EFT Eyesight Experiment
Designed and conducted by Carol Look
Data Analysis and editorial support by Jayne Morgan-Kidd
Final Data Questionnaire by Rick Wilkes (www.thrivingnow.com)
Editorial support by Dr. Patricia Carrington (www.eftupdate.com)
Preliminary Report by Carol Look
RESEARCH QUESTION
: Is it possible for a person with a vision problem toEmotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)?
Based on the results recorded below, the answer appears to be a
resounding yes!!
DESCRIPTION OF EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES ( EFT)
EFT
acupuncture. The
inviting the client to tune in to the emotion or problem that has been chosen for
treatment.
is a form of meridian therapy based on the ancient Chinese technique ofEFT practitioner taps on designated acupressure points while
THE PARTICIPANTS
Participants were volunteers recruited through announcements in Carol Look’s
newsletter and at energy psychology conferences. At the beginning of this
experiment, over 400 people expressed interest in this study and chose to
participate. All of them already knew
but 120 dropped out. Many thanks to these 120 who diligently tapped on the
EFT. During the course of the 8 weeks, all
EFT
setups and suggestions provided.
Most of the participants (82%) were women.
had not had their eyesight tested during the 3 months prior to the beginning of
the study.
Over 80% indicated that they wear glasses for vision correction. Twenty percent
wear contact lenses
Participants ranged in age from 30-80.
over half the participants in their 50’s.
Most participants (nearly 70%).The average age was 52, with just
To read the Table below see section “How To Read The Tables”
AGE GROUPS
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
30’s 10 8.3 8.5 8.5
40’s 27 22.5 22.9 31.4
50’s 62 51.7
60’s 16 13.3 13.6 97.5
70’s 2 1.7 1.7 99.2
80’s 1 .8 .8 100.0
Valid
Total 118 98.3 100.0
Missing System 2 1.7
Total 120 100.0
52.5 83.9
Statistical tests were used to determine differences between various groups,
such as gender and age. The following were found to be statistically significant
(p<.05):
1)
terms of overall eyesight improvement
improved their eyesight more than men did.
the difference in group size.)
There was a significant difference between men and women in(p=.022) in that women(The test accounts for
2)
EFT help.
sought additional EFT help during the course of the experiment
and those that did not
3) There were
terms of overall improvement in eyesight.
considering that the popular belief that eyesight deterioration
coincides with the aging process.
Over 28% of the final respondents reported that they sought additionalThere was no significant difference between those whoin terms of their overall eyesight improvement.no statistically significant differences in age groups inThis is a curious finding,
STUDY DESIGN:
Each study participant was sent weekly emails with a topic for tapping. (Fear,
anger, guilt, hurt, etc) Three full sets of
for the participants, with each set followed by one
the problem, followed by a second round that focused on the possibility of a
solution.
This eyesight experiment was made available primarily to people who were
already familiar with
through newsletters.
EFT set-up statements were written outEFT tapping round focusing onEFT. Announcements were made at EFT conferences and
ANALYSIS
Data was analyzed using SPSS, a statistical software designed for the social
sciences. T-tests and ANOVA’s were used to detect significant differences in
groups.
HOW TO READ THE TABLES
Example:
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Slight
improvement
(15-25%)
25
Missing No response
20.8 20.8 71.7
‘Frequency’
25 people indicated a ‘slight improvement’.
refers to how many participants chose this response. In this case,
‘Percent’
is the percentage of total number of participants.
‘Valid percent’
1) did not answer the question or
2) did not have the symptom addressed in that question.
excludes those who:
‘Valid percent’
gives the clearest picture of the overall result.
‘Cumulative percent’
simply adds the percentages in each row cumulatively.
‘Missing’
that question.
or ‘System missing’ shows the number of people who did not answer
RESULTS:
OVERALL EYESIGHT IMPROVEMENT:
As the table below indicates,
indicated that an improvement occurred in their vision during and by the
end of the study.
nearly 75% of participants in this study
OVERALL Eyesight Improvement
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
No change 31 25.8 25.8 25.8
very little change
(up to 15%) 30 25.0
Slight
improvement
(15-25%)
25 20.8
noticeable
improvement
(25-50%)
18 15.0
definite
improvement
(50-75%)
8 6.7
significant
improvement
(over 75%)
8 6.7
Valid
Total 120 100.0 100.0
25.0 50.820.8 71.715.0 86.76.7 93.36.7 100.0
Only 25% indicated no change.
