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I trust my inner voice, and I let softness have a place.",[263,260],"Sinus infection","respiratory-system",{"type":266,"value":267,"toc":383},"minimark",[268,273,288,292,300,307,310,314,317,334,344,347,351],[269,270,272],"h2",{"id":271},"what-sinusitis-is","What sinusitis is",[274,275,276,277,282,283,287],"p",{},"Sinusitis is inflammation of the air-filled spaces in the face, usually the cheeks and the forehead. It often follows a ",[278,279,281],"a",{"href":280},"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcommon-cold","cold"," or ",[278,284,286],{"href":285},"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fflu","flu",". The nose blocks, the face aches, the mucus thickens, and smell fades. Leaning forward can make it worse. Most bouts are viral and settle over two or three weeks with rest, pain relief, saline rinses, and time. A bacterial infection is less common. Antibiotics, if they are used, are a clinician's decision. A one-sided face, a swollen eye, or a severe headache is a reason to be seen the same day.",[269,289,291],{"id":290},"the-emotional-meaning-of-sinusitis","The emotional meaning of sinusitis",[274,293,294,295,299],{},"The block is in the nose, and the sinuses of the face are the place. This infection sits with powerlessness toward a person or a situation. You cannot stand them. In French, ",[296,297,298],"em",{},"la moutarde me monte au nez",": the mustard rises to my nose. It is the phrase for anger that has reached the face. Picture strong mustard in the nose. It chokes. It burns.",[274,301,302,303,306],{},"You may also sense a danger or a threat that brings ",[278,304,305],{"href":211},"fear"," up inside. The danger can be real or imagined. The result feels the same. \"This smells bad for me.\" A truth is hidden or bent, and that is uncomfortable. Are you in a place with no way out, a dead end? Do you want a child and feel that it is impossible, or do you already have one and want to feel closer, more joined to them?",[274,308,309],{},"Something does not smell right. Something is shady. Things are being done without your knowing. You resist what would feed you, because you refuse to let air in through the nose. Creativity drops, and the work tilts toward the purely rational. Irritation is high, because you feel limited, with no margin. You feel forced, squeezed like a lemon.",[269,311,313],{"id":312},"where-the-squeeze-is","Where the squeeze is",[274,315,316],{},"The reading hears two sinuses as two kinds of pressure.",[318,319,320,328],"ul",{},[321,322,323,327],"li",{},[324,325,326],"strong",{},"The maxillary sinuses",", in the cheeks, sit with living space. You feel compressed in the room your life takes up.",[321,329,330,333],{},[324,331,332],{},"The frontal sinuses",", in the forehead, sit with time. You feel compressed in the hours.",[274,335,336,337,339,340,343],{},"There is a hierarchy in the scene. Because you feel submitted, and you receive less information than the people who decide, you have the impression of enduring, of sniffing the wind without the elements of the situation. You sense things, and you have no confirmation of what you sense, and that bothers you deeply. Instead of listening to an inner voice, old patterns of thought dictate the conduct. ",[278,338,177],{"href":178},", and the fear of not being loved, get pushed down. You feel taken by the throat. ",[296,341,342],{},"Pris à la gorge"," is the French for being cornered, with no air and no choice.",[274,345,346],{},"Powerlessness leads into hiding, into illusion and revolt. There is the impression of having wasted a life. The sinusitis \"bursts\" at the moment you also cannot go on, and you are ready to burst emotionally. You can no longer live inside the safe, organised, rigid life you built. You have had enough of living according to other people, whom you use as life rafts. New landmarks are needed, and an authority of your own. The message to hear is that love is around you, and that it can be breathed in, deep.",[269,348,350],{"id":349},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[318,352,353,359,365,371,377],{},[321,354,355,358],{},[324,356,357],{},"Speak about yourself."," Constant compromise can stop.",[321,360,361,364],{},[324,362,363],{},"Trust the inner voice"," for what