Luelle, I agree with your advice. As a long time EFTer and an Advanced Practitioner, trainer, I have not seen any adverse side effects. Once in a while, I've heard that it does not work as it should for someone, but I think that has to do may be with different aspects as you've mentioned or not being able to get to the core issues. What is important that it has awesome results most of the time. I hope the other person's cold is gone by now. I 'm grateful that I found this forum. If around vancouver canada, I am having some workshops, some for free.