TEMPTED TO DROP OUT:
At the beginning of this study, over 400 people expressed interest and chose to
participate. During the course of the 8 weeks, all but 120 dropped out. I
received numerous emails informing me that participants could no longer
continue as “life” was getting in the way. Reasons included ailing elderly parents,
daily stress, the upcoming holiday season, being called out of town, and no
longer being interested in the experiment. (I suspect that some people, if they
did not notice significant improvement immediately, were no longer “held” by the
experiment.)
In addition, I was unable to offer individualized coaching or counseling, and it is
possible that
more likely to retain a foothold without outside help.
is possible with improving one’s vision were definitely challenged by this
experiment.
Slightly under half of the
‘tempted to drop out’
secondary gains (advantages of maintaining poor eyesight) wereComfort zones about whatparticipants (44%) that stayed in the study wereat some point, for example, one participant wrote in:
I had a hard time with week 4 – anger. I do not seem to have a problem with
anger. When something negative happens around me I will go to feeling
sorry for somebody or feeling hurt about a situation, but not anger. As a life
coach and self improvement junkie, I do not think that I am stuffing the
anger. I really think I simply don’t have a lot of anger. Thus, week 4 was
difficult to tap on things like “this blinding rage needs to be released”, etc. It
seemed negative to be tapping on something that was not there. This was
the week I was tempted to drop out of the experiment.
Q5 tempted to drop out
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid No 66 55.0 55.9 55.9
Yes
Total 118 98.3 100.0
Missing No
response 2 1.7
Total 120 100.0
52 43.3 44.1 100.0
I asked the participants of the study to name their known diagnoses with regard
to vision, even though we didn’t target any particular medical diagnoses in the
study. The most common diagnosis reported was Astigmatism, and over half of
the participants did not report a diagnoses
.
Diagnosis Number of those reporting a diagnosis
(% of those reporting a diagnosis)
Astigmatism 16 (29%)
Farsightedness 3 (5%)
Nearsightedness (short sightedness,
myopia)
5 (9%)
Floaters 7 (13%)
Glaucoma 3 (5%)
Cataracts 5 (9%)
All others reported 16 (29%)
None reported 65 (not included in %)
TAPPING COMPLIANCE:
Participants were asked to use the
percent of participants reported that they tapped 7 or more times at the end of
week one of this experiment. At the end of the second week, the number of
people tapping 7 or more times dropped slightly to about 82%. For the next 3
weeks, this trend held fairly well. During the last 3 weeks, the number of people
who reported tapping 7 or more time dropped again to mid to lower 70% range.
Most people in this study complied well with the instructions.
EFT assignments once a day. Eighty-six
FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE:
In the final questionnaire, participants were asked to answer certain questions
about their emotions and responses to the experiment in addition to tabulating
their numeric results. Some of the questions and answers are as follows:
Q1: Which emotion you tapped on caused the most dramatic changes in
your eyesight?
Anger was mentioned 42 times, far more often than any other emotion.
Also of interest was the fact that 3 people indicated that their most dramatic
response was during the tapping sessions on beliefs about aging. (If this
question had included this limiting belief as one of the choices, there may well
have been more response in this area.)
Emotion Number of times
mentioned
Anger
42
Anxiety 24
Fear 20
Guilt 21
Hurt 19
All 3
None 14
Q2: What was the biggest reason you might have been reluctant to improve
your eyesight?
Although there was a variety of responses,
three repetitive themes emerged
throughout this section:
1) Fear of memories that could surface
event more clearly (one -third of respondents)
or fear of ‘seeing’ (understanding) an
2) Resistance to life changes
money, avoid responsibility for doing more with one’s life) (20%)
or secondary gains (such as losing disability
3) Limiting belief in one’s ability to improve eyesight because of the
‘natural aging process’
18% of respondents)
or disbelief that EFT could improve eyesight. (nearly
Sample responses to the question
eyesight”
“what is the downside of improving yourwere as follows:
...if I can make this change - nothing is too impossible. Am I ready to
accept that nothing is impossible?
…Owning my power: if I could improve my eyesight with some simple
tapping, then I would have to own my power - accept how powerful I really
am.
Q2. (The Biggest Reason…)
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid no reason/no
reluctance 18 15.0 16.7 16.7
Fear
36 30.0 33.3 50.0
Resistance or
secondary gain
22 18.3 20.4 70.4
limiting belief
Other reason 13 10.8 12.0 100.0
Total 108 90.0 100.0
Missing No response 12 10.0
Total 120 100.0
19 15.8 17.6 88.0
Q3. Were you surprised about feelings and incidents from childhood that
surfaced?
Those answering “yes” or “no” were equally distributed. One woman who
answered yes stated,
my eyesight and health.”
