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voice.","\u002Fareas\u002Feyes-and-ears","i-lucide-eye",2,"\u002Feyes-and-ears",{"title":21,"description":22,"path":23,"icon":24,"order":25,"comingSoon":10,"to":26,"conditionCount":27},"Respiratory system","The emotional and spiritual meaning of breathing problems: what colds, coughs and lung issues may say about space, freedom and your taste for life.","\u002Fareas\u002Frespiratory-system","i-lucide-wind",3,"\u002Frespiratory-system",16,{"title":29,"description":30,"path":31,"icon":32,"order":33,"comingSoon":10,"to":34,"conditionCount":35},"Heart and circulation","The emotional and spiritual meaning of heart and circulation problems: what they may reveal about love, joy of living and the pressure you carry.","\u002Fareas\u002Fheart-and-circulation","i-lucide-heart-pulse",4,"\u002Fheart-and-circulation",10,{"title":37,"description":38,"path":39,"icon":40,"order":41,"comingSoon":10,"to":42,"conditionCount":43},"Digestive system","The emotional and spiritual meaning of digestive problems: what stomach and bowel issues may say about what you cannot digest, control and letting go.","\u002Fareas\u002Fdigestive-system","i-lucide-utensils",5,"\u002Fdigestive-system",17,{"title":45,"description":46,"path":47,"icon":48,"order":49,"comingSoon":10,"to":50,"conditionCount":49},"Back","The emotional and spiritual meaning of back problems: what back and neck pain may reveal about support, burdens, flexibility and what you hide behind you.","\u002Fareas\u002Fback","i-lucide-person-standing",6,"\u002Fback",{"title":52,"description":53,"path":54,"icon":55,"order":56,"comingSoon":10,"to":57,"conditionCount":58},"Skin","The emotional and spiritual meaning of skin problems: how your skin may reflect boundaries, contact, self-image and the emotions you hold inside.","\u002Fareas\u002Fskin","i-lucide-fingerprint",7,"\u002Fskin",13,{"title":60,"description":61,"path":62,"icon":63,"order":64,"comingSoon":10,"to":65,"conditionCount":64},"Joints and bones","The emotional and spiritual meaning of joint and bone problems: what they may reveal about flexibility, rigid thinking, authority and your inner structure.","\u002Fareas\u002Fjoints-and-bones","i-lucide-bone",8,"\u002Fjoints-and-bones",{"title":67,"description":68,"path":69,"icon":70,"order":71,"comingSoon":10,"to":72,"conditionCount":64},"Reproductive system","The emotional and spiritual meaning of reproductive problems: what they may reveal about creativity, femininity, masculinity and your body.","\u002Fareas\u002Freproductive-system","i-lucide-venus-and-mars",9,"\u002Freproductive-system",{"title":74,"description":75,"path":76,"icon":77,"order":35,"comingSoon":10,"to":78,"conditionCount":33},"Kidneys and urinary system","The emotional and spiritual meaning of kidney and urinary problems: what they may say about fear, old emotions that have not been let go, and the balance between what comes in and what leaves.","\u002Fareas\u002Fkidneys","i-lucide-droplets","\u002Fkidneys",{"title":80,"description":81,"path":82,"icon":83,"order":84,"comingSoon":10,"to":85,"conditionCount":18},"Blood sugar","The emotional and spiritual meaning of blood sugar problems: what diabetes and low blood sugar may say about sweetness, sadness, and love you find hard to receive or to give.","\u002Fareas\u002Fblood-sugar","i-lucide-candy",11,"\u002Fblood-sugar",{"title":87,"description":88,"path":89,"icon":90,"order":12,"comingSoon":10,"to":91,"conditionCount":35},"Mouth and teeth","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the mouth and the teeth: what they may say about taking life in, speaking, and biting into a decision.","\u002Fareas\u002Fmouth-and-teeth","i-lucide-smile","\u002Fmouth-and-teeth",{"title":93,"description":94,"path":95,"icon":96,"order":58,"comingSoon":10,"to":97,"conditionCount":18},"Liver and gallbladder","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the liver and the gallbladder: what they may say about anger, criticism, bitterness, and the faith you have in your own possibilities.","\u002Fareas\u002Fliver-and-gallbladder","i-lucide-filter","\u002Fliver-and-gallbladder",{"title":99,"description":100,"path":101,"icon":102,"order":103,"comingSoon":10,"to":104,"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":106,"description":107,"path":108,"icon":109,"order":110,"comingSoon":10,"to":111,"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":113,"description":114,"path":115,"icon":116,"order":27,"comingSoon":10,"to":117,"conditionCount":33},"Muscles and tendons","The emotional and spiritual meaning of muscles and tendons: what they may say about the strength to act, and the conflict between what you think you should do and what you actually want.","\u002Fareas\u002Fmuscles-and-tendons","i-lucide-dumbbell","\u002Fmuscles-and-tendons",{"title":119,"description":120,"path":121,"icon":122,"order":123,"comingSoon":10,"to":124,"conditionCount":18},"Shoulders","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the shoulders: what they may say about the loads you carry, the urge to act, autonomy and the masks you wear.","\u002Fareas\u002Fshoulders","i-lucide-backpack",16.5,"\u002Fshoulders",{"title":126,"description":127,"path":128,"icon":129,"order":43,"comingSoon":10,"to":130,"conditionCount":41},"Arms and hands","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the arms and the hands: what they may say about embracing life, carrying a load, and the work of giving and receiving.","\u002Fareas\u002Farms-and-hands","i-lucide-hand","\u002Farms-and-hands",{"title":132,"description":133,"path":134,"icon":135,"order":136,"comingSoon":10,"to":137,"conditionCount":9},"Hips","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the hips: what they may say about balance, moving forward, and living from yourself rather than for others.","\u002Fareas\u002Fhips","i-lucide-move",17.5,"\u002Fhips",{"title":139,"description":140,"path":141,"icon":142,"order":143,"comingSoon":10,"to":144,"conditionCount":35},"Legs and feet","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the legs and the feet: what they may say about moving forward, standing your ground, and the contact you keep with the earth.","\u002Fareas\u002Flegs-and-feet","i-lucide-footprints",18,"\u002Flegs-and-feet",{"title":146,"description":147,"path":148,"icon":149,"order":150,"comingSoon":10,"to":151,"conditionCount":25},"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":153,"description":154,"path":155,"icon":156,"order":157,"comingSoon":10,"to":158,"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":160,"description":161,"path":162,"icon":163,"order":164,"comingSoon":10,"to":165,"conditionCount":18},"Thyroid","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the thyroid: what it may say about speech, creativity, and the moment when you feel you have to stay silent.","\u002Fareas\u002Fthyroid","i-lucide-mic",21,"\u002Fthyroid",{"title":167,"description":168,"path":169,"icon":170,"order":171,"comingSoon":10,"to":172,"conditionCount":18},"Glands","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the pituitary, the pineal and the adrenal glands: what they may say about balance, inner vision, and the body's answer to danger.","\u002Fareas\u002Fglands","i-lucide-orbit",22,"\u002Fglands",{"title":174,"description":175,"path":176,"icon":177,"order":178,"comingSoon":10,"to":179,"conditionCount":18},"Lymph","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the lymph: what it may say about feelings that can no longer be held, insecurity, and the need for joy to circulate.","\u002Fareas\u002Flymph","i-lucide-waves",23,"\u002Flymph",{"title":181,"description":182,"path":183,"icon":48,"order":184,"comingSoon":10,"to":185,"conditionCount":64},"Whole body","The emotional and spiritual meaning of whole-body symptoms: fever, tiredness, weight and sweating, and what they say about energy and 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accept myself as I am. I can let others come close, safely, and I can show them where my space begins.",[300,301,302,303,304],"Feeling rejected","Fear of rejection","Rejection sensitivity","Being pushed away","Rejet",[306],"skin",{"type":308,"value":309,"toc":428},"minimark",[310,315,319,322,326,329,334,337,341,344,382,386,389,393,396],[311,312,314],"h2",{"id":313},"what-rejection-is","What rejection is",[316,317,318],"p",{},"Rejection is the experience of being pushed away, excluded or not chosen, and the feeling that goes with it. Almost everyone knows the sting of it. Some people feel it far more intensely than others, read rejection into neutral situations, or organise their lives around avoiding it. This is sometimes called rejection sensitivity. It often travels with anxiety, low self-esteem and low mood, and talking therapies can help.",[316,320,321],{},"Spiritually, rejection is looked at from the inside: what you expect from others often begins with what you already believe about yourself.",[311,323,325],{"id":324},"the-emotional-meaning-of-rejection","The emotional meaning of rejection",[316,327,328],{},"The same pattern returns again and again. A person is highly sensitive, has not learned to love themselves, and fears being hurt. So they shape their life around what others expect, in order to be loved. In doing so they set aside a part of themselves. The fear of being rejected comes true in a quiet way, because they have already rejected themselves.",[330,331,333],"h3",{"id":332},"the-more-i-reject-myself-the-more-i-feel-rejected","The more I reject myself, the more I feel rejected",[316,335,336],{},"The more you push away who you are, the more you notice, or attract, people by whom you feel rejected. The reaction is to retreat and cut yourself off, when what you really want is to come closer. A barrier goes up to avoid being threatened or hurt, and it keeps out the very contact you need.",[330,338,340],{"id":339},"where-rejection-shows-on-the-skin","Where rejection shows on the skin",[316,342,343],{},"The skin is the surface others see first, so this fear is most often read there.",[345,346,347,361,372],"ul",{},[348,349,350,354,355,360],"li",{},[351,352,353],"strong",{},"Eczema."," ",[356,357,359],"a",{"href":358},"\u002Fskin\u002Feczema","Eczema"," is linked to a strong separation, to the feeling that your deepest self or your values have been rejected, and to an ambivalence about touch: you need it, and it frightens you. The visible, \"ugly\" skin seems to confirm how you see yourself inside. The patches can act as a barrier between you and others.",[348,362,363,366,367,371],{},[351,364,365],{},"Acne."," The face is the part of you that meets others first, where you are accepted or rejected. ",[356,368,370],{"href":369},"\u002Fskin\u002Facne","Acne"," is read as a visible irritation, criticism, shame or rejection aimed at yourself or others, and a lack of acceptance of yourself, often at a time of life when identity is still forming. On the back, it is linked to rejecting yourself, or to rejecting people you blame for not supporting you. It can also be a way of marking out territory, filtering who may come close.",[348,373,374,354,377,381],{},[351,375,376],{},"Hives.",[356,378,380],{"href":379},"\u002Fskin\u002Fhives","Hives"," are linked to a hypersensitive person who lives a great deal of rejection, needs others' attention but cannot bear their criticism, and often feels someone wants to be rid of them. The red patches leave you feeling marked, ugly and unwanted.",[330,383,385],{"id":384},"when-rejection-turns-against-the-body-itself","When rejection turns against the body itself",[316,387,388],{},"Anorexia nervosa is described as the most complete form of self-rejection: a rejection of one's own body image, sometimes of life itself, with a wish to disappear so as to bother no one. Underneath is a hunger for unconditional love and acceptance. Anorexia is a serious illness that needs specialist medical and psychological care. If any of this is close to home, please speak to a doctor.",[311,390,392],{"id":391},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[316,394,395],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for being sensitive. Sensitivity is not the problem. The emotional perspective invites you to look at the rejection that starts inside.",[345,397,398,404,410,416,422],{},[348,399,400,403],{},[351,401,402],{},"Catch the first rejection."," Notice when you dismiss yourself before anyone else has spoken.",[348,405,406,409],{},[351,407,408],{},"Stop paying for love."," Doing everything others expect is an expensive way to be accepted, and it rarely works.",[348,411,412,415],{},[351,413,414],{},"Lower the barrier one notch."," Let one safe person come a little closer.",[348,417,418,421],{},[351,419,420],{},"Say where your space is."," Marking your limits with words is kinder than marking them with distance.",[348,423,424,427],{},[351,425,426],{},"Be your own most important person."," Trust yourself enough to step forward and take part.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":430},"",[431,432,437],{"id":313,"depth":18,"text":314},{"id":324,"depth":18,"text":325,"children":433},[434,435,436],{"id":332,"depth":25,"text":333},{"id":339,"depth":25,"text":340},{"id":384,"depth":25,"text":385},{"id":391,"depth":18,"text":392},[439,440,441,442,443,444],"\u002Fback\u002Fmiddle-back-pain","\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Firritable-bowel-syndrome","\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fwisdom-teeth","\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Flump-in-throat","\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fchronic-fatigue-syndrome","\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fsweating-and-body-odour","2026-10-06","The emotional and spiritual meaning of rejection: the fear of being pushed away, the self-rejection behind it, and how it shows on the skin.","md","ties",[450,451],"\u002Fguides\u002Femotions-body-map","\u002Fguides\u002Fjacques-martel-dictionary",[],{},true,[456,457,458,459,460,461],"Where do I reject myself before anyone else has had the chance to?","Do I shape what I do around what others expect, so that they will love me?","Am I building a barrier to keep people away, when what I really want is to be close?","Do I need others' attention but find their criticism unbearable?","Which part of who I am have I hidden for so long that I no longer recognise it?","What would it look like to stop trying to please everyone at any cost?",[189,276,252],[464,465],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSocial_rejection","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ674328",{"title":266,"description":446},"Rejection: Spiritual Meaning & Where It Shows in the Body",[469,475,479,483],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":472,"pages":474},"Jacques Martel","Le Grand Dictionnaire des Malaises et des Maladies",[473],"Peau — Eczéma","328–330",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":476,"pages":478},[477],"Peau — Acné","322–323",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":480,"pages":482},[481],"Peau — Urticaire","337",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":484,"pages":486},[485],"Anorexie mentale","48–50","emotions\u002Frejection","Spiritually, rejection is often linked to a rejection of yourself that comes first. The skin, the surface others see, is where this fear is most often read, in eczema, acne and hives.",[490,491,492,493,494],"Rejecting yourself first","Living for others' approval","The skin as a barrier","Fear of being hurt","Your own space",[496,497,498,499,500],"A skin rash that spreads, blisters, weeps, becomes hot and painful, or comes with fever. Eczema can become infected.","Hives with swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing. Call emergency services.","Restricting food, a fear of gaining