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A clot may block an artery, sometimes one that began in the ",[280,281,282],"a",{"href":35},"heart",". Or a vessel may burst and bleed into the brain. The result is sudden damage: a face that droops, a limb that will not lift, speech that will not come. Minutes matter. ",[280,285,287],{"href":286},"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure","High blood pressure",", a previous clot, and an irregular heartbeat are among the risks a clinician will treat afterwards. A feeling of pressure does not open a blocked artery or seal a bleed.",[271,290,292],{"id":291},"the-emotional-meaning-of-a-stroke","The emotional meaning of a stroke",[276,294,295,296,299],{},"The spiritual interpretation places this accident in the blood and in the vessels, and so in love and in the joy of living. It hears a very strong reaction, a categorical no to an equilibrium that has already broken. The ",[280,297,298],{"href":211},"fear"," underneath is of losing the means to direct one's own life.",[276,301,302],{},"In a bleed, an artery bursts and blood spills onto part of the brain. The image offered is a tension, at home or at work, so great that it releases itself as a bursting of the joy of living. Blood, in this language, carries that joy, and also the sorrow of the situation. Take that as a picture of a life under too much strain. The vessel still bursts for physical reasons, and the first response is the emergency services.",[276,304,305],{},"The side of the brain is given a simple pair. The right is heard as the intuitive side, the left as the rational side. The question, once the emergency is over, is which of those two has been left out of any peace you have with yourself. Recovery belongs to rehabilitation, to time, and to the plan your doctors set. It is not a light you picture around the cells.",[271,307,309],{"id":308},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[311,312,313,317,320],"ul",{},[314,315,316],"li",{},"After the emergency, name the pressure that had nowhere to go.",[314,318,319],{},"Ask which side of you, feeling or planning, needs to be included again.",[314,321,322],{},"Peace with yourself can be practised in small pieces. 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Do not drive yourself.","Do not stop a blood thinner, a blood-pressure medicine, or any drug you were sent home with.","Rehabilitation, if it is offered, is part of care.","Qz28jbh8-x6jDxLLX-E0RuSLdnhmQOKd0_R5jw0ChQo",{"id":367,"title":5,"body":368,"comingSoon":10,"dateModified":546,"datePublished":546,"description":6,"extension":331,"groups":547,"icon":8,"meta":555,"navigation":338,"order":9,"path":7,"reflectionQuestions":556,"seo":563,"sources":564,"stem":573,"themes":574,"whenToSeeADoctor":581,"__hash__":588},"areas\u002Fareas\u002Fhead.md",{"type":268,"value":369,"toc":535},[370,373,376,392,396,399,406,410,415,418,422,425,429,432,436,443,447,450,483,487,494,497],[276,371,372],{},"Your head is the control centre of your body. It is where your senses meet, where you think, decide and plan, and where you feel that you are \"you\". Your nervous system, which runs from your brain through your spine to every part of your body, carries information in both directions: it receives what you see, hear and feel, and it sends out the orders that move you.",[276,374,375],{},"In the emotional and symbolic approach to health, the head is therefore linked to individuality, autonomy and the way you lead your life. When the head or the nerves react, it can be an invitation to look at how much pressure you live under, how much you try to control, and whether your head and your heart are working together.",[377,378,379],"note",{},[276,380,381,382,386,387,391],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. 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When this network is overloaded, with too many ",[280,403,404],{"href":256},"worries",", too much analysis and too much tension, the circuits can overheat.",[271,407,409],{"id":408},"common-emotional-themes","Common emotional themes",[411,412,414],"h3",{"id":413},"control-and-the-need-to-master-everything","Control and the need to master everything",[276,416,417],{},"A recurring theme is control: wanting to plan every moment, anticipate every problem and keep every situation in hand. This can come from insecurity, from high expectations, or from having had to be responsible very early in life. The more we try to control, the more the head works, and the less room there is for spontaneity.",[411,419,421],{"id":420},"too-much-head-not-enough-heart","Too much head, not enough heart",[276,423,424],{},"Many head and nerve problems are associated with