{"id":955,"date":"2014-02-27T03:45:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T22:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happyhealthsystem.com\/blog\/?p=955"},"modified":"2014-02-27T03:45:17","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T22:45:17","slug":"tapping-vs-wattles-and-law-of-attraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/happyhealthsystem.com\/blog\/archives\/955","title":{"rendered":"Tapping Vs. Wattles and Law of Attraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just received the following email: <\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Thank you for your latest mail. Just<br \/>\n   last night I received Mr. Wattle&#8217;s<br \/>\n   Science of Being Well. I am familiar<br \/>\n   with his writing from having read<br \/>\n   The Science of Getting Rich, many<br \/>\n   many times. <\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Then today, you sent the tapping info<br \/>\n   (which I very much appreciate.) But,<br \/>\n   there appears to be conflicting<br \/>\n   theories between acknowledging pain,<br \/>\n   and simply going beyond it as Mr.<br \/>\n   Wattles strongly suggests.<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Sorry for being so literal, but I<br \/>\n   thought it important to know the<br \/>\n   answer to this in order to make the<br \/>\n   most progress.<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Thank you so very much.&#8221;<br \/>\n   Rob Quesenberry<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Rob, for asking this extremely important question!<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s actually one of many questions that prompted me to<br \/>\nwrite the book on Tapping and Law of Attraction that<br \/>\nI&#8217;m working on.<\/p>\n<p>Here are my thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>1. Mr. Wattles tells us to sever all mental relations<br \/>\nwith disease. The question is, <strong>HOW<\/strong> can a person do this<br \/>\nwhen he or she is experiencing distracting sensations<br \/>\nsuch as pain, or experiencing acute fear and anxiety<br \/>\nbecause of a diagnosis, or seeing the problem every<br \/>\ntime he or she looks in the mirror or gets dressed, or<br \/>\nhaving to follow a special diet or take medications, or<br \/>\nlive with physical limitations? <\/p>\n<p>In my experience, Tapping is simply a METHOD for<br \/>\nreleasing attention from unwanted conditions or<br \/>\nsensations, letting go of unsupportive thoughts and<br \/>\nbeliefs, and then turning one&#8217;s attention to what is<br \/>\nwanted.<\/p>\n<p>2. Uncomfortable emotions and sensations (including<br \/>\npain) are never the problem. In my view, they are<br \/>\nIMPORTANT! They are guidance from your own self letting<br \/>\nyou know that your thoughts and beliefs are not serving<br \/>\nyou. <\/p>\n<p>So, while some tapping teachers talk about releasing<br \/>\n&#8220;negative emotions,&#8221; or directly releasing pain and<br \/>\ndisease, I think it&#8217;s critically important to<br \/>\nappreciate them as information, and let yourself<br \/>\nrelease the whole energetic pattern that is causing the<br \/>\nunwanted manifestation. That energetic pattern is held<br \/>\nin place by beliefs. <\/p>\n<p>Therefore, whatever words you might use with tapping,<br \/>\nyour intention should be to free yourself from the<br \/>\nwhole pattern.<\/p>\n<p>3. One of the things Mr. Wattles recommends is<br \/>\nessentially that we change the story we tell about<br \/>\nwhat&#8217;s going on. This includes the story we tell others<br \/>\nabout how we feel, and the story we tell ourselves. In<br \/>\nmy experience, Tapping is a method for changing our<br \/>\nstories.<\/p>\n<p>When you realize that how you think, what you believe,<br \/>\nhow you behave, how others treat you and the health of<br \/>\nyour body have everything to do with your own self<br \/>\nimage, you can understand the critical importance of<br \/>\nhaving a healthy self image.<\/p>\n<p>In my experience, people do not succeed at trying to<br \/>\nchange their beliefs about health when they still<br \/>\nbelieve they are powerless, that they are victims, that<br \/>\nthey have done terrible things that have harmed others,<br \/>\nthat they are flawed and unworthy. <\/p>\n<p>First, you have to claim your own power. This means<br \/>\nmaking peace with yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Again, Tapping seems to be a very effective tool for<br \/>\ndoing this.<\/p>\n<p>4. There is one key concept in The Science of Being<br \/>\nWell with which I have come to disagree, based on years<br \/>\nof working with patients. That concept is that disease<br \/>\nis the result of thinking about disease, and that if<br \/>\nyou&#8217;re sick it means you thought about sickness.<\/p>\n<p>What I have come to understand is that disease, injury,<br \/>\nand failure to heal are all the result of your<br \/>\nVIBRATION&#8211;your whole energy pattern. Your<br \/>\nvibration\/energy pattern is the result of what and how<br \/>\nyou think about EVERYTHING, not just the fact of<br \/>\nthinking about sickness.<\/p>\n<p>As a doctor, I think about disease all the time. But<br \/>\nI&#8217;m not sick. Why? Because it&#8217;s WHAT I think about<br \/>\ndisease, HOW I think about it, and what and how I think<br \/>\nabout everything else in my life.<\/p>\n<p>My point here is that because Mr. Wattles believed that<br \/>\nthe very topic of disease would be enough to create it,<br \/>\nhe was adamant that you avoid the topic completely.<br \/>\nHowever, if what creates disease is your whole energy<br \/>\npattern, your vibration, then the solution is to let go<br \/>\nof all those beliefs and stories that create stressful<br \/>\nfeelings, and focus on happiness.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not afraid of disease, not resisting it or<br \/>\nfighting against it, not having to obsess about every<br \/>\nthought that crosses your mind, it&#8217;s a lot easier to<br \/>\nfeel relaxed and happy.<\/p>\n<p>Does this help?<\/p>\n<p>With appreciation,<br \/>\nAlexandra<br \/>\nDr. Alexandra Gayek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just received the following email: &#8220;Thank you for your latest mail. Just last night I received Mr. Wattle&#8217;s Science of Being Well. I am familiar with his writing from having read The Science of Getting Rich, many many times. &#8220;Then today, you sent the tapping info (which I very much appreciate.) But, there appears&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/happyhealthsystem.com\/blog\/archives\/955\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tapping Vs. 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