AIM:

The research is to find out where the therapy originated, including the name of the person who first introduced the therapy and a brief history if possible. Provide a short summary of any clinical research or scientific evidence that supports the validity of the therapy. List of conditions the therapy is best suited to treat. A summary of how the therapy works to assist the client. Contras or dangers associated with using the therapy. A bibliography listing the resources used to find the information, including websites and publications.

FINDINGS:

The development of Emotional Freedom Technique can be traced back to the ancient Chinese practise of acupuncture, an influence in Kinesiology and then onwards to its influence on Callahan as he worked with Mary to rid her of a water phobia. After his first learning the technique from a Kinesiologist John Diamond 1985 Callahan developed an extensive set of diagnostic and treatment techniques, which he called, thought field therapy one of his students Gary Craig then simplified the therapy to his version called Emotional Freedom Techniques. There are many methods similar to EFT TFT and other variants and Gallo coined the term “Energy Psychology”.

Emotional freedom technique (EFT) is an alternative treatment for physical pain and emotional distress. It’s also referred to as tapping or psychological acupressure.

People who use this technique believe tapping the body can create a balance in your energy system and treat pain. According to its developer, Gary Craig, a disruption in energy is the cause of all negative emotions and pain.

Though still being researched, EFT tapping has been used to treat people with anxiety and people with post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

I guess its what you read and where you read if EFT is evidence base or scientific.

“EFT has no useful effect as a therapy beyond the placebo effect or any known-effective psychological techniques that may be used with the purported “energy” technique, but proponents of EFT have published material claiming otherwise. Their work, however, is flawed and hence unreliable: high-quality research has never confirmed that EFT is effective.

A 2009 review found “methodological flaws” in research studies that had reported “small successes” for EFT and the related Tapas Acupressure Technique. The review concluded that positive results may be “attributable to well-known cognitive and behavioural techniques that are included with the energy manipulation. Psychologists and researchers should be wary of using such techniques, and make efforts to inform the public about the ill effects of therapies that advertise miraculous claims.”

A 2016 systematic review found that EFT was effective in reducing anxiety compared to controls, but also called for more research comparing its effectiveness to that of established treatments”.

For myself, I did EFT for about 4 months and found no difference.

Similar to acupuncture, EFT focuses on the meridian points — or energy hot spots — to restore balance to your body’s energy. It’s believed that restoring this energy balance can relieve symptoms a negative experience or emotion may have caused.

Based on Chinese medicine, meridian points are thought of as areas of the body energy flows through. These pathways help balance energy flow to maintain your health. Any imbalance can influence disease or sickness.

Acupuncture uses needles to apply pressure to these energy points. EFT uses fingertip tapping to apply pressure.

Proponents say the tapping helps you access your body’s energy and send signals to the part of the brain that controls stress. They claim that stimulating the meridian points through EFT tapping can reduce the stress or negative emotion you feel from your issue, ultimately restoring balance to your disrupted energy.

CONCLUSIONS:

There are no findings of any dangers associates to EFT

NOTES AND REFERENCES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_Freedom_Techniques

https://www.healthline.com/health/eft-tapping

https://www.emofree.com/fr/eft-tutorial/tapping-basics/what-is-eft.html