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Hormone conditions such as an ",[323,324,326],"a",{"href":325},"\u002Fthyroid\u002Fhypothyroidism","underactive thyroid",", polycystic ovary syndrome, Cushing's syndrome and the ",[323,329,331],{"href":330},"\u002Freproductive-system\u002Fmenopause","menopause"," can change weight and where it sits. Short or broken sleep, long-term ",[323,334,335],{"href":282},"stress",", pain or illness that limits movement, stopping smoking, pregnancy and the food, work and money around us all play a role too.",[316,338,339,340,344,345,349],{},"Carrying a lot of extra weight can raise the risk of ",[323,341,343],{"href":342},"\u002Fblood-sugar\u002Fdiabetes","type 2 diabetes",", ",[323,346,348],{"href":347},"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure","high blood pressure",", joint pain, sleep apnoea and heart disease. A GP is the best place to start. They can look for a medical cause, check blood pressure and blood tests, and talk through support that fits you, which may include specialist services, talking therapy, medicines or, for some people, surgery. Weight stigma and shame are bad for health in their own right, and nobody deserves them.",[311,351,353],{"id":352},"the-emotional-meaning-of-excess-weight","The emotional meaning of excess weight",[316,355,356],{},"What follows is not a reason for weight, and it is not a way to change weight. It is a set of questions about how you feel inside, which you may or may not recognise.",[358,359,361],"h3",{"id":360},"a-layer-of-protection","A layer of protection",[316,363,364],{},"Spiritually, the body's stored fat is read as a layer placed between your inner self and the outside world. It can be linked to a wish to protect yourself: from remarks, criticism, situations that make you uncomfortable, or feeling exposed and vulnerable. There may be a gap between you and others. You may long to love and come close to people, and be very afraid of doing so at the same time.",[316,366,367,368,372,373,376,377,380],{},"In French, the word for fat (",[369,370,371],"em",{},"graisse",") sits inside the word for being attacked (",[369,374,375],{},"agressé","). The pun points to the feeling of being under attack, physically or emotionally, and sometimes to the ",[323,378,379],{"href":192},"aggressiveness"," that can follow. If you have been hurt, abused or assaulted, the need to feel safe is real and deserves care. Talking to a doctor, a counsellor or a specialist support service is a good step, whatever your body looks like.",[358,382,384],{"id":383},"filling-an-inner-void","Filling an inner void",[316,386,387,388,391,392,395],{},"Food is also emotional food. Eating more than you are hungry for can be a way of filling an emptiness, a feeling of having been left, or ",[323,389,390],{"href":252},"loneliness",". Spiritually, weight gain is often linked to a great emotional shock or an important loss: someone who left or died, or something you had to give up, such as a business, a project or a dream that mattered, like having a child. You may feel ",[323,393,394],{"href":189},"abandoned",", or even guilty about the loss. The empty space can feel very hard to bear.",[358,397,399],{"id":398},"keeping-everything-just-in-case","Keeping everything, just in case",[316,401,402,403,406],{},"Excess weight can also be linked to a deep sense of insecurity, emotional or material, and a need to store up in case of shortage. This feeling of lack can go back a long way, sometimes to early childhood. It can also show as holding on: to the past, to feelings you do not want to let go of, or to a need for others that keeps you in ",[323,404,405],{"href":225},"dependence",".",[358,408,410],{"id":409},"taking-your-place","Taking your place",[316,412,413,414,417,418,421],{},"When it is hard to take your place with your words and actions, the body may take more space instead. In French, someone who \"does not carry the weight\" (",[369,415,416],{},"ne fait pas le poids",") is someone who does not measure up. A larger person is also called a \"strong\" person (",[369,419,420],{},"une personne forte","). Spiritually, this can raise questions: do you feel you must be strong to survive? Do you feel you go unnoticed unless you take up room? Do you need to look imposing to keep people who might hurt you at a distance?",[358,423,425],{"id":424},"what-feels-risky-about-change","What feels risky about change",[316,427,428],{},"A useful question is what, if anything, you avoid or are protected from at the moment: certain activities, certain people, certain responsibilities. For some people, being more visible or more attractive feels unsafe, for example because they would have to say no more often, or fear being judged only on their looks. These questions are about safety and freedom, not about your size.",[358,430,432],{"id":431},"the-way-you-look-at-yourself","The way you look at yourself",[316,434,435,436,438],{},"Excess weight is also linked to being very hard on your own appearance: a small \"imperfection\" takes on huge proportions, and you can no longer see your qualities or what is attractive about you. That harsh inner gaze can feel like rejecting yourself, and it is painful in its own right. ",[323,437,275],{"href":276}," about the body helps no one.",[311,440,442],{"id":441},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[444,445,446,454,460,466,472,478],"ul",{},[447,448,449,453],"li",{},[450,451,452],"strong",{},"Express what you feel."," Let sorrow, anger and fear be spoken, written or shared, instead of stored.",[447,455,456,459],{},[450,457,458],{},"Grieve what you lost."," If a loss or an abandonment sits behind the emptiness, give it time and, if you can, a person to hear it.",[447,461,462,465],{},[450,463,464],{},"Recognise your worth."," Your value does not depend on your size. Name one quality you have, today.",[447,467,468,471],{},[450,469,470],{},"Take your place."," Practise saying what you think and need, in small, safe steps.",[447,473,474,477],{},[450,475,476],{},"Trust yourself and life."," Notice where you are waiting for something that does not come, and what you could give yourself now.",[447,479,480,483],{},[450,481,482],{},"Live from yourself."," Worry less about what others will say or think. 