Tapping To Feel Safe Receiving Support From Others

Welcome,

This is a tapping exercise that encourages you to begin to allow yourself to lean on others for support in times of need so that you can release the pressure of feeling like you have to do it all on your own every time.

So let's get into a comfortable seating position so that you can access all the tapping points with ease and let's take a moment to take a nice comfortable breath in through the nose,

Feeling that breath traveling down into your chest and further down into your belly and expanding your belly and then traveling the same way back out of the body and we're going to begin repeating after me as we tap along on the tapping points.

So starting on the side of the hand right below the pinky finger and you can tap with either hand whatever feels comfortable.

Even though it feels really uncomfortable for me to lean on others for support,

I choose to love and accept the part of me that feels this way.

Continuing to tap on the side of the hand,

Even though I feel ashamed when I think about asking other people around me for support,

I choose to love and accept the part of me that carries these feelings right now.

It's hard for me to lean on others for support and whether it's because I don't believe that others can provide me with the support I need or because I believe that I should be able to do it all myself and that others will judge me for asking,

I choose to love the part of me that at some point decided to adopt these beliefs that are now stopping me from asking for help and support.

So we're now going to move to the inside of the eyebrow continuing to tap and repeat after me.

It feels really uncomfortable to lean on others for support.

Outside of the eyebrow,

It makes me feel ashamed like I can't do it all myself and I need to ask others to help me.

Underneath the eye,

I feel like a burden or an inconvenience.

Underneath the nose,

Everyone has so much going on in their own lives.

At the chin,

And here I am asking them to put more on their plates.

At the collarbone,

I should be able to do it myself.

Underneath the arms,

Or at least that's what I learned along the way.

And at some point,

Maybe I was taught that I was more valuable if I did it myself.

Tapping on the ribs,

Maybe I was told to figure out my own way.

When I did ask,

And the disappointment of being let down,

All those years ago has stopped me from asking again.

At the top of the head,

Or maybe every time I asked people,

They just weren't able to support me in the way that I needed.

Inside of the eyebrow,

So I decided that it's easier to just lean on myself.

Outside of the eyebrow,

Or maybe it's a combination of all these reasons,

But I just don't feel comfortable leaning on others for support.

Underneath the eye,

I feel ashamed admitting that I can't do it on my own.

Underneath the nose,

I feel scared that people will let me down when I ask.

Tapping on the chin,

And what if people judge me for asking?

At the collarbone,

What if they think I'm weak for not being able to handle it myself?

Underneath the arms,

There are just so many fears I have that prevent me from asking.

At the ribs,

Every time I think about it,

A tight knot appears in my throat,

At the top of the head,

And an uncomfortable,

Plummeting feeling is in my stomach.

Inside of the eyebrow,

It's almost as if my body is saying no,

Even when my mind says,

But it would be really nice if I could lean on someone right now.

It would be really nice not to have to do this all alone.

Outside of the eyebrow,

And I remember there have been times that people have offered their support,

Even without me asking.

Underneath the eye,

That there were moments where I didn't have to do it on my own.

Underneath the nose,

Maybe they were unexpected,

Maybe even a kindness from someone I didn't know very well.

At the chin,

But these moments remind me that the support has been there,

And those people didn't judge me for asking.

They simply provided their help when I needed it.

At the collarbones,

And they did it with love and kindness.

Underneath the arms,

So maybe some of these beliefs I have about leaning on others are based on old stories.

At the ribs,

And maybe at some point these stories were true,

Or even parts of them were true.

At the top of the head,

Maybe they didn't even start off as my own story,

But they took them on as my own somewhere along the way.

Take a moment to pause here,

Tapping into your breath again,

And thinking about what comes up as you've tapped on this last part of having these stories,

And perhaps them not being your own.

If this feels true,

If you can remember when the story started for you,

And if it feels like a story you may be able to release,

We're gonna start again tapping on the inside of the eyebrow,

And repeating after me.

Not every person will be able to provide me the support I need every time.

Outside of the eyebrow,

But there are people that have gladly let me lean on them for support in the past.

Underneath the eye,

So maybe I can begin to put this story in the past.

At the chin,

And start working on writing a new one.

At the collarbones,

I know that I can't change this overnight.

Underneath the arms,

But I'm open to challenging this comfort,

This discomfort,

Little by little.

At the ribs,

I have some trusted people that I can practice leaning on for support.

At the top of the head,

And honestly,

I think they would love to be there for me.

Inside of the eyebrow,

Because they have been in the past.

Outside of the eyebrow,

And I'm not the first person to need others to help me.

Underneath the eye,

People lean on each other all the time.

Underneath the nose,

And it doesn't make them weak.

At the chin,

Nor does it mean that they failed because they've needed to ask.

At the collarbones,

We weren't meant to do everything alone.

Underneath the arms,

Or to go through life alone.

At the ribs,

And now that I think about it,

Relationships actually grow stronger when we lean on one another.

At the top of the head,

And I've seen proof of this in my own relationships.

I'm placing your hands on your heart here just for a moment,

Allowing yourself to feel into your breath,

To feel your chest raising as you take a breath in,

And feeling it fall beneath your hands as you exhale.

And perhaps taking a moment to feel into the words that you've just said,

And how true these words feel for you now,

And how comfortable it felt to say those words out loud.

And we'll go through our last tapping sequence,

Just stating some affirmations that further solidify being open to this new belief of leaning on others for support in relationships.

So starting on the inside of the eyebrow again,

And repeating after me,

I'm open right now to shifting my mentality.

Outside of the eyebrow,

I'm open to asking others for support when I need it.

Underneath the eye,

I don't have to do it all alone.

Underneath the nose,

Even if this is what has felt the most safe and comfortable up until this point.

At the chin,

And I feel a big weight lifted as I say these words.

At the collarbones,

I can feel my shoulders relaxing.

Underneath the arms,

I can feel that tight knot in my throat dissolving.

At my ribs,

And I can feel a comfort and ease in my belly as I say these words.

At the top of your head,

I'm open to asking others for support.

And I don't have to continue to do everything alone.

Placing your hands on your chest.

Taking a nice easy breath in.

Exhaling it out with an audible sigh.

I thank you for joining me in this practice today.

And I hope that you feel a sense of ease and relaxation in your body as we've gone through this tapping sequence together.