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I have the strength to state what I need, and I let energy move again.",[263,264,265],"Mucoviscidosis","CF","Cystic fibrosis of the pancreas","pancreas",{"type":268,"value":269,"toc":358},"minimark",[270,275,279,292,296,307,310,314,317],[271,272,274],"h2",{"id":273},"what-cystic-fibrosis-is","What cystic fibrosis is",[276,277,278],"p",{},"Cystic fibrosis, also called mucoviscidosis, is an inherited disease. A fault in how salt and water move across cell surfaces makes mucus abnormally thick. It affects the lungs and the digestive tract above all, including the enzymes the pancreas secretes. Breathing becomes hard, infections recur, and food is poorly digested unless enzymes are replaced. It is serious, it is lifelong, and modern care, including physiotherapy, antibiotics, nutrition and newer modulator drugs, has changed its course. It is not an attitude, and it is not produced by a way of thinking.",[276,280,281,282,287,288,291],{},"The emotional reading below is a complement for the inner life of a person who is carrying a heavy, sticky, stuck feeling. It does not explain the gene, and it does not lighten the mucus. ",[283,284,286],"a",{"href":285},"\u002Fpancreas\u002Fpancreatitis","Pancreatitis"," is a different illness of the same gland. The ",[283,289,290],{"href":26},"lungs"," are the other organ this entry names.",[271,293,295],{"id":294},"the-emotional-meaning-of-cystic-fibrosis","The emotional meaning of cystic fibrosis",[276,297,298,299,302,303,306],{},"A rigid way of thinking, and mental patterns you will not leave, are read as a refusal to move forward in life. You clung to so many old ideas that you did not follow the current. The pains you feel paralyse you. You are discouraged. Nothing in the life works. You may have the impression of always having held back, from doing or from saying, afraid of the consequences. That is why the ",[283,300,301],{"href":123},"arms"," and the ",[283,304,305],{"href":130},"legs"," are often brought in. The arms stand for the fear of taking hold of life's situations. The legs stand for the fear of advancing.",[276,308,309],{},"You complain. You pity yourself, and you would like other people to do the same. You think life has nothing to bring you. You feel the need to over-protect yourself. You can find yourself at the heart of quarrels you wanted no part in, and you want to withdraw. There is something you feel you absolutely must stop the body from absorbing, a harmful substance, or you must keep from contact with certain people or situations that would enter your \"bubble\" and put you in danger. You control and resist your emotions and your environment so much that you have to eat without ceasing, to fill a void that never fills.",[271,311,313],{"id":312},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[276,315,316],{},"Opening more to life, and letting old ideas go, is the inner direction. Spontaneity, an inner voice, and the strength to state your needs are what let energy circulate and a balance return. That is a way of living beside a real disease. It is not a method for making the disease leave.",[318,319,320,328,334,340,346,352],"ul",{},[321,322,323,327],"li",{},[324,325,326],"strong",{},"Keep the specialist plan."," Enzymes, airway clearance and medicines are the treatment. A reading is not.",[321,329,330,333],{},[324,331,332],{},"Name one old idea you are done carrying."," Rigidity is the inner picture, not the cause of the gene.",[321,335,336,339],{},[324,337,338],{},"Ask where protection became a wall."," A bubble can be safety and a prison at the same time.",[321,341,342,345],{},[324,343,344],{},"Notice the arms and the legs."," Taking hold, and moving forward, are the two fears this entry pairs.",[321,347,348,351],{},[324,349,350],{},"Look at the void you feed."," Eating without ceasing is read as trying to fill something that food cannot fill. It is not a reason to restrict a prescribed diet.",[321,353,354,357],{},[324,355,356],{},"Let one sentence out."," Held-back speech is part of the picture of held-back flow.",{"title":359,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":360},"",[361,362,363],{"id":273,"depth":18,"text":274},{"id":294,"depth":18,"text":295},{"id":312,"depth":18,"text":313},"2026-10-04","The emotional and spiritual meaning of cystic fibrosis: a genetic illness of the lungs and pancreas, read alongside rigidity, over-protection and a life that feels stuck.","md","digestion",{},true,"\u002Fconditions\u002Fpancreas\u002Fcystic-fibrosis",[372,373,374,375,376,377],"Which old idea am I clinging to so tightly that I am no longer