Chronic Pain Explained

We intuitively understand more than we think we do…

Anna Holtzman
BeingWell

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Emotions are energy, plain and simple. And when we constrict around energy (because culture has told us that emotions are “wrong”), that energy becomes compressed and explosive inside of us — manifesting as uncomfortable symptoms like anxiety, depression, pain, inflammation, etc.⁠

We understand this intuitively.⁠

If we repress the energy that fuels bowel elimination, things will get very uncomfortable inside and will eventually feel stuck or explosive — or a combination of the two. And this will cascade into other symptoms.⁠

Similarly, if we repress the energy of emotional functioning, we wind up feeling stuck (depression), explosive (anxiety) or a combination of the two — as well as physical symptoms like muscle tightness, pain, inflammation, rashes, fatigue, etc.⁠

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We don’t choose to repress our emotions. Not any more than we consciously choose to flinch when a bee 🐝 flies near us.⁠

We know that bees can be dangerous because we’ve learned this through conditioning experiences — either we got stung, or we saw other people around us flinching — and our nervous system learned to code bees as dangerous: 🐝 =⚠️

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Anna Holtzman
BeingWell

Licensed therapist (LMHC) and chronic pain recovery coach. www.annaholtzman.com IG @anna_holtzman