EFT tapping script: The First Week After a Breakup

Use this session in the raw first days after a breakup, when everything feels unfamiliar and the ache is hard to sit with.

Tap gently with two fingers, about seven times on each point. Say each phrase out loud or quietly in your head. There's no perfect way to do it.

Round 1: Say what's true

1. Side of handThis breakup still feels raw.
2. Top of headMy mind keeps returning to memories.
3. EyebrowI do not know how to picture life without them.
4. Side of eyeI keep looking for reasons this happened.
5. Under eyeMy body feels heavy with this loss.
6. Under noseI want the ache to stop right now.
7. ChinPart of me feels like I will always feel this way.
8. CollarboneI can admit that I am heartbroken.
9. Under armThis is a lot to hold right now.

Take one easy breath. Notice whether anything has shifted, even slightly. If nothing has changed yet, that is completely okay. Keep breathing, and we will continue.

Round 2: Soften it

1. Side of handI can let this hurt exist without rushing it.
2. Top of headMemories do not mean I made the wrong choice by feeling them.
3. EyebrowI only need to get through today.
4. Side of eyeI do not have to understand everything right now.
5. Under eyeMy body can soften even while it grieves.
6. Under noseThis feeling will not stay this intense forever.
7. ChinI am allowed to fall apart a little before I rebuild.
8. CollarboneI can be gentle with myself through this.
9. Under armI can let today be enough.

Take another slow breath. Notice what feels different now. You do not need the feeling to disappear. See if there is simply a little less pressure, or a little more choice in how you meet this moment.

Round 3: Choose what's next

1. Side of handI trust myself to get through this.
2. Top of headI am still whole, even while I am healing.
3. EyebrowI can imagine a future, even without seeing it clearly yet.
4. Side of eyeI can be patient with my own timeline.
5. Under eyeMy body can find moments of relief.
6. Under noseI am allowed to feel okay again, slowly.
7. ChinThis ending is not the end of me.
8. CollarboneI am capable of healing at my own pace.
9. Under armI am ready to take this one day at a time.