Positives

• One ME/CFS patient reported that after three to four rounds of tapping specifically on anger regarding loud Blue Angels aircraft, her agitation response dropped from a 9 or 10 out of 10 to a 2 or 3, and for the first time in eight years she was able to leave her windows open during the flyovers Phoenix Rising.
  
  
• A user reported using EFT in her car while dealing with bladder spasms and anxiety, and said the technique reliably reduced her acute anxiety spikes even without a formal session with a practitioner Phoenix Rising.
  
  

Negatives

• A third forum member reported having tried EFT many times for both physical and emotional issues and finding it “completely ineffective,” despite wanting it to work Phoenix Rising.
  
  

Hurdles & Side Effects

• EFT is free to try (dozens of YouTube tutorials walk through the tapping sequence) but the ME/CFS community consistently recommends working with an experienced practitioner for trauma-adjacent topics, because surfacing strong emotions during self-guided tapping can itself trigger PEM in severely ill patients Phoenix Rising.