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may say about anger, criticism, bitterness, and the faith you have in your own possibilities.","\u002Fareas\u002Fliver-and-gallbladder","i-lucide-filter",13,"\u002Fliver-and-gallbladder",{"title":97,"description":98,"path":99,"icon":100,"order":101,"comingSoon":10,"to":102,"conditionCount":18},"Pancreas","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the pancreas: what it may say about digesting feelings, freedom, and the sugar of joy.","\u002Fareas\u002Fpancreas","i-lucide-sun",14,"\u002Fpancreas",{"title":104,"description":105,"path":106,"icon":107,"order":108,"comingSoon":10,"to":109,"conditionCount":18},"Spleen","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the spleen: what it may say about unfinished things, nostalgia, regret, and the fear of having missed your life.","\u002Fareas\u002Fspleen","i-lucide-shield",15,"\u002Fspleen",{"title":111,"description":112,"path":113,"icon":114,"order":115,"comingSoon":10,"to":116,"conditionCount":20},"Muscles and tendons","The emotional and spiritual 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earth.","\u002Fareas\u002Flegs-and-feet","i-lucide-footprints",18,"\u002Flegs-and-feet",{"title":132,"description":133,"path":134,"icon":135,"order":136,"comingSoon":10,"to":137,"conditionCount":18},"Hair and nails","The emotional and spiritual meaning of hair and nails: what they may say about vitality, protection, and the strength you use to face change.","\u002Fareas\u002Fhair-and-nails","i-lucide-scissors",19,"\u002Fhair-and-nails",{"title":139,"description":140,"path":141,"icon":142,"order":143,"comingSoon":10,"to":144,"conditionCount":18},"Breasts","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the breasts: what they may say about giving and receiving, mothering, and the balance between the feeling side and the practical side of a life.","\u002Fareas\u002Fbreasts","i-lucide-flower-2",20,"\u002Fbreasts",{"title":146,"description":147,"path":148,"icon":149,"order":150,"comingSoon":10,"to":151,"conditionCount":18},"Thyroid","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the thyroid: what it may 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say what is disturbing me, and I let the held feeling move. I take my life back in hand.",[263,264],"Hemorrhoids","Piles","digestive-system",{"type":267,"value":268,"toc":380},"minimark",[269,274,284,288,305,308,311,314,322,326,335,342,346],[270,271,273],"h2",{"id":272},"what-haemorrhoids-are","What haemorrhoids are",[275,276,277,278,283],"p",{},"Haemorrhoids, or piles, are swollen veins in the anus and the lower rectum, a kind of varicose vein in that place. They are common with ",[279,280,282],"a",{"href":281},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fconstipation","constipation"," and straining, in pregnancy, and with long hours of sitting. They can itch, ache, bleed bright red on the paper, or leave a soft lump. Most settle with softer stools, fibre, fluid, and a short course of a soothing cream. A clinician looks when the bleeding is new or heavy, because blood from the back passage can come from other illnesses. Painful clots, and piles that stay out, sometimes need a small procedure.",[270,285,287],{"id":286},"the-emotional-meaning-of-haemorrhoids","The emotional meaning of haemorrhoids",[275,289,290,291,294,295,299,300,304],{},"Because piles often arrive with constipation and with pregnancy, those situations are part of the reading. Where there is pain, it sits with ",[279,292,293],{"href":244},"stress",". Where there is bleeding, it sits with a loss of joy. The veins themselves are kin to ",[279,296,298],{"href":297},"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fvaricose-veins","varicose veins",", and the pressure in the picture is kin to the pressure read with ",[279,301,303],{"href":302},"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure","high blood pressure",".",[275,306,307],{},"Often the difficulty is with a mother. An unfinished grief, or the wish that she not leave. You may need her, and her opinion, badly, and a new set of conditions makes you feel abandoned by her.",[275,309,310],{},"Piles point to a tension and an inner wish to force an elimination, as if you were trying very hard to push something out, while at the same time the holding back is happening. The conflict between pushing and keeping creates the imbalance. Veins suggest an emotional conflict between rejecting, pushing away, and wanting to retain, to block the feeling inside. A child can live both at once, wanting to pull away from a parent and wanting that parent to stay. There is a conflict between the feeling of loss and your ideas about love.",[275,312,313],{},"You question your identity, and your ties to your family, especially your father, and to your work and to society. You have the impression of being just one more person in a queue, an anonymous \"nth\", when deep down you know you are a remarkable being with a unique place. Do you want to live unnamed for a while? Do you feel like an impostor? Would you like to take someone else's place? Or, the other way, are you clinging too hard to your blood family, and particularly to your mother?",[275,315,316,317,321],{},"You may not know what to do with criticism aimed at you, above all from a partner. Other feelings sit here too. An intense guilt. An old tension, badly expressed or never expressed, that you would rather keep to yourself, toward a person or a situation that, in the French idiom, ",[318,319,320],"em",{},"me fend le derrière",", tears me apart, infuriates me. The body gives an