In today’s society, there are reminders everywhere about how one should look, how much one should weigh, who is good-looking and who’s not. It is hard to deal with this social stigma. You cannot control it if people judge you because of your weight because they have been taught to think this way.
The idea of this tapping is to detach from their thoughts about your weight. And to detach from your thoughts about what others might be thinking of your weight. This will benefit you because it will free your mind to reach out to people with your best skills and talents, instead of having 50-60% of your brain power consumed with thoughts about their impression of your weight.
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Karate chop
Even though I feel hurt and ashamed when people judge me because of my weight, I accept myself for feeling this way. I’m only human.
Even though wherever I turn, I see reminders of how I should be thin and how I should be losing weight, I now want to turn my attention inward, where I can assess the needs of my body without judgment.
Even though this social stigma of being overweight hampers my style, and keeps me from becoming all that I can be, wouldn’t it be nice if I could look past people’s judgmental ways and be the best I can be anyway?
Round 1
Eyebrow I want to be invisible. I want to hide.
Side of the eye I dread being in groups, I feel like I am standing out.
Under the eye Every time someone looks in my direction,
Under the nose I secretly beat myself up for being out of shape.
Chin What must they think of me?
Collar bone Being around slim people really brings out my insecurities.
Under the arm I remind myself to be tough and to look at my inner beauty,
Top of the head but honestly, I’m getting tired of this “inner beauty” crap.
Round 2
Eyebrow Why can’t I be beautiful inside and out?
Side of the eye How do I feel good about myself when I’m feeling judged all the time?
Under the eye Sometimes people look at me like I’m some kind of criminal.
Under the nose People are so superficial.
Chin God forbid I run into someone from my “thin” days.
Collar bone Then they give me that look – What did you do to yourself?
Under the arm I bend over backwards to help people,
Top of the head just so that they will look past my big size
Round 3
Eyebrow and see my little heart that beats just like theirs.
Side of the eye They look at me like I’m only waiting to rush home
Under the eye to lose myself in food and more food.
Under the nose They judge me, they pity me,
Chin they draw conclusions about me when they don’t even know me.
Collar bone They make it look like thin people are somehow more “sincere”.
Under the arm They think I’m lazy, I’m careless.
Top of the head Then they think I will be careless with their affairs too.
Round 4
Eyebrow This misjudgement of my character hits below the belt.
Side of the eye I dread family outings,
Under the eye I dread reunions, parties and all kind of social events
Under the nose where I will come face to face with another person.
Chin I worry about the diseases that could befall me as I grow older.
Collar bone When doctors can’t find a reason for a disease,
Under the arm they will pin it on my extra weight.
Top of the head That’s their easy way out.
Round 5
Eyebrow With all their research and degrees, I wonder why
Side of the eye they haven’t found a real cure for my weight yet.
Under the eye I’m tired of being called an apple or a pear shape.
Under the nose I am tired of fat jokes, I’m tired of food jokes.
Chin I get it, I get it, I need to do “something”.
Collar bone But I wonder if I can ever be thin.
Under the arm Being thin, I may fit into the right clothes,
Top of the head but I will not fit into my surroundings.
Round 6
Eyebrow Where almost everyone including me
Side of the eye has come to expect me to be out of shape.
Under the eye Part of me feels safe being this way.
Under the nose I don’t have to deal with perverts.
Chin I could go anywhere,
Collar bone I could talk to any number of men and women,
Under the arm completely assured that no one’s going to think I’m hitting on them.
Top of the head They just don’t expect people like me to do something like that.
Round 7
Eyebrow People just don’t hit on me.
Side of the eye Although I wonder how it would be,
Under the eye if I started to take pride in my body,
Under the nose if I felt confident in my body,
Chin if I could handle the right kind of attention,
Collar bone even enjoyed it, without having to run for cover.
Under the arm If I recognized the power in my body, and used it well.
Top of the head Will I still want to keep it under wraps?