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Check In: I Feel Despair & So Depressed
Say aloud:
I Feel Despair & So Depressed
Notice how true it feels in your body on a scale from 0 to 10. Zero means the statement has no felt charge for you, and 10 means it feels completely true.
Starting intensity: _____
Tapping 1: I Feel Despair & So Depressed
Side of the Hand: Even though I feel this despair… I accept and acknowledge all my feelings.
Even though I feel despair… and it makes me depressed… I deeply and completely accept myself anyway.
Even though I get so depressed… the despair is just too much sometimes… I deeply love and respect who I am and how I feel.
Top of the Head: This despair.
Eyebrow: This depression.
Side of the Eye: I’m feel this despair.
Under the Eye: And that is so depressing.
Under the Nose: The depression feels so heavy.
Chin: The despair makes me so anxious.
Collarbone: I have this despair and this depression.
Under the Arm: I feel so much despair… it’s enough to make a person depressed!
Take a slow breath.
Tapping 2: I Feel Despair & So Depressed
Side of the Hand: Even though it is depressing to have this much despair in my body… I deeply and profoundly love and accept all of me.
Even though I feel such despair… I am open to feeling a surprising amount of relief… right here, right now.
Even though I can’t imagine finding relief from my despair… and that is depressing… I choose to release the anxiety around these feelings.
Top of the Head: I still feel despair.
Eyebrow: I have my reasons.
Side of the Eye: I feel depressed about my despair.
Under the Eye: I despair over my depression.
Under the Nose: What if I allowed myself to feel just a bit of relief?
Chin: Doesn’t my condition have to change in order for me to feel relief?
Collarbone: What if I allowed myself to feel relief anyway?
Under the Arm: I can always go back to feeling despair… I know how to do that!
Take a slow breath.
Tapping 3: I Feel Despair & So Depressed
Top of the Head: I appreciate the relief from the despair.
Eyebrow: Even a little sunshine is welcome.
Side of the Eye: The depression can be so dark.
Under the Eye: I wonder where I might find some Light… amidst all this despair and depression.
Under the Nose: It’s okay to allow myself some relief.
Chin: And it’s okay to feel some despair sometimes… who doesn’t?
Collarbone: I appreciate that my heart is feeling a bit Lighter… and I choose to focus there.
Under the Arm: I am grateful to my heart for adding some Love and Light to my life… right now.
Take a slow breath.
Check Again: I Feel Despair & So Depressed
Say I Feel Despair & So Depressed again. Notice how true it feels now.
Current intensity: _____
If another pass feels right, repeat the practice while staying attentive to what you notice in your body.
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Getting Started
Pain Relief Coaching
Limiting Beliefs
- LB00 · Limiting Beliefs and Pain Relief – Introduction
- LB01 · Nothing Has Worked for Me Before
- LB02 · Nothing Will Work for Me
- LB03 · I’m a Tough Case
- LB04 · I Don’t Deserve to Get Well
- LB05 · I Am Unforgivable
- LB06 · I Deserve to be Punished
- LB07 · My Condition Is Incurable, So Why Bother Trying to Get Better?
- LB08 · It’s My Fault
- LB09 · I Don’t Expect to Get Well
- LB10 · I Don’t Understand… WHY ME?
- LB11 · I’m Defective
- LB12 · Something is Wrong with Me
- LB13 · I’m Destined to Have a Lousy Life
- LB14 · I Can’t Take Care of Myself
- LB15 · I Can’t Do Anything Right
- LB16 · I Always Sabotage Myself
- LB17 · People My Age Have Problems Like This
- LB18 · I’ll Probably Be Miserable Forever
- LB19 · I Can’t Afford What I Need to Get Well
- LB20 · No One Understands What I’m Going Through
- LB21 · I’m Not Worthy of Attention
- LB22 · I Feel Unappreciated
- LB23 · I Can’t Have This Pain/Condition and Be Happy
- LB24 · My Pain is Beyond My Control
- LB25 · I’m Not In Control of My Feelings
- LB26 · My Symptoms Can’t Be Helped
- LB27 · It’s Not Fair!
- LB28 · I’m Taking Too Long To Heal
- LB29 · I’m Too Embarrassed to Talk About It
- LB30 · I Can’t Trust My Body to Heal
- LB31 · I Need to be Fixed!
Emotional States
- ES00 · Emotional States – Introduction
- ES01 · I’m Totally Stressed Out
- ES02 · I Am So Tired & Exhausted
- ES03 · I Feel Overwhelmed
- ES04 · I Feel Hopeless & Want to Give Up
- ES05 · I Feel Anxious All the Time
- ES06 · I’m So Impatient
- ES07 · I Feel Fearful & Scared
- ES08 · I Have So Much Self-Hatred
- ES09 · I’m Ashamed of Myself
- ES10 · I Feel So Guilty
- ES11 · I’m Always So Irritable
- ES12 · I’m Very Lonely
- ES13 · I Feel Betrayed By My Body
- ES14 · I Feel Grief & Sadness
- ES15 · I Feel Embarrassed
- ES16 · They Abandoned Me
- ES17 · I Hate Being Dependent on Others
- ES18 · I Feel Rejected
- ES19 · I Feel Angry
- ES20 · I’m So Resentful
- ES21 · I Feel So Unsupported & Unappreciated
- ES22 · I’m Very Unforgiving
- ES23 · I Feel Trapped By My Body’s Diagnosis
- ES24 · I Want To Withdraw
- ES25 · I Feel Unsafe
- ES26 · I Feel Despair & So Depressed — current lesson
- ES27 · I Feel Hurt
- ES28 · I Have These Internal Conflicts
- ES29 · I Feel Apprehensive About the Future
- ES30 · I Feel So Confused & Not Sure What To Do
- ES31 · I Feel Skeptical