moving with life?","Where have I held back an action or a sentence because I feared the consequences?","Do I want other people to pity me the way I pity myself?","What am I trying to stop from entering my \"bubble\"?","Where do my arms refuse to take hold of a situation, or my legs refuse to advance?","What would one spontaneous step, guided from the inside, look like?",[285,379],"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcough",[381,382],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCystic_fibrosis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ178194",{"title":260,"description":365},[385],{"author":386,"work":387,"entries":388,"pages":390},"Jacques Martel","Le Grand Dictionnaire des Malaises et des Maladies",[389],"Mucoviscidose ou fibrose kystique","279","conditions\u002Fpancreas\u002Fcystic-fibrosis","Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease of thick mucus, above all in the lungs and the pancreas. The emotional reading asks about rigid ideas, a life you will not let flow, and the need to be over-protected. It is not a cause, and it is not a cure.","If this reading resonates with you, noticing one place where protection has become a wall can be a good next step, inside the care plan your team already holds.",[395,396,397,398,399],"Rigidity","Held-back speech","Discouragement","Over-protection","Control",[401,402,403,404,405,406],"Cystic fibrosis is diagnosed by tests, often in infancy, and is followed in a specialist centre. Do not change physiotherapy, enzymes, antibiotics or modulators on the basis of a reading.","New or worse breathlessness, a flare of cough, coughing blood, or a drop in weight. Contact the CF team promptly.","Severe abdominal pain, a blocked bowel, or greasy stools and poor weight gain.","Fever, chest pain, or confusion. Seek urgent care.","A relative newly found to carry the gene. Genetic counselling is the right door, not an emotional interpretation.","This illness is inherited. Feelings do not cause it, and letting go of an idea does not replace treatment.","0IDUCLZHTydRQgJ58CK09uEwXV5tCHK_d8Pox2dpdiw",{"id":409,"title":97,"body":410,"comingSoon":10,"dateModified":364,"datePublished":364,"description":98,"extension":366,"groups":499,"icon":100,"meta":507,"navigation":369,"order":101,"path":99,"reflectionQuestions":508,"seo":515,"sources":516,"stem":521,"themes":522,"whenToSeeADoctor":528,"__hash__":535},"areas\u002Fareas\u002Fpancreas.md",{"type":268,"value":411,"toc":494},[412,415,418,424,428,435,438,441,445,451,455,462],[276,413,414],{},"The pancreas sits deep in the abdomen. It makes enzymes that help you digest food, and it makes insulin, which keeps blood sugar within a liveable range. When that balance fails, the result can be diabetes or low blood sugar. Pancreatitis is a medical emergency when the pain is severe. None of this is a mood.",[276,416,417],{},"In the emotional reading, the pancreas belongs to the solar plexus, the energy centre at the base of the breastbone. It stands for freedom, power, self-mastery, and the way you define who you are. It is called the seat of the ego and of emotional energy.",[419,420,421],"note",{},[276,422,423],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. Severe abdominal pain, or a sudden change in thirst, weight or consciousness, needs a doctor. If you use insulin or diabetes medicine, do not stop it.",[271,425,427],{"id":426},"what-the-pancreas-represents","What the pancreas represents",[276,429,430,431,434],{},"Strong feelings, the source says, can make digestion difficult. If that state goes on and you live in sadness, the reading links it with low blood sugar, and with a lack of joy. The pages for ",[283,432,433],{"href":81},"blood sugar"," take up diabetes and hypoglycaemia in their own right. This page stays with the gland that holds the insulin.",[276,436,437],{},"The pancreas is read as your capacity to express love and to take it in, and to meet an opposite feeling, anger for example, without turning it into pain. A difficulty here is a sign of disorder and confusion in the emotions, which is why digesting is hard. You want to keep control and power over other people. Inside, you grow agitated, and your esteem of yourself drops. There is an inner battle in front of obstacles. You fear new challenges and you exhaust yourself fighting, so the energy falls. You hold on to your freedom.",[276,439,440],{},"The source places a pancreas that works badly after events that were often traumatic. The detail of those events belongs to a personal history, not to a rule. What the entry insists on is the confusion: feelings that will not settle, and a