is good for you.",[321,366,367,370],{},[324,368,369],{},"Let softness take a place"," in the life.",[321,372,373,376],{},[324,374,375],{},"Trust yourself."," The reading pictures a light you can finally see.",[321,378,379,382],{},[324,380,381],{},"Keep the medical plan."," Time, pain relief, and a clinician if the face, the eye or the fever worsens, stay in place.",{"title":384,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":385},"",[386,387,388,389],{"id":271,"depth":18,"text":272},{"id":290,"depth":18,"text":291},{"id":312,"depth":18,"text":313},{"id":349,"depth":18,"text":350},"2026-10-04","md","upper-airways",{},true,"\u002Fconditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fsinusitis",[397,398,399,400,401,402],"Who or what can I not stand, to the point that it burns in the nose?","What smells wrong, or is being done without my knowing?","Where am I squeezed, in my space or in my time, with no room to move?","Am I sniffing the wind in a hierarchy where I am not told enough to trust what I sense?","Which anguish, or which fear of not being loved, am I pushing down?","Where am I using other people as life rafts, and ready to burst?",[280,285],[405,406],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSinusitis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ183344",{"title":260,"description":384},[409],{"author":410,"work":411,"entries":412,"pages":414},"Jacques Martel","Le Grand Dictionnaire des Malaises et des Maladies",[413],"Nez — Sinusite","296","conditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fsinusitis","Sinusitis is an inflamed, blocked sinus in the face. It is read as a powerlessness toward someone or something you cannot stand, and as a life squeezed until it is ready to burst.","If this reading resonates with you, naming what you can no longer stand, and trusting what you sense instead of an old pattern, can be a good next step.",[419,210,420,421,422,177],"Irritation","Personal space","Authority","Creativity",[424,425,426,427,428,429],"Swelling around an eye, a severe headache, a stiff neck, or confusion. Seek urgent care.","Symptoms on one side only, a high fever, or vision that changes.","A blocked face that is worsening after ten days, or that lasts more than three weeks.","Sinus pain in someone with a weakened immune system, or in a child who is drowsy or not drinking.","Asthma or breathing that is getting worse.","Frequent bouts. A clinician can look for a cause rather than leaving each one to pass.","ryVcTNmipczbtN400NBWhO_BFHkG0yH4VC51mI4LO-k",{"id":432,"title":22,"body":433,"comingSoon":10,"dateModified":614,"datePublished":614,"description":23,"extension":391,"groups":615,"icon":25,"meta":623,"navigation":394,"order":20,"path":24,"reflectionQuestions":624,"seo":631,"sources":632,"stem":641,"themes":642,"whenToSeeADoctor":646,"__hash__":654},"areas\u002Fareas\u002Frespiratory-system.md",{"type":266,"value":434,"toc":602},[435,438,441,452,456,462,465,468,472,477,480,484,487,491,494,498,501,505,508,512,515,551,555,561,564],[274,436,437],{},"Breathing is the first thing you do when you arrive in the world and the last thing you do when you leave it. Every minute, your nose, bronchi and lungs bring in fresh air and release what the body no longer needs. It is an exchange you rarely think about, yet it goes on day and night.",[274,439,440],{},"In the emotional and symbolic approach to health, breathing is the gateway through which life enters us. It is linked to our taste for life, the space we occupy, our boundaries, and the way we exchange with the world around us. When breathing is affected, it can be an invitation to ask whether we are really taking in life, or holding our breath.",[442,443,444],"note",{},[274,445,446,447,451],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. If you have breathing difficulties, a persistent ",[278,448,450],{"href":449},"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcough","cough"," or a high fever, see a doctor.",[269,453,455],{"id":454},"what-your-breathing-represents","What your breathing represents",[274,457,458,459,461],{},"We live our life the way we breathe. Deep breathing can be seen as our ability to give life and strength to our emotions. Shallow breathing, on the other hand, may reflect ",[278,460,305],{"href":211}," or resistance towards