Watch, Then Practice
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First Check What Is True Now
Fear is important information, but it is not always a description of present danger. Look and listen. If there is an actual threat, take protective action and contact appropriate emergency help. If the room is sufficiently safe and the danger belongs to a dream, conflict, or earlier time, offer the body reassurance it can receive.
Tapping 1: Present Company for the Fear
Side of the Hand: Even though this feels overwhelming and I am scared, I
choose one breath and recognize that I am paying attention to myself now.
Even though I am scared, some of this fear may belong to another time. I can
look around and check what is true here.
Top of the Head: I notice what safety is genuinely available right now.
Eyebrow: I may be worried.
Side of the Eye: I may be concerned.
Under the Eye: And I am looking at the present room.
Under the Nose: My protective brain can look around too.
Chin: I check whether there is an actual danger.
Collarbone: This feeling matters.
Under the Arm: And it may not all belong to this moment.
Top of the Head: I acknowledge how afraid a younger part felt.
Eyebrow: Fear may have been intelligent then.
Side of the Eye: The world felt overwhelming.
Under the Eye: I can bring more power and choice now.
Under the Nose: I am learning how to reassure myself.
Chin: I can reach for help.
Collarbone: I do not have to solve everything tonight.
Under the Arm: I can take the next caring step.
Top of the Head: I stay with myself now.
Take a breath. Leave a hand on the head, heart, or another reassuring place if
that feels supportive.
Tapping 2: Put the Piranhas to Bed
Side of the Hand: Even though it feels like there are piranhas in my head,
I choose to acknowledge how much they care and tell them firmly that it is time
to rest.
Top of the Head: We have checked what is true right now.
Eyebrow: The solutions we need can still be here in the morning.
Side of the Eye: Worrying all night is not solving it.
Under the Eye: I invite the piranhas toward sleep.
Under the Nose: We can return to the concern in daylight.
Chin: For right now, rest is allowed.
Collarbone: I choose reassurance.
Under the Arm: I send warm care toward every time I felt alone.
Top of the Head: One step at a time, we can be okay.
Take a slow breath. If humor helps, imagine a tiny fishbowl with bunk beds and
all the piranha tails sticking out while they sleep.