I didn’t have a life. I couldn’t travel anywhere. And even the simplest of tasks, like going to the grocery store, would turn into a nightmare of panic. Most nights were sleepless and fearful – with my jaws clenched and my teeth grinding.

My extreme fear of doctors and dentists meant that I did not take care of my health. In fact, I suffered from ongoing illnesses.

My only “salvation” was food, so I ate for every known reason: Late night eating, television eating, being alone eating, being frightened eating, being financially broke eating, being overwhelmed eating….and the list went on and on. I put on weight and I was full of toxins. Any sort of chemical – whether medication, household cleaners, even sending my clothes to the dry cleaner – would set off a panic attack, leaving me gasping for breath and shaking all over.

More than anything else, I just wanted to be normal. I wanted to do the same things everyone else could do. I wanted to get on a plane, go for a drive, meet friends for lunch, sleep at night.

Then I discovered tapping with Thought Field Therapy (TFT).

The changes in my life have been so remarkable that – to this day – I still cannot express enough gratitude for what this amazing therapy has given me.