This child's book is based on a true story about a real boy and the events that happened to him. Ben is presently a grown-up happy and normal young adult living with his family where his dad is a Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
Pat Pat Power was in development when Ben was helped in the year 2000. At that time, we used an eye movement method called Simplified Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (SEMDR). Pat Pat Power was developed from the Right Left Technique, which was developed from SEMDR. See the parent’s notes for more details.
Pat Pat Power is very easy to use, safe, fast and effective in the relief and prevention of trauma, stress, anxiety, nightmares, phobias and flashbacks. See traumazapper.com for more information.
Hi. My name is Ben
My dad is a
Tough Sergeant in the U.S. Army
He is very kind and gentle to me and my twin bother. My brother is the
same age as me.
My Mom is very beautiful and loving.
She was a schoolteacher but now stays home and takes care of the family.
3 A long time ago when I was one and half
years old, we
went to a friend's
house for a visit.
He had a friendly Collie dog like Lassie. He came up to me and
licked my face.
To me the dog was a BIG MONSTER that was going to bite and eat me.
I was very scared
and cried. My dad picked me up and hugged me.
Because I was so scared, I would
always be scared whenever I would see a dog. This is known as “super scared.”
The grownups call this trauma.
I stayed scared of dogs until I was 10 years old.
Then something GREAT HAPPENED!
My family and I went to visit Grandma and Grandpa.
Me and my brother
were helping Grandpa clean up the backyard. A friend of Grandpa's came over. His name was Don.
Grandpa asked Don,
“Would Pat Pat Power
help Ben not to be scared of dogs?”
Don said, “Yes.”
Don talked to my Mom
and Grandma.
They said “O.K., Let’s try the Pat Pat Power.”
Grandpa's friend
Don had me sit down across from him.
Don had me pat my
right knee with
my right hand. Then
pat my left knee
with my left hand.
I keep patting first right,
then left, right, left
as I told Don my problem with dogs.
This knee patting and telling of the story is called: Pat Pat Power
I told Don, “I cannot remember
anything about being scared by a dog. My parents told me when I was 1 ½ years old a large dog scared me.”
Don asked me what it was
like to see a dog?
“Every time I see a dog I get very scared and want to hide.
I hide behind my dad or in the bushes.”
“If there is no place to hide,
I freeze. That is I just can not move my arms or legs.”
All the time I was talking,
Don was making sure that I was doing the “Pat Pat Power” to help me get over my fear of dogs. After a short time (less than 4 minutes) Don said,
“You are now over the dog scare. It will now be just a memory.”
Don had me look for
five red things in the room. Don also told me
in the future I could use
Pat Pat Power to keep from being super scared from other scary things.
If I was standing, I could
cross my arms and use
Pat Pat Power on my arms.
First pat my right arm, then my left arm, right, left, right left etc. This is called the Butterfly.
Don then said, “Goodbye,” and left.
I really did not feel
any different but I felt good. I went back out to help Grandpa in the back yard.
The next day in the front yard I saw a golden retriever dog from next door.
For the first time that I can remember,
I was not scared of a dog. I played with that dog
31 Pat Pat Power