Have you ever had a time when you were so ill, and really scared? Or perhaps you remember seeing a loved one struggling, and it has stuck with you vividly? Now, if signs or symptoms show up again, your head and feelings go straight back to that event?
The Night my Asthma was at its worst
When I was 21, I had a severe asthma attack that landed me in hospital for two weeks. The first night was terrifying—I was awake all night, struggling to breathe, exhausted, completely panicked. That memory stuck with me so vividly, like it was burned into my mind.
After that, every time my asthma flared up, fear took over. I couldn’t shake the worry—what if it happens again? The more anxious I became, the worse my asthma felt. I quickly realised that IF I could calm my mind, my breathing would ease—just a little, but enough to make a difference.
Then came COVID. The thought of struggling to breathe again sent me into full panic mode. I was scared that if I caught it, I would likely spend a similar night, fighting for air.
After that hospital experience, I was given an action plan. If my peak flow (a forced breath into a device) got lower than a certain number, I had to go to casualty. So, cue asthma kicking in, watching my peak flow get lower and lower, anxiety started to build, and hey presto, my number went down even more. As soon as I calmed my anxiety, the number popped back up a little. You know what happens to your breathing on a normal day when anxious—so adding asthma is not a good combination.
How EFT helped
The following year, I discovered EFT tapping—and everything changed.
I tapped through that night in hospital, moment by moment, until the fear dissolved. I processed the memories that had been stuck on repeat:
Mum phoning me at home, and I couldn’t get the words out.
Her rushing me to casualty, dropping me off at the entrance, by a bin for me to be sick in while she parked the car.
Lying in the hospital bed, asking a nurse to sit with me because I felt scared, but she couldn’t understand my words due to my lack of breath.
5am—calling the doctor for a third time that night, then feeling the incredible pain as they injected medicine straight into my arm. And then… I could breathe a bit easier.
The impact EFT has had
Now that the fear has gone, I am able to think logically, take the right action steps rather than feeling paralysed with worry and not really helping myself.
Now, when I think back, it feels distant—like a faded memory rather than something I’m reliving. The emotional charge is gone.
Events can stick with us like chewing gum on our shoes—feeling impossible to get rid of, but with tapping, we don’t just manage the fear; we release it. Just like I did.
If a past experience still has a hold on you, making you anxious, fearful, or stuck—know that it doesn’t have to stay that way.
EFT tapping can help you break free, just like it did for me.
If you’d like to explore how tapping could help you, I’d love to support you.
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