life, especially in moments of distress, and a tendency to hold our emotions back. When taking in (breathing in) and giving back (breathing out) are in harmony, the channels between us and the world stay open and free.",[274,463,464],{},"The lungs are where life circulates through us: we breathe life in and give it back. In this reading, they are also where we become aware that \"I\" exist, and they represent our ability to adapt and to bring down the walls we have built, or that society has built around us.",[274,466,467],{},"The nose relates to instinct, especially survival instinct. It helps us sense what is happening outside and inside us, and can act as a kind of rudder, showing how much we are in charge of our own life. The bronchi, which carry air into the lungs, represent our vital space: our territory, especially in our couple, our family and our workplace.",[269,469,471],{"id":470},"common-emotional-themes","Common emotional themes",[473,474,476],"h3",{"id":475},"the-place-we-occupy","The place we occupy",[274,478,479],{},"Breathing difficulties are often read as a conflict between the place we occupy in life and the place we would like to occupy. They may also reflect a tension between material and spiritual desires, or between the wish to live fully and the wish to \"let it all go\".",[473,481,483],{"id":482},"feeling-smothered","Feeling smothered",[274,485,486],{},"We may feel suffocated by the things we force ourselves to do, or by the people we feel obliged to see. This can leave us \"short of breath\". The question then becomes: are my boundaries clear, or do I let others, and life itself, dictate who I should be?",[473,488,490],{"id":489},"giving-and-receiving","Giving and receiving",[274,492,493],{},"Breathing is an exchange. Difficulty breathing may be linked to hesitation about giving or sharing, whether things or feelings. It may also reflect a fear of taking in new things, or of letting life in with all the joy it can bring. Difficulty breathing out, in this reading, can point to withdrawing into ourselves and not taking up the space that is ours.",[473,495,497],{"id":496},"territory-and-security","Territory and security",[274,499,500],{},"The bronchi are linked to our territory. When we fear losing it, or losing someone who belongs to it, insecurity may show up in the chest. Arguments that announce a conflict, trying to appear strong while enduring things without flinching, or worrying about what others say, can all add to the feeling of lacking air.",[473,502,504],{"id":503},"sensing-danger","Sensing danger",[274,506,507],{},"The nose sniffs out danger. It may react when we sense that something is not right, that something is being plotted or hidden from us, or when what we feel around us does not suit us.",[269,509,511],{"id":510},"reading-the-signs-which-part-is-affected","Reading the signs: which part is affected",[274,513,514],{},"In this approach, the part of the respiratory system that is affected can add nuance. Take these as questions to explore:",[318,516,517,523,533,539,545],{},[321,518,519,522],{},[324,520,521],{},"The nose"," relates to instinct, intuition and how much we steer our own life.",[321,524,525,528,529,532],{},[324,526,527],{},"The left nostril"," is linked to the emotional side, and ",[324,530,531],{},"the right nostril"," to understanding and analysis.",[321,534,535,538],{},[324,536,537],{},"The bronchi"," relate to our territory in the couple, the family and at work, and to conflicts within it.",[321,540,541,544],{},[324,542,543],{},"The lungs"," relate to our desire to live, our ability to adapt and the walls we have built.",[321,546,547,550],{},[324,548,549],{},"Recurring breathing problems"," invite us to look for the event or the person that triggers them.",[269,552,554],{"id":553},"caring-for-your-breathing-from-the-inside","Caring for your breathing from the inside",[274,556,557,558],{},"The idea is not to blame yourself. Viruses, allergies, pollution, tobacco, genetics and many medical factors play a real role in respiratory problems. The emotional perspective simply adds another question: ",[296,559,560],{},"what am I not allowing myself to breathe in or let go of?",[274,562,563],{},"A few gentle practices can support this inner work:",[318,565,566,572,578,584,590,596],{},[321,567,568,571],{},[324,569,570],{},"Breathe