alarm. Something in the life needs light on it, because you are deeply disturbed. Something wants to erupt, like a volcano.",[270,323,325],{"id":324},"the-pressure-you-carry-alone","The pressure you carry alone",[275,327,328,330,331,334],{},[279,329,243],{"href":244}," is very likely in the picture, an overload you feel guilty about. There may be deadlines you are struggling to meet. Letting go is hard. Trust is hard. You can feel obliged to fill every duty even when what you want is to speak, to say what you need, and to put a situation back in joint. Are you in control, or do you have to submit? You have to force yourself through something you dislike, and you cannot get free of it. There is a constraint, and a ",[279,332,333],{"href":235},"resentment",", that would rather be released. You live by halves, and you would like to flee the house.",[275,336,337,338,341],{},"The social pressure is immense. You carry the load alone, because pride tells you not to ask anyone for help. There can also be a feeling of submission toward a person or a situation in which you feel diminished, as if you were nothing. You cannot take your place by showing your sensitivity and your creativity, so you give that place to someone else. You live a great deal in compliance. The French word is ",[318,339,340],{},"complaisance",", the habit of always agreeing to what others ask, so as to please. You want an identity and you want to be different, and you also want to be loved.",[270,343,345],{"id":344},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[347,348,349,357,363,368,374],"ul",{},[350,351,352,356],"li",{},[353,354,355],"strong",{},"See the situation as temporary",", and let it show you where help would actually free you.",[350,358,359,362],{},[353,360,361],{},"Let love support the thought and the action."," Harmony inside is what this reading pictures.",[350,364,365],{},[353,366,367],{},"Let go, and take the risk of saying what disturbs you.",[350,369,370,373],{},[353,371,372],{},"Take your life back in hand",", and set down the feelings that have been feeding on you. Build a base where you feel well and free.",[350,375,376,379],{},[353,377,378],{},"Keep the medical plan."," Softer stools, a clinician if you bleed, and an examination when the bleeding is new, stay in place.",{"title":381,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":382},"",[383,384,385,386],{"id":272,"depth":18,"text":273},{"id":286,"depth":18,"text":287},{"id":324,"depth":18,"text":325},{"id":344,"depth":18,"text":345},"2026-10-04","md","bowel",{},true,"\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fhaemorrhoids",[394,395,396,397,398,399],"What am I trying to force out, and what am I holding back at the same time?","Is there an unfinished grief about my mother, or a fear of her leaving?","Where do I feel like one more anonymous person, when I know I have a place of my own?","Whose criticism, especially a partner's, do I not know how to meet?","What deadline or duty am I forcing myself through, too proud to ask for help?","Where am I agreeing to everything so that I will still be loved?",[281,297,302],[402,403],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHemorrhoid","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ41478",{"title":260,"description":381},[406],{"author":407,"work":408,"entries":409,"pages":411},"Jacques Martel","Le Grand Dictionnaire des Malaises et des Maladies",[410],"Hémorroïdes","221–222","conditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fhaemorrhoids","Haemorrhoids are swollen veins at the anus, often with constipation, pregnancy, pain or bleeding. They are read as a conflict between pushing something out and holding it in, and as a pressure you carry alone.","If this reading resonates with you, naming the pressure you have been forcing and holding at the same time, and asking for help with it, can be a good next step.",[416,417,234,418,243,419],"Pressure","Letting go","Family","Identity",[421,422,423,424,425,426],"Heavy bleeding, dizziness, or black stools. Seek urgent medical care.","A lump that is very painful, blue, or that you cannot push back.","Bleeding that is new after the age of 40, or that comes with a change in bowel habit or weight loss.","Pain that stops you sitting, or bleeding in pregnancy.","Bleeding you have decided is piles without anyone examining you.","Do not ignore rectal bleeding because a reading has given it a meaning.","jP_V4_yIM-5Kv-mRNys0yIW4xmBFHSQ0OEMVGqGr2ak",{"id":429,"title":36,"body":430,"comingSoon":10,"dateModified":618,"datePublished":618,"description":37,"extension":388,"groups":619,"icon":39,"meta":627,"navigation":391,"order":12,"path":38,"reflectionQuestions":628,"seo":635,"sources":636,"stem":644,"themes":645,"whenToSeeADoctor":650,"__hash__":657},"areas\u002Fareas\u002Fdigestive-system.md",{"type":267,"value":431,"toc":605},[432,438,441,447,451,454,457,460,464,469,472,476,479,483,493,497,500,504,511,515,518,522,525,551,555,561,564],[275,433,434,435,437],{},"Your digestive system is a long, busy road. From the mouth to the stomach, then through several metres of intestine, food is broken down, sorted and absorbed. What the body can use is kept, and the rest is eliminated. The gut is also closely connected to the brain: it contains millions of nerve cells and is sensitive to ",[279,436,293],{"href":244}," and emotions, which is why we speak of \"gut feelings\" and \"butterflies in the stomach\".",[275,439,440],{},"In the emotional and symbolic approach to health, the digestive system reflects the way we take in and absorb what happens in our life. We digest