Cognitive Dissonance and EFT

[ElderWolf]

I'm using the SLP1, Self Esteem, Family Communication, and Business Productivity modules. I had a really hard time at work this week (100% commissioned sales so I have to be totally on top of my game at all times).

I'm having total feelings of inadequacy, self doubt, inability to make decisions, and general overall difficulty. I'm totally stressing out. Is this cognitive dissonance? I've been watching the Self Esteem since Jan 22 and added the rest on Jan 30. This difficulty has been ongoing for about 1 week.

I also stumbled across the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Does anyone have experience with this and would it be a good way to get through some of the cog dis?

Thank you to all who respond.

[Pamela]

Hi ElderWolf!

I would say that you are definitely experiencing cog dis and this is common with this module. While it is a bit difficult to get through, it might help you to know that it means that the module is really doing its thing and when emotional and psychological growth is experienced, this type of "pain" is often a part of it. Your ego-mind is not at all happy with your growth and will do all that it can to thwart it, thus the experience with cog dis. I find the best thing to do is welcome it and bless it and know that it will not last. I have not experienced EFT, but I see no reason why you cannot give it a try and see if it makes the passage easier for you...You also might want to pop into Grace's Chinese Energetic Medicine thread and ask her to include you in her corrections. I know she will be more than happy to do so! In the meantime, this forum is filled with loving people who, when they see your post, will immediately begin sending you loving energy and light. I suggest you sit in stillness and visualize this loving energy as white light surrounding and infusing your being and know in your heart that all that feels uncomfortable will soon pass as this loving light is most powerful and all-encompassing. And please know that I am sending you loving energy right now as well and I hope this will bring you much ease.

Just hang in there, my friend, and know that you are deeply loved. It really does get better...SO much better!

With Much Love and Gentle Blessings,

Pamela

[Pamela Vicik-Smith]

Hi Elder Wolf and welcome to the forum.

I have a bit of experience with EFT and it will be perfect to help your cog dis.

Are you familiar with Gary Craig's site? He has loads of free info and you can find out exactly how to do EFT. It is easy and almost anyone can do it rather easily. You can also do an EFT search on YouTube to see exactly how it is done.

Coincidently, I just made another post on this forum earlier tonite about a woman I read about today who successfully performed surrogate EFT on her cat

[ElderWolf]

Pamela

Pamela...I literally FELT your post. That was fantastic and quite new to me actually. Thank you.

How long can I expect this cog dis to last at the very most (on average). Also, is it a possibility that the old thought patterns will win out over the new patterns being written to my brain by the RDT2? Or, does the fact that I'm continually watching the theater presentation mean the old will eventually be crowded out by the new? How does your brain choose?

Hi ElderWolf!

I would say that you are definitely experiencing cog dis and this is common with this module. While it is a bit difficult to get through, it might help you to know that it means that the module is really doing its thing and when emotional and psychological growth is experienced, this type of "pain" is often a part of it. Your ego-mind is not at all happy with your growth and will do all that it can to thwart it, thus the experience with cog dis. I find the best thing to do is welcome it and bless it and know that it will not last. I have not experienced EFT, but I see no reason why you cannot give it a try and see if it makes the passage easier for you...You also might want to pop into Grace's Chinese Energetic Medicine thread and ask her to include you in her corrections. I know she will be more than happy to do so! In the meantime, this forum is filled with loving people who, when they see your post, will immediately begin sending you loving energy and light. I suggest you sit in stillness and visualize this loving energy as white light surrounding and infusing your being and know in your heart that all that feels uncomfortable will soon pass as this loving light is most powerful and all-encompassing. And please know that I am sending you loving energy right now as well and I hope this will bring you much ease.

Just hang in there, my friend, and know that you are deeply loved. It really does get better...SO much better!

With Much Love and Gentle Blessings,

Pamela

[ElderWolf]

Pamela Vicik-Smith

Pamela,

Yes...Gary's website is where I downloaded the 87 page free manual. I've read it in it's entirety and plan to test it out the next time the intense emotional feelings bubble to the surface.

By the way...after I made this post, I read another post of yours to a girl named Rin regarding cog dis. The post was very helpful. Rin had a pretty hard time with this as well.

Hi Elder Wolf and welcome to the forum.

I have a bit of experience with EFT and it will be perfect to help your cog dis.

Are you familiar with Gary Craig's site? He has loads of free info and you can find out exactly how to do EFT. It is easy and almost anyone can do it rather easily. You can also do an EFT search on YouTube to see exactly how it is done.

Coincidently, I just made another post on this forum earlier tonite about a woman I read about today who successfully performed surrogate EFT on her cat

[Aaron]

brain nutrients

Hi Elderwolf,

Are you taking enough spirulina or blue-green algae?
4 grams a day at minimum is helpful and really gives
you the nutrients for your brain to take full advantage
of what your mind is processing.

[Pamela]

Hi again, ElderWolf!

I am so pleased that my post touched you! Thank YOU, for telling me!

Okay, now let's get down to your questions...

How long can I expect this cog dis to last at the very most (on average). Also, is it a possibility that the old thought patterns will win out over the new patterns being written to my brain by the RDT2? Or, does the fact that I'm continually watching the theater presentation mean the old will eventually be crowded out by the new? How does your brain choose?

How long? Hmmmmm...a few weeks, maybe a month or two, maybe a bit longer...It is different with everyone, so I am sorry for the ambiguous answer to that one. It seems to me that most everyone begins to "get over" being bothered by any cog dis in a relatively short period of time ( a month or two maybe) and accepts it for what it is...kind of embraces it, knowing that it really is a "good thing" and once that "place" is reached it begins to evaporate because your beliefs are changing and becoming an intrinsic part of who you are. I highly doubt that the old thought patterns will win out since you are continually using the RDT 2... Usually modules such as the Self Esteem and Successful Living Series really "stick" by about 3 months, but in some it takes longer. That is not to say that you will continue to experience cog dis for months at a time! It may come and go, but I think you will very soon begin to feel the positive effects from these module and THEN you are going to be Over The Moon! So Yes...if you continue to watch your theater, the new beliefs will win out over the old. And it is not your brain that the instructions are being written to...nor does your brain do the choosing...it is your MIND that is internalizing information that is the truest part of who you really are. That which is painful to you is "baggage" that your subconscious has collected throughout many lifetimes and has caused you to experience your false self as something that is "true". Your mind is an intrinsic part of your being and PATHS is cleaning out the accumulated darkness and allowing the light, which IS your true nature, to shine with brilliance.

ElderWolf...I think you will very much enjoy looking to ALL of Rin's posts so you can see her sequencial progress as she experienced, and is still experiencing her modules... By doing so you will see just what you have to look forward to and I KNOW that will delight you greatly!

I hope this helps, my friend!

With Much Love and Gratitude,

Pamela