Fear of the dark

S, a late 20s male, had suffered from a long term fear.

"I can't sleep without either a light on or the TV left on", he told me. "I just can't bear the dark".

Now, I could have chosen to have S spend 20 sessions with me trying to recall the moment in his childhood when his father locked him in a cupboard for a minor discretion thus causing lifelong misery. I didn't. Instead, I applied EFT. 3 rounds and his SUD level had reduced from 10 to 0.

The best part was that we were able to test immediately. S was able to go into a room and turn out the light. No fear! As with many fear eliminations, what had been terror before was replaced with a sense of curiosity - both can't exist together.