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NLP - neurolinguistic programming - is what a friend of mine practises, with varying results, although most of them good in the long run. He tried to hypnotise me into not wanting to eat crisps, cakes and sweets, but the line 'you're going to reach for a nice, juicy green apple' only worked when I saw it in conjunction with a nice, crispy smoky-bacon bag of Walkers or a nice, juicy trifle with extra cream. I was surprised not to lose weight...

But I did go to a hypnotherapist for a vertigo, which set in and paralyzed me when faced with gated lift shafts, balconies beyond the 4th floor, and similar height problems. I don't hate heights - I love looking out of airplane windows, but I do hate the 'sinking through the walls' feeling I used to have. I felt as if I was being compelled to actually fall into the shaft or through the walls of a balcony. Anyway, visualisation worked in this case and shortly after the 45-minute session, I marched firmly onto a flyover over the M6 and gazed down adoringly at the traffic hurtling below. The wall didn't give way, I didn't melt through it, and I can tackle most situations like that (not always, if they come on me by surprise), most of the time.
 
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Is tapping administered to the acupuncture points? Or is it like Indian head massage which stimulates certain parts of the lymphatic system to give relief to such things as sinus problems?

I also firmly believe that the person administering such treatments has to have some ability/affinity with the method of relief/healing that they are practising. Someone with no natural affinity/ability will not get results, no matter how well meant their attentions are.

Apparently, current research is showing that the acupuncture points are actually highly sensitive points in the body's nervous system and that each point relays a message to a different part of the system to alleviate pain and/or other symptoms. Not feeling too good at present so can't articulate this clearly, but that is the gist of what I have been reading.
 
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Is tapping administered to the acupuncture points? Or is it like Indian head massage which stimulates certain parts of the lymphatic system to give relief to such things as sinus problems?

I also firmly believe that the person administering such treatments has to have some ability/affinity with the method of relief/healing that they are practising. Someone with no natural affinity/ability will not get results, no matter how well meant their attentions are.

Apparently, current research is showing that the acupuncture points are actually highly sensitive points in the body's nervous system and that each point relays a message to a different part of the system to alleviate pain and/or other symptoms. Not feeling too good at present so can't articulate this clearly, but that is the gist of what I have been reading.
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I think it's supposed to be accupuncture points although I wouldn't imagine a lot of people would be hitting the correct spots.
 
I recently underwent several acupuncture sessions in an attempt to balance my digestive system, which is crap on several counts. After some six sessions of having needles in my forehead, ear lobes, wrists, ankles, tops of my feet, sides of my leg and dotted attractively down my stomach, I'm sorry to say that nothing in the slightest happened, bar a slight lightening of my purse. Being more than happy to hope for the best, I was really pretty disappointed in the non-outcome.

The same friend who tried NLP on me also recommends tapping - the one to wake up your lymphatic system (body drainage) is to tap the top of your breastbone 33 times, rapidly and firmly, every morning before you get going on the day. I'd forgotten this advice until now, so I might start that tomorrow.
 
I always reckoned you'd be good for a tap...

I'm back from the laser treatment consultation. As luck would have it, we agreed laser surgery might not be the best option for me in my circumstances so it seems I'm stuck with the old gregories.
 
Gregory Pecks - specs! Verrra' funny, Mr Lauder! Well, at least no-one tried to palm off an unnecessary and expensive treatment on you, Dessi. You can afford to go racing a bit more now, and even buy yourself the occasional bacon bap!
 
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