Using TFT Algorithms

Using TFT Algorithms

Key to Abbreviations for TFT Algorithm Treatment Points

SUD subjective units of distress (a rating on a scale of 0-10 or 1-10 of how upset one is at the moment)

e  under eye (under the pupil just below the rim of the bone—the inside of the second toe also works if
 the person is not able to tap on the face)

a under arm (about 4 inches down from the arm pit; in the middle of the bra line for women)

c collarbone (1 inch down from the V of the neck, and 1 inch over to either the left or right side)

eb eyebrow (at the point where the eyebrow begins, near the nose—the outside of the small toe also
 works if the person is not able to tap on the face)

if  index finger (beside the nail on the side toward the thumb)

tf tiny finger (beside the nail on the side toward the thumb)

un under nose (below the nose on the upper lip)

g gamut spot (on the back of the hand in the indentation between the bones of the tiny finger and the
 ring finger about ½ inch back onto the hand—use 3 fingers to tap)

9g 9 Gamut Sequence—Tap the gamut spot continuously while doing the following:
 1. Close the eyes
 2. Open the eyes
 3. Move the eyes down and to one side
 4. Move the eyes down and to other side
 5. Roll the eyes in a circle in one direction
 6. Roll the eyes in a circle in the opposite direction
 7. Hum a tune (about five notes) out loud with mouth closed
 8. Count aloud from one to five
 9. Hum a tune again aloud, with mouth closed

er floor-to-ceiling eye roll (while tapping the gamut spot, hold head level. Look down to the floor, and
 slowly, to a count of 10, roll your eyes vertically up to the ceiling).