Jan 23, 2014
How would you like to transform your symptoms? I learned the Metaphors for Change exercise from business coach Martha Tilyard and modified it into this Symptom As Metaphor technique for physical issues. It can be combined with EFT for Physical Symptoms of Grief from the January 2014 Let Magic Happen newsletter. I will guide you through the metaphorical imagery process in this 8 minute video and share a story about a student of mine with an eating disorder. A 22 minute combination video Using EFT and Imagery can be found in the Let Magic Happen store for $4.99.
Excerpt from the Appendix of Let Magic Happen.
Symptom as Metaphor
The steps are as follows:
1) Choose a chronic symptom you have been working with from a conventional perspective that might benefit from a different approach.
2) List three physical facts about the symptom (location, intensity, duration, etc.), then list three related emotional feelings.
3) Create a metaphor by completing the following sentence with the first phrase that pops into your head, Having this symptom in my body for me is like ... .
4) Consider the implications inherent in using this metaphor to represent your symptom and notice if this gives you any insight into how you have been dealing with it.
5) Think about your goal for healing this symptom. List three physical facts and three related emotional feelings that will be true when you are healed.
6) Create a new metaphor by completing the following sentence with the first phrase that pops into your head, Being healed of this symptom for me is like ... .
7) When you think about having the symptom now, substitute the new metaphor for the old metaphor and give your body a chance to adapt itself to your new perspective.
Apr 10, 2025
POSTED BY Larry Burk
If you found your way to this book, you probably have had symptoms for many days or weeks already, as the unexplained onset of pain with frozen shoulder (FS) can be quite baffling for a while until you eventually find out about this mysterious affliction. There are many other possible causes of shoulder pain, but when you start to lose your range of motion (ROM) it inevitably leads you down the adhesive capsulitis rabbit hole on a quest for answers. For more details about the book see the Frozen Shoulder Healing blog.
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