AN A-Z OF EMOTIONAL PAIN

Mar
20
2009

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Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain.

And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy;

And you would accept the seasons of your heart, even as you have always accepted the seasons that pass over your fields.

And you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief.

Much of your pain is self chosen.

It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.

Therefore trust the physician, and drink his remedy in silence and tranquility:

For his hand, though heavy and hard, is guided by the tender hand of the Unseen, And the cup he brings, though it burn your lips, has been fashioned of the clay which the Potter has moistened with His own sacred tears.

Emotional pain is very real and has an enormous effect on our immune system. Our physical and mental health is dependent on our emotional wellbeing, but that is not to say that illness is mostly psychosomatic as some would have us believe.

Emotional tension affects our physical health, causing colds and infections, muscular aches and pains. Stress can bring on symptoms like headaches and stomach pain, which if not

alleviated can develop into ulcers, or something worse.

Our immune system is also vulnerable to destructive thoughts, so it is of little value for us therapists to do everything we can to help you achieve physical health, if your mind is a mixture of negative emotions. These will deny you the possibility of healing.

Therefore, it is important to look at attitudes when emotional blockages are causing pain and high blood pressure. Life can be joyful. Stop and think about the emotional pain in your life and ask yourself what you can do about it.

Understand that emotions are part of the energy of life, and how we use this energy dictates our health profile. We can use it or abuse it. For our better understanding, we could ask ourselves, ‘What is the symptom preventing us from doing? What is the symptom making us do?

The mind controls the rush of adrenalin which is stimulated whenever a stress situation occurs. This gives us a choice of fighting for survival, or fleeing for our lives — whichever we think appropriate at the time.

That sudden surge of vitality gives us an immediate ‘high’ and this feeling can become addictive. The problem is that this is a reaction to stress, be it a good stress (playing sport to win) or a bad stress (fear for one’s life). The aftermath is an excess of adrenalin in our systems. We feel breathless; our muscles are all shaky; we must sit down before we fall down.

Do this too often and we approach adrenalin overload, resulting in blood sugar instability. Our healing mechanism begins to suffer, resulting in a ‘burn out’ situation or what is properly termed adrenal exhaustion. In acupuncture our pulses read acute deficiency in the water and wood meridians.

One cure is a long holiday, however, when, over a period of years, we allow stress to infiltrate our every waking moment, our internal dialogue (what we say to ourselves) sets the scene for health disaster.

No wonder we do things such as smoke, drink alcohol to excess, choose poor eating habits – which can shorten our lives. Fortunately, we often get a subconscious message, an excuse, to slow down and reassess our lifestyles.

Sadly, some people become desperate and suicide, having decided that death is better than the life they are leading. They don’t necessarily jump over a cliff. Heart disease, cancers, high blood pressure leading to strokes and severe accidents are all ways that the unhappy mind decides it is easier to go.

Our thoughts are so powerful. Many books have been written on the power of the subconscious mind. When people with life-threatening diseases decide that perhaps life is OK now, because the drama of the situation has demanded a radical change in attitude and lifestyle, they can and do create spontaneous remissions of their health problem.

It takes a conscious effort to decide that life needs fun, joy and laughter. We must put ourselves in the position of finding fulfilment in our lives. Our ‘inner child’ has to be accepted, loved and helped to grow in wisdom and understanding. This may require attention from people skilled in these areas and/or concentrated study.

Our lives are our own. We really do have total control and can’t blame anyone else for what does or does not happen to us. The responsibility must always ultimately rest with ourselves. What we think negatively or positively today will be our future. We have control yes, even over wealth, not just health.

It works like this. If you crowd your mind with one thought, be it good health, happiness or despair; ‘Nobody loves me’, or ‘I’m going to win that race’, or ‘pass that exam’ or become ‘famous’ or ‘wealthy’ then it will happen if you take appropriate action. But watch for the internal talkback that says, ‘But I know I’m not good enough.’ Negative thinking will reverse your positive decisions.

Whatever you think, it’s true for you because you believe it. And, having loaded the thought with lots of energy, you’ve created your reality. So, why not change the thoughts that don’t work for you any more? Most of our thoughts necessary for our survival were created when we were young, but now as adults, we need to revise these, particularly if we are suffering pain.

All healing modalities treat emotional as well as physical pain, because you cannot separate the component parts. That is why natural healing is called ‘total or ‘holistic, therapy. No matter which therapy you decide to adopt for your particular problem, it will have a complementary effect on your structural, biochemical and emotional situation.

Chiropractic and osteopathic adjustments to the spine affect the central nervous system, thereby relieving not only physical pain, but also the side effects of the tension and stress which affect nutrition and sleep patterns. Many is the time that a patient comes in saying that they’re feeling a bit headachy, but the real problem seems to be emotional stress. They feel out of sorts, down in spirits, not their usual self. Tears may be present and offence is easily taken, whereas normally they would cope quite well.

If the cervical spine is out of alignment, then their nervous system is also upset. The situation is often resolved just by adjusting the spine for the headache. By treating the physical, the emotional is often corrected at the same time. This is a common occurrence in practice and all practitioners will tell you the same story.

However there is a special chiropractic therapy called NET (neuro emotional technique) which recognises that when a trauma happens to you, the shock is absorbed by the injured muscles, and this is frequently the cause of chronic pain. In this technique, the emotional component is treated along with the spinal injury. If only the physical injury is attended to, then the sprain can and does recur because the memory lingers on in the muscle. In this way, we can unwillingly complicate a physical complaint with an emotional overlay. NET releases the emotional stress at the same time as the adjustment for remarkable recovery from chronic pain.

We hold thoughts from childhood that no longer work for us as adults. Some of these beliefs are about our bodies. In therapy it has been noticed that structural injuries are usually accompanied by subconscious thoughts that stress the physical frame.

Here is a recognisable list with an appropriate affirmation to counteract the underlying thought:

Neck pain: I am willing to turn to other points of view and alternative solutions

to a problem. I now have a more flexible attitude to life.

Shoulder I accept my responsibilities with pleasure. I will image my problems pain: as being light and effortless. I

Arm pain: I embrace my life with love and joy.

Hand pain: I hold the secret of life in my hands.

Back pain: I am emotionally supported by life itself. I allow love to flow down

my spine and warm me.

Chest pain: I allow love to relax and release the crushing feeling in my chest.

Hip pain: I carry myself in perfect balance through life.

Knee pain: I kneel in respect and love before the beauty of

God’s kingdom and bless my flexibility.

Foot pain: I stand grounded in security and sureness of my position in life. I

accept and deserve my space.

General I reaffirm that my body is the correct place for me

body aches to be. It is the perfect vehicle for me to move

and pain: through life successfully.

These affirmations need to be repeated to yourself several times a day for a month before they become effective in the subconscious. Write it down often and also write your emotional response each time.