Posted by Bill LL on October 12, 2005, at 16:21:58
In reply to Therapist discovers new anxiety, posted by Nickengland on October 12, 2005, at 15:11:35
That's interesting. I personally don't believe in that sort of stuff. But who knows? Maybe there is at least a placebo effect to that treatment. I pasted a portion of an article discussing TFT;
Thought Field Therapy is a psychotherapy treatment developed and promoted by
Dr. Roger Callahan over the past 20 years. Practitioners tap various parts of
the body in particular sequences, called "algorithms," in order to correct
unbalanced energies, known in TFT as "thought fields." The idea is that
perturbations in these thought fields are the cause of psychological
disturbances. Spin-off alternative therapies include Gary Craig's Emotional
Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Callahan's trademarked-and zealously
guarded-Voice Technology techniques.Gaudiano and Herbert note that TFT is not a coherent scientific theory, but
rather a "hodgepodge" of concepts. Thought fields and points tapped on the
body are modeled on the Chinese concepts of qi and acupuncture meridians. TFT
combines these concepts with the terminology of psychology and physicist's
David Bohm's theory of active information to explain how small
"perturbations" can affect thought fields.The authors also question why there have been no controlled studies of TFT,
despite the miraculous claimed rates of effectiveness (up to 97 percent). The
studies that have been conducted are seriously flawed. Two Florida State
researchers, J.L. Carbonell and Charles Figley conducted a study which they
later posted on their Web site, but this study lacks placebos or controls, so
there is no way the Florida State researchers could determine whether patient
improvements correlate to the TFT therapy.> A therapist has claimed she has identified a new syndrome which might explain why some people experience tension during the autumn months.
> Gillian Scully said since August she has recognised in a number of clients a condition she has labelled Autumn Anxiety.
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> This apparently manifests with symptoms of low motivation, an anticipation of something about to happen with an inability to control it and a reluctance to commit to anything.
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> She said: "This is much more than a coincidence, and beyond the usual feelings that people have when the seasons change, or when the days are drawing in."
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> She added: "I have been able to identify the anxiety, treat it quite quickly with Thought Field Therapy so that the client loses the anxiety, becomes more positive and becomes more at ease with themselves and their surroundings."
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> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/thehealthnews.html?in_article_id=365201&in_page_id=1797
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> Sounds like Seasonal Affective Disorder?...Or the onset or something..
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> Kind regards
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> Nick
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