1) Identify your anxiety issues by listing them as individual declaration statements (as though you were telling somebody that you have each issue).

For example:

If you feel strong nervousness just before you're about to interview for a job, then your declaration statement should be worded something like this:

"I feel so nervous about interviewing for this job."

OR...

"I always feel this intense nervousness when I am about to ________."

Don't be afraid to add something to your lists if it FEELS like a negative or anxious issue to you. Just remember...THERE ARE NO WRONG ANSWERS in these lists! Whatever you're feeling is CORRECT!




2) Select the first statement on your list, and mentally visualize (imagine) yourself being directly exposed to that issue and feeling it just as though it was actually happening to you right now...and notice how much anxiety you feel when you imagine yourself actually being exposed to that issue.
In other words, even though you are not yet getting interviewed for that job, try to make yourself FEEL as nervous and as anxious as you expect to feel when you actually ARE being interviewed for the job.

Think about how much stressful anxiety that issue makes you feel when you imagine yourself being directly exposed to your disturbing issue or fear as though you were facing a problem RIGHT NOW. Then give that level of anxiety a number from 0 – 10 (with 0 meaning that you feel no anxiety; and 10 meaning that you feel extreme anxiety).

The point scale I am using here is known as the SUD (Subjective Units of Distress).
The Subjective Units of Distress (SUD) Anxiety Intensity Scale works this way:

Rate the emotional intensity of the issue that you are working on, using a scale of 0 – 10...

0 = no emotional intensity; 10 = severe emotional intensity.

If the issue is very distressing for you, then rate it high on the intensity scale from 6 – 10.
But if the issue is not very intense for you, then rate it lower from 1 – 5.
If you feel absolutely no discomfort from the issue, then rate that as a 0 (zero).

If you are unsure of which number most closely matches your intensity level, then just guess at the number.
It doesn't need to be perfect. Just as long as you have a close enough number by which to rate your
Tap8 Power-Tapping results.

It often helps to write this emotional intensity rating number next to the issue on your list that you're working
on so that you can measure your results after each subsequent tapping round through all 8 tapping points.

It is very common to notice your anxiety distress levels decreasing following each tapping round of the
Tap8 Power-Tapping sequence. However, some issues may take longer to clear than others.
So, don't get discouraged if you do not see immediate results from every issue you tap for.




3) Create a POSITIVE CHOICE Power-Phrase (an affirmation that has you making a conscious choice to do something) that you will use to replace the negative anxious issue that you are tapping out with your Tap8 Power-Tapping drills.


For example:

If your negative anxious issue statement is: "I feel so nervous about doing this job interview."
Then your Power-Phrase could be something like: "I CHOOSE to forgive myself for feeling this way."


Or, it could be even simpler such as: "I CHOOSE to accept myself just as I am."


Or, if you want the BEST results, you could use them together such as:
"I CHOOSE to forgive myself for feeling this way, and I accept myself just as I am!"


You see, the reason we create Power-Phrases in this manner, is because there is nothing more powerful that
you can do for yourself than making a DEFINITIVE CHOICE to do something. And, accepting (as well as loving) yourself is the BEST thing you can ever do for yourself! Feeling grateful for having something in your life is also a highly powerful affirmation you can use. Therefore, those statements become extremely POSITIVE (and life-changing) for you to use on a daily basis.

When creating new Power-Phrases, as long as they are positive and choice-affirming, you cannot do them wrong.



4) Concentrate Deeply On YOUR FEELINGS, & TAP, TAP, TAP
...continuously, until your emotional distress has been reduced down to a tolerable level (when your number rating drops close to ZERO)!

You will need to CONCENTRATE DEEPLY on how that issue makes you FEEL (that means – getting your anxiety soaring to high levels)...while tapping through all 8 tapping points. It is VERY important that you really force yourself to FEEL as much anxious intensity as you can from each issue listed. That way, the tapping will be the most effective for reducing the distress you feel from your issues.

Repeat the statement – OUT LOUD, while you tap through all 8 tapping points – continuously... until your remaining stress-intensity has been reduced down to a tolerable level when you think about that issue.

