EFT Step 3 – Do The Setup Statement

Your setup statement is an acknowledgment and an affirmation. You acknowledge that you have a problem, and you affirm that it’s OK to have a problem.

Here’s the formula for this two-part statement:

Even though I have this problem, I love and accept myself anyway.

You’ll repeat this 3 times, using your setup point.

You have two choices here, you’ll remember – either the sore spot on your chest, or your karate chop points. Take a look at your Tapping Points Diagram to see where they are. You can use whichever setup point feels best for you. I get better results using the sore spot, so that’s what I use. But either choice is fine.

For the sore spot on your chest, press gently with your fingertips and rub in a circular motion. You can cross your hands over each other or not, depending on what’s more comfortable.

Or you can use your karate chop points, which you can tap on by bumping them together.

So here’s an example of a setup statement:

Even though I have this worry about tonight, I love and accept myself anyway.

If that doesn’t feel honest to you, say:

Even though I have this worry, I WANT to love and accept myself anyway.

And repeat it 3 times.

That’s the simple version. You can elaborate a little more if you want to:

Even though I have this worry about tonight and it’s making me nuts and I don’t want to spend my whole day like this, I still want to love and accept myself. I’m doing the best I can.
Even though I have this worry about tonight and I’m not sure I want to let go of it, I deeply and completely love and accept myself anyway.

And you can vary it a little each time. But just be sure to keep the two basic parts of it and say it 3 times.

Even though I have this problem, I love and accept myself anyway.

OK. So you chose your issue and your reminder phrase. You measured your intensity. You did your setup statement.

Next Step

It’s time to move to Step 4 – Begin Tapping.

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