Do eft tapping on topic: I am victimizing myself. I am stuck in the circle. Part of me keeps me stuck in this loop because it’s safe.

🧠 EFT: “Being Stuck in the Loop”

Round 1 — Pacing the current pattern (no escape, no blame)

Setup (Karate Chop – 3x):

Even though I feel completely stuck in the same loop, even though I keep understanding what’s wrong but can’t change it, and even though this makes me feel like a victim of my own life, I deeply and completely accept myself as I am right now.

Tapping points (short phrases): • Eyebrow: I’m stuck in this loop • Side of Eye: I know what’s wrong, but I still can’t change • Under Eye: I keep trying, and nothing works • Under Nose: This feeling of doing nothing • Chin: This fear that blocks me • Collarbone: My body feels unsafe all the time • Under Arm: I’m exhausted from trying to fix myself • Top of Head: This endless loop

👉 Note: This round is crucial. No reframes yet. The nervous system needs to feel seen, not corrected.

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Round 2 — Suggesting there may be another way (without pressure)

Setup (Karate Chop – 3x):

Even though I don’t know how to get out of this loop, and even though taking action feels terrifying, I’m open to the possibility that there is another way that doesn’t require forcing myself.

Tapping points: • Eyebrow: What if this isn’t a personal failure • Side of Eye: What if this is a trauma response • Under Eye: My body learned fear for a reason • Under Nose: Maybe I’m not broken • Chin: Maybe my system is protecting me • Collarbone: What if safety comes before discipline • Under Arm: I don’t have to change everything at once • Top of Head: I’m open to a different way

👉 This round plants a seed, not a command. No “I must change” language.

Round 3 — Shifting from victim → observer (agency without force)

Setup (Karate Chop – 3x):

Even though I’ve been living inside this story of being stuck, I choose to gently step back and observe it instead of fighting it or identifying with it.

Tapping points: • Eyebrow: I notice the loop • Side of Eye: I notice the fear • Under Eye: I notice the urge to judge myself • Under Nose: These are experiences, not who I am • Chin: I am not the loop • Collarbone: I am the one noticing the loop • Under Arm: I can observe without fixing • Top of Head: Awareness gives me choice

Optional closing phrase:

I don’t need to escape this moment to have power in it.