I have read the book and question #5 and Im still a bit confused about how to apply the Polarity Reversals in Phase 2 and 3 of the Optimizer. Can you help?
Phase 2 begins when you have cleared away any negative emotions associated with your goal. Let’s say you are working on improving your abilty to present to a busines audience, such as a sales presentation. Any anxiety, worry, or other interferring emotion is addressed with the basic tap sequence. Now you are at a 0 or maybe a 1 on the SUDS when you think about giving the presentation. You are now ready for Phase 2. If you have just completed the Tap Sequences and have recently (within a few hours) done the Balanced Breathing there is no need to redo it. Now you formulate the positive goal statement. Let say it’s something like: “I speak to a group with confidence and calm” Note that the statement is in present tense, active, and contains the elements that may be important for you.Now you rate how true the statement feels or how strongly you believe the statement on a 0 to +10 scale (VOC page 208). In many cases it will already have some positive valence due to the removal of anxiety or
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