See Step 5 for a complete sequence run-through.




5) Here is the complete run-through of the Tap8 Power-Tapping sequence:
Keep tapping continuously while you are repeating your anxious issue statement – out loud...like this:


1) Start tapping on the Side of the Hand (Tapping Point #1) (on either hand), then concentrate your attention on your issue, and say your statement once – OUT LOUD (if possible) while you're tapping.


2) Once you've finished saying the statement one time, stop tapping on the side of your hand....then start
tapping on your Upper Chest (Tapping Point #2) point, while you concentrate on your issue - repeat your statement once – out loud.


3) Then switch to your Under Mouth (Tapping Point #3) point and start tapping, while you concentrate on your issue – repeat your statement once.


4) Then switch to your Under Nose (Tapping Point #4) point and start tapping, while you concentrate on your issue – repeat your statement once.


5) Then switch to your Under Eye (Tapping Point #5) point and start tapping, while you concentrate on your
issue – repeat your statement once.


6) Then switch to your Side of Eye (Tapping Point #6) point and start tapping, while you concentrate on your
issue – repeat your statement once.


7) Then switch to your Inner Eyebrow (Tapping Point #7) point and start tapping, while you concentrate on your issue – repeat your statement once.


8) Then switch to your Top of Head (Tapping Point #8) point and start tapping, while you concentrate on your issue – repeat your statement once.



After you have tapped through a complete round, think about that stressful issue again, and really
try to build your stress–levels back up as much as possible. Now, if you can still feel strong negative feelings or stress from an issue, then you should tap out those remaining feelings IMMEDIATELY  (do more tapping rounds on that issue).


It is this consistent tapping, while concentrating on the issue, that gradually reduces your stress,
fear and anxiety down to zero:
Repeated tapping effectively acts to reduce the amount of emotional intensity you're feeling from your negative issues down to zero (no stress remaining). Each round of tapping whittles away more and more of the negative emotional connection between your brain and your body, so that those negative emotions will no longer have an affect on you. No amount of tapping will completely eliminate 100% of your emotions. We're NOT trying to turn you into an emotionless zombie, here.

And using Tap8 will NOT remove your positive emotions from your life.

And then, we essentially "rewire" your brain (create new neuron-connections) by replacing that negative emotion it with a purely positive affirmation, which we proceed to 'cement into place' by simply repeating it over and over and over while tapping.
{See step number 5 again for the complete run-through of the tapping sequence}


AFTER you have finished tapping on all eight Power-Tapping points for your statement...
ALWAYS take a deep breath, and BLOW IT OUT slowly after you complete every tapping round.



6) Check to see how you feel about that issue, now.
Notice whether the anxiety you're feeling from that issue has decreased from how it felt before you started tapping. If you still feel some remaining anxiety from the issue, give it a number on the 0 – 10 point scale.
If your level of anxiety is still above a 0 (zero), then you should do additional rounds of the tapping on all 8 points just like before. Your goal is to reduce your anxiety all the way down to zero (no anxiety remaining) by repeating this process.


7) Repeat this simple process over and over, until you no longer feel any anxiety or stress from that negative issue; Then, move on to your next anxiety issue on your list, and repeat the process as instructed.



8) You will want to continue to use your Tap8 Power-Tapping on a daily basis, because you will always encounter new stressful situations throughout your life. And, once you have mastered these techniques, Tap8 will always be there to help you, no matter what you CHOOSE to do in your life. Tap8 will always be your faithful servant.


                                                                 NOTE...
It is very common for other thoughts or emotions to pop into your mind while you're tapping. While you're doing the tapping exercises, you will likely discover all kinds of new, unrealized thoughts and emotions that may have been buried deep within your subconscious mind for years...possibly even since your early childhood.

If, at anytime, while you're tapping through any of the exercises in this Tap8 Power-Tapping course, you notice any other negative thoughts or stressful emotions popping up, even if they do not directly apply to the particular exercise you're working on at the moment, then you should write them down, and take some extra time to tap for all of those negative issues, as soon as possible! It's THOSE negative thoughts and emotions that will get in your way as you go forward in life!