self that is trying to master everyone else in order to feel safe.",[271,442,444],{"id":443},"sugar-joy-and-sadness","Sugar, joy and sadness",[276,446,447,448,450],{},"Insulin stabilises the sugar in the blood. The emotional picture ties a long sadness to hypoglycaemia, and a lack of joy to the sugar falling. That is the book's reading. It is not a reason to explain diabetes away, and it is not a reason to change a prescribed treatment. ",[283,449,237],{"href":238}," already has a page, and blood sugar is one of the areas it names, because the sadness entry itself links a very deep sadness with diabetes.",[271,452,454],{"id":453},"caring-for-the-pancreas-from-the-inside","Caring for the pancreas from the inside",[276,456,457,458],{},"Enzymes, insulin, alcohol, gallstones and blocked ducts are medical facts about this gland. The emotional perspective adds a question: ",[459,460,461],"em",{},"which feeling can I not digest, and where am I fighting to stay in charge?",[318,463,464,470,476,482,488],{},[321,465,466,469],{},[324,467,468],{},"Separate the feeling from the meal."," A storm of emotion and a failure of digestion are linked in this reading. They are not the same event.",[321,471,472,475],{},[324,473,474],{},"Notice the wish to control."," Power over other people is what the entry says agitates this centre.",[321,477,478,481],{},[324,479,480],{},"Let one opposite feeling through."," Anger that has to become pain has not been digested.",[321,483,484,487],{},[324,485,486],{},"Ask where the joy is."," The low-sugar picture in the source is a lack of joy, not a moral failing.",[321,489,490,493],{},[324,491,492],{},"Keep the medical treatment."," Meaning sits beside insulin. It does not replace it.",{"title":359,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":495},[496,497,498],{"id":426,"depth":18,"text":427},{"id":443,"depth":18,"text":444},{"id":453,"depth":18,"text":454},[500,503],{"id":367,"title":501,"description":502},"Digesting feelings","The pancreas as the place where strong feelings make ordinary digestion hard.",{"id":504,"title":505,"description":506},"sugar","Sugar and joy","Insulin and blood sugar, read alongside joy, sadness and the fight to stay in control.",{},[509,510,511,512,513,514],"Which feeling am I unable to digest, so that even food feels difficult?","Where am I trying to keep power over other people?","What new challenge am I exhausting myself by fighting?","Do I trust myself enough to let love in, including when I am angry?","Where has joy gone missing from the day?","What would freedom look like if it were not a battle?",{"title":97,"description":98},[517],{"author":386,"work":387,"entries":518,"pages":520},[519],"Pancréas","316–317","areas\u002Fpancreas",[523,524,525,526,399,527],"Emotions","Freedom","Self-mastery","Love","Joy",[529,530,531,532,533,534],"Severe upper abdominal pain that goes through to the back, with vomiting. This can be pancreatitis. Seek urgent care.","Pain with fever, or pain after an injury to the abdomen.","Unexplained weight loss, thirst, or passing large amounts of urine. These can be signs of diabetes.","Shaking, sweating, confusion or fainting if you are treated for diabetes or low blood sugar.","Yellowing of the skin or eyes.","Do not stop insulin or diabetes tablets because of anything you read here.","0F6m4bbj1e-J_ooXUKUi3q5VFGeN2FQdJfAp3RIc8Yc",[537,678],{"id":538,"title":286,"affirmation":539,"aka":540,"area":266,"body":544,"dateModified":364,"datePublished":364,"description":641,"extension":366,"group":367,"meta":642,"navigation":369,"path":643,"reflectionQuestions":644,"related":651,"sameAs":652,"seo":655,"sources":656,"stem":661,"summary":662,"supportIntro":663,"themes":664,"whenToSeeADoctor":670,"__hash__":677},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fpancreas\u002Fpancreatitis.md","I choose to live. I can offer myself the sweetness I have been waiting to be given, and I let a dark thought go.",[541,542,543],"Inflammation of the pancreas","Acute pancreatitis","Chronic pancreatitis",{"type":268,"value":545,"toc":635},[546,550,563,566,570,573,576,580,596,598],[271,547,549],{"id":548},"what-pancreatitis-is","What pancreatitis is",[276,551,552,553,557,558,562],{},"Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, the gland that makes digestive enzymes and the insulin that keeps blood sugar steady. In an acute attack the enzymes begin to digest the gland itself. The pain is usually severe, high in the abdomen, and it bores through to the back. Vomiting is common. Gallstones and alcohol are the most frequent triggers. Some medicines, very high blood fats and injury can do it too. It