EFT didn't work for me for anxiety, but only bc I wasn't willing to do what you said-
sitting with the anxiety and hearing its msg- I just wanted it to go away!
I saw EFT work wonders for friends family, and for me for certain things, so I kept trying but to no avail... but I believe now that EFT is wise Science in that it will not override the wisdom of the body- I needed to get out of denial and EFT would not shut off the alarms (anxiety, others...) that would get me out of it.