consciously."," A few slow, deep breaths each day remind the body that it is safe.",[321,573,574,577],{},[324,575,576],{},"Set clear boundaries."," When your territory is clearly defined and respected, there is room for everyone to breathe.",[321,579,580,583],{},[324,581,582],{},"Take your place."," Affirm who you are now, even if your life and some of your dreams have changed.",[321,585,586,589],{},[324,587,588],{},"Let go of resistance."," Trusting life makes it easier to release what no longer serves you.",[321,591,592,595],{},[324,593,594],{},"Make room for laughter."," Create moments of fun and relaxation. They open the chest as much as the heart.",[321,597,598,601],{},[324,599,600],{},"Get fresh air."," Time outdoors, in nature, is good for your lungs and your mood.",{"title":384,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":603},[604,605,612,613],{"id":454,"depth":18,"text":455},{"id":470,"depth":18,"text":471,"children":606},[607,608,609,610,611],{"id":475,"depth":20,"text":476},{"id":482,"depth":20,"text":483},{"id":489,"depth":20,"text":490},{"id":496,"depth":20,"text":497},{"id":503,"depth":20,"text":504},{"id":510,"depth":18,"text":511},{"id":553,"depth":18,"text":554},"2026-09-30",[616,619],{"id":392,"title":617,"description":618},"Nose and throat","Colds and upper airway problems, often linked to confusion, overload, intuition and the need for a break.",{"id":620,"title":621,"description":622},"lungs-and-bronchi","Lungs and bronchi","Coughs and chest problems, often linked to irritation, personal territory and the need for space.",{},[625,626,627,628,629,630],"Do I occupy the place in life that I would like to occupy?","Who or what is smothering me at the moment?","Are my boundaries clear, or do I let others decide who I should be?","Which event or person tends to \"take my breath away\" or make me want to be left to breathe?","Do I find it easy to give and share, and to receive what life offers?","Is my home, my couple or my work feeling threatened in some way?",{"title":22,"description":23},[633],{"author":410,"work":411,"entries":634,"pages":640},[635,636,637,638,639],"Respiration (en général)","Respiration (maux de ...)","Poumons (en général)","Nez (en général)","Bronches (en général)","77, 292–293, 351, 365–366","areas\u002Frespiratory-system",[643,420,644,490,645,483],"Taste for life","Boundaries","Intuition",[647,648,649,650,651,652,653],"Severe difficulty breathing, blue lips or chest pain. Call emergency services.","Shortness of breath that is new or getting worse.","Coughing up blood.","A high fever, or a fever that lasts more than a few days.","A cough that lasts more than three weeks.","Loud snoring with pauses in breathing during sleep.","Wheezing, or breathing problems in a baby or young child.","iTfLW3Vk1Qzt_olrT-h8er6gRhOJGfX7WHBL1IfmfCM",[656,851],{"id":657,"title":658,"affirmation":659,"aka":660,"area":264,"body":664,"dateModified":614,"datePublished":614,"description":814,"extension":391,"group":392,"meta":815,"navigation":394,"path":816,"reflectionQuestions":817,"related":824,"sameAs":825,"seo":828,"sources":829,"stem":834,"summary":835,"supportIntro":836,"themes":837,"whenToSeeADoctor":843,"__hash__":850},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcommon-cold.md","Common cold","I allow myself to slow down. I can take things one at a time, and I let go of what weighs on me.",[661,662,663],"Cold","Head cold","Runny nose",{"type":266,"value":665,"toc":801},[666,670,673,689,692,696,699,703,706,710,713,717,720,724,727,731,734,738,745,749,752,754,757],[269,667,669],{"id":668},"what-the-common-cold-is","What the common cold is",[274,671,672],{},"The common cold is a mild viral infection of the nose and throat. It is the most frequent infection in humans: adults typically catch two or three colds a year, and children even more. More than 200 viruses can cause it, most often rhinoviruses.",[274,674,675,676,680,681,683,684,688],{},"Symptoms usually include a runny or blocked nose, sneezing, a ",[278,677,679],{"href":678},"\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fsore-throat","sore throat",", a ",[278,682,450],{"href":449},", a mild ",[278,685,687],{"href":686},"\u002Fhead\u002Fheadaches","headache"," and sometimes a slight fever. They generally last about a week, sometimes up to