situations, ideas, emotions and relationships just as we digest food. When digestion is disturbed, it can be an invitation to ask what we are finding hard to swallow, to absorb or to let go of.",[442,443,444],"note",{},[275,445,446],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. If you have persistent digestive symptoms, blood in the stools, weight loss or severe pain, see a doctor.",[270,448,450],{"id":449},"what-your-digestive-system-represents","What your digestive system represents",[275,452,453],{},"The stomach receives food and digests it to meet the body's needs. In the same way, we \"feed\" our mind with the situations and events of our life. In this reading, the stomach reflects how we absorb and integrate our reality, and how well we digest new ideas and new situations. It can be compared to a barometer, showing how open we are and how we react to life.",[275,455,456],{},"The intestines are the centre of absorption and integration. They keep what is good for us and expel the rest, on the physical level (food), the emotional level (feelings) and the mental level (thoughts). They also symbolise our ability to let events flow through our life, and to feel secure enough inside to be spontaneous.",[275,458,459],{},"The belly, which holds the intestines, is where a child grows before moving from a solitary state to a social one. It is therefore seen as the region of relationships. It is also where our deepest intentions and our sense of what is right or wrong are said to reside.",[270,461,463],{"id":462},"common-emotional-themes","Common emotional themes",[465,466,468],"h3",{"id":467},"what-we-cannot-digest","What we cannot digest",[275,470,471],{},"Digestive troubles are often associated with a situation or a person that we cannot digest or accept. It may be something we saw or heard that \"did not go down well\", or a situation where we need to take a stand but do not yet feel able to. Words we would like to say can remain trapped inside.",[465,473,475],{"id":474},"too-much-at-once","Too much at once",[275,477,478],{},"Indigestion, in this reading, points to an overflow somewhere in our life: too many things happening at the same time, until it becomes unbearable. Eating too fast has its emotional equivalent: taking in too many new situations at once, without time to adapt.",[465,480,482],{"id":481},"refusing-what-is-new","Refusing what is new",[275,484,485,486,488,489,492],{},"The stomach is linked to our openness. When we reject new ideas or new situations, the stomach may reject food in turn. ",[279,487,180],{"href":181},", insecurity and ",[279,490,491],{"href":169},"aggressiveness"," can turn the stomach upside down.",[465,494,496],{"id":495},"a-low-blow","A \"low blow\"",[275,498,499],{},"The intestines may react when we feel hurt by an unfair act or a betrayal, especially if it comes from a family member. Digestive problems often appear after a separation from a partner, a business associate, a child or a teacher, when we cannot digest what happened.",[465,501,503],{"id":502},"holding-on-and-control","Holding on and control",[275,505,506,507,510],{},"The large intestine is linked to letting go. We may feel a strong need to hold on to and control what happens to us. We cling to things, people or situations, sometimes to the point of ",[279,508,509],{"href":220},"jealousy"," or possessiveness, and the bowel becomes congested with what we keep and no longer need.",[465,512,514],{"id":513},"the-belly-and-relationships","The belly and relationships",[275,516,517],{},"Because the belly is the region of relationships, tensions there can reflect conflicts between ourselves and the world around us. The belly may tighten when we feel fragile, unsure of ourselves or humiliated, and relax when we feel disillusioned with life.",[270,519,521],{"id":520},"reading-the-signs-which-part-is-affected","Reading the signs: which part is affected",[275,523,524],{},"In this approach, the part of the digestive system that is affected can add nuance. Take these as questions to explore:",[347,526,527,533,539,545],{},[350,528,529,532],{},[353,530,531],{},"The stomach"," relates to how we absorb our reality and how open we are to new ideas.",[350,534,535,538],{},[353,536,537],{},"The small intestine"," relates to sorting what is good for us. It may react when we judge situations in very black-and-white terms, or struggle to recognise our real needs.",[350,540,541,544],{},[353,542,543],{},"The large intestine"," relates to letting go, spontaneity and the ability to turn the page.",[350,546,547,550],{},[353,548,549],{},"The belly as a whole"," relates to our relationships and to our deepest intentions.",[270,552,554],{"id":553},"caring-for-your-digestion-from-the-inside","Caring for your digestion from the inside",[275,556,557,558],{},"The idea is not to blame yourself. Diet, infections, medication, food intolerances, hormones and many medical factors play a real role in digestive problems. The emotional perspective simply adds another question: ",[318,559,560],{},"what am I finding hard to digest in my life?",[275,562,563],{},"A few gentle practices can support this inner work:",[347,565,566,572,578,584,593,599],{},[350,567,568,571],{},[353,569,570],{},"Take one thing at a time."," Give yourself time to adapt to each new situation before taking on the next.",[350,573,574,577],{},[353,575,576],{},"Welcome new ideas."," Try approaching change with openness rather than judgment.",[350,579,580,583],{},[353,581,582],{},"Name what did not go down well."," Writing or talking about a hurt helps you digest it.",[350,585,586,589,590,304],{},[353,587,588],{},"Let