is an emergency. Chronic pancreatitis is the gland scarred by repeated inflammation. Stools become greasy, weight falls, and ",[283,554,556],{"href":555},"\u002Fblood-sugar\u002Fdiabetes","diabetes"," can follow because insulin fails. ",[283,559,561],{"href":560},"\u002Fblood-sugar\u002Fhypoglycaemia","Low blood sugar"," belongs to the same gland when insulin overshoots. Treatment is hospital care, fluids, pain relief, and then the cause: a stone, alcohol, or a duct.",[276,564,565],{},"The emotional reading below does not explain an attack, and it does not replace the emergency department. It stays with rage, sweetness and the sadness under both.",[271,567,569],{"id":568},"the-emotional-meaning-of-pancreatitis","The emotional meaning of pancreatitis",[276,571,572],{},"You live in a great deal of rage toward life, because it no longer offers you any \"sweetness\". You want to reject it. The anger is immense. You feel imprisoned by a person or a situation. You are at an impasse, and you prefer to stay where you are, with all the emotions that make you feel powerless, because you do not know how to negotiate with them. You would rather give up than make one further effort. You are full of insecurity. You let yourself go. You have no tone left, in the body, in your thoughts, or in your feelings.",[276,574,575],{},"Instead of waiting for sweetness to come to you, it is yours to offer yourself, knowing you deserve it. You choose to live. You drive off the dark thoughts.",[271,577,579],{"id":578},"the-sadness-behind-the-anger","The sadness behind the anger",[276,581,582,583,586,587,590,591,595],{},"Fleeing the feelings is the move this reading asks you to stop. Welcome them, and look at what they want to teach. Look at all the ",[283,584,585],{"href":238},"sadness"," hiding behind the anger. Let go of whatever in the life no longer suits, and build new frames, personal, familial and professional. That is how a life with more happiness and joy is pictured here. ",[283,588,260],{"href":589},"\u002Fpancreas\u002Fcystic-fibrosis"," is the other illness this gland is tied to in the book, a genetic one, with a different reading. A ",[283,592,594],{"href":593},"\u002Fliver-and-gallbladder\u002Fgallstones","gallstone"," is a common medical trigger of the acute attack, which is a fact of anatomy, not a moral one.",[271,597,313],{"id":312},[318,599,600,606,611,617,623,629],{},[321,601,602,605],{},[324,603,604],{},"Get severe pain seen at once."," Meaning comes after the blood tests, not before.",[321,607,608],{},[324,609,610],{},"Offer yourself one sweetness you have been waiting for someone else to provide.",[321,612,613,616],{},[324,614,615],{},"Name the impasse."," A person or a situation you feel you cannot negotiate with is the prison in this picture.",[321,618,619,622],{},[324,620,621],{},"Look under the rage."," Sadness is what the anger is said to be covering.",[321,624,625,628],{},[324,626,627],{},"Ask where you gave up one effort too soon."," Renouncing is part of the reading. It is not a verdict on anyone in pain.",[321,630,631,634],{},[324,632,633],{},"Keep alcohol, enzymes and insulin as the doctor set them."," An emotional picture does not replace those.",{"title":359,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":636},[637,638,639,640],{"id":548,"depth":18,"text":549},{"id":568,"depth":18,"text":569},{"id":578,"depth":18,"text":579},{"id":312,"depth":18,"text":313},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of pancreatitis: how it may relate to rage at a life that no longer feels sweet, and to sadness hidden under the anger.",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fpancreas\u002Fpancreatitis",[645,646,647,648,649,650],"Where am I in a rage because life no longer offers me any sweetness?","Who or what do I feel imprisoned by, with no way to negotiate?","Am I staying put with feelings I do not know how to handle, rather than making one more effort?","What sadness is sitting behind the anger?","Where have I lost tone, in my body, my thoughts or my feelings?","What framework of life, at home or at work, no longer fits and could be rebuilt?",[589,555,560,593],[653,654],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPancreatitis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ1527888",{"title":286,"description":641},[657],{"author":386,"work":387,"entries":658,"pages":660},[659],"Pancréas — Pancréatite","317","conditions\u002Fpancreas\u002Fpancreatitis","Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas and a medical emergency when the pain is severe. The emotional reading places it with rage at a life that offers no more