“Yes, I was surprised that they had that kind of impact on
Q3. (Surprised about feelings…)
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
No 49 40.8
Yes 48 40.0
Somewhat 7 5.8 6.4 94.5
Nothing
surfaced 6 5.0 5.5 100.0
Valid
Total 110 91.7 100.0
Missing No response 10 8.3
Total 120 100.0
44.5 44.543.6 88.2
Many of those answering ‘no’ indicated that the y actually had expected the
tapping to unearth memories that would be related to their problems with their
eyesight.
RESULTS FOR EACH INDICATOR OF CHANGE
Below you will find a chart for each indicator of change.
TOTAL represents the number of people who indicated a need for
improvement in each particular area.
VALID PERCENT
anywhere between 15—100%. The participants were able to indicate levels of
improvement through the following rating system:
indicates the percentage of people who made an improvement
0 = No change or improvement
1 = Very little improvement (up to 15%)
2 = Slight improvement (between 15-25%)
3 = Noticeable improvement (between 25-50%)
4 = Definite improvement (between 50-75%)
5 = Significant improvement (75% or more)
ABILITY TO SEE BRIGHTNESS:
In the following table, 60 people indicated that they had a problem seeing
“brightness.” At the end of the experiment, after taking out the answers
indicating “very little change” (up to 15%),
between a slight and significant improvement (anywhere from 15% to over
75%).
over 41% identified a change
Brightness
Frequency Percent
Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid No change 23 19.2 38.3 38.3
Very little 12 10.0 20.0 58.3
Slight 6 5.0
Noticeable 10 8.3
Definite 6 5.0
Significant 3 2.5
Total
Missing Non-applicable 60 50.0
Total 120 100.0
10.0 68.316.7 85.010.0 95.05.0 100.060 50.0 100.0
CLARITY OF NEAR VISION:
In the category for clarity, I asked participants to identify issues with clarity in
their distance vision as well as in near vision, such as when they were reading.
Sixty-eight (68) participants, or 56 per cent of the final group, indicated that they
had trouble with their vision when reading or viewing up close. Of this group,
41% of them reported between 15-75% improvement in their near vision.
(Again, I did not include those that indicated less than a 15% improvement.)
Clarity (near)
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid No change 27 22.5 39.7 39.7
Very little 13 10.8 19.1 58.8
Slight 11 9.2
Noticeable 9 7.5
Definite 5 4.2
Significant 3 2.5
Total
Missing Non-applicable 52 43.3
Total 120 100.0
16.2 75.013.2 88.27.4 95.64.4 100.068 56.7 100.0
CLARITY OF FAR VISION:
In the chart below reporting on distance vision,
reported an improvement between 15-75%. And of this group,
reported more than 75% improvement in their far sighted vision.
43% of the participants7.5% of them
Clarity (far)
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid No change 29 24.2 43.3 43.3
Very little 9 7.5 13.4 56.7
Slight 13 10.8
Noticeable 6 5.0
Definite 5 4.2
Significant 5 4.2
Total
Missing Non-applicable 53 44.2
Total 120 100.0
19.4 76.19.0 85.17.5 92.57.5 100.067 55.8 100.0
EYE FATIGUE:
In the next chart, you will notice that 33 people initially reported they had
problems with eye fatigue. After the experiment,
them reported that their eye fatigue had improved between 15 –75%.
nearly three-quarters of
FATIGUE
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Very little 9 7.5 27.3 27.3
Slight 6 5.0
Noticeable 10 8.3
Definite 6 5.0
Significant 2 1.7
Total
Missing Non-applicable 87 72.5
Total 120 100.0
18.2 45.530.3 75.818.2 93.96.1 100.033 27.5 100.0
COLOR PERCEPTION:
In the results for “color perception” below, 50 people identified this as a problem,
and 38% of them reported an improvement somewhere between 15-75%.
Color Perception
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid No change 21 17.5 42.0 42.0
Very little 10 8.3 20.0 62.0
Slight 6 5.0
Noticeable 5 4.2
Definite 5 4.2
Significant 3 2.5
Total
Missing Non-applicable 70 58.3
Total 120 100.0
12.0 74.010.0 84.010.0 94.06.0 100.050 41.7 100.0
COLOR CONTRAST:
Forty-nine participants indicated that noticing color contrast was an issue for
them;
15%--over 75%.
just under one-third of these people noticed a change from between
Color Contrast
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid No change 24 20.0 49.0 49.0
Very little 10 8.3 20.4 69.4
Slight 4 3.3
Noticeable 3 2.5
Definite 7 5.8
Significant 1 .8
Total
Missing Non-applicable 71 59.2
Total 120 100.0
8.2 77.66.1 83.714.3 98.02.0 100.049 40.8 100.0
DRYNESS
Forty seven respondents indicated that dry eyes were a problem for them. Of
these, nearly 47% indicated improvement of 15-over 75% by the end of the
study.
