**Warning – For any men out there who may read this post and squirm about the “girl stuff” subject matter… tough! Get over it!

I’m a bit cranky. In fact, my husband is avoiding me like the plague and my children are walking around me cautiously so as to not inadvertently set me off. Unfortunately, this is a monthly occurrence.

I am talking about “the curse”, “Aunt Flo”, “the monthly gift”, “my friend”.  Don’t you love those nicknames for that time of month that women should not even talk about. Well, here it is. I am “on the rag”, “riding the cotton pony” and “the painters are in”.

Historically, every month around this time I am NOT fun to be around. I was diagnosed with Endometriosis right after college although I suspect, judging by my awful periods, I had it long before that. The pain was severe and it would render me useless for at least 5 days out of the month. My prospects were dim. I was told I would never have children and that I could expect this problem to get progressively worse.

Thankfully, a very skillful surgeon was able to remove most of the problem causing tissue and my periods got a lot better. I no longer broke up with my boyfriend once a month and later on was able to have two children. Pretty amazing!

Having said that, my periods are still no piece of cake. I am no longer handicapped by the pain to the point that I have to take to my bed but it can interfere with my life and my plans quite effectively. I am irritable and unhappy. I am quick to anger. In short, you best stay away from me.

When I started learning about Law of Attraction I wondered how this time of the month, and it’s related yucky low vibrations, had on my ability to attract good stuff to my life. I research my favorite resources and I found  a great script in one of Carol Look’s newsletters. Here it is from issue #6:

“EFT SETUP PHRASES:

The EFT SETUP Phrases for this topic are as follows:

While tapping the karate chop spot on either hand, repeat these phrases out loud, (or change the words to fit your exact situation).

“Even though my pain is very distracting, I deeply and completely accept my feelings and who I am.”

“Even though it’s impossible to focus on joy when I feel so much pain, I choose to accept that this is how I’m feeling.”

“Even though my pain is debilitating, I’m willing to consider changing my vibration now.”

I have indicated where to tap while saying each of the phrases below. You may repeat the positive round more than once if you wish. (Those of you who are new to EFT may view a chart of the spots on my web site under the EFT pages.)

***Now for the phrases that focus on the problem***

Eyebrow: “My pain is so distracting.”

Side of Eye: “I can’t focus on anything else.”

Under Eye: “My pain really has my full attention.”

Nose: “I don’t feel very abundant when I’m in pain.”

Chin: “I have so much pain in my body and life.”

Collarbone: “I don’t know how to change my focus.”

Under Arm: “I don’t have the energy to do anything else.”

Head: “All this pain in my body…”

***Now for the positive focus on the solution***

Eyebrow: “Even though I’m in pain, I choose to focus on relief.”

Side of Eye: “I am willing to change my focus for a minute.”

Under Eye: “I choose to remember something exciting.”

Nose: “I appreciate many things about my body.”

Chin: “I love being more positive about my life.”

Collarbone: “I have so much to be joyful about in my life.”

Under Arm: “I choose to feel joyful even though I also feel pain.”

Head: “I can distract myself from the pain with joy!”

I use this script whenever the cramps start getting bad. So far so good. My cramps seem to be getting better. I hope it’s beneficial for those of you who go through this monthly hell as well. You may also check out Carol Look’s and Rick Wilkes site Pain Relief with EFT .