Shkelzen Syla, Chief of Staff with authority over all medical decisions in Kosovo conducted a supervised clinical trial which examined TFT when used to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The same study was repeated again in 1996 and once again in 1998, both replicating the results of the first. In 1986 a study was carried out to find the success rate of the therapy, producing results showing TFT had a 98% success rate. Numerous studies have been conducted in order to try and determine the effectiveness of the treatment.
He has now been using TFT in his work for several years and champions the technique for it's power to change peoples lives for the better.
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McKenna has written and produced a number of books and multimedia products, hosted self improvement TV shows and presents a number of seminars on various topics ranging from hypnosis to neuro-linguistic programming. The technique is also a favourite of Paul McKenna, an extremely high profile psychotherapist and UK best selling non-fiction author. It was also adopted by the Chief of Medical Staff in the former Yugoslavian region of Kosovo as the treatment of choice for war trauma. Trauma relief projects have been carried out in the USA, Kosovo, Rwanda, Nigeria and have been used to ease the suffering of those effected by Hurricane Katrina, the world trade centre attacks, the Oklahoma City bombing and the high school shooting at Columbine. Since its development in 1979 the technique has gone onto help millions of people worldwide and has been used globally to help those suffering from psychological effects of natural or human disasters. Though he was not expecting much of a reaction, he actually found that Mary's stomach pain and nausea had gone as had her fear of water.Īlthough it is unknown how and why this instantaneous cure took place Callahan continued to develop this new found technique over the course of the next fifteen years, shaping it into the therapy which we know today. With the knowledge that Mary's stomach meridian began under her eye, Callahan requested that she tap that particular point. There are twelve major meridians, all of which correspond to a specific organ or function within the body, 6 representing yin and 6 representing yang: Heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, stomach, small intestines, large intestine, bladder, gall bladder, spleen, pericardium and the triple burner. Qi is continuously flowing through these pathways and any break in the flow is an indication of imbalance.
Meridians are channels that allow qi and blood to circulate through the body. If these two opposing forces become unbalanced then it leads to a blockage in the flow of the Qi. Yin represents the cold, slow or passive aspects of a person while yang represents hot, excited or active aspects. The system considers the human body to be a balance of two opposing forces, yin and yang. For the body to maintain balance its vital energy, known as Qi, must be able to flow freely throughout. The overall objective of Traditional Chinese Medicine is to restore the body's equilibrium, as the treatment is based on the principle that physical and mental illness are caused by unbalance within the body. So what are meridians? Meridians were discovered in China thousands of years ago and played an essential component in the system of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It just so happened that at this time Callahan was learning about energy meridians in the body and this was to be the beginning of what we now know as Thought Field Therapy. This discovery came during the treatment of a women named Mary Ford, who had gone to Callahan to seek help for an extreme phobia of water. Roger Callahan discovered that by simply tapping on certain energy meridians a problem could be cured. Post treatment the individual will still be able to experience the relevant emotion but it will now only occur in appropriate situations.Īll things considered, TFT is one of the most natural and non invasive systems of eliminating the root cause of negative emotions and this is the reason why it is already in use in a number of NHS Trusts. Though it is not known exactly why the treatment is successful it is thought that the finger tapping on meridians breaks the connection between the triggering of thoughts and the emotional response. This treatment is renowned for its immediate and dramatic results, most individuals gain lasting relief within one treatment and the success rate currently stands at around 98%.