Rage Tapping: How I'm Using My Anger Productively
When I read about the SAVE Act last week, I was so fired up I took to some tapping, which helped me shape my anger into something useful - writing my first blog post!
So if you're here, welcome. You don’t need to be calm to belong.
I've had "launch blog" on my to-do list for... longer than I'd like to admit. I kept telling myself it needed to start with a formal intro post, a whole "Welcome to My Blog" vibe. But that never felt quite right.
And then, this morning, I rage-tapped.
I opened my phone, read the news, and my whole body lit up. That now-familiar combo of despair, fury, and "how the hell are we supposed to function?" flooded in. So I tapped. Not with a plan. Not with a polished script. Just with all of it.
And I realized: this is how I want to begin my blog. Not with polish, but with presence. Not with a performance, but with permission — for myself and anyone else who's ever screamed into the void and still managed to care.
So if you're here, welcome. You don’t need to be calm to belong.
What exactly does “rage and tap” mean?
Exactly what it sounds like – you let yourself rage while tapping through the EFT points. Don’t worry about a set-up statement or affirmation… just let yourself go.
Lately I have been using it whenever I open up social media or read/see the news of the latest fuckery happening in the U.S. and the first round always starts a little something like this:
Top of the Head: What the fuck.
Eyebrow Point: What the FUCKING fuck.
Side of Eye: FUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK
Under Eye: Fuck this
Under Lip: Fuck.
Chin: Fuckity fuck fuck.
Collarbone:
Side: Fuck.
I do this for as long as it takes for my body to start relaxing, paying attention to the sensations in my arms – as for me, deep rage always shows up in my arms… like someone is holding me down.
(Whenever My One True Love and I are having a heated discussion and I feel my irritation moving into my arms, I know we need to pause and come back to the convo later, because it’s no longer about whatever dumb thing he’s taking too long to do around the house, having morphed into the collective rage I feel over the invisible labor of women.)
Top of the Head: How can anyone think <insert today’s fuckery> is okay?
Eyebrow Point: I just don’t understand
Side of Eye: I feel like I’m screaming into a void
Under Eye: And there’s no end to this in sight
Under Lip: Am I overreacting?
Chin: Is there something I’m not seeing?
Collarbone: I feel like I’m taking crazy pills
Side: Worrying so much about the next thing, or what the future will bringTop of the Head: I’m giving myself permission to focus on today
Eyebrow Point: Allowing myself to focus on the moment in front of me
Side of Eye: I release worrying about tomorrow
Under Eye: As I give my body permission to relax
Under Lip: I choose to focus on what I need in this moment
Chin: What do I need to feel better right now?
Collarbone: I’m asking my body for the answer
Side: I choose to focus on what I can do, rather than what I can’tTop of the Head: And for today, what I can do is pause and take care of me…
Eyebrow Point: I can continue to tap to make my anger productive
Side of Eye: I can send out a tapping script for others who may be feeling the same
Under Eye: I can eat a little snacky
Under Lip: I can find solidarity in my friends
Chin: I can choose to give myself compassion
Collarbone: As I allow my body to process what I’m feeling
Side: And no matter what, I choose to love myself through this.
If you try rage tapping, let me know what comes up for you — leave a comment below or shoot me a message.
I’m building a space where we can tap through the fuckery together.
