Monthly Archives: June 2011

Bad Morning

This morning I woke up feeling bad. How bad? Really bad. The worst I've felt in… months? Kinda like this: (Years back I used to sing this to myself every day at work… but that's a whole other story) In fact, I distinctly remember thinking "God, I feel so crap even a blowjob wouldn't cheer me …

26/Jun/2011 – 16:35 | By Si Dawson | Posted in healing, life | Comments (4)

Dealing To Fear

Fear is very simple. Our usual reaction to fear, anxiety, in fact any "negative" or "unpleasant" emotion is to avoid it. To either push it down or try to escape it (booze, sex, TV etc). And this works! Well, kinda. All it really does is push that emotion back down again, but, like an unkillable hydra, it …

25/Jun/2011 – 16:36 | By Si Dawson | Posted in healing, health | Comments (6)

Map'n'Tap, Version 2

I originally wrote about the Map N Tap a loooong time ago. The basic gist goes like this: Most issues (particularly core or long-held beliefs) are like little spiderwebs. There are lots of things tied in around them — both positive & negative (ie, both attachments and aversions). So, to clear out anything significant: Get yourself …

24/Jun/2011 – 01:24 | By Si Dawson | Posted in healing, self-improvement | Comments (9)

Simpler EFT

I've been using EFT daily for a long time. The commonest confusion I've heard in that time is "What do I say?" Generally speaking, what you say is more or less irrelevant. It serves primarily to keep you focused on the situation or issue you're tapping out. Understandably then, I was pretty excited to discover the …

20/Jun/2011 – 11:31 | By Si Dawson | Posted in healing | Comments (10)

This Is The Fun Bit!

Positive reframing is an interesting thing. In case you haven't heard of reframing (or can't be bothered reading the wiki page), I'll quickly explain it. Reframing is the act of taking something shitty, and spinning it to emphasise the (to you) positive aspects. Here's a classic example: So really, it's just choosing to look at …

16/Jun/2011 – 23:59 | By Si Dawson | Posted in healing, life | Comments (2)