Have you ever experienced mistrust not as a personality flaw, but as an old ‘program’ your body is running? My life radically changed when I realized that my body is choosing my reality, and learning to communicate with it was the biggest shift I could make. This process will guide you through how to rewire your nervous system for trust using a powerful tool called EFT tapping.
Prefer to watch? I’ve put my video below, or if you’re a reader, simply continue reading the post.
Understanding Mistrust as a Program
EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) tapping was a significant part of my journey. I first learned about it years ago while working as an ER medic. A psychiatrist shared this “off the books” process, and I believe it’s time for it to become more widely known.
We’re going to use EFT tapping to step into trust, one of the most vital processes we often miss in our lives. First, it is important to remember that a lack of trust isn’t wrong. You are not broken. What you’re experiencing is simply a program.
It’s an energetic imprint or a series of them stored in your body and your nervous system, likely from past experiences of disappointment or betrayal. This program is just a survival mechanism. Its job is to keep you safe by keeping you closed.
Today, we will not fight this program. We are not here to heal a broken part of you. Instead, we are here to observe that old program with neutrality, thank it for its service, and consciously choose to embody a new frequency, the frequency of wholeness, which is trust.
How to Rewire Your Nervous System for Trust with EFT
Tapping is a powerful tool because it speaks directly to the body and the nervous system. Much like somatic exercises, it bypasses the logical mind that constantly wants to analyze why you feel a certain way. If you are ready, just follow along.
Preparation and Initial Assessment
First, take a really deep breath. For a moment, measure that feeling of mistrust or contraction. Where is it in your body? On a scale of zero to ten, just notice its intensity. There is no judgment here, just reception. Let’s begin.
The Setup Statements
We’ll start with the setup. Begin tapping gently on the karate chop point on the side of your hand and repeat these phrases after me.
- Even though my nervous system holds this imprint of mistrust, I choose to meet this energy with neutrality.
- Even though my past experiences have wired me to be protective and closed, I am choosing to allow myself to just observe now.
- Even though I feel this contraction when I think about trusting myself or others, I remember that I’m whole and I’m choosing to be present with the sensation right now.
Tapping Round 1: Acknowledging the Old Program
Now, let’s tap through the points and acknowledge the feelings. Just follow along with me.
- Top of the head: This distrust.
- Top of the eyebrow: This imprint of mistrust.
- Side of the eye: This history of disappointment.
- Under the eye: This guarded feeling in my heart.
- Under the nose: This program that says it’s not safe to trust.
- On the chin: This heavy contraction in my body.
- Collarbone: This hypervigilance in my nervous system.
- Under the arm: This deep belief that I have to protect myself.
- Top of the head: All this stored data of betrayal.
- Eyebrow: This old familiar frequency of doubt.
- Side of the eye: It feels safer to stay closed.
- Under the eye: This part of me that is just trying to protect me.
- Under the nose: I see it, and I’m not judging it.
- Chin: It’s just an old echo.
- Collarbone: It’s not the truth of who I am.
- Under the arm: I’m observing this old program from my source self.
- Top of the head: And I’m choosing to let this frequency complete its circuit.
Tapping Round 2: Embodying the New Frequency
Take another deep breath here. Let’s continue and make a new choice.
- Eyebrow: I’m making a new choice now.
- Side of the eye: I’m choosing to remember what my own truth feels like.
- Under the eye: It is safe to anchor this new frequency in my body.
- Under the nose: I give my nervous system permission to regulate.
- Chin: I am choosing the frequency of openness.
- Collarbone: My source self is trust.
- Under the arm: I’m embodying the frequency of coherence now.
- Top of the head: I’m aligned with the wholeness that I am.
- Eyebrows: It is safe to trust my body’s guidance.
- Side of the eyes: It is safe to trust my inner knowing.
- Under the eyes: I’m open to receiving from a place of neutrality.
- Under the nose: My body is returning to its natural state.
- Under the chin: This isn’t something I have to learn or earn.
- Collarbone: It is a frequency I’m remembering.
- Under the arm: I’m the frequency of trust.
- Top of the head: I’m whole. I’m neutral. I’m trust.
Integrating the Shift and Moving Forward
Now, place both of your hands on your heart. Close your eyes for a moment and take a long, deep breath in, and just let it all the way out. Very good. Feel the shift in your body. Feel the neutrality. Feel the space you’ve just created. Notice that zero to ten number again and see what you receive now.
This isn’t a one-time fix. It is a recalibration tool. You can return to this practice anytime that old program of mistrust gets loud. Save this post and come back to it whenever you feel you need to. Remember, you are the one in command. You are the one who chooses your frequency.
If you would like to learn more somatic exercises like this and dive deeper, I share body keys like this all the time. We also offer in-depth classes every single week where you can explore more.
