It might look a little strange at first — lightly tapping your fingertips along your face, head and upper body while talking about a stressful memory or feeling — but tapping therapy, also called Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), has been shown to be effective for those seeking relief from anxiety, trauma, stress and even physical pain.

The emerging technique combines elements of exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral approaches with acupressure, stimulating a series of points on the body known as meridians. Although some remain skeptical, some experts say it can calm the nervous system in minutes, and dozens of studies in recent years have put EFT to the test.

One 2023 meta-analysis in Frontiers in Psychology found that EFT was associated with significant reductions in post-traum

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