weight, or seeing yourself as large when others do not. Eating disorders are serious and treatable, and early help matters.","A fear of rejection that keeps you from relationships, work or leaving home, or persistent low mood. A GP or a talking therapy can help.","Thoughts of harming yourself or of wanting to disappear. Seek urgent help straight away.","5YVrOHlcaevlQp-RC0dxBJdKN2qN5NmQjx2srSe6dFM",[503,700,903],{"id":504,"title":188,"affirmation":505,"aka":506,"areas":512,"body":516,"conditions":648,"dateModified":445,"datePublished":445,"description":651,"extension":447,"group":448,"guides":652,"medicalSources":653,"meta":654,"navigation":454,"order":58,"path":189,"reflectionQuestions":655,"related":662,"sameAs":663,"seo":666,"seoTitle":667,"sources":668,"stem":685,"summary":686,"themes":687,"whenToSeeADoctor":693,"__hash__":699},"emotions\u002Femotions\u002Fabandonment.md","I welcome myself as I am. I can reconnect with others, and the emptiness I feel can be filled with care for myself.",[507,508,509,510,511],"Fear of abandonment","Feeling abandoned","Abandonment issues","Feeling left behind","Abandon",[513,514,515],"whole-body","heart-and-circulation","digestive-system",{"type":308,"value":517,"toc":639},[518,522,525,528,531,535,538,541,545,548,566,569,573,576,580,587,602,604,607],[311,519,521],{"id":520},"what-abandonment-is","What abandonment is",[316,523,524],{},"Abandonment is the experience of being left, forsaken or deprived of someone's care, and the feeling that goes with it. It can come from a real event, such as a parent leaving, a death, a breakup or neglect in childhood. It can also live on as a fear of being left, long after the event, shaping how close you let people come and how you react when they pull away.",[316,526,527],{},"A strong fear of abandonment is common after early loss or unstable care. It is not a diagnosis in itself, but it can be part of anxiety, depression or difficult relationship patterns, and talking therapies can help.",[316,529,530],{},"Spiritually, abandonment is looked at as an emptiness, and at what you do to fill it or to protect yourself from it.",[311,532,534],{"id":533},"the-emotional-meaning-of-abandonment","The emotional meaning of abandonment",[316,536,537],{},"In the emotional approach, the central image is a void. Someone or something has gone, and what is left is a gap that feels very hard to bear. You may feel you have lost your footing, your \"contenance\". You may also feel guilty for the departure or the loss of someone dear, as if you should have kept them.",[316,539,540],{},"Abandonment is not only about people. It can be a business you had to give up, a project you had to renounce, a child you hoped for and did not have. Having to abdicate can break the heart as surely as a person leaving.",[330,542,544],{"id":543},"filling-the-gap-or-keeping-the-distance","Filling the gap, or keeping the distance",[316,546,547],{},"Two opposite movements are described, and both protect against the same wound.",[345,549,550,560],{},[348,551,552,354,555,559],{},[351,553,554],{},"Filling.",[356,556,558],{"href":557},"\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fexcess-weight","Excess weight"," is read as a layer between your inner self and the world. Eating can become a way to fill an inner emptiness, the impression of having been left, or the loneliness you live with. Weight gain is linked to coming after a great emotional shock or a significant loss. Weight has many causes, including genes, hormones, medicines, sleep and circumstances, so this is a question to explore, not an explanation.",[348,561,562,565],{},[351,563,564],{},"Keeping away."," Thinness is linked to a very sensitive person, once hurt, who keeps a distance to avoid being hurt again. It can come with the feeling that you had to flee or leave someone to survive, or that you are the one who was left.",[316,567,568],{},"Both are tied to a deep, unmet need for love and affection.",[330,570,572],{"id":571},"cold-hands-a-frozen-feeling","Cold hands, a frozen feeling",[316,574,575],{},"Raynaud's phenomenon narrows the small arteries of the fingers and toes in the cold or under stress, so they turn white, then blue or purple, and hurt as the blood returns. Spiritually, the affected limbs are read as feeling abandoned and living a sense of loss. The questions are direct: do I feel abandoned by someone, or by life? Did a death take someone, and does it still freeze my blood because I refuse to mourn? Why do I need to keep away from people? Why is physical and emotional contact so hard? Making peace with your mother, or whoever played that role, is part of the way back.",[330,577,579],{"id":578},"needing-someone-who-is-leaving","Needing someone who is leaving",[316,581,582,586],{},[356,583,585],{"href":584},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fhaemorrhoids","Haemorrhoids"," are linked to a difficulty with one's mother: a mourning not done, or the wish not to see her go, and a great need for her that leaves you feeling abandoned when circumstances change. The tension between pushing out and holding in is the image.",[316,588,589,590,593,594,597,598,601],{},"Abandonment sits next to ",[356,591,592],{"href":267},"rejection",", which is being pushed away, and ",[356,595,596],{"href":252},"loneliness",", which is the state that can follow. When the one who left has died, see ",[356,599,600],{"href":237},"grief",".",[311,603,392],{"id":391},[316,605,606],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for the gap someone left. The emotional perspective invites you to look at how you meet the emptiness now.",[345,608,609,615,621,627,633],{},[348,610,611,614],{},[351,612,613],{},"Name what left."," A person, a place, a project, a dream. Each deserves to be named and, where it is final, mourned.",[348,616,617,620],{},[351,618,619],{},"Notice how you fill the void."," Food, busyness, screens, a relationship. Noticing is the first step, not a reason for shame.",[348,622,623,626],{},[351,624,625],{},"Check the distance you keep."," Ask whether it still protects you or now only isolates you.",[348,628,629,632],{},[351,630,631],{},"Let go of the guilt for someone else's leaving."," A departure is rarely yours to have prevented.",[348,634,635,638],{},[351,636,637],{},"Do not abandon yourself."," Welcoming yourself as you are is what lets you reconnect with others, consciously, and warms the heart.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":640},[641,642,647],{"id":520,"depth":18,"text":521},{"id":533,"depth":18,"text":534,"children":643},[644,645,646],{"id":543,"depth":25,"text":544},{"id":571,"depth":25,"text":572},{"id":578,"depth":25,"text":579},{"id":391,"depth":18,"text":392},[439,649,650,557],"\u002Fhips\u002Fhip-pain","\u002Fskin\u002Fvitiligo","The emotional and spiritual meaning of abandonment: feeling left or forsaken, the emptiness that follows, and how it is read in weight and circulation.",[451],[],{},[656,657,658,659,660,661],"Who or what do I feel has left me, and have I let myself feel it?","Am I trying to fill an emptiness with food, work or something else?","Do I keep people at a distance so that no one can leave me again?","Do I feel guilty about a departure or a loss, as if I should have prevented it?","Is there a project or a dream I had to give up, and still have not mourned?","What would it take to welcome myself as I am, so that I am not abandoning myself too?",[267,252,225],[664,665],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbandonment_(emotional)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ16001341",{"title":188,"description":651},"Abandonment: Spiritual Meaning & Where It Shows in the Body",[669,673,677,681],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":670,"pages":672},[671],"Poids (excès de ...)","347–349",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":674,"pages":676},[675],"Raynaud (maladie de ...)","363",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":678,"pages":680},[679],"Maigreur","259",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":682,"pages":684},[683],"Hémorroïdes","221–222","emotions\u002Fabandonment","Spiritually, abandonment is often linked to an inner emptiness after someone or something has gone. The body is read as filling the gap or pulling away from it, in weight, in thinness, and in cold, pale fingers.",[688,689,690,691,692],"Inner emptiness","Feeling left","Protection and distance","Guilt about a departure","Reconnecting",[694,695,696,697,698],"Fingers or toes that turn white, then blue, then red in the cold, especially if they become sore, ulcerated or the pattern is new after the age of 30. Raynaud's can be linked to other conditions and needs a doctor.","Unintended weight gain or weight loss, or changes in appetite. A medical check is the first step.","Restricting food, bingeing, or a fear of eating. Eating disorders are serious and treatable.","A fear of being left that drives intense, unstable relationships or panic when someone leaves. A GP or a talking therapy can help.","Thoughts of harming yourself. Seek urgent help straight away.","ocq8hJvcck1x7ZdJoJQJiQhZEeBgsuAUDz5glCo5J5o",{"id":701,"title":251,"affirmation":702,"aka":703,"areas":709,"body":712,"conditions":851,"dateModified":445,"datePublished":445,"description":853,"extension":447,"group":448,"guides":854,"medicalSources":855,"meta":859,"navigation":454,"order":110,"path":252,"reflectionQuestions":860,"related":867,"sameAs":868,"seo":871,"seoTitle":872,"sources":873,"stem":890,"summary":891,"themes":892,"whenToSeeADoctor":897,"__hash__":902},"emotions\u002Femotions\u002Floneliness.md","I am supported, first from within and then by others I let in. I take off one mask at a time, and I let myself be seen.",[704,705,706,707,708],"Feeling lonely","Isolation","Being alone","Feeling unsupported","Solitude",[710,711],"back","respiratory-system",{"type":308,"value":713,"toc":842},[714,718,721,724,727,731,734,738,746,749,755,758,762,769,772,776,784,799,801,804],[311,715,717],{"id":716},"what-loneliness-is","What loneliness is",[316,719,720],{},"Loneliness is the painful feeling that your need for connection is not being met. It is not the same as being alone: many people enjoy time on their own, and many feel lonely in a crowd, a family or a marriage. Loneliness can follow a move, a loss, retirement, illness or a change in a relationship, and it can also be long-standing.",[316,722,723],{},"Lasting loneliness is linked to low mood, anxiety and poorer physical health. It is common, it is nothing to be ashamed of, and it can change with support.",[316,725,726],{},"Spiritually, loneliness is looked at as a question of support: who holds you up, and whom you let in.",[311,728,730],{"id":729},"the-emotional-meaning-of-loneliness","The emotional meaning of loneliness",[316,732,733],{},"In the emotional approach, loneliness often sits beside bitterness, timidity and the feeling of carrying everything alone. It is less about the number of people around you than about whether you let them see inside.",[330,735,737],{"id":736},"the-pillar-who-can-only-count-on-themselves","The pillar who can only count on themselves",[316,739,740,741,745],{},"The ",[356,742,744],{"href":743},"\u002Fback\u002Flower-back-pain","lower back"," is described as part of the body's support system, tied to security and to trust in life. Pain there is linked to feeling you are the pillar, able to count only on yourself, and to doing everything to be loved while worrying about what others think. It often appears after a loss of work, a retirement, a child leaving home or a separation, when the structure that held you changes.",[316,747,748],{},"At one lumbar vertebra in particular, loneliness and bitterness are tied to a marked shyness. You are prisoner of your emotions, not knowing how to live or express them, so you wear masks to keep others from seeing inside. You may want to numb the discomfort with drink, drugs or work. You may need closeness and solitude at once, and the clash between them brings frustration.",[316,750,740,751,754],{},[356,752,753],{"href":439},"middle back"," carries a related sentence: the impression that everyone is \"on your back\", that you are alone in doing everything, and that you are not supported enough emotionally.",[316,756,757],{},"The way through is support that starts inside: the recognition that your first support can come from yourself, and that this makes it easier to ask others for help.",[330,759,761],{"id":760},"drinking-to-forget-the-feeling","Drinking to forget the feeling",[316,763,764,765,768],{},"Like every ",[356,766,767],{"href":225},"dependence",", drinking too much is read as an attempt to fill an emotional void. Loneliness, isolation, guilt, incomprehension and a kind of abandonment come together with a sense of being worthless, in a cold place where no one understands. Instead of building solid relationships with people, the bottle becomes \"my best friend\". For a time, drinking takes away the feelings of solitude, of not being like the others, of rejecting yourself. When it wears off, reality looks harder, and depression can follow.",[316,770,771],{},"Underneath is a feeling of being different, out of step with a world that seems materialistic, and a longing to be loved without conditions. Alcohol dependence is a medical condition, and help works best when it covers both the drinking and the loneliness.",[330,773,775],{"id":774},"a-cough-that-pushes-something-out","A cough that pushes something out",[316,777,778,779,783],{},"A ",[356,780,782],{"href":781},"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcough","cough"," is read as a way of releasing an irritation or an emotion you cannot speak: loneliness, bitterness, sadness, incomprehension, frustration or boredom. Something seems caught in the throat, usually a thing you hold back for fear of how others will react. You feel stuck in a situation, and the cough says in small pieces what you would like to say clearly.",[316,785,786,787,790,791,794,795,798],{},"Loneliness is close to ",[356,788,789],{"href":291},"withdrawal",", the pause that can turn into a closed door, to ",[356,792,793],{"href":285},"timidity",", and to ",[356,796,797],{"href":189},"abandonment",", the feeling of having been left.",[311,800,392],{"id":391},[316,802,803],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for being lonely. The emotional perspective invites you to look at where support is missing and where it could come in.",[345,805,806,812,818,824,830,836],{},[348,807,808,811],{},[351,809,810],{},"Notice the pillar."," If you are holding everything up alone, ask what one thing you could hand to someone else.",[348,813,814,817],{},[351,815,816],{},"Take off one mask."," Let one person see a little of what is happening inside.",[348,819,820,823],{},[351,821,822],{},"Make room for both needs."," Time alone and time with others are not opposites. Plan for each.",[348,825,826,829],{},[351,827,828],{},"Look at what numbs it."," Drink, work or screens can quiet loneliness for a while and deepen it afterwards.",[348,831,832,835],{},[351,833,834],{},"Say the thing in your throat."," A clear sentence, even a small one, can do what a cough cannot.",[348,837,838,841],{},[351,839,840],{},"Start with your own support."," Recognising that you can hold yourself up makes it easier to ask for, and accept, help.