go of what no longer serves you."," Things, habits, grudges: notice what you keep out of ",[279,591,592],{"href":211},"fear",[350,594,595,598],{},[353,596,597],{},"Trust your inner resources."," The only person you can really control is yourself.",[350,600,601,604],{},[353,602,603],{},"Eat slowly and calmly."," A relaxed meal is good for your stomach and your nervous system.",{"title":381,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":606},[607,608,616,617],{"id":449,"depth":18,"text":450},{"id":462,"depth":18,"text":463,"children":609},[610,611,612,613,614,615],{"id":467,"depth":20,"text":468},{"id":474,"depth":20,"text":475},{"id":481,"depth":20,"text":482},{"id":495,"depth":20,"text":496},{"id":502,"depth":20,"text":503},{"id":513,"depth":20,"text":514},{"id":520,"depth":18,"text":521},{"id":553,"depth":18,"text":554},"2026-09-30",[620,624],{"id":621,"title":622,"description":623},"stomach","Stomach","Stomach problems, often linked to situations we cannot digest, anger and openness to what is new.",{"id":389,"title":625,"description":626},"Bowel","Bowel problems, often linked to control, holding on and the ability to let things flow.",{},[629,630,631,632,633,634],"Which situation or person am I finding hard to digest at the moment?","Is there too much happening in my life at the same time?","Which new idea or change am I refusing to take in?","What am I holding on to that is no longer useful to me?","Do I feel secure enough inside to be spontaneous?","Is there someone who \"did me wrong\" that I have not been able to get over?",{"title":36,"description":37},[637],{"author":407,"work":408,"entries":638,"pages":643},[639,640,641,642],"Estomac (en général)","Indigestion","Intestins (maux aux ...)","Ventre ou abdomen","175, 233, 237–238, 421–422","areas\u002Fdigestive-system",[646,647,648,417,174,649],"Digesting life","Openness to new ideas","Control","Relationships",[651,652,653,654,655,656],"Vomiting blood, or black, tarry stools. Seek urgent medical care.","Severe or sudden abdominal pain, or a hard, swollen belly. Seek urgent medical care.","Blood in the stools.","Difficulty swallowing, or food getting stuck.","Unexplained weight loss, loss of appetite or persistent tiredness.","A lasting change in bowel habits, especially after the age of 50.","-IXqDoRiZ4IEEUf9vd2jIRZh1JaLQ61u7VZOCnebD5Q",[659,863,1062],{"id":660,"title":661,"affirmation":662,"aka":663,"area":265,"body":666,"dateModified":618,"datePublished":618,"description":828,"extension":388,"group":389,"meta":829,"navigation":391,"path":830,"reflectionQuestions":831,"related":838,"sameAs":842,"seo":845,"sources":846,"stem":851,"summary":852,"supportIntro":853,"themes":854,"whenToSeeADoctor":856,"__hash__":862},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fconstipation.md","Constipation","I let go of what no longer suits me. I free myself from the past and trust life to carry me forward.",[664,665],"Irregularity","Sluggish bowel",{"type":267,"value":667,"toc":815},[668,672,675,681,684,688,691,695,709,713,716,720,730,734,737,741,744,748,751,755,772,774,777],[270,669,671],{"id":670},"what-constipation-is","What constipation is",[275,673,674],{},"Constipation means having bowel movements less often than usual, typically fewer than three a week, or having stools that are hard, dry and difficult or painful to pass. It can come with bloating, discomfort and a feeling that the bowel has not emptied completely.",[275,676,677,678,680],{},"Constipation is very common and affects people of all ages, especially women, older adults and during pregnancy. Frequent causes include a diet low in fibre, not drinking enough, lack of physical activity, ignoring the urge to go, changes in routine or travel, ",[279,679,293],{"href":244},", some medications and certain medical conditions. It usually improves with more fibre, fluids and movement, and sometimes with laxatives on medical advice.",[275,682,683],{},"The emotional reading below does not replace this. It offers another angle, for those who feel that their digestion also reflects what they are holding on to.",[270,685,687],{"id":686},"the-emotional-meaning-of-constipation","The emotional meaning of constipation",[275,689,690],{},"In the emotional approach, the bowel is linked to letting go and to allowing events to flow through our life. Constipation is often read as a sign that we are holding on.",[465,692,694],{"id":693},"what-clutters-us","What clutters us",[275,696,697,698,701,702,705,706,708],{},"In this reading, the waste that accumulates is the physical side of dark thoughts, ",[279,699,700],{"href":256},"worries",", ",[279,703,704],{"href":175},"anger"," or ",[279,707,509],{"href":220}," that weigh us down. These are things we would benefit from releasing.",[465,710,712],{"id":711},"a-strong-need-for-control","A strong need for control",[275,714,715],{},"Constipation is associated with a strong wish to control the events of our life. This need often comes from uncertainty and inner insecurity. We may need others' approval, pay obsessive attention to detail, and check things several times to feel that everything is \"under control\".",[465,717,719],{"id":718},"fear-of-the-unknown","Fear of the unknown",[275,721,722,723,725,726,729],{},"Constipation often appears when we travel, face money worries or live through conflicts, because these are the moments when ",[279,724,592],{"href":211}," is strongest and we feel most ",[279,727,728],{"href":181},"anxious"," and \"without an anchor\". We may be torn between \"I want to leave\" and \"I don't want to leave\". What we already know