DRYNESS
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid No change 19 15.8 40.4 40.4
Very little 6 5.0 12.8 53.2
Slight 12 10.0
Noticeable 7 5.8
Definite 3 2.5
Total
Missing Non-applicable 73 60.8
Total 120 100.0
25.5 78.714.9 93.66.4 100.047 39.2 100.0
EYE BURNING/ ITCHING:
Of the 37 people who said that they were bothered by eye burning or itching,
nearly one-third of those showed an improvement of between 15-75%.
EYE BURNING/ ITCHING
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid No change 18 15.0 48.6 48.6
Very little 7 5.8 18.9 67.6
Slight 3 2.5
Noticeable 5 4.2
Definite 4 3.3
Total
Missing Non-applicable 83 69.2
Total 120 100.0
8.1 75.713.5 89.210.8 100.037 30.8 100.0
EYE STRAIN:
Of the 47 people who said they were bothered by eye strain,
indicated that they found improvement by the end of the experiment in the
range of 15-over 75%.
nearly half of them
EYE STRAIN
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid No change 18 15.0 38.3 38.3
Very little 7 5.8 14.9 53.2
Slight 9 7.5
Noticeable 9 7.5
Definite 3 2.5
Significant 1 .8
Total
Missing Non-applicable 73 60.8
Total 120 100.0
19.1 72.319.1 91.56.4 97.92.1 100.047 39.2 100.0
FLOATERS:
While 34 people reported that they experienced “floaters” in their eyes,
those that tracked this problem reported between a slight (15-25%) and
significant (75% and above) improvement.
29% of
FLOATERS (DECREASED)
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid No change 22 18.3 64.7 64.7
Very little 2 1.7 5.9 70.6
Slight 4 3.3
Noticeable 3 2.5
Definite 3 2.5
Total
Missing Non-applicable 86 71.7
Total 120 100.0
11.8 82.48.8 91.28.8 100.034 28.3 100.0
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EFT practitioner during the course of the experiment.
Over 28% of the participants sought additional support from an
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in their vision.
For 30% of participants, the most significant change reported was
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area of emotional release.
Changes in the problems of Nearsightedness and Farsightedness are listed
below.
Nearsightedness Change
For another 46%, the most significant change reported was in the
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
no change 52 43.3 44.4 44.4
Better 59 49.2
Worse 6 5.0 5.1 100.0
Valid
Total
Missing Not
reported 3 2.5
Total 120 100.0
50.4 94.9117 97.5 100.0
Over one-half of the participants indicated that their nearsightedness
improved.
Farsightedness Change
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
No change 57 47.5 52.8 52.8
Better 46 38.3
Worse 5 4.2 4.6 100.0
Valid
Total
Missing Not
reported 12 10.0
Total 120 100.0
42.6 95.4108 90.0 100.0
Over 42% of the participants who reported being farsighted, indicated an
improvement.
LIMITATIONS of the EXPERIMENT / EXPERIMENTER:
While I am extremely satisfied with the results of the
I want to list some obvious limitations of this experiment and of me, Carol Look,
the one conducting the experiment. As Gary would say, this experiment is a
“good start.”
(1)
been doing it in a quiet, peaceful place (as recommended with each
week’s assignments) while others may have had family, television or
other distractions during their tapping sessions.
(2)
unable to help the participants individually.
(3)
included in what I asked them to tap for
“collapsing” these beliefs if they were outside of conscious awareness.
As we know now, limiting beliefs cause psychological reversal, and play a
huge part in determining whether someone succeeds or not in making
gains with
(4)
EFT Eyesight Experiment,There was no way to monitor participants’ tapping. Some may haveIf “STUCK” or needing to go further on a particular issue, I wasIf any of the participants bumped into huge limiting beliefs not, there would be no chance ofEFT.Some participants had problems with what I asked or failed to ask
them to do.
a.
a computer screen. (Many participants included computer viewing
in “near” vision.)
b. Someone complained that
tap more than once a day.
if I asked for more than once a day, the compliance rate might have
decreased.
c.
GETTING WORSE
when we tap on serious emotional conflict. As Gary tells us, when
symptoms get worse, this is a good indicator that we are in the right
“zone” and more emotional tapping should be done.
Some responses were as follows:I (Carol) did not account for the mid range of vision, i.e. viewingI did not give them “permission” toI was looking for compliance, knowingThere was no allowance for some of these eyesight problems, which we know can happen with symptoms
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY
:
improve their eyesight by using
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