Tapping Tips - Conflict Resolution Contrast Process

Conflict Resolution Contrast Process

Unless you live in a cave, you interact with other people. In effect, you have a relationship with each person you interact with. Some of these relationships are marked by friction and conflict. For many of us, our relationships are our greatest source of joy and distress. We are frequently wanting someone else to change so we can feel better. We want the cashier at the store to be nicer to us. We want our mate to treat us with more respect. We want our boss to appreciate our work more. We want our employees to work like they care about the company. The list is endless.

If we are the least bit perceptive, and we have been on the planet for a while, we have come to realize that it is futile to try to change someone else. The only thing we can do is change our reactions to the other person.

But, I hear, "They should change! Look at what they are doing! Look at how they are acting! It's not fair. I shouldn't have to change! They are the ones who need to change!"

I agree, it's not fair. They should change! You can go on a talk show and tell your story and most everyone will agree with you that it is unfair and the other person should change. You can get all kinds of sympathy telling your story about how the other person is making your life miserable. Your social life may even revolve around telling your story to others who have similar stories to tell. You can join on-line chat groups with other like-minded people and rant and rave about how unfair the situation is.

I have to ask, . . . "How's that working out for you? Is your life better because of your efforts to change someone else?" Look at it this way, why do you want them to change? Bottom line, you want them to change so you will feel better.

If you want to feel better; you need to work on the only person in the world that you can change -- you. Here's one way to do that. After years in the counseling field, it is the simplest, most effective way that I have seen. And it only takes a few minutes a day.

Preliminary:

"Even though it is unfair that I have to change, I deeply and completely accept myself." The reminder phrase would be, "It's unfair that I have to change."

"Even though I have to put up with [state the transgression], I deeply and completely accept myself." The reminder phrase would be, "I have to put up with [transgression]."

"Even though I would have to give up my online chat group (or weekly luncheon) if I didn't have something to complain about, I deeply and completely accept myself." The reminder phrase would be, "I wouldn't have anything to complain about."

The CRC Process

1) List 5 things about the other person that you don't like. Things that you wish were different. Tap on each one of them. Here are some examples:

You want your boss to quit criticizing your work. "Even though my boss criticizes me, I deeply and completely accept myself." The reminder phrase would be, "He/she criticizes me."

If you want your mate to quit putting you down in front of others, your acceptance statement might be: "Even though [name of mate] puts me down in front of others, I deeply and completely accept myself." The reminder phrase would be, "[Name] puts me down in front of others."

2) List 5 things about the other person that you like/appreciate. Tap on each one without using the acceptance statement. Simply use a reminder statement at each of the tapping points. This is Step 3 in the tapping process. Here are some examples:

"I like that she is so well organized." Say, "Well organized," as you tap each point from the top of the head to under the arm. You can throw in the finger points if you'd like.

3) Repeat 1) and 2) every day for a couple of weeks. Be on the lookout for the relationships in your life and what you do and don't like about them. Apply EFT tapping to realign your energy system with respect to these situations. Notice how other people treat you differently or disappear from your life.

But wait! That sounds like the other person has changed. I thought we were changing my reactions to the other person, not changing the other person.

Some experts in human behavior (who are lot smarter than me) say people respond to our "emotional tone" or "vibration level." They say that we attract people at the same vibration level as us. Have you ever noticed that when you are in a great mood, the nicest clerks wait on you in stores? The nicest waiters serve you. Other drivers are more courteous. When we are in a grouchy mood, we seem to run across every grouch in town. Like attracts like.

If this is true, when we change ourselves, the world reflects back our changed vibration level. If another person doesn't resonate at that vibration level, they will not be attracted into your life. They will either change to match your vibration level or leave. When we tap on upsetting things in our lives, we change our vibration level and our life changes. The bottom line -- we feel better.

If you haven't taken the Rowe Distress Inventory in a while, I advocate re-taking it every few weeks to keep track on how your emotional life is doing. This way, you can take care of a problem before it becomes an emotional burden, or you can clean up a little more emotional baggage from time to time.

Need a refresher on the EFT tapping techniques? See EFT Books. My personal favorite is the third on the list, Five Simple Steps to Emotional Healing by Gloria Arenson.

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