living mainly through the intellect. We analyse, reason, organise and judge, and in the process we may push aside what we feel, what we want and what gives us joy. The source describes this as a lack of balance between the rational side and the intuitive, emotional side. Both are needed.",[411,426,428],{"id":427},"mental-pressure-and-worry-about-the-future","Mental pressure and worry about the future",[276,430,431],{},"Worrying about what is coming, racking your brains for answers, fearing that a project will not succeed: all of this adds pressure. The head can end up feeling like a pot about to boil over.",[411,433,435],{"id":434},"tension-and-trust","Tension and trust",[276,437,438,442],{},[280,439,441],{"href":440},"\u002Fhead\u002Fnervousness","Nervous tension"," is often linked to a feeling of being held back or \"locked in\" by a person, a situation or by yourself. Behind it there is often a difficulty trusting others and trusting life, sometimes because of past hurts.",[271,444,446],{"id":445},"reading-the-signs-location-and-side","Reading the signs: location and side",[276,448,449],{},"In this approach, where the tension appears can add some nuance. Take these as questions to explore, not as rules:",[311,451,452,459,465,471,477],{},[314,453,454,458],{},[455,456,457],"strong",{},"The forehead"," is often associated with work and your social role.",[314,460,461,464],{},[455,462,463],{},"The temples and sides of the head"," relate to emotional life: family, couple, close relationships.",[314,466,467,470],{},[455,468,469],{},"The left side"," is linked to the feminine, the mother or a daughter.",[314,472,473,476],{},[455,474,475],{},"The right side"," is linked to the masculine, the father or a son.",[314,478,479,482],{},[455,480,481],{},"The nerves"," themselves speak of communication: in which area of your life do you need to express yourself better, or to hear what others are telling you?",[271,484,486],{"id":485},"caring-for-your-head-from-the-inside","Caring for your head from the inside",[276,488,489,490],{},"The idea is not to blame yourself. Genetics, hormones, sleep, posture, screens, diet and many medical factors play a real role in head and nerve problems. The emotional perspective simply adds another question: ",[491,492,493],"em",{},"what might my head be trying to tell me?",[276,495,496],{},"A few gentle practices can support this inner work:",[311,498,499,505,511,517,523,529],{},[314,500,501,504],{},[455,502,503],{},"Step back from the problem."," Taking some distance from what you are living often clears the mind more than thinking harder.",[314,506,507,510],{},[455,508,509],{},"Loosen your grip."," Notice where you try to control everything and choose one area where you can let things unfold.",[314,512,513,516],{},[455,514,515],{},"Make room for your emotions."," Feeling them, naming them and expressing them eases the pressure on the head.",[314,518,519,522],{},[455,520,521],{},"Be patient with yourself."," Not every answer has to come today. 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Call emergency services.","Weakness, numbness, drooping of the face, confusion or difficulty speaking. Call emergency services.","A headache with fever, a stiff neck or a rash.","A headache after a blow to the head.","Headaches that are new, getting worse, waking you up at night, or starting after the age of 50.","Dizziness, fainting or seizures.","Eu5TrpJdXdVAQKLsnDOQQRHdpi63uVt9-e29rXAJslA",[590,708],{"id":591,"title":592,"affirmation":593,"aka":594,"area":597,"body":598,"dateModified":329,"datePublished":329,"description":675,"extension":331,"group":282,"meta":676,"navigation":338,"path":680,"reflectionQuestions":681,"related":685,"sameAs":688,"seo":691,"sources":692,"stem":694,"summary":695,"supportIntro":696,"themes":697,"whenToSeeADoctor":701,"__hash__":707},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fheart-attack.md","Heart attack","I can stop proving, and I can let love and help reach me.",[595,596],"Myocardial infarction","Cardiac crisis","heart-and-circulation",{"type":268,"value":599,"toc":668},[600,604,615,619,630,635,639,649,655,657],[271,601,603],{"id":602},"what-a-heart-attack-is","What a heart attack is",[276,605,606,607,609,610,614],{},"A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, happens when a coronary artery blocks and a patch of heart muscle begins to die. People also call it a cardiac crisis. The ",[280,608,282],{"href":35}," is the organ most often struck this way. Minutes matter. Clot-busting drugs, a procedure to open the artery, and then a long plan of medicines and rehabilitation are the medical path. ",[280,611,613],{"href":612},"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-cholesterol","High