I wondered what kind of pictures, sounds and feelings got triggered. In particular, she didn’t like driving in the middle lane. The crux of her fear was of being crushed. After 10-15 minutes of tapping, her SUDS level went from a 10 to a 2. Although she wasn’t ready to go out and drive on the 95, she knew that she could practice EFT as a passenger with another driver until she felt ready to do a test drive.

Do you have a fear of driving? It’s a common phobia that many people have. If you do a Google search of “fear of driving,” you’ll find over 8,000,000 results. You may find EFT very beneficial in overcoming a fear of driving. Watch EFT practitioner Rebecca Marina’s video and tap along.

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Of course with EFT, you’re going after the core beliefs or events hiding under the fears. Oftentimes, this requires working with an EFT practitioner with the experience and skills to help.

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EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) evolved from TFT and uses similar principles but with TFT students need to learn 10 or 15 different tapping routines called algorithms. Each algorithm covers a specific issue such as trauma, phobias, depression, etc . Anything not covered by those individual routines requires a diagnostic process. EFT simplifies things by only using one comprehensive tapping routine to cover all issues — not just 10 or 15 — and doesn’t require a diagnosis.

If you have a fear of flying, and many people do, be sure to check out the World Center for EFT and search for “fear of flying.” You’ll find several articles to help you.

Motion Sickness

I’m fortunate that I don’t get motion sickness. Not so with the rest of my family. When we drive somewhere, they all go for the front passenger seat at once. I ‘m familiar with the “open the window” routine. The quandary is when it’s freezing cold outside. I also have firsthand experience knowing which janitorial supplies work best for cleaning car upholstery.

At one time or another, most people have used over the counter or prescription drugs, including skin patches, for motion sickness. Dr. Joseph Mercola also offers some natural remedies for motion sickness. (He mentions that EFT can work wonders for it.)

One of the things that I found worked best was wrist straps. They apply pressure to the wrist acupressure point. The drawback is that they get uncomfortable. Plus, why be strapped to buying one of these? You can handle nausea by applying pressure or tapping on the “Inner Gate” or P6 point. It’s located in the middle of the inside of the forearm, three finger-widths from where the wrist meets the hand. Another point that works well is the EFT Under the Eye point, #3 on this visual. This point is on the stomach meridian. Sometimes it isn’t as simple as applying pressure on a point. There are emotional issues to address. That’s where EFT can be particularly effective.

Fear of Flying

Probably the biggest concern people have when going on an aero plane, isn’t a fear of flying. It’s fear of the airplane food. That is, if you get any. Will my snack be peanuts, pretzels, or one of those mystery mixtures? If you get a real meal deal, will it be chicken or pasta? The plate size and utensils on commercial flights remind me of when my daughter used to serve me things from her Easy-Bake oven.

If you have a fear of flying, you’re in good company. So did President Ronald Reagan. So does Muhammad Ali, Ray Bradbury, Cher, Aretha Franklin, Whoopi Goldberg, John Madden, and Bob Newhart. Research indicates that about 25 million Americans are afraid to fly. Again, EFT can come to the rescue here. A person may have different fears or aspects for a fear of flying. Go to www.eftuniverse.com and use the site’s search engine for “fear of flying.” You’ll find several excellent articles.

Jet Lag

I used to do a log of international travel. I read books on jet lag, followed a diet of eating high protein meals in the morning and high carbohydrate meals at night, plus other tips and tricks. Jet lag necessitates a major adjustment for your body and system. Will EFT work for jet lag? Yes, so the next time you’re on a plane, train, ship, bus or car, rely on EFT to help take the fear or discomfort from traveling. Don’t forget to mentally pack it away for when you might need it.

Contact EFT Practitioner

One final note–I highly recommend working with an EFT practitioner for any travel issue that’s troublesome. Click here to find someone by specialty or geographic area. One of the benefits of EFT is that it works quite well over the telephone. When you’re having uncomfortable feelings, you don’t need to wait weeks for an office visit. In an airport? Need assistance? Make a call.