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":843},[844,845,850],{"id":716,"depth":18,"text":717},{"id":729,"depth":18,"text":730,"children":846},[847,848,849],{"id":736,"depth":25,"text":737},{"id":760,"depth":25,"text":761},{"id":774,"depth":25,"text":775},{"id":391,"depth":18,"text":392},[440,852,557],"\u002Fskin\u002Flupus","The emotional and spiritual meaning of loneliness: feeling alone or unsupported, the masks that keep people out, and how it shows in the back and breath.",[],[856],{"name":857,"url":858},"NHS: Get help with loneliness","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fmental-health\u002Ffeelings-symptoms-behaviours\u002Ffeelings-and-symptoms\u002Ffeeling-lonely\u002F",{},[861,862,863,864,865,866],"Do I feel I can only count on myself, as if I were the only pillar?","What mask do I wear so that no one can see what is happening inside me?","Do I feel different, out of step, as if I do not know how to belong?","What am I using to numb the feeling of being alone?","Is there something I hold back in my throat for fear of how others will react?","Do I need closeness and solitude at the same time, and have I made room for both?",[291,189,285,225],[869,870],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLoneliness","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ223270",{"title":251,"description":853},"Loneliness: Spiritual Meaning & Where It Shows in the Body",[874,878,882,886],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":875,"pages":877},[876],"Dos (maux de ...) — Bas du dos","160–164",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":879,"pages":881},[880],"Alcoolisme","32–34",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":883,"pages":885},[884],"Toux","411–412",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":887,"pages":889},[888],"Dos (maux de ...) — Milieu du dos (12 vertèbres dorsales)","154–159","emotions\u002Floneliness","Spiritually, loneliness is often linked to feeling unsupported and different, and to masks that keep others from seeing inside. It is read in the lower back, in a cough, and in drinking to numb the feeling.",[707,893,894,895,896],"The masks we wear","Feeling different","Numbing the feeling","Support from within",[898,899,900,901,698],"Loneliness that has lasted for weeks and comes with low mood, hopelessness, or losing interest in everything. A GP can help, and local support exists.","Drinking to cope, or needing more alcohol to get through the day. Speak to a doctor. If you drink heavily every day, do not stop suddenly without medical advice, as withdrawal can be dangerous.","A cough that lasts more than three weeks, brings up blood, or comes with breathlessness, chest pain or weight loss.","Low back pain with numbness around the groin or buttocks, loss of bladder or bowel control, or weakness in the legs. Call emergency services.","xzWLrkx_PX6xI-0yHzpsL0lLg8qRd9gmvhEDVNpHQXA",{"id":904,"title":275,"affirmation":905,"aka":906,"areas":912,"body":914,"conditions":1036,"dateModified":445,"datePublished":445,"description":1041,"extension":447,"group":1042,"guides":1043,"medicalSources":1044,"meta":1045,"navigation":454,"order":103,"path":276,"reflectionQuestions":1046,"related":1053,"sameAs":1054,"seo":1057,"seoTitle":1058,"sources":1059,"stem":1074,"summary":1075,"themes":1076,"whenToSeeADoctor":1082,"__hash__":1088},"emotions\u002Femotions\u002Fshame.md","I am worthy of love as I am. I no longer have to carry this shame, and I let my true self come out.",[907,908,909,910,911],"Feeling ashamed","Embarrassment","Humiliation","Feeling unworthy","Honte",[306,913],"reproductive-system",{"type":308,"value":915,"toc":1027},[916,920,927,930,933,937,940,944,952,955,959,966,971,975,981,990,992,995],[311,917,919],{"id":918},"what-shame-is","What shame is",[316,921,922,923,926],{},"Shame is the painful feeling of being exposed as flawed, inadequate or unworthy. Where ",[356,924,925],{"href":240},"guilt"," says \"I did something bad\", shame says \"I am bad\". It can flash up as embarrassment or humiliation, or settle in as a lasting sense that something about you is wrong. It makes people want to hide, go quiet or disappear.",[316,928,929],{},"Long-held shame often travels with low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and social withdrawal. It frequently has roots in childhood criticism, bullying or trauma, and it responds well to compassionate, skilled support.",[316,931,932],{},"Spiritually, shame is looked at as a judgement on who you are, and at where that judgement came from.",[311,934,936],{"id":935},"the-emotional-meaning-of-shame","The emotional meaning of shame",[316,938,939],{},"In the emotional approach, shame is a judgement turned against the self: certain sides of me are ugly and detestable, so I reject my sensitivity, my spontaneity, my creativity. Feeling rejected and misunderstood by others follows close behind. The belief at the bottom is often \"I do not deserve better\".",[330,941,943],{"id":942},"a-shame-that-goes-back-a-long-way","A shame that goes back a long way",[316,945,946,947,951],{},"A birthmark, the red port-wine stain also called an ",[948,949,950],"em",{},"envie"," in French, is linked to a strong emotion, often anger or sorrow, lived by the mother during pregnancy and felt by the child too. It carries a shame that goes back very far, that seems to touch the whole family, and that leads to self-devaluation. Because these marks are often visible, they come with the wish to blend into the crowd and not be noticed. Medically, a port-wine stain is a malformation of tiny blood vessels present from birth. Nothing a mother felt or did causes it, and laser treatment can fade many of them.",[316,953,954],{},"The question here is whether the shame you carry is truly yours. The way forward is to stop carrying a shame imprisoned in that redness, and to accept a life of your own, independent of your family's.",[330,956,958],{"id":957},"not-deserving-better","Not deserving better",[316,960,961,965],{},[356,962,964],{"href":963},"\u002Fskin\u002Fwarts","Warts"," are caused by a virus, and spiritually they are read as barriers you put on your own road: sorrows and grudges tied to parts of yourself you judge ugly, with guilt attached. \"I am ashamed of who I am\" is the core sentence. If you are ashamed of what you do, or want something and believe you do not deserve it, warts are linked to that belief. Where they appear adds a nuance: on the hands, a feeling of not being up to the task; on the face, a wound to self-esteem. The virus also raises a question: do I feel invaded by someone who has power over me, and disgusted at having been taken in?",[316,967,968,970],{},[356,969,370],{"href":369}," belongs here too. Shame is one of the feelings it is linked to, with the sense of being ugly, even disgusting, and a worry about the image you project.",[330,972,974],{"id":973},"the-most-secret-feelings","The most secret feelings",[316,976,977,978,980],{},"The womb is described as the home of a woman's creativity and safety, and as the place of her deepest, most secret feelings. Guilt, shame and loneliness can gnaw there. The questions are tender: how do I feel as a woman? Do I feel guilty, ashamed or betrayed about having, or not having, children? Am I disappointed by the family I did not have? An unfinished mourning can be part of this, and it is worth reading ",[356,979,600],{"href":237}," alongside.",[316,982,983,984,986,987,989],{},"Shame is close to ",[356,985,793],{"href":285},", which keeps you small, and to ",[356,988,592],{"href":267},", which often begins with rejecting yourself.",[311,991,392],{"id":391},[316,993,994],{},"The aim is not to be ashamed of feeling ashamed. Shame grows in hiding and loosens when it is met kindly. The emotional perspective invites you to question the verdict.",[345,996,997,1003,1009,1015,1021],{},[348,998,999,1002],{},[351,1000,1001],{},"Separate doing from being."," A mistake is something you did. It is not who you are.",[348,1004,1005,1008],{},[351,1006,1007],{},"Ask whose shame it is."," Some shame is handed down in families. You can put down what was never yours.",[348,1010,1011,1014],{},[351,1012,1013],{},"Say it to someone safe."," Shame loses much of its grip once it is spoken and met without judgement.",[348,1016,1017,1020],{},[351,1018,1019],{},"Let a hidden quality out."," The sensitivity or creativity you buried is often what wants to come back.",[348,1022,1023,1026],{},[351,1024,1025],{},"Practise deserving."," Allow yourself one small thing you want, without first earning it.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1028},[1029,1030,1035],{"id":918,"depth":18,"text":919},{"id":935,"depth":18,"text":936,"children":1031},[1032,1033,1034],{"id":942,"depth":25,"text":943},{"id":957,"depth":25,"text":958},{"id":973,"depth":25,"text":974},{"id":391,"depth":18,"text":392},[1037,1038,1039,852,1040,963,557,444],"\u002Fback\u002Fstiff-neck","\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Ftongue-problems","\u002Freproductive-system\u002Fvaginal-thrush","\u002Fskin\u002Frash","The emotional and spiritual meaning of shame: feeling ugly or unworthy at the core, a family shame carried from birth, and how it shows on the skin.","inward",[],[],{},[1047,1048,1049,1050,1051,1052],"What part of me do I judge as ugly or unacceptable?","Is this shame really mine, or did I inherit it from my family?","Where do I wish I could melt into the crowd so that no one notices me?","Do I believe I do not deserve what I want, and punish myself for wanting it?","Which sensitivity or spontaneity have I hidden because I was ashamed of it?","As a woman, do I carry shame or guilt about having, or not having, children?",[240,267,285],[1055,1056],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FShame","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ152282",{"title":275,"description":1041},"Shame: Spiritual Meaning & Where It Shows in the Body",[1060,1064,1068,1072],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":1061,"pages":1063},[1062],"Peau — Taches de vin","336–337",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":1065,"pages":1067},[1066],"Peau — Verrues (en général)","337–338",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":1069,"pages":1071},[1070],"Utérus (en général)","418–419",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":1073,"pages":478},[477],"emotions\u002Fshame","Spiritually, shame is often linked to the belief that something in you is ugly or does not deserve better. It is read on the skin, in birthmarks, warts and acne, and in the womb, where the most secret feelings are held.",[1077,1078,1079,1080,1081],"Feeling ugly or unworthy","A family shame","Wanting to disappear","Hidden sensitivity","Deserving love",[1083,1084,1085,1086,1087,698],"A skin growth that changes shape, colour or size, bleeds, or does not look like an ordinary wart. Have it checked.","Warts that spread, hurt, or appear on the face or genitals. A pharmacist or GP can advise.","A birthmark that changes, bleeds, or is near the eye in a baby. Some need specialist assessment.","Pelvic pain, bleeding between periods or after menopause, or heavy bleeding. See a doctor.","Shame so heavy that you avoid people, cannot work, or feel worthless most days. A GP or a talking therapy can help.","f1dbFTOJtpGoV2Srk_8wUpVvtWijpkqdpAd83wDisH0",[1090,1276,1501,1697,2066,2280],{"id":1091,"title":1092,"affirmation":1093,"aka":1094,"area":513,"body":1101,"dateModified":445,"datePublished":445,"description":1225,"extension":447,"group":1226,"guides":1227,"medicalSources":1229,"meta":1236,"navigation":454,"path":1237,"reflectionQuestions":1238,"related":1246,"sameAs":1250,"seo":1253,"seoTitle":1254,"sources":1255,"stem":1260,"summary":1261,"supportIntro":1262,"themes":1263,"whenToSeeADoctor":1268,"__hash__":1275},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fchronic-fatigue-syndrome.md","Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME\u002FCFS)","I am an important person in my own life. I listen to my inner voice, I treat myself with kindness, and I move at the pace my body allows.",[1095,1096,1097,1098,1099,1100],"ME\u002FCFS","Myalgic encephalomyelitis","CFS","ME","Chronic fatigue","Encéphalomyélite myalgique",{"type":308,"value":1102,"toc":1214},[1103,1107,1110,1118,1121,1125,1128,1132,1139,1143,1150,1154,1157,1161,1167,1171,1174,1176],[311,1104,1106],{"id":1105},"what-mecfs-is","What ME\u002FCFS is",[316,1108,1109],{},"Myalgic encephalomyelitis, also called chronic fatigue syndrome (ME\u002FCFS), is a long-term illness that affects many systems of the body. Its central sign is post-exertional malaise: after physical, mental or emotional effort, even a small one, symptoms get worse, often a day or two later, and can take days or weeks to settle. People also have extreme tiredness that rest does not relieve, sleep that does not refresh, problems with thinking and memory (\"brain fog\"), pain in the muscles and joints, headaches, and often dizziness on standing.",[316,1111,1112,1113,1117],{},"ME\u002FCFS is a recognised medical illness. It is not laziness, a lack of willpower or \"all in the mind\", and it is not caused by a person's character. It often starts after a viral infection, such as glandular fever (",[356,1114,1116],{"href":1115},"\u002Fspleen\u002Fmononucleosis","mononucleosis","), and research points to changes in the immune system, the nervous system and the way the body makes energy. It can be mild or so severe that a person is housebound or bed-bound for years.",[316,1119,1120],{},"There is no single test. A doctor makes the diagnosis by listening to the symptoms and ruling out other causes with blood tests. There is no cure yet, but care can help: learning to manage energy and stay within your limits (pacing), help with sleep, pain and other symptoms, and support from a specialist team. Exercise programmes that push a person to do a little more each time regardless of symptoms are no longer recommended in the UK, because they can make ME\u002FCFS worse.",[311,1122,1124],{"id":1123},"the-emotional-meaning-of-mecfs","The emotional meaning of ME\u002FCFS",[316,1126,1127],{},"None of what follows is a cause of ME\u002FCFS, and none of it means the illness is imagined. Spiritually, the illness raises questions about how you treat yourself, and about the pressure you may have lived under before it began. Take each one as a question you may or may not recognise.",[330,1129,1131],{"id":1130},"the-moment-it-began","The moment it began",[316,1133,1134,1135,1138],{},"Spiritually, it helps to look at what you were living through around the time of the first infection. Had you just decided to leave home? Had you lost someone, gone through a break-up, or felt ",[356,1136,1137],{"href":267},"rejected","? An illness can arrive at a moment that was already heavy.",[330,1140,1142],{"id":1141},"success-at-the-price-of-your-dreams","Success at the price of your dreams",[316,1144,1145,1146,1149],{},"ME\u002FCFS is linked to a strong wish to succeed at everything you undertake. You may have put your dreams and ambitions aside to meet the performance that society demanded of you, or that you demanded of yourself. You may be uncompromising, want to manage on your own and hesitate to ask for help. Under that, there can be a great ",[356,1147,1148],{"href":234},"fear"," of failure, of life and of responsibility, and a feeling that you cannot live up to what is expected of you.",[330,1151,1153],{"id":1152},"a-self-built-for-others","A self built for others",[316,1155,1156],{},"You may want very much to be recognised and admired. To get there, you may have shaped another personality that answers what others want, while your real self was set aside. Keeping up that second self takes a great deal of energy.",[330,1158,1160],{"id":1159},"surviving-when-others-did-not","Surviving when others did not",[316,1162,1163,1164,1166],{},"Sometimes the illness follows an event such as an accident in which you survived and someone else did not. The ",[356,1165,925],{"href":240}," of having survived, the question \"why me and not them?