Tapping Script for Healing the Pain of Unmet Childhood Need for Attention
When children don't get the attention that they need from their caregivers, the issues that this creates can last a lifetime, manifesting in many different ways.
To guide those who have experienced this through identifying and healing these emotional wounds, I wrote this script.
Even though I witness it in my work with clients every day, it's still amazing to me that the emotional wounds created by unmet needs can be completely and permanently healed with tapping.
Though the need is still not met, the feelings of sadness, unworthiness, rejection, and rejection are gone. Poof!
How to Use This Tapping Script
As with all of my tapping scripts, these statements can be used as is, or modified in any way that makes them resonate more fully with your experience. Some of them will fit for you, and some will not. Just use the ones that fit your experience and have an emotional charge.
You may notice that when you start tapping on these statements, thoughts and feelings will arise that you can then turn into new tapping statements, which will then give rise to still more thoughts and feelings, which you can use to create additional tapping statements, and so on.
I call this following the thread, and it’s a very efficient way to heal and release a lot of painful feelings in a short amount of time.
Please Note
When doing EFT on your own, if you aren't able to completely heal the issue you're working on, so that when you think about it, it no longer causes any stress, emotional pain, anger, or fear, I recommend working with a professional EFT practitioner. If you decide that this is the best course of action for you, and you'd like to work with me, click here to learn more and schedule an EFT session or free consultation.
The Tapping Statements
I didn't get the attention I needed from my mom/dad/parents when I was growing up.
When I was growing up, I needed more attention than I got, and it made me feel lonely and sad.
I wish my mom/dad/parents had paid more attention to me.
Not getting enough attention made me feel unloved and unlovable.
I feel like I crave attention now because I didn't get the attention I needed when I was growing up.
When I tried to get attention from my mom/dad/parents and they didn't give it to me, it made me feel rejected.
It often seemed like my sister(s)/brother(s)/siblings got more attention than I did.
I wish my mom/dad/parents had given me as much attention as they gave __________.
Not getting the attention I needed as a child often made me feel like I was all alone.
I didn't feel seen by my mom/dad/parents.
I didn't feel heard by my mom/dad/parents.
I feel like not getting the attention I needed as a child make me a very needy person.
Not getting the attention I needed made me feel like I wasn't important.
I wish my mom/dad/parents had spent more time with me.
I wish my mom/dad/parents had talked to me about what I was thinking and feelings.
I wish my mom/dad/parents had played with me.
Not getting the attention I needed made me feel like my needs needs didn't matter.
Sometimes it seemed like the only way to get attention was to do something bad.
Sometimes it seemed like the only way to get attention was to get in trouble.
Sometimes it seemed like the only time I got the attention I needed was when I was sick.
Sometimes it seemed like the only time I got the attention I needed was when I was injured.
Sometimes it seemed like the only time I got the attention I needed was when I was achieving something.
Not getting the attention I needed made me feel like my feelings weren't important.
Not getting the attention I needed made me feel bad about myself.
I feel like I would be a happier and healthier person if I had gotten the attention I needed when I was growing up.
The worst thing about not getting the attention I needed was feeling ___________.
I wish my parents had shown a lot more interest in what I had to say.
Not getting the attention I needed made me feel unworthy of love.
No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't get my parents to give me the attention I needed.
Because I didn't get the attention I needed when I was growing up, I turned to food/TV/smoking/alcohol/drugs.
Not getting the attention I needed created a hole in me that I feel can never be filled.
Next Steps
When working with this tapping script, if you aren't able to completely heal the various aspects of the issue, so that when you think about it, it no longer causes any stress or painful emotions of any kind, I recommend working with a professional EFT practitioner. If you decide that this is the best course of action for you, and you'd like to work with me, click here to learn more and schedule an EFT session or free consultation.
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By Heather Ambler
Heather Ambler is an EFT practitioner and mindset coach in California. Through her private practice and online programs, she’s helped many thousands of people all over the world heal the pain of losing a loved one, recover from trauma, release fears, erase limiting beliefs, increase confidence, and achieve goals. If you could use some help with any of these things, click here to learn more and schedule an EFT session or free consultation.
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