sweetness, a feeling of being trapped, and the sadness underneath the anger.","If this reading resonates with you, looking at the sadness under the rage can be a good next step once the pain has been assessed by a doctor.",[665,666,667,668,669],"Rage","Sweetness","Feeling trapped","Giving up","Sadness under anger",[671,672,673,674,675,676],"Severe pain in the upper abdomen going through to the back, with vomiting. Acute pancreatitis is urgent. Go to emergency care.","Pain with fever, a fast heart, or yellow skin or eyes.","You cannot keep fluids down, or you feel faint.","Repeated attacks, or pain that follows alcohol. Chronic pancreatitis needs specialist care and can affect digestion and blood sugar.","Do not eat or drink \"through\" a severe attack. The pancreas needs rest, and a clinician decides how.","Do not stop insulin or enzyme treatment because of anything you read here.","TTkzS1Div8aorkl76lIDrVuPSiS2QrZXQ-NMajP-MfM",{"id":679,"title":680,"affirmation":681,"aka":682,"area":686,"body":687,"dateModified":873,"datePublished":873,"description":874,"extension":366,"group":875,"meta":876,"navigation":369,"path":877,"reflectionQuestions":878,"related":886,"sameAs":887,"seo":890,"sources":891,"stem":896,"summary":897,"supportIntro":898,"themes":899,"whenToSeeADoctor":905,"__hash__":912},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcough.md","Cough","I express what I feel calmly and clearly. I let go of irritation and make room for peace.",[683,684,685],"Dry cough","Chesty cough","Tickly cough","respiratory-system",{"type":268,"value":688,"toc":861},[689,693,696,719,722,726,729,734,742,746,756,760,767,771,774,778,781,785,788,818,820,823],[271,690,692],{"id":691},"what-a-cough-is","What a cough is",[276,694,695],{},"A cough is a reflex that clears the airways of mucus, irritants, dust or foreign particles. It is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor. A cough can be dry and tickly, or productive, bringing up phlegm.",[276,697,698,699,703,704,708,709,713,714,718],{},"Most coughs are acute and come with a ",[283,700,702],{"href":701},"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcommon-cold","cold"," or ",[283,705,707],{"href":706},"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fflu","flu",", clearing up within three weeks. A cough that lasts longer is called chronic and can have many causes: ",[283,710,712],{"href":711},"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fasthma","asthma",", allergies, smoking, ",[283,715,717],{"href":716},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fheartburn","acid reflux",", mucus dripping down the back of the throat, some blood pressure medications, or, more rarely, serious lung conditions. Treatment depends on the cause. For a simple cough, rest, fluids and warm drinks with honey often help.",[276,720,721],{},"The emotional reading below does not replace this. It offers another angle, for those who feel their cough also expresses something they are living.",[271,723,725],{"id":724},"the-emotional-meaning-of-a-cough","The emotional meaning of a cough",[276,727,728],{},"In the emotional approach, the airways are linked to our exchange with life and with others. A cough is often read as a sign of irritation, as if something were stuck and needed to come out.",[730,731,733],"h3",{"id":732},"irritation-and-nervous-tension","Irritation and nervous tension",[276,735,736,737,741],{},"A cough is often minimised, yet in this reading it shows irritation. Whether it comes from the throat or the lungs, it may reflect a ",[283,738,740],{"href":739},"\u002Fhead\u002Fnervousness","nervous tension"," that bothers us and that we want to free ourselves from. We may feel stifled by a situation, or by a person we can no longer stand.",[730,743,745],{"id":744},"letting-out-what-weighs-on-us","Letting out what weighs on us",[276,747,748,749,751,752,755],{},"We may feel frustrated and want to shout, or to \"spit out\" our pain, while our upbringing holds us back. Coughing then becomes a way of releasing emotions and rejecting what we no longer want: loneliness, bitterness, ",[283,750,585],{"href":238},", misunderstanding, frustration or ",[283,753,754],{"href":190},"boredom",".",[730,757,759],{"id":758},"words-held-back","Words held back",[276,761,762,763,766],{},"Sometimes we feel something caught in the throat. It is usually something we stop ourselves from saying, for ",[283,764,765],{"href":211},"fear"," of how others will react. Instead of saying it directly and firmly, we let it out in small pieces. The cough then speaks for us.",[730,768,770],{"id":769},"an-unresolved-conflict","An unresolved