\", can be heavy enough to wear down all your strength. If this is your story, it deserves to be heard, with a counsellor or a trauma specialist if you wish.",[330,1168,1170],{"id":1169},"living-from-the-head","Living from the head",[316,1172,1173],{},"Spiritually, ME\u002FCFS is linked to living your life \"with your head\" when it asks to be lived with your heart and your gut. You may insist and push, spending huge amounts of energy in fighting the current when it would be easier to go with it. You may also find it very easy to run yourself down, to belittle yourself and to compare yourself unfavourably with others. A harsh inner voice is draining in itself.",[311,1175,392],{"id":391},[345,1177,1178,1184,1190,1196,1202,1208],{},[348,1179,1180,1183],{},[351,1181,1182],{},"Learn to love yourself more."," You are the most important person in your own life. Treat yourself as you would treat a friend who is ill.",[348,1185,1186,1189],{},[351,1187,1188],{},"Go with the current."," Notice where you are forcing, and let go of the fight you do not need. In daily life, this can look like pacing: stopping before you reach your limit, not after.",[348,1191,1192,1195],{},[351,1193,1194],{},"Listen to your inner voice."," It can spare you detours that cost energy you do not have.",[348,1197,1198,1201],{},[351,1199,1200],{},"Spend saved energy on what you love."," When there is a little energy to spare, let some of it go to small things that remind you of your own qualities and your taste for life.",[348,1203,1204,1207],{},[351,1205,1206],{},"Turn obligations into choices."," Look at your \"musts\" and ask which ones you would choose freely, and which you could put down.",[348,1209,1210,1213],{},[351,1211,1212],{},"Let others help."," Asking for help is not failure. It is part of caring for yourself.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1215},[1216,1217,1224],{"id":1105,"depth":18,"text":1106},{"id":1123,"depth":18,"text":1124,"children":1218},[1219,1220,1221,1222,1223],{"id":1130,"depth":25,"text":1131},{"id":1141,"depth":25,"text":1142},{"id":1152,"depth":25,"text":1153},{"id":1159,"depth":25,"text":1160},{"id":1169,"depth":25,"text":1170},{"id":391,"depth":18,"text":392},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of ME\u002FCFS: high demands on yourself, a true self set aside, and learning to live with more kindness and less force.","energy-and-weight",[1228],"\u002Fguides\u002Fpsychosomatic-illness",[1230,1233],{"name":1231,"url":1232},"NHS: Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME\u002FCFS)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Fchronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs\u002F",{"name":1234,"url":1235},"MedlinePlus: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis\u002FChronic Fatigue Syndrome","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fmyalgicencephalomyelitischronicfatiguesyndrome.html",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fchronic-fatigue-syndrome",[1239,1241,1242,1243,1244,1245],{"What was I living through around the time I first became ill":1240},"a move, a loss, a break-up, a rejection?","Which dreams and ambitions did I put aside to meet what was expected of me, or what I expected of myself?","Do I find it hard to ask for help, even now?","Have I built a version of myself to please others, and where is my real self in that?","How often do I compare myself with others and come off worse?","Which of my obligations could become a choice, freely made?",[1247,1248,1115,1249],"\u002Fwhole-body\u002Ffatigue","\u002Fmuscles-and-tendons\u002Ffibromyalgia","\u002Fhead\u002Finsomnia",[1251,1252],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMyalgic_encephalomyelitis\u002Fchronic_fatigue_syndrome","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ209733",{"title":1092,"description":1225},"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Spiritual Meaning (ME\u002FCFS)",[1256],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":1257,"pages":1259},[1258],"Fatigue chronique (syndrome de ...) ou encéphalomyélite myalgique","182","conditions\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fchronic-fatigue-syndrome","Spiritually, ME\u002FCFS is often linked to high demands on yourself, a true self set aside to meet the expectations of others, and a harsh inner voice, with an invitation to live more from the heart and with far more kindness towards yourself.","If this reading resonates with you, a few quiet minutes of lying-down rest with a kind inner voice, well within your energy limits, can be a good next step.",[1264,1265,1266,1267,1170],"High demands on yourself","The true self set aside","Hard to ask for help","Self-criticism",[1269,1270,1271,1272,1273,1274],"Extreme tiredness that has lasted several weeks and does not improve with rest, especially if symptoms get worse after even small efforts. A GP can look for other causes and discuss ME\u002FCFS.","Unexplained weight loss, night sweats, fever, swollen glands, or a new pain in one place. These point towards other illnesses and need checking.","Chest pain, fainting, or sudden breathlessness. Seek urgent care.","A low mood, hopelessness, or thoughts that life is not worth living. Living with a long illness is hard, and support is available. Speak to a doctor the same day, or call emergency services if you are in danger.","Being pushed into an exercise programme that makes you worse. Ask for a specialist ME\u002FCFS team and an energy management plan.","Do not stop a medicine you have been prescribed for sleep, pain or mood because of anything you read here.","Tdi9XZb7JecGTYCvPnftWW0XQcocGZx2adou7bvHhB8",{"id":1277,"title":1278,"affirmation":1279,"aka":1280,"area":515,"body":1288,"dateModified":445,"datePublished":445,"description":1449,"extension":447,"group":1450,"guides":1451,"medicalSources":1455,"meta":1462,"navigation":454,"path":1463,"reflectionQuestions":1464,"related":1471,"sameAs":1472,"seo":1475,"seoTitle":1476,"sources":1477,"stem":1483,"summary":1484,"supportIntro":1485,"themes":1486,"whenToSeeADoctor":1493,"__hash__":1500},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Firritable-bowel-syndrome.md","Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)","I let the past move through me. I learn to love myself, to be myself and to take my place.",[1281,1282,1283,1284,1285,1286,1287],"IBS","Spastic colon","Colitis (mucous)","Mucous colitis","Nervous bowel","Irritable colon","Côlon irritable",{"type":308,"value":1289,"toc":1439},[1290,1294,1323,1336,1339,1343,1346,1350,1359,1363,1366,1370,1383,1389,1393,1396,1398,1401],[311,1291,1293],{"id":1292},"what-irritable-bowel-syndrome-is","What irritable bowel syndrome is",[316,1295,1296,1297,1301,1302,1306,1307,1301,1311,1315,1316,1319,1320,601],{},"Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common, long-term condition of the gut. It causes tummy pain or cramps, ",[356,1298,1300],{"href":1299},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fbloating","bloating",", ",[356,1303,1305],{"href":1304},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgas","gas",", and changes in bowel habits: ",[356,1308,1310],{"href":1309},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fdiarrhoea","diarrhoea",[356,1312,1314],{"href":1313},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fconstipation","constipation",", or both in turn. Symptoms tend to come and go in flare-ups. Mucus in the stools can occur. The exact cause is not known. IBS is understood as a problem of how the gut and the brain communicate, with a bowel that is more sensitive and moves food along unevenly. Triggers include certain foods, an earlier gut infection, hormonal changes, and ",[356,1317,1318],{"href":282},"stress"," or ",[356,1321,1322],{"href":204},"anxiety",[316,1324,1325,1326,1330,1331,1335],{},"IBS is not an inflammatory disease. It does not damage the bowel, cause bleeding, or raise the risk of bowel cancer. That is what sets it apart from ",[356,1327,1329],{"href":1328},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fulcerative-colitis","ulcerative colitis"," and ",[356,1332,1334],{"href":1333},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fcrohns-disease","Crohn's disease",", which are forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): they inflame and ulcerate the gut wall, can cause blood in the stools, fever and weight loss, and need specialist treatment. The old names \"mucous colitis\" and \"spastic colon\" refer to IBS, not to these diseases. A doctor diagnoses IBS after simple tests, such as blood tests and a stool test, have ruled out other conditions.",[316,1337,1338],{},"There is no single cure, but symptoms can be managed well. Care usually combines changes to eating (sometimes a low FODMAP diet with a dietitian), regular meals, physical activity, medicines for specific symptoms, and psychological therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy or gut-directed hypnotherapy, which have good evidence for IBS.",[311,1340,1342],{"id":1341},"the-emotional-meaning-of-ibs","The emotional meaning of IBS",[316,1344,1345],{},"Spiritually, the colon is where digestion is completed and what remains is prepared to leave. When it is troubled, the first question is simple: what am I holding on to so tightly?",[330,1347,1349],{"id":1348},"a-page-waiting-to-be-turned","A page waiting to be turned",[316,1351,1352,1353,1355,1356,1358],{},"You may have been in a situation for several years and now need to detach from one aspect of it, or from all of it, so that something new can take its place. This can concern personal life as much as work. ",[356,1354,233],{"href":234}," often stands in the way: fear of going without, of ",[356,1357,596],{"href":252},", of being hurt. There may be a painful, upsetting episode that felt dirty or degrading, which you cannot yet explain to yourself, and which you need to leave behind. A sense that your reputation was stained can keep the irritation alive.",[330,1360,1362],{"id":1361},"nervousness-and-the-unknown","Nervousness and the unknown",[316,1364,1365],{},"The irritable colon is read as a great nervousness, which can grow out of proportion when you face the unknown. Setting limits is hard, and you may feel your privacy is not respected. To feel safe, you become controlling. If there is unusual mucus, the spiritual interpretation asks what you are piling up, emotions among other things, to fill an inner emptiness, and whether this keeps you from holding course towards your life goals.",[330,1367,1369],{"id":1368},"pleasing-in-order-to-be-loved","Pleasing in order to be loved",[316,1371,1372,1373,1376,1377,1380,1381,601],{},"In French, the word for colitis, ",[948,1374,1375],{},"colite",", is heard as carrying ",[948,1378,1379],{},"colère",", anger, in its ending. The colon is compared to the way you behave and deal with your own world. When you cannot be yourself with authority figures or in close relationships, with a partner, parents, teachers or a boss, you control your words and actions because you fear the reaction of the person whose approval and love you want. Life can become passive, as if it were fate. You may feel like the sidekick, never the one who leads, put down again and again, oppressed and ",[356,1382,1137],{"href":267},[316,1384,1385,1386,1388],{},"There is often a deep need for affection, love and recognition, so strong that you want to please at any price, even to the point of stifling your personality and your basic needs. Emotions are pushed down rather than expressed. Being very demanding of yourself, always at your maximum, brings a great deal of stress. You keep swallowing situations you find indigestible. This emotional ",[356,1387,767],{"href":225}," can leave anger gnawing inside, together with frustration and humiliation.",[330,1390,1392],{"id":1391},"when-it-starts-in-childhood","When it starts in childhood",[316,1394,1395],{},"Bowel troubles are also seen in children who are afraid of how strict, demanding parents will react, or who feel short of their mother's love. If this was your story, the question is not who is to blame, but which of those old fears still decides how you behave today. If a child is unwell now, the first step is a doctor, and a calm, safe home.",[311,1397,392],{"id":391},[316,1399,1400],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for a sensitive gut. IBS is a real condition with real treatments, and the gut-brain link works in both directions. The emotional perspective adds one question: what am I keeping in that is ready to go?",[345,1402,1403,1409,1415,1421,1427,1433],{},[348,1404,1405,1408],{},[351,1406,1407],{},"Let the past move on."," Name one old story or habit of thought you are ready to release, and let new experiences take its place.",[348,1410,1411,1414],{},[351,1412,1413],{},"Set one clear limit."," Choose a situation where your space is not respected, and say what you need.",[348,1416,1417,1420],{},[351,1418,1419],{},"Stop swallowing what is indigestible."," Notice when you agree to keep the peace, and try a small, honest \"no\".",[348,1422,1423,1426],{},[351,1424,1425],{},"Seek happiness from the inside."," Approval from others is welcome, but it cannot be the only food you live on.",[348,1428,1429,1432],{},[351,1430,1431],{},"Be yourself, and take your place."," Let go of a few fixed ideas about how you must be, and act more in line with your own nature.",[348,1434,1435,1438],{},[351,1436,1437],{},"Trust that you can face what comes."," With life moving through you, you can meet a new situation and come out of it larger and richer.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1440},[1441,1442,1448],{"id":1292,"depth":18,"text":1293},{"id":1341,"depth":18,"text":1342,"children":1443},[1444,1445,1446,1447],{"id":1348,"depth":25,"text":1349},{"id":1361,"depth":25,"text":1362},{"id":1368,"depth":25,"text":1369},{"id":1391,"depth":25,"text":1392},{"id":391,"depth":18,"text":392},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of IBS: holding on to the past, swallowing what is indigestible, and pleasing others at your own expense.","bowel",[1452,1453,1228,1454],"\u002Fguides\u002Fcan-emotions-cause-physical-pain","\u002Fguides\u002Flouise-hay-list","\u002Fguides\u002Fspiritual-meaning-of-pain-in-body-parts",[1456,1459],{"name":1457,"url":1458},"NHS: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Firritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs\u002F",{"name":1460,"url":1461},"MedlinePlus: Irritable Bowel Syndrome","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Firritablebowelsyndrome.html",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Firritable-bowel-syndrome",[1465,1466,1467,1468,1469,1470],"What am I holding on to so tightly, and for how long?","Which page in my life, at home or at work, is ready to be turned?","Where do I find it hard to set a limit, so that my privacy feels trampled?","Whose approval am I trying so hard to win that I hold back who I am?","What situations do I keep \"swallowing\" even though I find them indigestible?","Do I push myself to my maximum all the time, and what does that cost me?",[1328,1333,1299,1309,1313],[1473,1474],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FIrritable_bowel_syndrome","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ838966",{"title":1278,"description":1449},"IBS Spiritual Meaning: Emotional Causes of Irritable Bowel",[1478],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":1479,"pages":1482},[1480,1481],"Intestins — Côlon (maux au ...)","Intestins — Colite (mucosité du côlon)","239–240","conditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Firritable-bowel-syndrome","Spiritually, irritable bowel syndrome is often linked to holding on to a long-standing situation you need to leave behind, to nervousness about the unknown, and to swallowing what you find indigestible in order to be approved of and loved.","If this reading resonates with you, a regular practice that settles the nervous system, such as slow breathing or a guided relaxation, can sit well beside the care your doctor suggests.",[1487,1488,1489,1490,1491,1492],"Holding on to the past","Nervousness about the unknown","Boundaries","Pleasing to be loved","Swallowed anger","Becoming yourself",[1494,1495,1496,1497,1498,1499],"Blood in the stools, black stools, or bleeding from the bottom. These are not symptoms of IBS and need a doctor.","Unexplained weight loss, a lump in the belly, or symptoms that wake you at night.","A lasting change in bowel habits, especially after the age of 50, or a family history of bowel cancer, ovarian cancer, coeliac disease or inflammatory bowel disease.","Fever, severe or worsening pain, or persistent diarrhoea. These can point to an infection or to inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.","Bloating most days, especially in women over 50, needs checking for other causes.","IBS should only be diagnosed by a doctor after other conditions are ruled out. Do not stop a treatment your doctor has prescribed because of anything you read here.","oIwLSrmPbhSjo5QDzK0KCbvRdbouVeUeFI7FfghwAOI",{"id":1502,"title":1503,"affirmation":1504,"aka":1505,"area":711,"body":1513,"dateModified":445,"datePublished":445,"description":1640,"extension":447,"group":1641,"guides":1642,"medicalSources":1643,"meta":1650,"navigation":454,"path":1651,"reflectionQuestions":1652,"related":1659,"sameAs":1661,"seo":1664,"seoTitle":1665,"sources":1666,"stem":1678,"summary":1679,"supportIntro":1680,"themes":1681,"whenToSeeADoctor":1687,"__hash__":1696},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Flump-in-throat.md","Lump in the throat","I trust myself. I say things as they are, and I stay true to myself.",[1506,1507,1508,1509,1510,1511,1512],"Globus sensation","Globus pharyngeus","Tight throat","Frog in the throat","Throat chakra","Choked up","Gorge nouée",{"type":308,"value":1514,"toc":1630},[1515,1519,1527,1543,1547,1554,1558,1569,1573,1576,1580,1586,1590,1593,1595,1598],[311,1516,1518],{"id":1517},"what-a-lump-in-the-throat-is","What a lump in the throat is",[316,1520,1521,1522,1526],{},"A lump in the throat, known medically as globus sensation or globus pharyngeus, is the feeling of something stuck in the throat when nothing is actually there. It is common and usually harmless. The feeling often comes and goes, may ease while eating and drinking, and is often more noticeable when swallowing saliva. Unlike a ",[356,1523,1525],{"href":1524},"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fsore-throat","sore throat",", it does not usually cause pain, and it does not cause real difficulty swallowing food.",[316,1528,1529,1530,1534,1535,1301,1537,1330,1539,1542],{},"Common causes include tension in the throat muscles, acid reflux (",[356,1531,1533],{"href":1532},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fheartburn","heartburn","), mucus dripping down from the nose, and strong emotion: ",[356,1536,1322],{"href":204},[356,1538,1318],{"href":282},[356,1540,1541],{"href":273},"sadness"," can all tighten the throat. A \"frog in the throat\", a rough voice that needs clearing, often comes with a cold, post-nasal drip or overuse of the voice. A doctor may examine the throat or refer you to an ear, nose and throat specialist, especially if there are warning signs such as difficulty swallowing, weight loss, a lump in the neck or lasting hoarseness. Treatment depends on the cause and can include reflux treatment, voice and swallowing exercises, and help with anxiety.",[311,1544,1546],{"id":1545},"the-emotional-meaning-of-a-lump-in-the-throat","The emotional meaning of a lump in the throat",[316,1548,1549,1550,1553],{},"The throat holds the voice box and the pharynx, with the ",[356,1551,1552],{"href":165},"thyroid"," just below. It is the passage through which you express who you are and exchange with the people around you. Spiritually, when it tightens, the question is what cannot get through.",[330,1555,1557],{"id":1556},"anxiety-and-feeling-grabbed-by-the-throat","Anxiety and feeling \"grabbed by the throat\"",[316,1559,1560,1561,1564,1565,1568],{},"A knotted throat is linked to anxiety. In French, to be ",[948,1562,1563],{},"pris à la gorge",", grabbed by the throat, means to feel trapped and under pressure. You may feel your breath cut short and be frozen by ",[356,1566,1567],{"href":201},"anguish",". Social life may frighten you.",[330,1570,1572],{"id":1571},"feeling-small-before-authority","Feeling small before authority",[316,1574,1575],{},"The lump often appears in front of someone who intimidates you and who represents a form of authority. You may lack confidence and doubt your own abilities. Rather than owning your choices, you may put up with things. Taking a position becomes hard, and you may start to question your own beliefs.",[330,1577,1579],{"id":1578},"the-frog-in-the-throat","The frog in the throat",[316,1581,1582,1583,1585],{},"A frog in the throat is read as something you want to say but keep inside, which shows itself in spite of you. Something clutters the throat and tickles it. The spiritual interpretation asks whether you are afraid of being laughed at, criticised, ",[356,1584,1137],{"href":267}," or misunderstood. That fear is tied to your sensitivity, whether you are aware of it or not.",[330,1587,1589],{"id":1588},"the-power-of-words","The power of words",[316,1591,1592],{},"The throat is also where thoughts become words, and words shape the world around you. Negative words about yourself weigh at least as much as negative thoughts, and kind, true words have the same power the other way. The more truthfully you speak, the more easily you can exchange with those around you.",[311,1594,392],{"id":391},[316,1596,1597],{},"The closing movement is about trusting yourself enough to speak freely and to move beyond your fears.",[345,1599,1600,1606,1612,1618,1624],{},[348,1601,1602,1605],{},[351,1603,1604],{},"Breathe first."," When the throat tightens, slow your breathing and let your shoulders drop before you say anything.",[348,1607,1608,1611],{},[351,1609,1610],{},"Say one true thing."," Choose one sentence you have held back and say it, to the person concerned or first to someone you trust.",[348,1613,1614,1617],{},[351,1615,1616],{},"Notice who intimidates you."," Ask what that person represents for you, and what you would say if you felt their equal.",[348,1619,1620,1623],{},[351,1621,1622],{},"Own a choice."," Pick one situation you have been putting up with and decide what you want to do about it.",[348,1625,1626,1629],{},[351,1627,1628],{},"Speak kindly about yourself."," Listen to the words you use about yourself, and replace one harsh phrase with a fairer one.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1631},[1632,1633,1639],{"id":1517,"depth":18,"text":1518},{"id":1545,"depth":18,"text":1546,"children":1634},[1635,1636,1637,1638],{"id":1556,"depth":25,"text":1557},{"id":1571,"depth":25,"text":1572},{"id":1578,"depth":25,"text":1579},{"id":1588,"depth":25,"text":1589},{"id":391,"depth":18,"text":392},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of a lump in the throat: anxiety, words held back, feeling intimidated and the fear of being judged.","upper-airways",[],[1644,1647],{"name":1645,"url":1646},"MedlinePlus: Throat Disorders","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fthroatdisorders.html",{"name":1648,"url":1649},"NHS: Swallowing problems (dysphagia)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fsymptoms\u002Fswallowing-problems-dysphagia\u002F",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Flump-in-throat",[1653,1654,1655,1656,1657,1658],"What would I like to say that I keep inside?","Who makes me feel small, or \"grabbed by the throat\"?","Am I afraid of being laughed at, criticised, rejected or misunderstood if I speak?","Where am I putting up with a situation instead of owning my choices?","On which subject do I find it hard to take a position?","How do the words I use about myself sound when I say them out loud?",[1524,1532,1660,781],"\u002Fthyroid\u002Fhypothyroidism",[1662,1663],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGlobus_pharyngeus","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ3641768",{"title":1503,"description":1640},"Lump in Throat Spiritual Meaning: Globus & Unsaid Words",[1667,1670,1674],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":1668,"pages":1669},[1512],"211",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":1671,"pages":1673},[1672],"Gorge (en général)","209",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":1675,"pages":1677},[1676],"Gorge (chat dans la ...)","210","conditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Flump-in-throat","Spiritually, a lump in the throat is often linked to anxiety, words you hold back, feeling intimidated by authority, and the fear of being laughed at, criticised or rejected if you speak.","If this reading resonates with you, saying one held-back sentence out loud, even alone or on paper, can be a good next step.",[203,1682,1683,1684,1685,1686],"Words held back","Feeling intimidated","Fear of judgment","Self-doubt","Speaking your truth",[1688,1689,1690,1691,1692,1693,1694,1695],"Something stuck in the throat with difficulty breathing, drooling or being unable to swallow saliva. Call emergency services.","Difficulty or pain when swallowing, food sticking, or coughing or choking when you eat or drink.","Unexplained weight loss.","A lump you can feel or see in the neck.","Hoarseness or a change in your voice that lasts more than 3 weeks.","Pain on one side of the throat or in one ear, coughing up blood, or a sensation that keeps getting worse.","Heartburn, a sour taste or a cough that keeps coming back. Reflux is a common, treatable cause of a lump feeling.","Anxiety or panic that is hard to manage. Talking therapies and other treatments help.","lPIuH0-wqn_EWbrNT3IRFqiNzaL6S6S_yf7sLcdekYk",{"id":1698,"title":1699,"affirmation":1700,"aka":1701,"area":710,"body":1708,"dateModified":445,"datePublished":445,"description":2019,"extension":447,"group":2020,"guides":2021,"medicalSources":2022,"meta":2029,"navigation":454,"path":2030,"reflectionQuestions":2031,"related":2038,"sameAs":2041,"seo":2044,"seoTitle":2045,"sources":2046,"stem":2049,"summary":2050,"supportIntro":2051,"themes":2052,"whenToSeeADoctor":2057,"__hash__":2065},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fback\u002Fmiddle-back-pain.md","Middle back pain","I let the past rest and come back to a calm here and now. Asking for help is a sign of intelligence, and I allow myself to receive it.",[1702,1703,1704,1705,1706,1707],"Mid back pain","Thoracic back pain","Pain between the shoulder blades","Thoracic spine pain","Dorsal pain","Mal au milieu du dos",{"type":308,"value":1709,"toc":1997},[1710,1714,1717,1723,1729,1733,1736,1739,1743,1749,1753,1756,1760,1767,1771,1774,1778,1787,1797,1801,1804,1811,1815,1818,1824,1828,1835,1847,1851,1858,1861,1865,1868,1877,1881,1888,1891,1895,1898,1910,1914,1917,1924,1928,1931,1941,1944,1948,1951,1954,1956,1959],[311,1711,1713],{"id":1712},"what-middle-back-pain-is","What middle back pain is",[316,1715,1716],{},"Middle back pain is pain in the thoracic spine, the twelve vertebrae between the base of the neck and the bottom of the ribcage, often felt between or below the shoulder blades. This part of the spine is held firmly by the ribs, so it moves less than the neck or the lower back and is injured less often. The vertebrae are numbered T1 to T12; in French they are often called D1 to D12, for \"dorsal\".",[316,1718,1719,1720,1722],{},"Most middle back pain comes from the muscles and ligaments: poor posture, long hours sitting or looking down, lifting or twisting, a strain from sport, or the tight shoulders that come with ",[356,1721,1318],{"href":282},". Other causes include worn joints, a slipped disc (rarely at this level), a fracture from osteoporosis or injury, and shingles before the rash appears. Pain felt in the middle back can also come from organs nearby: the heart, the lungs, the gallbladder, the stomach or the kidneys. That is why pain here with chest pain, breathlessness or fever needs prompt medical attention. Ordinary muscular pain usually improves with gentle movement, heat, simple pain relief and attention to posture.",[316,1724,1725,1726,601],{},"For the back as a whole, see ",[356,1727,1728],{"href":50},"the back",[311,1730,1732],{"id":1731},"the-emotional-meaning-of-middle-back-pain","The emotional meaning of middle back pain",[316,1734,1735],{},"The middle of the back covers the large thoracic region between the heart and the lumbar vertebrae. Spiritually, it is a region of emotional and affective guilt.",[316,1737,1738],{},"Pain here is read as a clear sign of a difficult relationship with life and with the situations you are going through. You often have decisions to make, but you keep doubting them, and doubting that you will be able to stand by them. This part of the back is also tied to the outward movement of your life energy. As you mature and gain experience, qualities such as trust, love and detachment, meaning free will in matters of the heart, are put to the test.",[330,1740,1742],{"id":1741},"guilt-bitterness-and-being-the-pillar","Guilt, bitterness and being the pillar",[316,1744,1745,1746,1748],{},"Back pain in this region, including a rounded back, can carry ",[356,1747,925],{"href":240}," in situations where you have no reason to feel guilty, bitterness, or low confidence linked to a life that feels very heavy to carry. You may believe you have to be the pillar and keep the existing structure running. You may feel that people are \"always on your back\", or that you are the only one doing everything.",[330,1750,1752],{"id":1751},"powerless-and-needing-help","Powerless, and needing help",[316,1754,1755],{},"Pain in the middle back is also read as a strong sense of powerlessness in front of a current situation that is hard to handle, one where you would need help. Not always knowing where to stand when you have choices to make, you often put others' needs before your own, and bitterness follows. Being touchy can make you close up. Despair can appear when you do not feel supported enough emotionally, and insecurity adds to it.",[330,1757,1759],{"id":1758},"living-in-the-past","Living in the past",[316,1761,1762,1763,1766],{},"You tend to hold back your emotions and live a great deal in the past. You stay attached to it and go round in circles, feeling unsteady and ",[356,1764,1765],{"href":204},"anxious",", with a troubled conscience. The aim, spiritually, is a more active expression of the energy of life through you.",[311,1768,1770],{"id":1769},"what-each-vertebra-may-suggest","What each vertebra may suggest",[316,1772,1773],{},"The twelve thoracic vertebrae each carry a nuance of their own. If a doctor, osteopath or physiotherapist has named the level of your pain, these are questions to explore, not conclusions.",[330,1775,1777],{"id":1776},"t1-d1-pushing-to-the-limit","T1 (D1): pushing to the limit",[316,1779,1780,1781,1783,1784,1786],{},"The first thoracic vertebra is read as reacting strongly when you push yourself to the end of your mental, physical or emotional strength, at work, in sport or anywhere else. It is also said to dislike any \"boost\", from alcohol or another drug. Your sensitivity is raw. You feel ",[356,1782,1567],{"href":201}," and build ways to protect yourself so as not to be hurt: coldness, or wounding words that keep people at a distance. Withdrawing stops anyone from \"getting in\" or having too much power over you. Some people read weight gain in the same way, as a protection that takes up more room. It can also hide a ",[356,1785,793],{"href":285}," that grows stronger when you fear losing people's love.",[316,1788,1789,1790,1319,1792,1796],{},"You may be uncompromising, with little patience for disorder. Fear of losing someone's love, or the death of someone close, can freeze you, so you do not dare to act or take your place. The risk is curling up on yourself, turning dark thoughts over and condemning yourself for past experiences. This vertebra is linked to the arms from the elbows to the fingertips, and to breathing troubles such as a ",[356,1791,782],{"href":781},[356,1793,1795],{"href":1794},"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fasthma","asthma",". The invitation is to open to love, welcoming and respecting who you are.",[330,1798,1800],{"id":1799},"t2-d2-emotions-that-are-stifled","T2 (D2): emotions that are stifled",[316,1802,1803],{},"The second vertebra is read as an alarm bell that rings quickly when your emotions are touched. If you build up feelings and smother them, back pain is the message. It reacts when you feel you have no place in life or in society, that life is unfair and you are its victim. Family conflict and disharmony are lived intensely, and you feel oppressed and stifled, emotionally as much as physically.",[316,1805,1806,1807,1810],{},"Ask what your place is within your family, and especially with your father. Was there a great lack there? Are you carrying too much of the family's safety on your shoulders? Old ",[356,1808,1809],{"href":270},"resentment"," may have built up, and you may keep stirring old memories instead of looking at the future with confidence. A new situation can bring fear of the unknown: will there be too much responsibility, will anyone support you? If you doubt yourself, you may play the tough one and become controlling, while trembling inside. Irritability and mood swings follow, and you prefer to keep others away so they cannot hurt you. This vertebra is linked to the heart and the lungs, and to a heart that has closed because you no longer want to suffer. The invitation is to learn to ask, to trust yourself to meet new challenges, and to let the past go.",[330,1812,1814],{"id":1813},"t3-d3-what-you-perceive-and-cannot-accept","T3 (D3): what you perceive and cannot accept",[316,1816,1817],{},"The third vertebra is linked mainly to the lungs and the chest. It is read as reacting to whatever you perceive through your senses that does not sit right with you. Very sensitive to your surroundings, you have built a system of right and wrong, acceptable and unacceptable, and you can become rigid in it. You may judge anyone or anything that does not fit your idea of what is proper, especially a mother who was missing. Injustice can make you angry, even violent.",[316,1819,1820,1821,1823],{},"You may also build a \"script\" in your head that distorts reality, because you fear seeing it as it is and because it depresses you. Excessive fears can follow, the wish to live fades, and you no longer feel safe. ",[356,1822,272],{"href":273}," can take over, low mood sets in, and you want to cut yourself off from a world that brings only pain, frustration and worry. Grief stifles you, and you withdraw and push your emotions down. The invitation is to see life in a new light: the world is not perfect, and each situation holds something to learn.",[330,1825,1827],{"id":1826},"t4-d4-desires-and-the-search-for-excitement","T4 (D4): desires and the search for excitement",[316,1829,1830,1831,1834],{},"The fourth vertebra relates to pleasures, desires and temptations that often go unmet. Your expectations may be out of proportion, and you become irritable and angry because your wishes are not granted and life seems unfair. Underneath lies a great emptiness, often an emotional one, with a pull towards ",[356,1832,1833],{"href":228},"depression",". To bring some spice into life you may seek excitement, through extreme sports or through drugs, and take refuge in an imaginary world.",[316,1836,1837,1838,1841,1842,1846],{},"The emotions you tried to escape are still there. You may look free and yet be imprisoned in ",[356,1839,1840],{"href":198},"anger",", sorrow, frustration and bitterness, and in a fear of being smothered by other people's love, which you never learned to recognise or accept. You need to be loved so much, and still you push people away and condemn them. The deepest betrayal is the one turned against yourself, which takes you away from your purpose. This vertebra is linked to the ",[356,1843,1845],{"href":1844},"\u002Fliver-and-gallbladder\u002Fgallstones","gallbladder"," and the liver. The invitation is to recognise and accept your emotions so that you can live your life fully.",[330,1848,1850],{"id":1849},"t5-d5-losing-control","T5 (D5): losing control",[316,1852,1853,1854,1857],{},"The fifth vertebra is read as reacting when you feel you are losing control and your power is outside you. You feel unsettled, rage rumbles inside, and panic can come. This often happens in close relationships: a partner, a family member, a close friend. Control can hide behind \"wanting to help\" or \"guiding\" someone, while keeping the position of strength. When things do not go your way, frustration, criticism and ",[356,1855,1856],{"href":246},"impatience"," follow.",[316,1859,1860],{},"You may want to look tough, broad-backed, able to take anything, while knowing you are carrying too much. Insecurity, anguish and revolt follow, and you blame those around you. You may not feel part of your family, and feel guilty because you could help them more and cannot. Great ambitions can lead you away from your deeper values, into relationships that disappoint because simple love is missing. You dwell on the negative, live in your head and your structures, and bury yourself in work. This vertebra is linked to the liver and the circulation. The invitation is to listen inside, return to your real values, and let calm and true love come back.",[330,1862,1864],{"id":1863},"t6-d6-self-judgement-and-guilt","T6 (D6): self-judgement and guilt",[316,1866,1867],{},"The sixth vertebra is read as reacting when you criticise and judge yourself harshly. You may have grown up in a strict, unbending home where rules had to be followed to the letter. Now you feel a crisis of conscience whenever you want to please yourself or take time for yourself: it is \"not right\", you \"do not deserve it\". You analyse every gesture, word and thought to make sure you are \"correct\", cut off from your body and living in your head.",[316,1869,1870,1872,1873,1876],{},[356,1871,239],{"href":240}," gnaws from the inside, anguish is present, and you punish yourself by cutting yourself off. Accepting yourself as you are is hard. You may feel a victim of life, see events as punishments and injustices rather than chances to grow, and refuse new experiences. Frustration, resentment and ",[356,1874,1875],{"href":249},"jealousy"," can follow. This vertebra is linked to the stomach and the gallbladder. The invitation is to be more flexible and permissive with yourself, and to look for what each event teaches you.",[330,1878,1880],{"id":1879},"t7-d7-the-relentless-worker","T7 (D7): the relentless worker",[316,1882,1883,1884,1887],{},"The seventh vertebra is read as a relentless worker. If you push yourself to extremes and ignore your body's need to rest, it raises the alarm. Overwork may be a way to forget or flee someone or something, or to forget money or relationship worries. If you stop, discouragement and dissatisfaction may resurface. A great deal of anger and ",[356,1885,1886],{"href":192},"aggressiveness"," builds up, as if life had nothing good to offer. You resist, dig your heels in, and stay fixed on obsessive ideas.",[316,1889,1890],{},"You may hold back your hopes, your spontaneity and your creativity, not knowing how to meet them. Letting others tell you how to live leaves you anguished and vulnerable, not in charge of your own life, while family quarrels you feel responsible for wear you down. This vertebra is linked to the pancreas and the duodenum. The invitation is to appreciate what you have and who you are, to take time for yourself, to let yourself feel sorrow, disappointment and fear instead of letting them boil inside, and to tidy your inner house as you go.",[330,1892,1894],{"id":1893},"t8-and-t9-d8-d9-control-and-the-glass-bubble","T8 and T9 (D8, D9): control and the glass bubble",[316,1896,1897],{},"The eighth and ninth vertebrae sit at the level of the diaphragm and are read together. They are touched mainly by insecurity rooted in the fear of losing control over a situation or a person. You feel safer when you direct every part of your life and know exactly what to expect. Uncertainty makes you keep everything inside, in a glass bubble where nothing has to be questioned or changed. When that balance is disturbed, these vertebrae curl up in fear, you withdraw, and you push your emotions and your inner strength down.",[316,1899,1900,1901,1330,1903,1905,1906,1909],{},"T8 points more to a haunting fear of failure and something unresolved in the family. T9 is linked to taking on the role of the victim. Despair can come, with a weariness of living, because you do not know which direction to take and are afraid of getting it wrong. You hesitate partly because you hold on to the past and fear ",[356,1902,797],{"href":189},[356,1904,592],{"href":267},". Seeing light at the end of the tunnel is hard. Spiritually, the way through is trust in life and letting go of control: by letting go you gain mastery of your life. T8 is linked to the diaphragm and the spleen, T9 to allergies, the adrenal glands and ",[356,1907,1908],{"href":379},"hives",". The invitation is to let your gentle, deep nature come forward, and to let the child in you live alongside the adult who now takes care of it.",[330,1911,1913],{"id":1912},"t10-d10-feeling-disarmed","T10 (D10): feeling disarmed",[316,1915,1916],{},"The tenth vertebra is read as reflecting a deep insecurity in front of which you feel disarmed, without resources. Confidence is at its lowest, and you may reach for \"a little pick-me-up\", often more alcohol or another drug than usual, to find courage and forget your worries. When it wears off, the everyday troubles are still there and life looks darker. You see everything in black, refuse life and feel sorry for yourself.",[316,1918,1919,1920,1923],{},"You worry over nothing and become angry without being able to show it, so your sensitivity becomes raw and small things set you off, sometimes aggressively. You stand in front of nothing and do not know which way to go or which choices are right. Feeling a victim of circumstances keeps you from taking your life in hand. Being bogged down in emotions makes communication hard, and you look for your place without finding it. This vertebra is linked to the ",[356,1921,1922],{"href":78},"kidneys",", read as the seat of fear. The invitation is to trust yourself, see the beauty around you and inside you, find the courage to ask for help, and take back the reins of your life.",[330,1925,1927],{"id":1926},"t11-d11-a-distorted-self-image","T11 (D11): a distorted self-image",[316,1929,1930],{},"The eleventh vertebra is read as reacting when the nervous system is under strain. Great sensitivity on every level leads you to bend reality so as to suffer less, shaping it the way you want. You may see yourself as ugly, unattractive, full of faults, and that very negative self-image makes lasting relationships hard because the fear of rejection is so great. You cut yourself off because you feel invaded and no longer know what belongs to you.",[316,1932,1933,1934,1330,1937,1940],{},"This cannot last, and sooner or later reality returns, bringing an inner tension that can become unbearable. You may feel wounded, powerless to change things, afraid of the future, and not up to the perfect image you want to give. You may dwell on the negative and find it hard to make the effort to get out of it, as if stuck in passivity. This vertebra is linked to the kidneys and to skin conditions such as ",[356,1935,1936],{"href":358},"eczema",[356,1938,1939],{"href":369},"acne",". The invitation is to accept that change asks for effort and for help, to reconnect with your inner strength, and to let your creative energy flow.",[316,1942,1943],{},"If that tension ever turns into thoughts of ending your life, please do not stay alone with it. Call emergency services or a crisis line straight away.",[330,1945,1947],{"id":1946},"t12-d12-a-closed-world","T12 (D12): a closed world",[316,1949,1950],{},"The twelfth vertebra is read as affected when you live in a closed world, folded in on yourself. You tend to criticise, judge and jump to conclusions, not because you checked but because your impressions can mislead you and you read them your own way. A lot of anger gnaws at you from the inside. Your mind is very busy and your sensitivity raw. You build castles in the air and invent scenarios that let you avoid your responsibilities.",[316,1952,1953],{},"Finding it hard to deal with the people around you, you live with a great deal of insecurity and perfectionism. Dark thoughts can take hold, and envy of what others have. You suffocate under aggressiveness, sorrow and a feeling of abandonment, and wear a mask to protect yourself from more disappointment, especially in love. This vertebra is linked to the intestines, the joints, the lymphatic circulation and sometimes the fallopian tubes. The invitation is to communicate, and to go and check with the people concerned to clear away doubt and insecurity, so you see more clearly and calm can settle.",[311,1955,392],{"id":391},[316,1957,1958],{},"Middle back pain usually has a muscular cause, and pain here with chest symptoms always needs a doctor first. The emotional perspective asks what you are carrying between your shoulder blades.",[345,1960,1961,1967,1973,1979,1985,1991],{},[348,1962,1963,1966],{},[351,1964,1965],{},"Be clear with yourself and others."," Say what is true now, without carrying the feelings of a limping past into it.",[348,1968,1969,1972],{},[351,1970,1971],{},"Ask for help."," Needing help and encouragement is not shameful. It is an intelligent step that lets you move forward.",[348,1974,1975,1978],{},[351,1976,1977],{},"Put the pillar down for a moment."," Notice where you are holding everything up alone, and what could be shared.",[348,1980,1981,1984],{},[351,1982,1983],{},"Separate real guilt from borrowed guilt."," Ask whether you are actually responsible for what you feel guilty about.",[348,1986,1987,1990],{},[351,1988,1989],{},"Watch the ego and the fears."," Remember your own identity, and notice when fear is steering.",[348,1992,1993,1996],{},[351,1994,1995],{},"Turn inward."," Meditation or contemplation is a way to listen to the part of you that keeps watch, and many answers can come from there.