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19c. Think of real-life events rather than metaphorical images.
On occasion, a person may, during their tapping, start thinking of metaphorical images rather than real-life scenarios. For example, one woman, who identified her financial situation as the Problem Situation, started to imagine a wall in front of her that was holding her back. Even though she imagined moving through the wall, and felt better, I do not think that metaphors such as this one truly resolve an issue.
In a sense, she was avoiding the hard aspects of her very real financial problems by thinking of an imaginary wall, and a magical solution. When I suggested she go back and examine the problem of how to increase her income, she was able to face her feelings of helplessness about her real-life situation, and then arrive at some sensible decisions about her career.
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