From that day on I no longer suffered from my MCS. Although I have to admit it did take me a few weeks to believe it was safe to go out into the world after 13 years of being so ill.
13 Years of Being Unable to Function
For 13 years, Carolyn lived with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS). The condition made it impossible to be in public without becoming severely ill. Perfume, new carpets, gasoline, propane, mold, paint—the list of triggers was endless. Any exposure could set off a cascade of symptoms.
What she experienced with any exposure:
- Loss of voice
- Burning eyes, throat, and chest
- Constant headaches
- Chronic fatigue
- IBS and digestive problems
- Dizzy spells and vertigo
- Brain fog
- Mood swings and crying spells
- Severe depression
- Inability to eat most foods
She had been so sick that she could no longer go anywhere in public without becoming very ill. For over a decade, she was essentially housebound—a prisoner of her own sensitivity to the modern world.
Finding EFT and Using It for "Everything"
In early 2010, Carolyn discovered EFT online. She started using it for a number of issues: panic attacks, headaches, backaches. She was getting good results, but her biggest problem—the MCS—persisted.
Then in December 2010, she met a woman who had some knowledge of EFT. They decided to tap together one afternoon. What happened next even Carolyn couldn't believe.
December 8, 2010
That's the date Carolyn remembers. One afternoon. One Tapping session.
Years Suffering
13Unable to go anywhere in public
Sessions to Transform
1One afternoon of Tapping
"From that day on I no longer suffered from my MCS," she writes.
The symptoms that had ruled her life for 13 years—the burning, the brain fog, the inability to tolerate any scent or chemical—simply stopped.
Relearning to Trust the World
Here's what's fascinating about Carolyn's story: even after the symptoms were gone, it took her weeks to actually believe it was safe to go out into the world again.
After 13 years of being so ill, her nervous system had learned to expect danger everywhere. The physical symptoms may have resolved in that one session, but her brain needed time to catch up. It had to relearn that the world was safe.
I have been Tapping almost daily since that day for whatever comes up, but from that day on I no longer suffered from my MCS.
Carolyn continues to tap daily—not because the MCS returned, but because she's seen what the practice can do. She calls herself "one of the one-minute miracles," though her session was longer than a minute. The point stands: after 13 years of suffering, change came faster than she could have imagined.
"I already know EFT can change lives," she writes. "It changed mine."