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Energy Psychology for Social Anxiety and Erythrophobia: A Case Study

Pujol, A. Ā· Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment Ā· 2024

Case seriesšŸ‘„ 1 participantsPreliminaryāœ“ Source-checkedšŸ“ Unknown
In plain English. A young woman terrified of blushing in public, to the point that she dreaded her own wedding, worked through a series of tapping-based sessions and watched her anxiety rating drop from a 9 to a 3 out of 10, with blushing episodes going from five times a week to zero. She made it through her wedding day without the fear taking over. This is one person's case report with no comparison group, so treat it as an illustrative clinical account rather than generalizable evidence.

What they found

1
people took part

Combining Clinical EFT with Energetic Memory Reconsolidation Therapy across a course of sessions, a client's self-rated anxiety fell from 9/10 to 3/10 and weekly blushing-related problem situations fell from 5 to 0; she went on to attend her wedding without blushing-related distress.

How the study worked

Who took parta young woman ('Jeanne') with social anxiety and erythrophobia (fear of blushing), following a difficult early-life history (n=1)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withself-reported anxiety rating (0-10), frequency of blushing-related problem situations per week

The full record

DesignCase series
Participants1 people
Populationa young woman ('Jeanne') with social anxiety and erythrophobia (fear of blushing), following a difficult early-life history
Outcome measuresself-reported anxiety rating (0-10), frequency of blushing-related problem situations per week
JournalEnergy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment
Year2024
CountryUnknown
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verificationāœ“ Confirmed against the primary source

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Pujol, A. (2024). Energy Psychology for Social Anxiety and Erythrophobia: A Case Study. Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.9769/EPJ.2024.16.1.AP

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Phobias 1 participants WHAT THEY FOUND Combining Clinical EFT with Energetic MemoryReconsolidation Therapy across a course ofsessions, a client'sā€¦ Case series Ā· 1 participants Pujol Ā· 2024 Ā· evidence.thetappingsolution.com