two. Colds spread through droplets and contaminated hands, and are more common in colder months, when people spend more time together indoors. There is no cure: rest, fluids and relief for the symptoms help while the body clears the virus. Antibiotics do not work against colds.",[274,690,691],{},"The emotional reading below does not replace this. It offers another angle, for those who notice that their colds tend to arrive at particular moments of their life.",[269,693,695],{"id":694},"the-emotional-meaning-of-the-common-cold","The emotional meaning of the common cold",[274,697,698],{},"In the emotional approach, the nose is linked to sensing and to the way we take in life. A cold is often read as a sign of confusion and overload, as if the body were asking us to stop.",[473,700,702],{"id":701},"too-many-things-at-once","Too many things at once",[274,704,705],{},"A cold often appears when too many things are happening at the same time, or when life changes very quickly. We become confused and scattered, and it feels hard to organise our thoughts. The mind feels as blocked as the nose.",[473,707,709],{"id":708},"crushed-by-obligations","Crushed by obligations",[274,711,712],{},"We may feel overwhelmed by family or work obligations, unsure where to start. The feeling of being \"left out in the cold\" can then take shape in the body.",[473,714,716],{"id":715},"a-time-out-to-reconnect","A time out to reconnect",[274,718,719],{},"In this reading, a cold offers a breathing space. For a few days, it lets us keep our distance from others and come back into contact with ourselves. It can be the rest we did not grant ourselves.",[473,721,723],{"id":722},"tears-not-shed","Tears not shed",[274,725,726],{},"A cold releases a lot of fluid. Symbolically, it may point to an emotional situation full of feelings that are asking to be released. Is there something you would like to cry about without admitting it?",[473,728,730],{"id":729},"something-that-doesnt-smell-right","Something that \"doesn't smell right\"",[274,732,733],{},"With a blocked nose, the question becomes: is there a person or a situation that we would rather not smell, something that \"stinks\" to us and that we want to avoid?",[473,735,737],{"id":736},"a-chill-in-a-relationship","A chill in a relationship",[274,739,740,741,744],{},"We often say we \"caught a chill\". The source invites us to look for the words or the situation that cast a chill over a relationship, leaving us hurt, disappointed or guilty. Are we on cold terms with someone? Or have we become cold towards our own pain and ",[278,742,743],{"href":238},"sadness","?",[473,746,748],{"id":747},"the-need-for-warmth","The need for warmth",[274,750,751],{},"Finally, a cold may express a need for human warmth, comfort and care. Taking care of ourselves first, and daring to ask for comfort, are part of the healing direction.",[269,753,350],{"id":349},[274,755,756],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for catching a cold. It is a virus, and everyone catches colds. The emotional perspective simply invites you to look at the rhythm of your life.",[318,758,759,765,771,777,783,789,795],{},[321,760,761,764],{},[324,762,763],{},"Use the pause."," Take your recovery time as a genuine rest, not as a delay to catch up on afterwards.",[321,766,767,770],{},[324,768,769],{},"Do one thing at a time."," Write down everything on your mind, then choose what really matters this week.",[321,772,773,776],{},[324,774,775],{},"Know your limits."," Notice where you regularly go beyond them, and choose one place to stop earlier.",[321,778,779,782],{},[324,780,781],{},"Warm up your relationships."," If there is a chill with someone, a simple, honest conversation can melt it.",[321,784,785,788],{},[324,786,787],{},"Let emotions flow."," If you have been holding back tears, give them a safe place to come out.",[321,790,791,794],{},[324,792,793],{},"Ask for comfort."," If you need someone to look after you, dare to say so.",[321,796,797,800],{},[324,798,799],{},"Look after your body."," Rest, fluids, warmth and good food all help your immune system do its