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Case Study 00482 — 23 August 2026
Challenges — EFT Tapping / Emotionally Focused Therapy Script
For this case study, I would structure the work around the emotional experience underneath the presenting challenge, rather than treating alcohol, cocaine, FOMO, anxiety, depression, or addictive behaviour as isolated problems.
Because the list includes bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and/or psychosis, the script needs an important clinical boundary: EFT/tapping should be used as a complementary emotional-regulation technique, not as a replacement for psychiatric treatment. It should not be used to reinforce hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, mania, or other psychotic beliefs. For alcohol or benzodiazepine dependence, medically significant withdrawal can also be dangerous and requires appropriate medical supervision.
EFT TAPPING SCRIPT
“Understanding What I Am Feeling and Creating a New Response”
1. SETTLE INTO THE PRESENT
Take a comfortable position.
Take a slow breath in…
And gently breathe out.
Notice where you are.
Notice the chair beneath you.
Notice your feet.
Notice your breathing.
You don’t have to solve everything right now.
You don’t have to change everything right now.
For this moment, simply become aware.
I am here.
I am breathing.
I am willing to understand myself.
2. IDENTIFY THE PRIMARY EMOTION
Ask yourself:
“What am I feeling right now?”
Don’t judge the answer.
It may be:
- Fear
- Anxiety
- Shame
- Guilt
- Anger
- Sadness
- Loneliness
- Rejection
- Emptiness
- Overwhelm
- Craving
- Confusion
- Despair
- A need to escape
Choose the strongest emotion.
Rate its intensity from 0 to 10.
Now begin tapping gently on the Karate Chop point.
Setup
“Even though I am experiencing this feeling, I acknowledge that this is what I am experiencing right now, and I am willing to understand myself with compassion.”
Tap through the points:
Eyebrow:
“This feeling.”
Side of eye:
“This emotion inside me.”
Under eye:
“I can feel it.”
Under nose:
“And I don’t have to run from it.”
Chin:
“I am willing to understand it.”
Collarbone:
“I am listening to myself.”
Under arm:
“I am beginning to understand what I need.”
Top of head:
“I can be present with myself.”
Take a breath.
3. THE ADDICTION OR BEHAVIOURAL URGE
If the challenge involves alcohol, cocaine, compulsive behaviour, or another addictive pattern, bring the urge gently into awareness.
Don’t deliberately intensify it.
Simply notice:
“What does this urge feel like?”
Perhaps there is pressure in the chest.
Tension in the stomach.
Restlessness.
An emotional emptiness.
A racing mind.
The desire to escape.
Begin tapping.
Eyebrow:
“This urge.”
Side of eye:
“This need for something.”
Under eye:
“This feeling that I need relief.”
Under nose:
“Something in me wants to escape.”
Chin:
“Something in me wants this feeling to stop.”
Collarbone:
“I acknowledge that.”
Under arm:
“I don’t have to judge myself for noticing it.”
Top of head:
“I can understand what is happening inside me.”
4. WHAT IS THE BEHAVIOUR TRYING TO DO FOR ME?
This is a particularly important question.
Ask:
“What does this behaviour give me?”
Perhaps it provides:
Relief.
Escape.
Confidence.
Excitement.
Connection.
Numbness.
Control.
Acceptance.
A temporary break from emotional pain.
Tap gently.
“Even though this behaviour has been trying to help me in some way, I am open to discovering healthier ways of meeting that need.”
Eyebrow:
“It was trying to help me.”
Side of eye:
“Even if it created problems.”
Under eye:
“Some part of me was looking for relief.”
Under nose:
“Some part of me was looking for safety.”
Chin:
“Some part of me wanted the pain to stop.”
Collarbone:
“I can understand that part of me.”
Under arm:
“And I can begin finding another way.”
Top of head:
“A healthier way forward.”
5. ANXIETY AND FEAR
Bring attention to the anxiety.
Ask:
“What am I afraid might happen?”
Tap:
Eyebrow:
“This fear.”
Side of eye:
“This uncertainty.”
Under eye:
“My mind trying to protect me.”
Under nose:
“Looking for danger.”
Chin:
“Trying to predict everything.”
Collarbone:
“I don’t have to know everything right now.”
Under arm:
“I can breathe through this moment.”
Top of head:
“I can allow myself to feel safer.”
Reframe
“I can experience uncertainty without allowing uncertainty to control me.”
6. FOMO — FEAR OF MISSING OUT
Ask:
“What do I believe I will lose if I don’t participate?”
Perhaps:
“I won’t belong.”
“I’ll be forgotten.”
“Other people will have more fun.”
“I’ll miss my opportunity.”
“I’ll be left behind.”
“I need to be part of everything.”
Tap:
Eyebrow:
“This fear of missing out.”
Side of eye:
“This need to be included.”
Under eye:
“This fear of being left behind.”
Under nose:
“I acknowledge this need.”
Chin:
“But I don’t have to follow every impulse.”
Collarbone:
“I can choose what matters to me.”
Under arm:
“I can belong to myself.”
Top of head:
“I don’t have to chase everything.”