gives us a sense of control, and an illusion of security.",[465,731,733],{"id":732},"holding-on-to-the-past","Holding on to the past",[275,735,736],{},"We may cling to old ideas, to our possessions, or to a person we want to keep close. We may feel like a prisoner of the past, powerless to change certain situations. We may also push back old problems and emotions, for fear that they will resurface and have to be faced.",[465,738,740],{"id":739},"holding-back-spontaneity","Holding back spontaneity",[275,742,743],{},"The fear of being judged can lead us to hold back our spontaneity and stop ourselves from moving forward. We live under pressure, feel stuck in a situation and tense up.",[465,745,747],{"id":746},"fear-of-lack","Fear of lack",[275,749,750],{},"Another theme is the fear of lacking, especially materially, which leads us to keep reserves. The source also notes that, in childhood, holding back stools can be a form of control or power. As adults, we may unconsciously do the same as a way of defying authority.",[270,752,754],{"id":753},"questions-the-source-invites-you-to-ask","Questions the source invites you to ask",[347,756,757,760,763,766,769],{},[350,758,759],{},"When did I last allow myself to take my place and be myself?",[350,761,762],{},"When did I last feel free and full of energy?",[350,764,765],{},"What is holding me back?",[350,767,768],{},"Why am I so reserved in loving, in giving or in giving of myself, with friends and with the people I love?",[350,770,771],{},"Why all this guilt?",[270,773,345],{"id":344},[275,775,776],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for being constipated. It has very real physical causes and simple changes often help. The emotional perspective simply invites you to look at what you are holding on to.",[347,778,779,785,791,797,803,809],{},[350,780,781,784],{},[353,782,783],{},"Let go of what no longer suits you."," Choose one old habit, object or grudge that you are ready to release.",[350,786,787,790],{},[353,788,789],{},"Loosen your control."," Notice where you check, plan or monitor too much, and allow one thing to happen on its own.",[350,792,793,796],{},[353,794,795],{},"Make peace with the unknown."," When travelling or facing change, remind yourself that you can adapt.",[350,798,799,802],{},[353,800,801],{},"Turn the page."," If a person or an event from the past still weighs on you, give yourself permission to move on.",[350,804,805,808],{},[353,806,807],{},"Allow yourself to be spontaneous."," Others' judgment matters less than your freedom to be yourself.",[350,810,811,814],{},[353,812,813],{},"Support your body."," Fibre, water, regular movement and not rushing in the bathroom all help.",{"title":381,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":816},[817,818,826,827],{"id":670,"depth":18,"text":671},{"id":686,"depth":18,"text":687,"children":819},[820,821,822,823,824,825],{"id":693,"depth":20,"text":694},{"id":711,"depth":20,"text":712},{"id":718,"depth":20,"text":719},{"id":732,"depth":20,"text":733},{"id":739,"depth":20,"text":740},{"id":746,"depth":20,"text":747},{"id":753,"depth":18,"text":754},{"id":344,"depth":18,"text":345},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of constipation: how it may relate to control, insecurity, fear of the unknown and holding on to the past.",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fconstipation",[832,833,835,836,762,837],"Where in my life do I feel I must keep everything under control?",{"What am I holding on to":834},"old ideas, possessions, a person, the past?","Does my constipation appear when I travel, when money is tight or during a conflict?","Am I holding back my spontaneity because I am afraid of being judged?","What is holding me back, and what guilt am I carrying?",[839,840,841],"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fdiarrhoea","\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fheartburn","\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fhaemorrhoids",[843,844],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FConstipation","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ178436",{"title":661,"description":828},[847],{"author":407,"work":408,"entries":848,"pages":850},[849],"Intestins — Constipation","239–240","conditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fconstipation","Constipation is often read as a sign of holding on. A need to control events, insecurity, fear of the unknown and difficulty letting go of the past or of old emotions may keep things from moving.","If this reading resonates with you, practices that help the body relax and release tension can be a good next step.",[648,855,733,719,417],"Insecurity",[857,858,859,656,860,861],"Severe abdominal pain, a swollen belly and vomiting, especially if you cannot pass wind. Seek urgent medical care.","Blood in the stools or bleeding from the back passage.","Unexplained weight loss or tiredness.","Constipation that lasts more than a few weeks despite changes to diet and lifestyle.","Constipation in a baby, or in a child with pain, blood or a swollen belly.","F7wtwFoSxSIrHgqTMGzX3673SJHGQPjbv-W6s0xIUt8",{"id":864,"title":865,"affirmation":866,"aka":867,"area":870,"body":871,"dateModified":618,"datePublished":618,"description":1024,"extension":388,"group":1025,"meta":1026,"navigation":391,"path":1027,"reflectionQuestions":1028,"related":1035,"sameAs":1037,"seo":1040,"sources":1041,"stem":1046,"summary":1047,"supportIntro":1048,"themes":1049,"whenToSeeADoctor":1054,"__hash__":1061},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure.md","High blood pressure","I let