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1998},[1999,2000,2005,2018],{"id":1712,"depth":18,"text":1713},{"id":1731,"depth":18,"text":1732,"children":2001},[2002,2003,2004],{"id":1741,"depth":25,"text":1742},{"id":1751,"depth":25,"text":1752},{"id":1758,"depth":25,"text":1759},{"id":1769,"depth":18,"text":1770,"children":2006},[2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017],{"id":1776,"depth":25,"text":1777},{"id":1799,"depth":25,"text":1800},{"id":1813,"depth":25,"text":1814},{"id":1826,"depth":25,"text":1827},{"id":1849,"depth":25,"text":1850},{"id":1863,"depth":25,"text":1864},{"id":1879,"depth":25,"text":1880},{"id":1893,"depth":25,"text":1894},{"id":1912,"depth":25,"text":1913},{"id":1926,"depth":25,"text":1927},{"id":1946,"depth":25,"text":1947},{"id":391,"depth":18,"text":392},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of middle back pain: guilt, the past, feeling unsupported, and what each thoracic vertebra may be carrying.","middle-back",[1452,450,1453,1454],[2023,2026],{"name":2024,"url":2025},"NHS: Back pain","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Fback-pain\u002F",{"name":2027,"url":2028},"MedlinePlus: Back Pain","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fbackpain.html",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fback\u002Fmiddle-back-pain",[2032,2033,2034,2035,2036,2037],"Where do I feel guilty in a situation that is not mine to feel guilty about?","Which part of my past do I keep turning over instead of living today?","Do I believe I have to be the pillar, and that I am the only one doing everything?","Which decision am I doubting, and am I afraid I will not be able to stand by it?","Where do I put other people's needs before mine, and then feel bitter?","What help do I need right now, and what stops me from asking for it?",[2039,743,2040],"\u002Fback\u002Fupper-back-and-neck-pain","\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fangina",[2042,2043],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiddle_back_pain","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ6841655",{"title":1699,"description":2019},"Middle Back Pain Spiritual Meaning: Vertebra by Vertebra",[2047],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":2048,"pages":889},[888],"conditions\u002Fback\u002Fmiddle-back-pain","Spiritually, middle back pain is often linked to emotional guilt, to a past you keep going back to, and to feeling that you must be the pillar with no one to support you. Each of the twelve thoracic vertebrae adds its own nuance.","If this reading resonates with you, a quiet moment of meditation or contemplation each day, to listen to what is going on inside, can be a good next step.",[2053,1487,2054,707,2055,2056],"Emotional guilt","Being the pillar","Control and insecurity","Asking for help",[2058,2059,2060,2061,2062,2063,2064],"Pain between the shoulder blades or in the middle of the back with chest pain, breathlessness, sweating, nausea or pain in the arm or jaw. Call emergency services, as this can be a heart attack.","Sudden, severe tearing pain in the chest or back. Call emergency services.","Middle back pain with fever, a cough, or pain that worsens when you breathe in.","Pain under the right shoulder blade after eating, with yellow skin or eyes, or pain in the side with fever or blood in the urine.","Back pain after a fall or injury, or with numbness, weakness, or loss of bladder or bowel control.","Pain that is constant, wakes you at night, or comes with unexplained weight loss or a history of cancer.","If you are having thoughts of ending your life, call emergency services or a crisis line now. In the UK you can call Samaritans on 116 123.","RxEEBVsZyV6YvCr9NcR8qz5UlBnCyH8OWeqWsG3ryq4",{"id":2067,"title":2068,"affirmation":2069,"aka":2070,"area":513,"body":2079,"dateModified":445,"datePublished":445,"description":2229,"extension":447,"group":2230,"guides":2231,"medicalSources":2232,"meta":2239,"navigation":454,"path":2240,"reflectionQuestions":2241,"related":2248,"sameAs":2250,"seo":2255,"seoTitle":2256,"sources":2257,"stem":2262,"summary":2263,"supportIntro":2264,"themes":2265,"whenToSeeADoctor":2271,"__hash__":2279},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fsweating-and-body-odour.md","Sweating and body odour","I let my feelings out, the pleasant and the difficult ones, in words. I make room for something new.",[2071,2072,2073,2074,2075,2076,2077,2078],"Excessive sweating","Hyperhidrosis","Body odor","BO","Perspiration","Cold sweats","Night sweats","Transpiration",{"type":308,"value":2080,"toc":2219},[2081,2085,2088,2105,2108,2112,2115,2119,2135,2139,2151,2154,2158,2161,2165,2185,2187],[311,2082,2084],{"id":2083},"what-sweating-and-body-odour-are","What sweating and body odour are",[316,2086,2087],{},"Sweating is how the body cools itself. Sweat is mostly water and salt, and on its own it has almost no smell. Body odour comes when bacteria on the skin break down sweat, especially from the glands in the armpits and groin, which become active at puberty. Heat, exercise, spicy food, alcohol, hormones and nerves all make people sweat more.",[316,2089,2090,2091,2095,2096,1301,2100,2104],{},"Some people sweat far more than the body needs to cool down, often from the hands, feet, armpits or face. This is called hyperhidrosis. It often starts young and runs in families, with no other cause. Sweating can also be caused by something else: the ",[356,2092,2094],{"href":2093},"\u002Freproductive-system\u002Fmenopause","menopause",", an ",[356,2097,2099],{"href":2098},"\u002Fthyroid\u002Fhyperthyroidism","overactive thyroid",[356,2101,2103],{"href":2102},"\u002Fblood-sugar\u002Fhypoglycaemia","low blood sugar",", an infection, anxiety, or a medicine. Night sweats that soak the bed are worth a medical check.",[316,2106,2107],{},"Regular washing, breathable clothes and antiperspirants help most people. A pharmacist or GP can suggest stronger antiperspirants, and a doctor or dermatologist can offer other treatments for heavy sweating.",[311,2109,2111],{"id":2110},"the-emotional-meaning-of-sweating-and-body-odour","The emotional meaning of sweating and body odour",[316,2113,2114],{},"Spiritually, the liquids of the body are linked to emotions. Sweat is water that comes out through the skin, so it is read as feelings that overflow when they have been held inside too long.",[330,2116,2118],{"id":2117},"body-odour-and-feelings-held-back","Body odour and feelings held back",[316,2120,2121,2122,2124,2125,2128,2129,2131,2132,2134],{},"A strong, unpleasant body odour is read as harmful feelings that are spilling over and asking to be expressed: irritability, discontent, ",[356,2123,1809],{"href":270},", frustration, ",[356,2126,2127],{"href":243},"hatred"," or disgust towards a person or a situation. You may be very sensitive to gossip and criticism aimed at you. Low self-confidence and a ",[356,2130,1148],{"href":234}," of being criticised or ",[356,2133,1137],{"href":267}," can sit behind it. Because a strong smell tends to keep people away, it raises a gentle question: is there a reason you might want to keep others at a distance?",[330,2136,2138],{"id":2137},"heavy-sweating-nervousness-and-insecurity","Heavy sweating, nervousness and insecurity",[316,2140,2141,2142,2144,2145,1330,2147,2150],{},"Abundant sweating is linked to inner nervousness, insecurity or great ",[356,2143,1567],{"href":201},". What you push down and keep inside comes out through the pores, often ",[356,2146,1840],{"href":198},[356,2148,2149],{"href":276},"shame",". You may feel unsure of which path to take in life, and stay on the defensive, afraid of being hurt or trapped if you show your feelings, especially in front of others.",[316,2152,2153],{},"Spiritually, the person you are most wary of may be yourself. You hold your emotions back so tightly that they push to come up, and that is exactly what you are trying to avoid.",[330,2155,2157],{"id":2156},"washing-a-situation-clean","Washing a situation clean",[316,2159,2160],{},"Sweat is also read as a way of trying to \"wash\" a situation in which you felt separated from others, or in which you felt dirtied or treated unjustly.",[311,2162,2164],{"id":2163},"where-and-when-you-sweat","Where and when you sweat",[345,2166,2167,2173,2179],{},[348,2168,2169,2172],{},[351,2170,2171],{},"Where it happens:"," sweating in one part of the body may point to an intense emotion, or a letting go, linked to what that part represents.",[348,2174,2175,2178],{},[351,2176,2177],{},"Cold sweats:"," these are linked to being frozen with fear, and to great difficulty in your relationships with the people around you.",[348,2180,2181,2184],{},[351,2182,2183],{},"In front of others:"," sweating that comes mainly when you have to speak or be seen points to the fear of being judged or caught out when you express yourself.",[311,2186,392],{"id":391},[345,2188,2189,2195,2201,2207,2213],{},[348,2190,2191,2194],{},[351,2192,2193],{},"Say what you feel."," Let both pleasant and difficult feelings out in words, instead of keeping everything inside.",[348,2196,2197,2200],{},[351,2198,2199],{},"Assert yourself."," Practise stating what you need, in small steps, with people you feel safe with.",[348,2202,2203,2206],{},[351,2204,2205],{},"Look at your distance."," Notice whom you keep at arm's length, and whether you still want to.",[348,2208,2209,2212],{},[351,2210,2211],{},"Make peace with yourself."," The \"enemy\" you guard against may be your own feelings. Meeting them with kindness takes away some of their charge.",[348,2214,2215,2218],{},[351,2216,2217],{},"Make room for the new."," Once old feelings have been expressed, there is space for warmer thoughts to nourish you.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":2220},[2221,2222,2227,2228],{"id":2083,"depth":18,"text":2084},{"id":2110,"depth":18,"text":2111,"children":2223},[2224,2225,2226],{"id":2117,"depth":25,"text":2118},{"id":2137,"depth":25,"text":2138},{"id":2156,"depth":25,"text":2157},{"id":2163,"depth":18,"text":2164},{"id":391,"depth":18,"text":392},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of sweating and body odour: emotions held back that overflow, nervousness, fear of criticism and cold sweats.","general",[],[2233,2236],{"name":2234,"url":2235},"NHS: Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Fexcessive-sweating-hyperhidrosis\u002F",{"name":2237,"url":2238},"NHS: Body odour (BO)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fsymptoms\u002Fbody-odour-bo\u002F",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fsweating-and-body-odour",[2242,2243,2244,2245,2246,2247],"Which feelings, such as irritation, frustration or resentment, am I keeping inside instead of saying?","How much do gossip and criticism about me affect me?","Do I sweat most in front of others, when I fear being judged or caught out?","Am I really wary of others, or am I wary of what I might feel and show?","Is there a situation where I felt separated from others, or treated unfairly, that I still want to \"wash away\"?","When do I break into a cold sweat, and what am I afraid of in that moment?",[2093,2098,2102,2249],"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fheart-attack",[2251,2252,2253,2254],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPerspiration","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ3503092","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBody_odor","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ1328199",{"title":2068,"description":2229},"Sweating Spiritual Meaning: Body Odour and Cold Sweats",[2258],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":2259,"pages":2261},[2260],"Odeur corporelle et transpiration","299–300","conditions\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fsweating-and-body-odour","Spiritually, sweating and body odour are often linked to emotions held back that overflow through the skin, such as irritation, anger and shame, and to nervousness and a fear of being criticised or rejected.","If this reading resonates with you, a few minutes of slow breathing before a moment that usually makes you sweat can be a good next step.",[2266,2267,2268,2269,2270],"Emotions that overflow","Nervousness and insecurity","Fear of criticism","Anger and shame","Keeping others at a distance",[2272,2273,2274,2275,2276,2277,2278],"Sweating with chest pain, pain spreading to the arm, jaw, neck or back, breathlessness or feeling sick. Call emergency services, as this can be a heart attack.","A cold sweat with confusion, shaking or feeling faint, especially if you have diabetes. This can be low blood sugar and needs treating at once.","Night sweats that soak your bedclothes or sheets, especially with unexplained weight loss, fever, a long-lasting cough or swollen glands. See a GP soon, as these need to be checked for infection or other illness.","Heavy sweating that starts suddenly, affects the whole body, or comes with a racing heart, weight loss or shaking, which can point to an overactive thyroid.","Sweating that started after a new medicine. Do not stop the medicine on your own; ask the prescriber.","A change in your body odour, or a new unusual smell, that does not go with washing.","Sweating that affects your daily life, work or confidence. Effective treatments exist.","lCsmS07eqFoKvcMAG0h6rjGV7l7cjdPmieatvHglY64",{"id":2281,"title":2282,"affirmation":2283,"aka":2284,"area":2291,"body":2292,"dateModified":445,"datePublished":445,"description":2433,"extension":447,"group":2434,"guides":2435,"medicalSources":2436,"meta":2443,"navigation":454,"path":2444,"reflectionQuestions":2445,"related":2452,"sameAs":2454,"seo":2457,"seoTitle":2458,"sources":2459,"stem":2475,"summary":2476,"supportIntro":2477,"themes":2478,"whenToSeeADoctor":2485,"__hash__":2493},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fwisdom-teeth.md","Wisdom teeth","I take the place that is mine. I trust myself, and I let my wisdom come through.",[2285,2286,2287,2288,2289,2290],"Impacted wisdom tooth","Wisdom tooth pain","Wisdom tooth extraction","Wisdom tooth removal","Third molar","Dent de sagesse incluse","mouth-and-teeth",{"type":308,"value":2293,"toc":2424},[2294,2298,2301,2318,2321,2325,2328,2332,2335,2339,2342,2346,2349,2380,2387,2389,2392],[311,2295,2297],{"id":2296},"what-wisdom-teeth-are","What wisdom teeth are",[316,2299,2300],{},"Wisdom teeth are the third molars, the last teeth at the back of the mouth. Most people have four, one in each corner, and they usually come through between the late teens and mid-twenties. Some people have fewer, or none at all.",[316,2302,2303,2304,1319,2308,2312,2313,2317],{},"Often there is not enough room in the jaw, and a wisdom tooth comes through only partly, at an angle, or not at all. This is called an impacted wisdom tooth. Many impacted teeth cause no trouble. Others lead to pain, swelling and infection of the gum around them (pericoronitis), food getting trapped, ",[356,2305,2307],{"href":2306},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Ftooth-decay","tooth decay",[356,2309,2311],{"href":2310},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fgum-disease","gum disease"," in the tooth next door, and pain that spreads to the ",[356,2314,2316],{"href":2315},"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fjaw-pain","jaw",", ear or head.",[316,2319,2320],{},"A dentist checks the tooth, usually with an X-ray. Problems are often managed with cleaning, mouthwash, painkillers and, if there is an infection, sometimes antibiotics. When problems keep coming back, the tooth may be taken out, under local anaesthetic or by a specialist. Wisdom teeth that cause no problems are usually left alone.",[311,2322,2324],{"id":2323},"the-emotional-meaning-of-wisdom-teeth","The emotional meaning of wisdom teeth",[316,2326,2327],{},"Spiritually, wisdom is a great quality. It opens you to the wider world and gives you solid ground for everything you undertake. Wisdom teeth arrive around the age of twenty-one, at the time you are said to take in your spiritual side, and they stand for the autonomy you gain over the years.",[330,2329,2331],{"id":2330},"an-impacted-wisdom-tooth","An impacted wisdom tooth",[316,2333,2334],{},"A wisdom tooth that refuses to come through and \"take its place\" is read as a mind that does not yet take all the room that is yours, and does not yet fully trust itself. You may keep inside what you dislike about yourself, in order to please others. The tooth is waiting, and so, perhaps, are you.",[330,2336,2338],{"id":2337},"what-wisdom-teeth-stand-for","What wisdom teeth stand for",[316,2340,2341],{},"Beyond the impacted tooth, wisdom teeth are linked to the world you move in and to your spiritual world: your mission, your personal worth, and the help you give to others. Having no wisdom teeth at all is read as choosing the path of knowledge rather than the mystical one. Having them only in the upper jaw is read as finding it hard to bring your sense of the invisible into daily life. Having them only in the lower jaw is read as putting a lot of energy into everyday action to come back into the physical world.",[311,2343,2345],{"id":2344},"left-side-or-right-side","Left side or right side?",[316,2347,2348],{},"Each wisdom tooth has its own nuance. The sides are your own right and left, as a dentist numbers them.",[345,2350,2351,2357,2368,2374],{},[348,2352,2353,2356],{},[351,2354,2355],{},"Upper right (18):"," the strength you need to develop to be fully present in the world, at every level.",[348,2358,2359,2362,2363,2365,2366,601],{},[351,2360,2361],{},"Upper left (28):"," the ",[356,2364,1148],{"href":234}," of not fitting into the world. Low self-esteem carries a fear of ",[356,2367,592],{"href":267},[348,2369,2370,2373],{},[351,2371,2372],{},"Lower left (38):"," your ability to share your views and your emotions with the world around you.",[348,2375,2376,2379],{},[351,2377,2378],{},"Lower right (48):"," your ability to fit into the physical world and to be well grounded.",[316,2381,2382,2383,601],{},"More broadly, the right side is linked to the masculine principle (action, logic, direction) and the left to the feminine principle (feeling, receiving, intuition). See the guide to the ",[356,2384,2386],{"href":2385},"\u002Fguides\u002Fleft-vs-right-side-of-the-body","left and right sides of the body",[311,2388,392],{"id":391},[316,2390,2391],{},"A painful or infected wisdom tooth needs a dentist. Alongside that, the emotional perspective asks where you are still waiting to come through.",[345,2393,2394,2400,2406,2412,2418],{},[348,2395,2396,2399],{},[351,2397,2398],{},"Take your place."," Choose one situation where you will speak, act or decide instead of shrinking back.",[348,2401,2402,2405],{},[351,2403,2404],{},"Trust yourself."," Notice the moments when you wait for someone else's approval, and try deciding on your own.",[348,2407,2408,2411],{},[351,2409,2410],{},"Stop hiding to please."," What you dislike about yourself can be looked at kindly, instead of kept out of sight.",[348,2413,2414,2417],{},[351,2415,2416],{},"Let nature take its course."," Growth has its own rhythm. You can open up to change without forcing it.",[348,2419,2420,2423],{},[351,2421,2422],{},"Build solid foundations."," Ask what you want your life to rest on now, and take one step towards it.