7. STRESS AND OVERWHELM
Take another breath.
Ask:
“What am I carrying that I don’t need to carry right now?”
Tap:
Eyebrow:
“All this pressure.”
Side of eye:
“All these demands.”
Under eye:
“All this responsibility.”
Under nose:
“My mind feels overwhelmed.”
Chin:
“My body feels overwhelmed.”
Collarbone:
“I give myself permission to slow down.”
Under arm:
“One moment at a time.”
Top of head:
“I don’t have to solve everything today.”
8. DEPRESSION AND LOW MOOD
If sadness or low mood is present, don’t force positivity.
Begin with acceptance.
“Even though I feel low right now, I acknowledge what I am experiencing without judging myself.”
Eyebrow:
“This heaviness.”
Side of eye:
“This sadness.”
Under eye:
“This lack of motivation.”
Under nose:
“This feeling that nothing will change.”
Chin:
“I acknowledge how difficult this feels.”
Collarbone:
“I don’t have to pretend that everything is okay.”
Under arm:
“I can take one small step.”
Top of head:
“And one small step is still movement.”
Second round
Eyebrow:
“Perhaps there is still something within me.”
Side of eye:
“Perhaps change can happen slowly.”
Under eye:
“I can allow a little hope.”
Under nose:
“I can allow a little possibility.”
Chin:
“I don’t have to see the entire future.”
Collarbone:
“I only need to take the next healthy step.”
Under arm:
“I am willing to take that step.”
Top of head:
“One step at a time.”
9. SHAME AND SELF-JUDGEMENT
This can be especially important when addiction or repeated behaviour has created guilt and shame.
Tap:
Eyebrow:
“I have made mistakes.”
Side of eye:
“I have made choices I regret.”
Under eye:
“I may have hurt myself.”
Under nose:
“I may have hurt other people.”
Chin:
“And I acknowledge that.”
Collarbone:
“But I am more than my mistakes.”
Under arm:
“My past is part of my story.”
Top of head:
“It does not have to be the whole story.”
Reframe
“I can take responsibility without destroying myself with shame.”
10. SELF-WORTH
Place your attention on your identity.
Ask:
“Who am I underneath the problem?”
Tap:
Eyebrow:
“I am more than my addiction.”
Side of eye:
“I am more than my anxiety.”
Under eye:
“I am more than my depression.”
Under nose:
“I am more than my mistakes.”
Chin:
“There is more to me.”
Collarbone:
“There are strengths within me.”
Under arm:
“There are choices available to me.”
Top of head:
“I am capable of learning a new way.”
11. CHOOSING A NEW RESPONSE
Now imagine the next time the trigger appears.
You notice it.
You breathe.
You pause.
You become aware.
And instead of immediately following the old pattern, you ask:
“What do I actually need right now?”
Tap:
Eyebrow:
“I can pause.”
Side of eye:
“I can breathe.”
Under eye:
“I can notice.”
Under nose:
“I can choose.”
Chin:
“I can ask for support.”
Collarbone:
“I can choose a healthier response.”
Under arm:
“I can tolerate this moment.”
Top of head:
“I can choose what serves my future.”
12. PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION
Now move from the problem to the person you want to become.
Ask:
“Who am I becoming?”
Tap slowly.
Eyebrow:
“I am becoming more aware.”
Side of eye:
“I am becoming more emotionally resilient.”
Under eye:
“I am learning to understand myself.”
Under nose:
“I am learning to make healthier choices.”
Chin:
“I am learning to respect myself.”
Collarbone:
“I am learning to respond instead of react.”
Under arm:
“I am creating a different future.”
Top of head:
“I am becoming the person I choose to become.”
13. CLOSING STATEMENT
Place both feet firmly on the floor.
Take a slow breath.
And say:
“I acknowledge where I am.”
“I acknowledge what I have experienced.”
“I acknowledge the patterns that have shaped my life.”
“I do not need to hate myself in order to change.”
“I can take responsibility for my choices.”
“I can learn new ways of responding.”
“I can ask for help.”
“I can choose one healthy decision at a time.”
“My past does not have to determine my future.”
“I am willing to heal.”
“I am willing to change.”
“I am willing to become.”
Take one final deep breath.
And when you are ready, gently return your awareness to the room.
Practitioner Note
For Case Study 00482, this script can serve as a foundational emotional-regulation session, but it should be customized according to the client’s actual presenting problem.
The practitioner should identify the dominant target before tapping:
Alcohol/Cocaine → craving, triggers, emotional function, relapse vulnerability
FOMO → belonging, comparison, validation, fear of exclusion
Anxiety → fear, uncertainty, safety, physiological arousal
Stress → overwhelm, pressure, perceived lack of control
Depression/Low Mood → hopelessness, shame, isolation, loss of meaning
Addictive Behaviour → trigger, emotional need, reward, automatic response
Bipolar Disorder → emotional regulation and stability, coordinated with psychiatric care
Schizophrenia/Psychosis → stabilization and supportive emotional regulation only, coordinated with qualified psychiatric/mental-health treatment
The central EFT principle for this case study is: