The Implementation of Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (S-EFT) to Reduce Self-discomfort: A Study among College Students

Abstract

Studying at the university gives some challenging experiences for college students which aims to increase their level of academic quality. Reading some books, submitting assignments, finishing some projects, doing oral presentations, taking final exams, and writing a thesis are numerous requirements that must be completed before they are awarded a degree. There are students who are able to cope with those challenges easily, but some of them have to struggle due to some serious cases they have, such as: communication anxiety, family related issue, lack of self-confident, bullying, etc. Those problems may increase the level of self-discomfort which then affect their academic performance. In order to help those students in facing their problem, Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (S-EFT) was applied. S-EFT is performed to ensure the energy flows smoothly in the body by tapping certain points of acupuncture. When the energy is balance, the biochemical system in the body will be influenced as well. While this process occurred, the therapist also reads the affirmation sentence to help the client release the stress and decrease self-discomfort. In this condition, usually, the brain wave is at alpha, so the affirmations will be accepted by the unconscious mind and level of sincerity (ikhlaṣ) could be achieved. Subjective Unit of Discomfort Scale (SUDS) was carried out during the period for evaluating the progress of the therapy.