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Break Through Inner Resistance To Your Success
By Suzanne Zacharia
So many people feel stuck in the same old problem. Maybe they
have been trying to make more money and somehow there is
always a limit stopping them from moving further. Or perhaps
they keep repeating the same unhappy patterns in love and
relationships. Some people contact me with an emotional or
physical condition that just would not shift. They may have seen
excellent practitioners, therapists, and coaches, but still, they
have the challenge to deal with. It often seems like there is no
hope and can be very frustrating. The biggest source of
frustration is that the person would be doing everything they can
to get over this hurdle and totally committed, so they cannot
understand why there is this internal block stopping them.
With EFT, or Emotional Freedom Techniques, this block is called
Psychological Reversal. It is a state where you want to move
forward, but your energy is holding you back. Usually, this
psychological reversal is easy to treat with every time you do the
EFT procedure. However, in some cases, this simple treatment is
not enough. With trial and error, I have found three solutions to
this kind of stubborn block.
1.

The Sentinel negotiation. Most stubborn blocks is because
part of you sees harm in moving forward and blocks you
from doing so. As strange as it may seem, this is because part
of you is protecting you. The idea of the Sentinel is one
derived from NLP, and I find that once the negotiation is
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