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":2425},[2426,2427,2431,2432],{"id":2296,"depth":18,"text":2297},{"id":2323,"depth":18,"text":2324,"children":2428},[2429,2430],{"id":2330,"depth":25,"text":2331},{"id":2337,"depth":25,"text":2338},{"id":2344,"depth":18,"text":2345},{"id":391,"depth":18,"text":392},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of wisdom teeth: an impacted tooth and taking your place, your autonomy, and what each of the four may stand for.","teeth",[],[2437,2440],{"name":2438,"url":2439},"NHS: Wisdom tooth removal","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Ftests-and-treatments\u002Fwisdom-tooth-removal\u002F",{"name":2441,"url":2442},"MedlinePlus: Impacted tooth","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fency\u002Farticle\u002F001057.htm",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fwisdom-teeth",[2446,2447,2448,2449,2450,2451],"Where in my life am I not taking all the room that is mine?","Do I trust myself to stand on my own, or do I keep waiting for permission?","What do I hide about myself so that others will like me?","Am I afraid of not fitting in, or of being rejected?","Do I find it hard to share my views and feelings with the world around me?","Which solid base do I want to build my life on now?",[2453,2315,2310],"\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Ftoothache",[2455,2456],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWisdom_tooth","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ202517",{"title":2282,"description":2433},"Wisdom Teeth Spiritual Meaning: Impacted, Left vs Right",[2460,2463,2467,2471],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":2461,"pages":2462},[2290],"137–138",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":2464,"pages":2466},[2465],"Dent (symbolisme des ...)","138–140",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":2468,"pages":2470},[2469],"Masculin (principe…)","270–271",{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":2472,"pages":2474},[2473],"Féminin (principe…)","182–183","conditions\u002Fmouth-and-teeth\u002Fwisdom-teeth","Spiritually, wisdom teeth are often linked to the autonomy and wisdom you gain with the years. An impacted wisdom tooth, one that will not come through and take its place, may reflect a reluctance to take all the room that is yours and to trust yourself.","If this reading resonates with you, choosing one place in your life where you will take a little more room this week, a meeting, a conversation, a decision, can be a good next step.",[2479,2480,2481,2482,2483,2484],"Taking your place","Autonomy","Self-trust","Wisdom","Fitting into the world","Being grounded",[2486,2487,2488,2489,2490,2491,2492],"Pain, swelling or a bad taste around a wisdom tooth, which can be an infection of the gum (pericoronitis). See a dentist.","Swelling of the face or neck with fever, or swelling that spreads. Get urgent dental care.","Difficulty breathing or swallowing, or swelling that spreads to the eye or under the tongue. Go to A&E or call emergency services.","Not being able to open your mouth properly because of pain or swelling.","After a wisdom tooth is taken out, pain that gets worse after 2 to 3 days, which can be a dry socket, or bleeding that does not stop with pressure.","Numbness of the lip, chin or tongue that lasts after a removal. Tell your dentist or surgeon.","Whether to remove a wisdom tooth is a decision for you and your dentist, not something to delay or force because of an emotional reading.","U8XnFyon9uOcm6Sqg2zUwy0V1mjbA7qngtyvePdblOs",[2495],{"id":2496,"title":52,"body":2497,"comingSoon":10,"dateModified":445,"datePublished":2676,"description":53,"extension":447,"groups":2677,"guides":2694,"icon":55,"medicalSources":2695,"meta":2696,"navigation":454,"order":56,"path":54,"reflectionQuestions":2697,"seo":2704,"seoTitle":2705,"sources":2706,"stem":2712,"themes":2713,"whenToSeeADoctor":2719,"__hash__":2725},"areas\u002Fareas\u002Fskin.md",{"type":308,"value":2498,"toc":2665},[2499,2502,2505,2511,2515,2518,2521,2525,2528,2532,2535,2539,2549,2553,2559,2563,2572,2576,2579,2614,2617,2621,2630,2633],[316,2500,2501],{},"Your skin is the largest organ of your body and the first thing others see of you. It is the border between inside and outside: it protects you, it senses everything you touch, and it quietly shows how you feel, when you blush, go pale or get goosebumps.",[316,2503,2504],{},"In the emotional and symbolic approach to health, this makes the skin a mirror of your relationships: with other people, with the world around you and with yourself. When the skin reacts, it can be an invitation to look at how you are living contact, closeness and boundaries.",[2506,2507,2508],"note",{},[316,2509,2510],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. If you have a skin problem, see a doctor or a dermatologist.",[311,2512,2514],{"id":2513},"what-your-skin-represents","What your skin represents",[316,2516,2517],{},"Symbolically, the skin marks the edge of your personal space. It says: this is me, and that is the world. It is also your main organ of contact: it is through the skin that you are held, comforted and touched.",[316,2519,2520],{},"That is why authors such as Jacques Martel see the skin as an extension of our inner sensitivity. A very sensitive person often has sensitive skin. Someone who has had to become hard with themselves or with others may find their skin thickening. The skin, in this reading, is a kind of calling card: it shows on the outside part of what is happening inside.",[311,2522,2524],{"id":2523},"common-emotional-themes-behind-skin-issues","Common emotional themes behind skin issues",[316,2526,2527],{},"Every skin condition has its own nuances, but a few themes come up again and again.",[330,2529,2531],{"id":2530},"boundaries-and-personal-space","Boundaries and personal space",[316,2533,2534],{},"Skin problems are often linked to the question of limits. Do you feel invaded? Do you let others cross your boundaries without saying anything? Or, on the contrary, do you keep people at a distance to protect yourself? A skin reaction can sometimes act like a natural barrier, a way of keeping others away when you do not feel safe enough to let them come close.",[330,2536,2538],{"id":2537},"contact-touch-and-separation","Contact, touch and separation",[316,2540,2541,2542,1319,2544,2548],{},"The skin needs contact. When we lose closeness with someone, through a move, a breakup, a death or simply a relationship where communication has gone quiet, the skin can be where this loss is felt. Many people notice that skin conditions such as ",[356,2543,1936],{"href":358},[356,2545,2547],{"href":2546},"\u002Fskin\u002Fpsoriasis","psoriasis"," appear or flare after a separation, even one that looked minor from the outside.",[330,2550,2552],{"id":2551},"how-we-feel-seen","How we feel seen",[316,2554,2555,2556,2558],{},"Because the skin is visible, it is closely tied to self-image and to the ",[356,2557,1148],{"href":234}," of judgment. If you give a lot of weight to what others think of you, or if you do not feel good enough as you are, a skin problem can seem to confirm this painful inner image, which in turn makes you want to hide.",[330,2560,2562],{"id":2561},"emotions-held-under-the-surface","Emotions held under the surface",[316,2564,2565,2566,2568,2569,2571],{},"Expressions such as \"red with ",[356,2567,1840],{"href":198},"\", \"thin-skinned\" or \"getting under my skin\" say a lot. Emotions that are not expressed, such as frustration, irritation, shame or ",[356,2570,1541],{"href":273},", can be felt as coming up to the surface.",[311,2573,2575],{"id":2574},"reading-the-signs-type-and-location","Reading the signs: type and location",[316,2577,2578],{},"In this approach, the way the skin reacts can add nuance to the spiritual interpretation. These are not rules, but questions worth exploring:",[345,2580,2581,2587,2593,2599,2605],{},[348,2582,2583,2586],{},[351,2584,2585],{},"Dry skin"," may reflect relationships that feel dry or distant, or emotions you are holding back instead of letting them flow.",[348,2588,2589,2592],{},[351,2590,2591],{},"Oily skin"," may point to an overflow of emotions kept inside, or a wish not to be \"caught\" or touched.",[348,2594,2595,2598],{},[351,2596,2597],{},"Itching"," is often associated with irritating thoughts or situations that keep asking for your attention.",[348,2600,2601,2604],{},[351,2602,2603],{},"Inflammation and redness"," may be linked to irritation, anger, or the feeling of being exposed when you would rather go unnoticed.",[348,2606,2607,2613],{},[351,2608,2609,2612],{},[356,2610,2611],{"href":369},"Spots"," and blemishes"," may express specific tensions in your relationships or in how you communicate with others.",[316,2615,2616],{},"The part of the body that is affected can add another layer. The face relates to identity and to how you face others, the hands to what you hold, give and receive, and the back to what is behind you: your past, your burdens, the support you may lack.",[311,2618,2620],{"id":2619},"caring-for-your-skin-from-the-inside","Caring for your skin from the inside",[316,2622,2623,2624,2626,2627],{},"The idea is not to blame yourself for a skin condition. ",[356,2625,281],{"href":282},", genetics, hormones, allergies and the environment all play a real role, and medical treatment is often necessary. The emotional perspective simply adds another question: ",[948,2628,2629],{},"what might my skin be trying to say?",[316,2631,2632],{},"A few gentle practices can support this inner work:",[345,2634,2635,2641,2647,2653,2659],{},[348,2636,2637,2640],{},[351,2638,2639],{},"Name what irritates you."," Writing down the situations or people that get \"under your skin\" can take away some of their charge.",[348,2642,2643,2646],{},[351,2644,2645],{},"Look at your boundaries."," Practise saying what you need, what you accept and what you do not.",[348,2648,2649,2652],{},[351,2650,2651],{},"Allow yourself contact."," Touch, hugs, massage, or simply taking time to care for your skin with kindness rather than frustration.",[348,2654,2655,2658],{},[351,2656,2657],{},"Grieve what you have lost."," If a separation is involved, giving it space, rather than pushing it away, is often an important step.",[348,2660,2661,2664],{},[351,2662,2663],{},"Soften your inner gaze."," The more you accept yourself as you are, the less you need to hide.",{"title":429,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":2666},[2667,2668,2674,2675],{"id":2513,"depth":18,"text":2514},{"id":2523,"depth":18,"text":2524,"children":2669},[2670,2671,2672,2673],{"id":2530,"depth":25,"text":2531},{"id":2537,"depth":25,"text":2538},{"id":2551,"depth":25,"text":2552},{"id":2561,"depth":25,"text":2562},{"id":2574,"depth":18,"text":2575},{"id":2619,"depth":18,"text":2620},"2026-09-30",[2678,2682,2686,2690],{"id":2679,"title":2680,"description":2681},"inflammatory","Inflammation and flare-ups","Red, irritated or itchy skin, often linked to irritation, separation and a need for contact.",{"id":2683,"title":2684,"description":2685},"breakouts","Breakouts and blemishes","Spots and pimples, often linked to self-image, identity and the need for personal space.",{"id":2687,"title":2688,"description":2689},"itching","Itching and rashes","Itchy skin and rashes, often linked to impatience, irritation and desires held in check.",{"id":2691,"title":2692,"description":2693},"growths-and-pigment","Growths and pigment","Warts, cysts and changes in skin colour, often linked to old hurts, shame and feeling different.",[450,1453],[],{},[2698,2699,2700,2701,2702,2703],"Where in my life do I feel that my personal space is not respected?","Who or what is irritating me at the moment, even if I have not said it out loud?","Have I recently been separated from someone or something that mattered to me?","Do I get enough warmth, closeness and physical contact, and do I allow myself to receive it?","How much does the opinion of others shape the way I see myself?","Which emotions do I keep to myself instead of expressing them?",{"title":52,"description":53},"Skin Problems: Spiritual Meaning & Emotional Causes",[2707],{"author":470,"work":471,"entries":2708,"pages":2711},[2709,2710],"Peau (en général)","Peau (maux de ...)","319–321","areas\u002Fskin",[1489,2714,2715,2716,2717,2718],"Contact and touch","Self-image","Separation","Irritation","Sensitivity",[2720,2721,2722,2723,2724],"A rash that spreads quickly, blisters, or comes with fever or feeling unwell.","Skin that is hot, swollen, oozing or crusting, which can be a sign of infection.","A mole or spot that changes in size, shape or colour, bleeds or does not heal.","Itching or pain that keeps you from sleeping or doing your daily activities.","Any skin problem that does not improve, or gets worse, after a few weeks.","Lt6LiMR1cBnLvyn6Q7H7O6F_m_4S1q8SEe0JFQQkcf8",[2727,2731],{"path":450,"title":2728,"description":2729,"category":2730,"readingTime":25},"Emotions body map: where feelings settle in the body","A free, printable body map of emotions: where anger, fear, grief, guilt and other feelings are said to settle in the body, with a page for each area.","body-maps",{"path":451,"title":2732,"description":2733,"category":2734,"readingTime":56},"Jacques Martel and The Complete Dictionary of Ailments and Diseases","Who Jacques Martel is, what his dictionary of ailments and diseases contains, how an entry is built, how this site uses it, and its limits.","the-approach",1791298622505]