There they were, all curled up on the sofa lounge I was to sleep on for 3 nights. Night came and I sat there, still and panicked.
A Lifetime of Allergic Reactions
Joanne's cat allergies had developed over her lifetime, growing worse with each year. What started as mild discomfort escalated to a point where visiting friends with cats became impossible. The symptoms were severe: itchy, watering eyes; constantly running nose; irritated, inflamed skin.
But the worst symptom was the most terrifying—the feeling that her throat was closing over if she was exposed to close contact or slept in a room where a cat lived. It wasn't just uncomfortable; it felt life-threatening.
Joanne's Transformation
10+
Years Pet Sitting
100%
Allergies Gone
3
Nights First Test
New
Career Created
The Impossible Situation
Life had taken difficult turns for Joanne. She found herself unemployed, living from her car, traveling between states while doing healing work. When a kind woman she'd met at a seminar offered her a place to stay near her children, it felt like a lifeline.
There was just one problem: the apartment came with three cats. And Joanne had flown in this time—no car to retreat to, no easy escape. She was trapped with her worst allergens for three nights.
The Turning Point
Sitting on a cat-covered sofa, panicking, Joanne asked herself: "What have I got? What do I know that will help this?" Tapping came to mind. She tapped on the fear, the irritation, the suffocating sensations—everything she was feeling about cats and allergies.
The Breakthrough
That first morning, she woke with just itchy eyes. No choking. No throat closing. Better than choking to death, she thought. Each evening after her host went to bed, she tapped. The improvement was evident day by day.
Back home, a house sit opportunity came up—with a cat. She did one Tapping session before arriving. No troubles at all. Her next cat sit, she even dared to pick the cat up and hold it. No reaction.
Life changing, especially as pet sitting has been a way for me to house myself for 10 years now.
A New Life, Built on What Was Impossible
The very thing that once terrified Joanne—being around cats—became the foundation of her livelihood. For over a decade now, pet sitting has provided her with housing and income, allowing her flexibility to be close to her children when needed and pursue her own healing journey.
What had been a severe physical limitation transformed into an opportunity. The allergy that once made her throat close is simply... gone.
What Joanne's Story Teaches Us
- Physical symptoms like allergies can have emotional components that Tapping addresses
- Fear and panic around symptoms can actually intensify them
- Consistent Tapping, even just a few sessions, can create lasting change
- Our limitations can transform into our greatest opportunities
- Sometimes the thing we fear most becomes the thing that saves us
The Mind-Body Connection
Joanne's story illustrates something fascinating about allergies: while they have physical components, there's often a significant emotional and fear-based element. The more she feared the reaction, the worse it became. By addressing the fear, the panic, and the emotional charge around cats, her body's physical response changed.
This doesn't mean all allergies can be tapped away—but it does suggest that the emotional component of our physical experiences is worth exploring.