the steam out gently. I accept myself as I am, and I no longer need pressure to feel alive.",[868,869],"Hypertension","High BP","heart-and-circulation",{"type":267,"value":872,"toc":1011},[873,877,880,891,894,898,901,905,911,915,921,925,928,932,935,939,942,946,952,954,968,970,973],[270,874,876],{"id":875},"what-high-blood-pressure-is","What high blood pressure is",[275,878,879],{},"Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps. High blood pressure, or hypertension, means this force stays too high over time. It is generally diagnosed when readings are repeatedly at or above 140\u002F90 mmHg in a clinic, although some guidelines use lower thresholds.",[275,881,882,883,887,888,890],{},"High blood pressure is extremely common, affecting more than a billion people worldwide, and becomes more frequent with age. It is often called a \"silent killer\" because it rarely causes symptoms, yet over the years it raises the risk of heart attack, stroke, ",[279,884,886],{"href":885},"\u002Fkidneys\u002Fkidney-problems","kidney disease"," and vision problems. Risk factors include genetics, age, excess salt, being overweight, lack of physical activity, alcohol, smoking and chronic ",[279,889,293],{"href":244},". Treatment usually combines lifestyle changes and, when needed, medication that must be taken as prescribed.",[275,892,893],{},"The emotional reading below does not replace this, and it is never a reason to stop or delay treatment. It offers another angle, for those who feel that their blood pressure also reflects the pressure they live with.",[270,895,897],{"id":896},"the-emotional-meaning-of-high-blood-pressure","The emotional meaning of high blood pressure",[275,899,900],{},"In the emotional approach, high blood pressure is often pictured as a pressure cooker: a sealed pot where the steam keeps building up.",[465,902,904],{"id":903},"emotions-held-back-for-a-long-time","Emotions held back for a long time",[275,906,907,908,910],{},"The central theme is accumulation. Over long periods, we keep thoughts and emotions to ourselves instead of expressing them. ",[279,909,174],{"href":175}," and frustrations for which we have not yet found a solution are swallowed, and they \"boil\" inside us. We may be very sensitive and find it hard to manage our reactions.",[465,912,914],{"id":913},"putting-things-off","Putting things off",[275,916,917,918,920],{},"High blood pressure is also associated with procrastination: postponing what we have to say or do, out of ",[279,919,592],{"href":211}," or lack of self-confidence. Everything then looks like a mountain, and we wonder whether we will manage to achieve all our plans. Blowing problems out of proportion, and the guilt that follows, add to the pressure.",[465,922,924],{"id":923},"control-and-performance","Control and performance",[275,926,927],{},"The wish to control everything and to solve every situation in our life can make the pressure unbearable. We may feel we must be the best, perform at the top of our abilities, physically and intellectually. When we fall short, tension rises sharply. We may also feel responsible for harmony everywhere, even when other people are involved. That is quite a mandate to give ourselves.",[465,929,931],{"id":930},"feeling-powerless-and-on-guard","Feeling powerless and on guard",[275,933,934],{},"The source also links high blood pressure to feeling powerless, especially at work, for instance when we can no longer accept orders. A deep fear of rejection can keep us on guard, as if we were in danger, or leave us feeling crushed and defenceless.",[465,936,938],{"id":937},"closed-to-love","Closed to love",[275,940,941],{},"Another theme is difficulty feeling and receiving love. After being hurt, we may close our heart so as not to suffer again, and then no longer want to give or receive love.",[465,943,945],{"id":944},"staying-busy","Staying busy",[275,947,948,949,951],{},"Finally, high blood pressure can go hand in hand with hyperactivity, which helps us forget our ",[279,950,700],{"href":256},". We may want to make the most of life and reach the many goals we have set ourselves, without giving ourselves time to feel what is going on inside.",[270,953,754],{"id":753},[347,955,956,959,962,965],{},[350,957,958],{},"Am I putting pressure on myself, or do I feel it comes from others?",[350,960,961],{},"Am I denying parts of my personality that are trying hard to come out?",[350,963,964],{},"Do I feel compressed, squeezed in by my life?",[350,966,967],{},"Do I feel it is dangerous to express my real feelings?",[270,969,345],{"id":344},[275,971,972],{},"The aim is not to feel guilty about your blood pressure. It has real physical causes and needs proper medical follow-up. The emotional perspective simply invites you to look at the pressure you carry.",[347,974,975,981,987,993,999,1005],{},[350,976,977,980],{},[353,978,979],{},"Let the steam out gently."," Express your emotions a little at a time, rather than letting them build up until they explode.",[350,982,983,986],{},[353,984,985],{},"Set priorities."," Choose what really matters, and let some things wait or go.",[350,988,989,992],{},[353,990,991],{},"Make time for yourself."," Give yourself moments to notice what is happening inside, without distraction.",[350,994,995,998],{},[353,996,997],{},"Hand back some responsibility."," You are not in charge of everyone's harmony.",[350,1000,1001,1004],{},[353,1002,1003],{},"Trust yourself."," You do not need to be perfect to be worthy.",[350,1006,1007,1010],{},[353,1008,1009],{},"Accept yourself as you are."," You are unique, and you do not need pressure to