What our body hurts about: 7 important signals

Victoria, 37 years: “At the age of 36, I had my first hypertensive crisis. For those who have not encountered this, I will explain that in this state the pressure rises very quickly – to the highest levels. I was frightened, called an ambulance, and then conducted a complete examination of the body in the clinic.

She asked the head of the department for time off, took tests before the start of the working day. But the cause of the increase in pressure was never found, but the attacks began to recur more and more often. I am a young woman and I do not have a bunch of diseases that can lead to such pressure surges.

The reason for the malaise was discovered by chance at the appointment with a psychotherapist, whom I turned to for a completely different reason – I was worried about conflicts with my husband. Or rather, not even conflicts, but silence and patient suffering on my part and complete indifference to my requests on the part of my husband.

The therapist explained that the anger that I had been holding back for many months had caused a physiologically unreasonable increase in blood pressure.

If our repressed feelings “get stuck” in the body, then they can really make you feel bad, as happened with Victoria. And it is better to pay attention to them at the first signals, so that the disease does not become chronic.

Working with feelings, we come to the harmony of the physical and spiritual. And helping the body, we improve our psychological state. For example, if you straighten your back and stop slouching, then we will immediately feel more confident.

According to body-oriented psychotherapy, each part of our body has a reflection in consciousness: psychological symbolism. How to recognize body signals and learn how to perceive them correctly, says Irina Solovieva, a specialist in body-oriented psychotherapy. But before turning to the psychosomatic view of bodily manifestations, you should definitely consult with doctors in order to exclude specific physical problems.

1. Legs

If you experience heaviness, pain in the legs, then the problem may lie in impaired support. Legs and feet are associated with our psychological stability – the ability to stand firmly on the ground, relying on others.

This “grounding” is difficult if we are not confident in our abilities, if we have many fears. If we are closed. Perhaps that is why lonely older people so often complain of knee pain. Among other things, this pain can be a sign of distrust of others.

2. Thighs and pelvis

These parts of our body are the personification of not only sexuality, but also the inner strength of a person. And a change in figure, in particular, the acquisition of a pear-shaped shape, speaks of repressed resentment and a lack of self-worth.

The fat layer, which we do not like, serves as a kind of safety cushion, which increases the weight of the body, and hence its stability, “importance”. Having noticed this signal, you need to start working with self-doubt or unspoken aggression.

However, pelvic pain may indicate repressed sexual desires. About those that we forced out and did not implement. And you have to work with them too.

3. Spine

Our inner pillar of support must be strong and stable in order to find resources for growth and development – including personal development.

If we are not inclined to trust ourselves, make difficult decisions and focus more on the opinions of others, then we can try to do exercises in the morning that develop the flexibility of the spine. A flexible spine is a symbol of flexibility and breadth of views. Being engaged in our “core”, we will feel it better and believe in our inner strengths.

4. Hands

This part of the body connects us to the world around us. The hands are “responsible” for contact with people, so if we often “accidentally” injure them, for example, cutting bread or removing a hot pan from the stove, then this may be due to our guilt.

If accidental injuries of the hands are repeated quite often, it is worth exploring this feeling in detail: in what situation did it arise, with whom or what is it connected with? Perhaps we should take care of building relationships, ask for forgiveness from the one before whom we are to blame.

5. Life

If we have experienced a stressful, life-threatening situation, then chronic tension can appear in the stomach – it responds with pain due to fear for our safety. Thus, the diaphragm is “responsible” for regulating social relations, power and ambition, and the stomach is responsible for the right of independent protection from harm, beliefs and values ​​imposed on us.

6. Chest

The psychological symbolism of the chest is associated with the emotional sphere and deep feelings. When we say “I was wounded in the very heart,” we want to convey to others that our deepest feelings are affected. And it is the inability to talk about them that can lead to cardiological problems, lung disease and neuralgia.

7.Head and neck

Ideally, their bundle unites consciousness and feelings. In this case, our actions are integrated: “I am aware of what I feel now and act in accordance with my feelings and thoughts.”

The brain is a kind of repository of memories, images, moral attitudes. The mental realm has always been given great importance – “I think, therefore I am.” By doing exercises for the flexibility of the neck, as well as massage of the head and neck, we restore the connection between the head and the body, restore the integrity of the mind-feelings-body system.

How to understand that we are experiencing an imbalance between the mind and feelings? Thanks to a special signal-feeling: “Often I think one thing, but do something completely different” or “I change my position on the same issue, and each time I am convinced that now it is the only true one.”

By listening to the signals of our body, we can forget about ailments, significantly improving the quality of our lives.