
break
-
the
big
drawback
was
having
to
sort
468
emails
on
my
return.
This
time
it
was
even
better.
I
only
tapped
once
and
actually
enjoyed
the
flight.
I
felt
such
a
tremendous
sense
of
freedom
and
relief
that
I
had
no
qualms
about
booking
to
attend
the
Las
Vegas
Conference.
We
are
flying
to
San
Francisco
and
travelling
through
California
before
flying
from
San
Diego
to
Las
Vegas.
There
will
be
6
flights
in
all
and
I
am
really
looking
forward
to
it
all.
As
we
live
near
the
airport
I
see
'planes
in
the
distance
take
off
and
land
all
the
time.
Last
year,
whenever
I
saw
them
I
used
to
think
to
myself,
"I'm
glad
I'm
not
in
that."
It's
now
changed
to,
"I
wish
it
was
me".!!!!!!
Looking
forward
to
meeting
you
and
all
the
wonderful
people
from
the
lists
in
Las
Vegas.
Luv
and
wishes,
Chrissie
Hardisty
Yes,
EFT
is
certainly
fast
but
you
can
also
do
it
on
yourself
and
usually
you
do
not
need
a
therapist.
I
have
used
it
numerous
times
on
my
own
problems
which
is
how
I
KNOW
it
works
and
I
tell
my
clients
about
my
own
experiences.
I
would
certainly
have
not
just
returned
from
the
States
having
attending
the
2nd
World
Energy
Conference
-
a
journey
lasting
24
hours
and
4
take-offs
and
4
landings
had
it
not
been
for
EFT!!!
I
owe
my
new-found
freedom
totally,
totally
to
EFT,
I
can
only
praise
it
to
the
highest
heights.
Chrissie
Hardisty
Hi
Everyone,
The
fear
of
flying
usually
responds
well
to
EFT,
although
the
path
to
relief
isn't
always
the
same.
Many
flying
fears
simply
vanish
after
one
or
two
rounds
of
tapping
while
others
require
more
artistry
in
order
to
address
the
many
aspects
involved.
Brad
Reed
describes
helping
a
lady
on
an
airplane
with
her
fear
of
flying.
It
isn't
an
easy
one
as
there
appear
to
be
many
aspects
involved.
Nonetheless,
Brad
keeps
at
it
(as
does
the
client)
and
worthwhile
relief
is
achieved.
Hugs,
Gary
***************************************
Hi
Gary,
I
just
had
what
I
consider
to
be
my
first
"real"
success
with
teaching
EFT
to
a
non
family
member.
It
was
also
a
clear
case
of
synchronicity
too.
I
was
scheduled
to
fly
from
Portland
to
San
Jose
for
a
meeting.
Being
tall,
(I'm
only
5'-17")
I
stopped
by
the
airport
the
night
before
to
try
for
a
seat
with
legroom.
I
ended
up
with
the
bulkhead
isle
seat.
The
next
day
when
I
boarded,
there
was
a
woman
already
in
my
seat.
As
she
was
moving
into
the
middle
seat,
next
to
her
co-worker,
she
was
obviously
anxious
and
made
some
comment
about
being
very
nervous
about
flying,
and
wanting
to
be
farther
from
the
window.
Rather
than
taking
the
open
seat
across
the
aisle,
I
grinned
and
told
her
she
was
in
for
a
treat!
I
was
going
to
fix
her
fear
of
flying!
I
sat
down,
and
proceeded
to
confirm
that
she
was
aware
of
the
fact
that
acupuncture
used
energy
pathways
in
it's
treatments.
I
went
on
to
explain
that
I
would
teach
her
to
tap
on
those
same
energy
pathways
to
treat
her
fear
of
flying.
GC
RESPONSE:
It's
usually
a
good
idea
to
build
a
bridge
like
this
between
EFT
and
someone's
belief
system.
It
helps
with
client
compliance
and
keeps
them
from
snickering
too
loudly
(smile).
However,
when
someone
is
in
the
middle
of
a
fear
response
they
will
often
go
along
with
anyone
who
appears
reasonably
sincere.
"I'll
try
anything!"
is
the
usual
response.
BRAD
CONTINUES:
We
started
out
by
walking
through
a
couple
of
rounds
(leaving
out
the
9-gamut)
on
the
general
fear
of
flying.
I
could
see
she
relaxed
a
little
bit
and
then
asked
about
specific
fears.
She
came
up
with
several
issues
involved
with
not
being
in
control,
leaving
the
ground,
being
so
high,
etc.
At
this
point
I
introduced
the
SUDs
[0-10
intensity]
scale,
and
she
rated
her
anxiety
at
about
an
8,
down
from
an
obvious
10
in
the
beginning.
All
this
time,
other
passengers
had
been
boarding
the
plane,
and
we
were
continuing
to
tap
on
the
issues.
She
even
mentioned
feeling
embarrassed
about
looking
funny
tapping
with
all
of
the
people
standing
around
and
walking
by.
(That
issue
vanished
along
with
the
others
during
treatment.)
By
this
time,
the
aircraft
was
being
pushed
back,
and
her
SUDs
shot
up
again.
She
had
the
protocol
down,
and
she
just
started
tapping
away
on
the
feelings
and
issues
as
they
came
up.
Before
long
we
were
lifting
off,
and
again,
the
SUDs
shot
up,
more
tapping
and
her
comfort
returned.