cholesterol",", blood pressure, smoking, and diabetes are the risks a clinician will look at. A feeling, however recognisable, does not open a blocked artery.",[271,616,618],{"id":617},"the-emotional-meaning-of-a-heart-attack","The emotional meaning of a heart attack",[276,620,621,622,625,626,629],{},"The heart is read as the centre of love and the core of the emotions. A heart attack is taken as the body's desperate way of showing that attention has gone too far into details that are not the point. Status is cherished and protected. What the spiritual interpretation calls essential is the joy of living, love said out loud, love of oneself, and the taste of an ordinary moment. The French word for the attack, ",[491,623,624],{},"infarctus",", is heard beside ",[491,627,628],{},"infraction",": a break in the code of one's own wellbeing.",[276,631,632,634],{},[280,633,210],{"href":211}," of not succeeding sits close. Territory is held tightly: a partner, the work, friends, the house, the whole domain. If something inside that domain seems lost, or about to be lost, the resistance can be total. The wish is to remain the one in charge. Objects, people, pride, and physical or mental powers are all things you look at and ask: am I being stripped of this? Envy can be out of scale. The question underneath is whether anyone is stopping you from leading in your own way.",[411,636,638],{"id":637},"love-that-was-not-allowed-in","Love that was not allowed in",[276,640,641,642,644,645,648],{},"The same pages ask how far love can be felt and shown, and how far you can accept yourself as you are. There is a hard outer image, built because weakness feels unbearable, and an ocean of feeling stored inside. Diving in feels like drowning, so commitment stays difficult. ",[280,643,174],{"href":175},", frustration, aggressiveness, and ",[280,646,647],{"href":214},"hate",", held for a long time, are read as what finally has nowhere left to go. The heart is as capable of hostility and rejection as it is of compassion. Neither one caused the clot. Both are worth knowing if they have been the climate of a life.",[276,650,651,652,654],{},"The attack is often placed in a season of too much competition, money pressure, and a growing distance from family. Life becomes a fight. ",[280,653,243],{"href":244}," is high. It is all or nothing, and a failure seems to empty life of sense. A thousand projects keep you from the inside, and from the people next to you. Programmed days replace listening to the body. What looks like rejecting others is read, here, as rejecting yourself. The phrase \"I will sort it out alone\" is the one the spiritual interpretation keeps hearing. Distance from other people is felt as a drift towards an emotional death, even while the body is still at work.",[271,656,309],{"id":308},[311,658,659,662,665],{},[314,660,661],{},"After the emergency, ask what you were defending as if it were life itself.",[314,663,664],{},"Let one person help with one ordinary thing. Receiving is part of the exchange.",[314,666,667],{},"Tenderness towards your own feelings can return in small pieces. The artery still belongs to your cardiologist.",{"title":324,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":669},[670,671,674],{"id":602,"depth":18,"text":603},{"id":617,"depth":18,"text":618,"children":672},[673],{"id":637,"depth":26,"text":638},{"id":308,"depth":18,"text":309},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of a heart attack: a blocked artery, a life defended as territory, and love that was never given room.",{"work":334,"entries":677,"pages":679},[678],"Cœur — Infarctus (... du myocarde)","pp. 116–117","\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fheart-attack",[682,683,684],"What am I afraid of losing, and treating as if the loss would end me?","Where have I been proving my worth instead of letting myself be known?","Which feeling have I stored for so long that I no longer know its size?",[686,687,612],"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fangina","\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fpalpitations",[689,690],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ12152","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMyocardial_infarction",{"title":592,"description":675},[693],{"author":352},"conditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fheart-attack","A heart attack is the death of a patch of heart muscle when its blood supply is blocked. It is read as a life spent guarding status and territory, with love and joy pushed aside.","If this reading resonates with you, a gentle practice can sit beside cardiac rehabilitation and the medicines that