feel alive.",{"title":381,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1012},[1013,1014,1022,1023],{"id":875,"depth":18,"text":876},{"id":896,"depth":18,"text":897,"children":1015},[1016,1017,1018,1019,1020,1021],{"id":903,"depth":20,"text":904},{"id":913,"depth":20,"text":914},{"id":923,"depth":20,"text":924},{"id":930,"depth":20,"text":931},{"id":937,"depth":20,"text":938},{"id":944,"depth":20,"text":945},{"id":753,"depth":18,"text":754},{"id":344,"depth":18,"text":345},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of high blood pressure: how it may relate to held-back emotions, control, pressure to perform and self-imposed demands.","blood-pressure",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure",[1029,1030,1031,1032,1033,1034],"Which emotions or frustrations have I been swallowing instead of expressing?","Is the pressure I feel coming from others, or am I putting it on myself?","What have I been putting off saying or doing, out of fear or lack of confidence?","Do I feel responsible for keeping the peace everywhere, even when others are involved?","Have I closed myself off to love so as not to be hurt again?","Do I keep busy so that I do not have to feel what is going on inside?",[297,1036],"\u002Fhead\u002Fheadaches",[1038,1039],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHypertension","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ41861",{"title":865,"description":1024},[1042],{"author":407,"work":408,"entries":1043,"pages":1045},[1044],"Tension artérielle — Hypertension (trop élevée)","405","conditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure","High blood pressure is often read through the image of a pressure cooker. Emotions and thoughts held back for a long time, a need to control and to perform, and heavy self-imposed demands may keep the pressure rising.","If this reading resonates with you, setting aside regular time to slow down and feel what is going on inside can be a good next step.",[1050,648,1051,1052,1053],"Held-back emotions","Pressure to perform","Over-responsibility","Closing off to love",[1055,1056,1057,1058,1059,1060],"A very high reading, around 180\u002F120 or above, with chest pain, breathlessness, severe headache, confusion or vision problems. Call emergency services.","Weakness on one side of the body, facial drooping or difficulty speaking. Call emergency services.","Regular blood pressure checks, even if you feel perfectly well. High blood pressure usually has no symptoms.","Readings that stay high at home or at the pharmacy.","Side effects from blood pressure medication. Never stop or change your treatment without talking to your doctor.","High blood pressure during pregnancy, especially with headaches, swelling or vision changes.","7EJNtjRrjVXogXm97hxqAk0wlSq_BwK44Yw6r9PCWdo",{"id":1063,"title":1064,"affirmation":1065,"aka":1066,"area":870,"body":1070,"dateModified":618,"datePublished":618,"description":1193,"extension":388,"group":1194,"meta":1195,"navigation":391,"path":1196,"reflectionQuestions":1197,"related":1204,"sameAs":1206,"seo":1209,"sources":1210,"stem":1215,"summary":1216,"supportIntro":1217,"themes":1218,"whenToSeeADoctor":1224,"__hash__":1231},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fvaricose-veins.md","Varicose veins","I am free to choose my path. I express my needs, I ask for help when I need it and I enjoy my life.",[1067,1068,1069],"Varicosities","Spider veins","Varices",{"type":267,"value":1071,"toc":1181},[1072,1076,1079,1082,1085,1089,1092,1096,1099,1103,1106,1110,1113,1117,1120,1124,1127,1131,1138,1140,1143],[270,1073,1075],{"id":1074},"what-varicose-veins-are","What varicose veins are",[275,1077,1078],{},"Varicose veins are swollen, twisted veins that are visible just under the skin, most often on the legs. They develop when the small valves inside the veins, which normally stop blood from flowing backwards, become weak. Blood then pools in the vein, which stretches and bulges. Spider veins are a smaller, milder version.",[275,1080,1081],{},"Varicose veins are very common, especially in women, and become more frequent with age. Risk factors include family history, pregnancy, standing for long periods, being overweight and lack of movement. They can be purely cosmetic, or cause heavy, aching, itchy or swollen legs, especially at the end of the day. Treatment includes regular movement, raising the legs, compression stockings and, when needed, medical procedures to close or remove the affected veins.",[275,1083,1084],{},"The emotional reading below does not replace this. It offers another angle, for those who feel that their legs also carry what they live.",[270,1086,1088],{"id":1087},"the-emotional-meaning-of-varicose-veins","The emotional meaning of varicose veins",[275,1090,1091],{},"In the emotional approach, the legs carry us forward in life, and blood represents joy of living and the flow of love. The veins carry blood back to the heart, bringing home all the love received from the world. When this return is slowed down, the question becomes: is joy still flowing in my life?",[465,1093,1095],{"id":1094},"a-place-that-no-longer-fits","A place that no longer fits",[275,1097,1098],{},"Varicose veins are often associated with a situation that no longer suits us: a place, a relationship, or a job that has become monotonous. We no longer find joy there. At home, it can also relate to feeling undervalued in our role within the family, and looking for our own place, our own \"little nest\".",[465,1100,1102],{"id":1101},"stuck-between-two-directions","Stuck between two directions",[275,1104,1105],{},"We