work.",{"title":384,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":802},[803,804,813],{"id":668,"depth":18,"text":669},{"id":694,"depth":18,"text":695,"children":805},[806,807,808,809,810,811,812],{"id":701,"depth":20,"text":702},{"id":708,"depth":20,"text":709},{"id":715,"depth":20,"text":716},{"id":722,"depth":20,"text":723},{"id":729,"depth":20,"text":730},{"id":736,"depth":20,"text":737},{"id":747,"depth":20,"text":748},{"id":349,"depth":18,"text":350},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of the common cold: how it may relate to confusion, overload, too many things at once and the need for a break.",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcommon-cold",[818,819,820,821,822,823],"Have I been juggling too many things at once lately?","Is there a situation where I feel confused and do not know where to start?","Has something someone said \"cast a chill\" over one of my relationships?","Is there a person or a situation that I \"cannot stand the smell of\"?","Is there something I would like to cry about without admitting it?","Do I need comfort and warmth, and do I dare to ask for it?",[678,449],[826,827],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCommon_cold","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ12125",{"title":658,"description":814},[830],{"author":410,"work":411,"entries":831,"pages":833},[832],"Rhume (... de cerveau)","368","conditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcommon-cold","The common cold is often read as a sign of overload. When too many things happen at once and we feel confused, the body may impose a pause, a moment to keep our distance and reconnect with ourselves.","If this reading resonates with you, using your recovery time as a genuine pause, rather than rushing back to everything, can be a good next step.",[838,839,840,841,842],"Overload","Confusion","Need for a break","Emotional chill","Need for warmth",[844,845,846,847,848,849],"Difficulty breathing, wheezing or chest pain.","A high fever, or a fever that lasts more than three days.","Symptoms that last more than ten days, or that get worse after starting to improve.","Severe pain in the face, ears or throat.","Fever in a baby under three months, or a child who is drowsy, not drinking or having trouble breathing.","A cold in someone with asthma, a heart or lung condition or a weakened immune system that is getting worse.","xnT4VWRON-u6oW8S8cIwDeab0y0OQZ0B-qYGaONFV7w",{"id":852,"title":853,"affirmation":854,"aka":855,"area":264,"body":858,"dateModified":390,"datePublished":390,"description":384,"extension":391,"group":392,"meta":953,"navigation":394,"path":954,"reflectionQuestions":955,"related":962,"sameAs":963,"seo":966,"sources":967,"stem":971,"summary":972,"supportIntro":973,"themes":974,"whenToSeeADoctor":979,"__hash__":986},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fflu.md","Flu","I let what I feel be said, and I let the tears come.",[856,857],"Influenza","Grippe",{"type":266,"value":859,"toc":948},[860,864,878,882,897,904,907,912,915,917],[269,861,863],{"id":862},"what-flu-is","What flu is",[274,865,866,867,870,871,873,874,877],{},"Flu, or influenza, is an infection with an influenza virus. It usually arrives harder than a ",[278,868,869],{"href":280},"common cold",": fever, chills, ",[278,872,687],{"href":686},", aching ",[278,875,876],{"href":116},"muscles",", a sore throat, a cough, and a chest that is tiring to breathe with. Many people need a few days in bed. Most recover at home with rest, fluids, and medicine for fever and pain. Antiviral medicine is sometimes used early, especially for people at higher risk. A yearly vaccine lowers the chance of a severe bout. A cold, bronchitis, or a chest infection can look similar, so a clinician is the one who sorts them when the illness is heavy.",[269,879,881],{"id":880},"the-emotional-meaning-of-flu","The emotional meaning of flu",[274,883,884,885,888,889,892,893,896],{},"Flu sits with ",[278,886,887],{"href":175},"anger",". The French name, ",[296,890,891],{},"grippe",", is also the verb in ",[296,894,895],{},"prendre en grippe",", to have it in for someone, to be angry at them. The question is simple. Who, or what, have you got it in for?",[274,898,899,900,903],{},"The symptom that shouts loudest points at the scene. Fever sits with anger. Sneezing sits with criticism, and with wanting someone or some situation out of the room. Often the quarrel is in the family. Something was said, or something happened, that you could not swallow, because a rule