keep the next hour safe.",[698,699,700],"the heart","territory","a postponed inner life",[702,703,704,705,706],"A heart attack is an emergency.","Call for help at once if there is chest pressure, pain into the arm, neck, or jaw, sweat, nausea, or sudden breathlessness.","Do not drive yourself.","Do not stop aspirin, a statin, a beta-blocker, or any drug you were sent home with.","Cardiac rehabilitation is part of care, not a luxury.","YiXVDM9GBi5F_xT7xDy3lnI0qkRPUGDOIT9_dzyBVzw",{"id":709,"title":287,"affirmation":710,"aka":711,"area":597,"body":714,"dateModified":546,"datePublished":546,"description":870,"extension":331,"group":871,"meta":872,"navigation":338,"path":873,"reflectionQuestions":874,"related":881,"sameAs":883,"seo":886,"sources":887,"stem":892,"summary":893,"supportIntro":894,"themes":895,"whenToSeeADoctor":900,"__hash__":907},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure.md","I let the steam out gently. I accept myself as I am, and I no longer need pressure to feel alive.",[712,713],"Hypertension","High BP",{"type":268,"value":715,"toc":857},[716,720,723,735,738,742,745,749,755,759,765,769,772,776,779,783,786,790,796,800,814,816,819],[271,717,719],{"id":718},"what-high-blood-pressure-is","What high blood pressure is",[276,721,722],{},"Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps. High blood pressure, or hypertension, means this force stays too high over time. It is generally diagnosed when readings are repeatedly at or above 140\u002F90 mmHg in a clinic, although some guidelines use lower thresholds.",[276,724,725,726,730,731,734],{},"High blood pressure is extremely common, affecting more than a billion people worldwide, and becomes more frequent with age. It is often called a \"silent killer\" because it rarely causes symptoms, yet over the years it raises the risk of heart attack, stroke, ",[280,727,729],{"href":728},"\u002Fkidneys\u002Fkidney-problems","kidney disease"," and vision problems. Risk factors include genetics, age, excess salt, being overweight, lack of physical activity, alcohol, smoking and chronic ",[280,732,733],{"href":244},"stress",". Treatment usually combines lifestyle changes and, when needed, medication that must be taken as prescribed.",[276,736,737],{},"The emotional reading below does not replace this, and it is never a reason to stop or delay treatment. It offers another angle, for those who feel that their blood pressure also reflects the pressure they live with.",[271,739,741],{"id":740},"the-emotional-meaning-of-high-blood-pressure","The emotional meaning of high blood pressure",[276,743,744],{},"In the emotional approach, high blood pressure is often pictured as a pressure cooker: a sealed pot where the steam keeps building up.",[411,746,748],{"id":747},"emotions-held-back-for-a-long-time","Emotions held back for a long time",[276,750,751,752,754],{},"The central theme is accumulation. Over long periods, we keep thoughts and emotions to ourselves instead of expressing them. ",[280,753,174],{"href":175}," and frustrations for which we have not yet found a solution are swallowed, and they \"boil\" inside us. We may be very sensitive and find it hard to manage our reactions.",[411,756,758],{"id":757},"putting-things-off","Putting things off",[276,760,761,762,764],{},"High blood pressure is also associated with procrastination: postponing what we have to say or do, out of ",[280,763,298],{"href":211}," or lack of self-confidence. Everything then looks like a mountain, and we wonder whether we will manage to achieve all our plans. Blowing problems out of proportion, and the guilt that follows, add to the pressure.",[411,766,768],{"id":767},"control-and-performance","Control and performance",[276,770,771],{},"The wish to control everything and to solve every situation in our life can make the pressure unbearable. We may feel we must be the best, perform at the top of our abilities, physically and intellectually. When we fall short, tension rises sharply. We may also feel responsible for harmony everywhere, even when other people are involved. That is quite a mandate to give ourselves.",[411,773,775],{"id":774},"feeling-powerless-and-on-guard","Feeling powerless and on guard",[276,777,778],{},"The source also links high blood pressure to feeling powerless, especially at work, for instance when we can no longer accept orders. A deep fear of rejection can keep us on guard, as if we were in danger, or leave us feeling crushed and defenceless.",[411,780,782],{"id":781},"closed-to-love","Closed to love",[276,784,785],{},"Another theme is difficulty feeling and receiving love. After being hurt, we may close our heart so as not to suffer again, and then no longer want to give