may no longer want to continue in a certain direction, but not know how to leave it either. The structures in which we live no longer fit us, and life can feel dull and without passion. In this reading, we may then become stingy with our smiles and our good humour.",[465,1107,1109],{"id":1108},"dragging-a-heavy-weight","Dragging a heavy weight",[275,1111,1112],{},"The source uses the image of a prisoner dragging a ball and chain. Varicose veins may reflect the feeling of carrying a heavy load, often a financial one, and of enduring situations rather than creating them.",[465,1114,1116],{"id":1115},"living-under-i-must","Living under \"I must\"",[275,1118,1119],{},"Another theme is obligation: living by \"I must\" and \"I have to\", which stops us from being ourselves and doing things for ourselves. The direction we take, or the ground we stand on, does not give us what we hoped for emotionally.",[465,1121,1123],{"id":1122},"giving-more-than-we-receive","Giving more than we receive",[275,1125,1126],{},"Varicose veins may also point to an emotional conflict around loving ourselves and receiving love. We may feel unsupported, and that we give much more than we receive in return. The source notes, with interest, that support stockings are recommended for varicose veins.",[270,1128,1130],{"id":1129},"varicose-veins-during-pregnancy","Varicose veins during pregnancy",[275,1132,1133,1134,1137],{},"Varicose veins often appear during pregnancy. In this reading, they can reflect some of the ",[279,1135,1136],{"href":211},"fears"," that come with this new stage: sharing love with another person, losing part of our individuality in the role of mother, and the responsibility of caring for a child. What place will I have next to this child and my partner? Will I get the help and support I need? These questions are natural, and they deserve to be spoken aloud.",[270,1139,345],{"id":344},[275,1141,1142],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for your varicose veins. They have real physical causes and many effective treatments. The emotional perspective simply invites you to look at where joy is, or is not, flowing in your life.",[347,1144,1145,1151,1157,1163,1169,1175],{},[350,1146,1147,1150],{},[353,1148,1149],{},"Learn to love what you do."," Or, if that is no longer possible, give yourself permission to look for something else.",[350,1152,1153,1156],{},[353,1154,1155],{},"Turn an obligation into a choice."," Pick one \"I must\" and ask whether you truly want it.",[350,1158,1159,1162],{},[353,1160,1161],{},"Express your needs."," Let the people around you know what you need to feel supported.",[350,1164,1165,1168],{},[353,1166,1167],{},"Ask for help."," You do not have to carry everything on your own.",[350,1170,1171,1174],{},[353,1172,1173],{},"Stop justifying yourself."," Your choices do not need to be defended.",[350,1176,1177,1180],{},[353,1178,1179],{},"Move your legs."," Walking, raising your legs and avoiding standing still for too long all help your veins.",{"title":381,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1182},[1183,1184,1191,1192],{"id":1074,"depth":18,"text":1075},{"id":1087,"depth":18,"text":1088,"children":1185},[1186,1187,1188,1189,1190],{"id":1094,"depth":20,"text":1095},{"id":1101,"depth":20,"text":1102},{"id":1108,"depth":20,"text":1109},{"id":1115,"depth":20,"text":1116},{"id":1122,"depth":20,"text":1123},{"id":1129,"depth":18,"text":1130},{"id":344,"depth":18,"text":345},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of varicose veins: how they may relate to lost joy, a place in life that no longer fits and burdens you drag along.","veins-and-circulation",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fvaricose-veins",[1198,1199,1200,1201,1202,1203],"Is there a place, a job or a relationship where I no longer find joy?","Do I want to stop going in a certain direction, without knowing how to step back?","What burden do I feel I am dragging behind me?","How much of my life is driven by \"I must\" rather than \"I want\"?","Do I feel supported, or do I feel I give much more than I receive?","Do I find it easy to love myself and to receive love?",[302,1205],"\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fknee-pain",[1207,1208],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVaricose_veins","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ201180",{"title":1064,"description":1193},[1211],{"author":407,"work":408,"entries":1212,"pages":1214},[1213],"Sang — Varices","386","conditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fvaricose-veins","Varicose veins are often read as a sign that joy no longer flows freely. They may reflect a situation or a direction that no longer fits, a feeling of dragging a heavy burden, and a life lived under obligation.","If this reading resonates with you, looking at one \"I must\" in your life and asking whether it could become an \"I choose\" can be a good next step.",[1219,1220,1221,1222,1223],"Lost joy","Direction in life","Heavy burden","Obligation","Receiving love",[1225,1226,1227,1228,1229,1230],"Sudden breathlessness, chest pain or coughing up blood. Call emergency services, as these can be signs of a blood clot in the lungs.","A painful, swollen, warm or red leg, especially in the calf. This can be a sign of deep vein thrombosis.","A varicose vein that bleeds.","Skin changes, a wound or an ulcer near the ankle that does not heal.","Veins that are hard, red, warm and painful.","Heavy, aching legs that affect your daily life. Many treatments are available.","-IQb8Yuqzagh-JlNzdlz0Zn3zVTGlp9h8pkhafMDO2g",[],1791107659955]