or a limit was crossed. You had the impression your living space was walked into, or that you might lose a person or a thing you were clinging to. ",[296,901,902],{},"S'agripper"," is to cling. Grippe and the clinging share a sound, and the reading hears both.",[274,905,906],{},"People close to you can make you doubt your judgement, or your ability to do the task in front of you. When they are family, it cuts deeper. A whole life can be spent building a personality by stepping back from them, while still wanting their approval, especially a parent's. The two pulls confuse the question of who you are, and of which choice is yours. An inner defence can feel as if it has gone. The person who disturbs you may be someone who holds authority over you.",[274,908,909,911],{},[278,910,210],{"href":211}," has a place here too, including the everyday fear that says, \"I got so cold today, I am sure I will catch flu.\" The reading asks why the flu is here. Is rest actually needed, a real stop? Or is the bed a way of not facing a responsibility at work or at home? Low trust in yourself, and a habit of being influenced, even invaded, is the inner picture. The question is where you have stopped standing on your own sense of things.",[274,913,914],{},"There can also be a great disappointment, a frustration strong enough that you no longer want to feel what is happening around you. A blocked nose is read as \"I cannot smell this any more,\" and, of a person, \"I cannot stand them any more.\" Breathing gets harder in the same movement. Fever, in this reading, is the heat of what had no other way out.",[269,916,350],{"id":349},[318,918,919,925,931,937,943],{},[321,920,921,924],{},[324,922,923],{},"Name who you have got it in for."," Anger that stays unspoken is the scene this illness is read against.",[321,926,927,930],{},[324,928,929],{},"Look at the family sentence you could not swallow."," A crossed limit is worth saying, once you can sit up.",[321,932,933,936],{},[324,934,935],{},"Let the rest be real."," Use the days in bed as a stop, and notice if they are also a way of avoiding a responsibility.",[321,938,939,942],{},[324,940,941],{},"Let tears and words move."," Expressing what you feel is the way this reading pictures the congestion easing.",[321,944,945,947],{},[324,946,381],{}," Fluids, rest, fever care, and a clinician if breathing or alertness changes, stay in place.",{"title":384,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":949},[950,951,952],{"id":862,"depth":18,"text":863},{"id":880,"depth":18,"text":881},{"id":349,"depth":18,"text":350},{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fflu",[956,957,958,959,960,961],"Who or what have I \"got it in for\" at the moment?","Did something get said in the family that I could not swallow?","Where did I feel my space was crossed, or that I might lose someone I was clinging to?","Am I doubting my own judgement because I still want a parent's approval?","Do I actually need this rest, or am I using the bed to avoid a responsibility?","What disappointment am I tired of having to feel?",[280,686],[964,965],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FInfluenza","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ2840",{"title":853,"description":384},[968],{"author":410,"work":411,"entries":969,"pages":970},[857],"214–215","conditions\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fflu","Flu is a viral illness that can put you to bed with fever, aches and a raw chest. It is read as a hard stop when anger, a crossed boundary or a fear of your own judgement has nowhere else to go.","If this reading resonates with you, naming who you have got it in for, and giving yourself the rest without using it to hide, can be a good next step.",[174,420,975,976,977,978],"Family","Self-trust","Rest","Disappointment",[980,981,982,983,984,985],"Difficulty breathing, blue lips, chest pain, or confusion. Call emergency services.","A fever that is very high, or that lasts more than a few days.","Symptoms that improve and then suddenly worsen.","Flu in a baby, in pregnancy, or in someone with asthma, heart or lung disease, or a weakened immune system.","Not drinking, or being too drowsy to stay awake.","Symptoms that are still heavy after a week.","nuUJ8dc5wOHCR58WvIfQMGWwX7INn66TrAYLRJM-Y-s",[],1791107663685]