She
would
bring
herself
down
to
about
a
2,
and
tell
herself
that
she
was
OK.
I'd
confirm
that
it
was
a
2,
and
ask
her
why
stop
there,
wouldn't
a
zero
be
better?
Back
to
tapping
she'd
go.
The
takeoff
and
climb
was
relatively
smooth,
so
by
the
time
we
got
to
35,000
feet,
she
was
pretty
comfortable.
Later
in
the
flight,
she
commented
that
she
couldn't
believe
that
she
was
looking
out
of
the
window
comfortably,
given
the
sheer
terror
she
was
expecting
to
be
feeling
at
that
point.
On
the
way
down,
we
hit
some
turbulence
and
she
did
some
more
tapping.
In
the
end,
she
had
a
very
successful
flight
and
was
only
mildly
apprehensive
about
her
return
flight
the
next
day.
I
reminded
her
that
she'd
just
learned
a
tool
to
deal
with
that,
and
to
tap
a
bit
on
the
fear
of
having
the
fear
of
flying
before
she
left
the
next
day.
GC
RESPONSE:
This
"mild
apprehension"
could
either
be
(1)
evidence
of
some
aspect
that
wasn't
cleared
or
(2)
some
self
talk
about
it
being
"too
good
to
be
true",
"it
won't
work
next
time",
etc.
The
only
way
to
know
for
sure
is
to
get
on
the
airplane
and
see
what
happens.
If
some
form
of
the
fear
is
still
present,
then
tap
away
on
the
remaining
aspect.
BRAD
CONTINUES:
I
told
her
about
my
personal
successes
with
tapping
on
fears
around
some
important
presentations
that
I
had
done,
and
encouraged
her
to
"try
it
on
everything"
as
you
are
so
fond
of
saying.
I
told
her
she
could
pay
me
back
by
visiting
your
web
site,
learning
EFT,
and
teaching
someone
else.
She
immediately
knew
who
she
would
share
it
with.
When
I
asked
if
she
wanted
to
write
down
the
whole
EFT
protocol,
she
did
so
inside
the
cover
of
her
book.
It
was
a
book
about
how
to
overcome
the
fear
of
flying.
Ironic,
eh?
The
book
gave
all
kinds
of
good
information
about
the
airplane,
the
sounds,
and
things
that
go
on
during
the
flight.
A
nice
piece
addressing
the
cognitive
mind.
Too
bad
that's
the
wrong
one
to
address.
At
least
the
book
ended
up
with
the
right
information
between
it's
covers!
The
woman
who
was
traveling
with
her
was
watching
this
whole
process
in
awe.
She
said
that
originally
she
wasn't
looking
forward
to
having
to
fly
with
her
"white
knuckle"
friend.
Obviously,
that
was
no
longer
a
problem.
They
also
commented
on
the
synchronicity
of
the
trip.
They
had
been
scheduled
to
fly
on
an
earlier
flight
that
had
been
delayed
several
times.
In
addition,
the
flight
was
very
full
and
they
were
not
seated
together.
When
they
found
out
about
the
flight
I
was
on,
and
that
they
could
sit
together
in
a
bulkhead
row,
they
jumped
at
the
chance.
Thus,
we
met,
and
the
rest,
as
they
say,
is
history.
(My
apologies
go
out
to
those
on
the
delayed
flight.
I
guess
the
price
for
this
synchronistic
encounter
was
paid
for
by
those
on
the
delayed
flight.
Thank
you!)
While
I've
taught
EFT
to
my
kids,
and
had
some
limited
success
with
them,
this
was
the
first
time
I
really
saw
it
in
action
in
a
BIG
way
with
a
"stranger".
Gary,
thanks
for
sharing
EFT
with
the
world,
and
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
help
another
traveler.
All
my
best,
Brad
Brad Reed
Emotional
Freedom
Techniques
Web
site:
http://www.emofree.com
Gary
H.
Craig
----------
Followup
Email
I
sent
last
night
Here
is
a
little
follow
up
on
the
woman
who
I
helped
on
the
airplane
a
couple
weeks
ago.
Before
we
left
the
plane,
I
gave
here
one
of
my
business
cards
and
I
asked
her
to
Email
me
with
a
report
on
how
her
return
flight
went.
Below
is
that
report.
----------
Thanks
so
much
for
helping
me
out
with
my
fear
of
flying.
The
flight
home
was
much
better.
I
was
still
nervous
but
there
were
no
tears
and
I
was
able
to
enjoy
most
of
the
flight.
We
sat
in
the
last
row
and
the
noise
was
pretty
loud
so
I
think
that
made
me
more
nervous
than
I
would
have
been
had
we
sat
in
the
bulkhead
again.
I
am
thinking
of
going
to
Hawaii
in
September!
I
imagine
that
the
flight
there
is
beautiful.
Thanks
again
for
all
your
help.
----------
The
part
of
her
Email
that
got
me
was
the
"...I
was
able
to
enjoy
most
of
the
flight."
That
coming
from
a
woman
who
the
day
before
was
TERRIFIED
and
in
tears
about
flying.
And
now
she's
thinking
of
flying
to
Hawaii
and
expecting
a
beautiful
flight!
Gee,
I
guess
you
just
may
be
right
about
"cure".
;-)
I'm
looking
forward
to
getting
that
postcard
from
her
on
the
beach
in
Hawaii.
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