conflict",[276,772,773],{},"A cough that lingers after an argument may point to a situation that has not been settled. Something seems stuck in the throat, but in fact it is we who feel stuck in the situation.",[730,775,777],{"id":776},"protecting-what-is-ours","Protecting what is ours",[276,779,780],{},"The source also links a cough to the fear of losing something, as if the body were \"pushing back the enemy\" to keep hold of what we do not want taken from us. It can also reflect a need for attention.",[271,782,784],{"id":783},"what-the-type-of-cough-may-suggest","What the type of cough may suggest",[276,786,787],{},"A few nuances to explore:",[318,789,790,796,802,808],{},[321,791,792,795],{},[324,793,794],{},"A dry, irritating cough"," may relate to irritation and criticism towards what surrounds us and what we cannot bear.",[321,797,798,801],{},[324,799,800],{},"A cough with phlegm"," seems to come from deeper down, and may relate to older or deeper emotions.",[321,803,804,807],{},[324,805,806],{},"A nervous cough",", like a tic, may hide discomfort, tension or nervousness.",[321,809,810,813,814,817],{},[324,811,812],{},"Violent coughing fits"," may express ",[283,815,816],{"href":235},"resentment"," that can only come out forcefully, because the irritation is so strong.",[271,819,313],{"id":312},[276,821,822],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for your cough. It has real physical causes and a lasting cough deserves medical attention. The emotional perspective simply invites you to look at what irritates you.",[318,824,825,831,837,843,849,855],{},[321,826,827,830],{},[324,828,829],{},"Name the irritation."," Writing down what bothers you is a first step towards releasing it.",[321,832,833,836],{},[324,834,835],{},"Speak up calmly."," Expressing a need or an opinion early prevents it from building up.",[321,838,839,842],{},[324,840,841],{},"Settle what is pending."," If an argument has not been resolved, a calm conversation may release more than you expect.",[321,844,845,848],{},[324,846,847],{},"Accept what you cannot change."," Some situations need to be corrected, others simply accepted.",[321,850,851,854],{},[324,852,853],{},"Look within."," What irritates you may also be a part of yourself that you find hard to accept.",[321,856,857,860],{},[324,858,859],{},"Soothe your airways."," Warm drinks, humid air and rest help the body recover.",{"title":359,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":862},[863,864,871,872],{"id":691,"depth":18,"text":692},{"id":724,"depth":18,"text":725,"children":865},[866,867,868,869,870],{"id":732,"depth":20,"text":733},{"id":744,"depth":20,"text":745},{"id":758,"depth":20,"text":759},{"id":769,"depth":20,"text":770},{"id":776,"depth":20,"text":777},{"id":783,"depth":18,"text":784},{"id":312,"depth":18,"text":313},"2026-09-30","The emotional and spiritual meaning of a cough: how it may relate to irritation, criticism, things left unsaid and the wish to be heard.","lungs-and-bronchi",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcough",[879,880,881,882,883,885],"Who or what is irritating me at the moment?","Is there a person or a situation I can no longer stand?","Is there something I would like to say but keep holding back?","Did my cough start or get worse after an argument that has not been settled?",{"Which emotions would I like to release":884},"sadness, bitterness, frustration, loneliness?","Is there a part of myself that I find hard to accept?",[711,701],[888,889],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCough","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ35805",{"title":680,"description":874},[892],{"author":386,"work":387,"entries":893,"pages":895},[894],"Toux","410–411","conditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcough","A cough is often read as a sign of irritation. It may reflect nervous tension, frustration or words held back, an unresolved conflict, or emotions we want to release.","If this reading resonates with you, finding a calm way to say what has been bothering you can be a good next step.",[900,901,902,903,904],"Irritation","Nervous tension","Things left unsaid","Unresolved conflict","Releasing emotions",[906,907,908,909,910,911],"Difficulty breathing, severe chest pain or blue lips. Call emergency services.","Coughing up blood.","A cough that lasts more than three weeks.","A cough with a high fever, breathlessness or chest pain.","Unexplained weight loss, night sweats or a hoarse voice that lasts.","A cough in a baby or young child with breathing difficulty, or a \"whooping\" sound.","vxtgAMM_H8ZVCpQbyikJrAaizUv_67mw8DcGjJz0Kpk",[],1791107667847]