What is trauma?
Most people think of trauma in terms of BIG Trauma (Trauma with a big "T") such as physical or sexual abuse, war trauma, domestic violence, a bad car accident, etc. But there are other kinds of trauma, which is called trauma with a little "t".
Little traumas might look like:
You were harassed in school because you were ___________ (too small, too big, too slow, had braces, had glasses, etc.).
Your mom yelled at you in front of your friends and embarrassed you.
You read aloud in class, stumbled on words, and the class laughed.
Your little brother always hurt you and you got blamed.
Regardless of big or little, trauma disrupts the energy in the mind and body, and can be held onto for years or a lifetime if not addressed. This disruption in our energy system often manifests itself as physical or emotional pain.
We carry around these traumas, and they impact our emotional and physical well being, as well as our beliefs about ourselves and the world around us. These trauma-informed belief systems impact how we move through the world; do we feel safe, happy, trusting, fearful, joyous, resentful? Tapping allows you to gently examine those traumatic events in your past, uncover the beliefs that have formed from those events, and then release the energy disruption in the body through Tapping on the meridian points. This supports the body and mind in returning to its natural state of wellness and health.
Beryl Ryan is a trauma specialist, and has supported her clients in experiencing tremendous relief by working through trauma with Tapping.
How Tapping Helped Me
Last summer, my first love, and best friend died in a car accident. Whenever I thought about him, which was all the time, I would be overwhelmed with grief and paralyzed by disbelief. I was in counseling for six months, and I believed I was doing everything I could to “process” my trauma. But I wasn’t feeling any better, and I had started to think that my pain was permanent and I would never recover from this loss. After doing some research on Tapping, I scheduled a session with Beryl. In our one hour together, I made more progress than I had in the past six months of traditional therapy... Laurel W. | Sonoma, CA
Tapping for PTSD, Trauma, Phobias, physical and emotional pain
If you think your trauma is too big to be resolved by Tapping, you will be surprised to know this isn’t the case. Tapping is being used for humanitarian aid around the globe. It works so effectively, it’s being used to help surviving orphans of the genocide in Rwanda.