or receive love.",[411,787,789],{"id":788},"staying-busy","Staying busy",[276,791,792,793,795],{},"Finally, high blood pressure can go hand in hand with hyperactivity, which helps us forget our ",[280,794,404],{"href":256},". We may want to make the most of life and reach the many goals we have set ourselves, without giving ourselves time to feel what is going on inside.",[271,797,799],{"id":798},"questions-the-source-invites-you-to-ask","Questions the source invites you to ask",[311,801,802,805,808,811],{},[314,803,804],{},"Am I putting pressure on myself, or do I feel it comes from others?",[314,806,807],{},"Am I denying parts of my personality that are trying hard to come out?",[314,809,810],{},"Do I feel compressed, squeezed in by my life?",[314,812,813],{},"Do I feel it is dangerous to express my real feelings?",[271,815,309],{"id":308},[276,817,818],{},"The aim is not to feel guilty about your blood pressure. It has real physical causes and needs proper medical follow-up. The emotional perspective simply invites you to look at the pressure you carry.",[311,820,821,827,833,839,845,851],{},[314,822,823,826],{},[455,824,825],{},"Let the steam out gently."," Express your emotions a little at a time, rather than letting them build up until they explode.",[314,828,829,832],{},[455,830,831],{},"Set priorities."," Choose what really matters, and let some things wait or go.",[314,834,835,838],{},[455,836,837],{},"Make time for yourself."," Give yourself moments to notice what is happening inside, without distraction.",[314,840,841,844],{},[455,842,843],{},"Hand back some responsibility."," You are not in charge of everyone's harmony.",[314,846,847,850],{},[455,848,849],{},"Trust yourself."," You do not need to be perfect to be worthy.",[314,852,853,856],{},[455,854,855],{},"Accept yourself as you are."," You are unique, and you do not need pressure to feel alive.",{"title":324,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":858},[859,860,868,869],{"id":718,"depth":18,"text":719},{"id":740,"depth":18,"text":741,"children":861},[862,863,864,865,866,867],{"id":747,"depth":26,"text":748},{"id":757,"depth":26,"text":758},{"id":767,"depth":26,"text":768},{"id":774,"depth":26,"text":775},{"id":781,"depth":26,"text":782},{"id":788,"depth":26,"text":789},{"id":798,"depth":18,"text":799},{"id":308,"depth":18,"text":309},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of high blood pressure: how it may relate to held-back emotions, control, pressure to perform and self-imposed demands.","blood-pressure",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure",[875,876,877,878,879,880],"Which emotions or frustrations have I been swallowing instead of expressing?","Is the pressure I feel coming from others, or am I putting it on myself?","What have I been putting off saying or doing, out of fear or lack of confidence?","Do I feel responsible for keeping the peace everywhere, even when others are involved?","Have I closed myself off to love so as not to be hurt again?","Do I keep busy so that I do not have to feel what is going on inside?",[882,384],"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fvaricose-veins",[884,885],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHypertension","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ41861",{"title":287,"description":870},[888],{"author":352,"work":334,"entries":889,"pages":891},[890],"Tension artérielle — Hypertension (trop élevée)","405","conditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure","High blood pressure is often read through the image of a pressure cooker. Emotions and thoughts held back for a long time, a need to control and to perform, and heavy self-imposed demands may keep the pressure rising.","If this reading resonates with you, setting aside regular time to slow down and feel what is going on inside can be a good next step.",[896,575,897,898,899],"Held-back emotions","Pressure to perform","Over-responsibility","Closing off to love",[901,902,903,904,905,906],"A very high reading, around 180\u002F120 or above, with chest pain, breathlessness, severe headache, confusion or vision problems. Call emergency services.","Weakness on one side of the body, facial drooping or difficulty speaking. Call emergency services.","Regular blood pressure checks, even if you feel perfectly well. High blood pressure usually has no symptoms.","Readings that stay high at home or at the pharmacy.","Side effects from blood pressure medication. Never stop or change your treatment without talking to your doctor.","High blood pressure during pregnancy, especially with headaches, swelling or vision changes.","7EJNtjRrjVXogXm97hxqAk0wlSq_BwK44Yw6r9PCWdo",[],1791229756406]