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Do not stop it on your own; ask the prescriber about the options.","Loud snoring, pauses in breathing at night or great sleepiness during the day, which can be sleep apnoea.","Great thirst, passing a lot of urine, or a family history of diabetes or heart disease. A GP can check your blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol.","Signs of an eating disorder, whatever your size, such as eating large amounts while feeling out of control, making yourself sick, using laxatives, fasting or exercising hard to make up for eating, or thoughts about food and weight that take over your day. Speak to a GP. In the UK, the charity Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk) offers a helpline and online support.","Low mood, deep shame about your body, or thoughts of harming yourself. 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These are often the first signs that something is going on, and they are among the most common reasons people see a doctor.",[316,569,570],{},"In the emotional and symbolic approach to health, these whole-body signs are read less as a message from one part of you and more as a message about your life as a whole: how much energy you have, how much you are holding in, and how safe you feel among other people.",[572,573,574],"note",{},[316,575,576],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. Fever in a young baby, a rash that does not fade, chest pain with sweating, or lasting tiredness with weight loss need a doctor, and some of them need emergency care.",[311,578,580],{"id":579},"what-the-whole-body-represents","What the whole body represents",[316,582,583],{},"Symbolically, the whole body is the container of your life. When a symptom spreads everywhere rather than staying in one place, it is read as something that concerns all of you: your vital energy, your emotions as a whole, and the boundary between you and the world.",[316,585,586],{},"Fever and sweating work through heat and water, and the liquids and warmth of the body are linked to emotions. Tiredness and weight relate to energy: how much you have, where it goes, and what you keep in reserve or build around yourself.",[311,588,590],{"id":589},"common-emotional-themes","Common emotional themes",[358,592,594],{"id":593},"emotions-that-heat-up-or-overflow","Emotions that heat up or overflow",[316,596,597,601,602,605,606,610,611,614],{},[323,598,600],{"href":599},"\u002Fwhole-body\u002Ffever","Fever"," is read as emotions that burn, often irritation that has turned into ",[323,603,604],{"href":198},"anger"," and spread through the whole body. ",[323,607,609],{"href":608},"\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fsweating-and-body-odour","Sweating and body odour"," are read as feelings held back that overflow through the skin: frustration, resentment, ",[323,612,613],{"href":276},"shame",", or the nervousness of fearing criticism. In both, the question is what you have been keeping inside instead of saying.",[358,616,618],{"id":617},"energy-and-motivation","Energy and motivation",[316,620,621,625,626,629,630,406],{},[323,622,624],{"href":623},"\u002Fwhole-body\u002Ffatigue","Fatigue"," is the feeling of being emptied out. Spiritually, it is linked to a lack of love for the life you are living, energy scattered across too many struggles, and the ",[323,627,628],{"href":288},"weariness"," of having to fight to keep going. When the demands never stop, it can lead towards ",[323,631,632],{"href":216},"burnout",[316,634,635,639],{},[323,636,638],{"href":637},"\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fchronic-fatigue-syndrome","Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME\u002FCFS)"," is a recognised medical illness, not a mood or a lack of will. Spiritually, it raises questions about high demands on yourself, a true self set aside to meet the expectations of others, and a harsh inner voice.",[358,641,643],{"id":642},"protection-and-taking-your-place","Protection and taking your place",[316,645,646,649,650,653],{},[323,647,298],{"href":648},"\u002Fwhole-body\u002Fexcess-weight"," is read as a layer of protection between you and the world, an inner emptiness after a loss or an ",[323,651,652],{"href":189},"abandonment",", and the wish to take your place and be seen. Its medical causes are many, from genes and medicines to sleep and hormones, and it is never a reason for shame.",[358,655,657],{"id":656},"a-body-that-asks-for-a-pause","A body that asks for a pause",[316,659,660],{},"A thread runs through all of these signs: the body that stops you when you have not stopped yourself. A fever puts you to bed. Exhaustion slows you down. Spiritually, both can be read as an invitation to rest, to look after your inner well-being, and to stop caring for everything except yourself.",[311,662,664],{"id":663},"reading-the-signs-type-and-timing","Reading the signs: type and timing",[316,666,667],{},"These are not rules, but questions worth exploring:",[444,669,670,676,682,688,694,700],{},[447,671,672,675],{},[450,673,674],{},"A sudden fever"," may point to a burning emotion that has just risen, or a situation that has become \"too hot\" to handle.",[447,677,678,681],{},[450,679,680],{},"Tiredness that builds slowly"," may point to a life that has become all duty and too little joy.",[447,683,684,687],{},[450,685,686],{},"Exhaustion after the smallest effort"," is a medical sign first, and may also ask how hard you are on yourself.",[447,689,690,693],{},[450,691,692],{},"Heavy sweating in front of others"," may relate to the fear of being judged when you show yourself.",[447,695,696,699],{},[450,697,698],{},"Cold sweats"," are linked to being frozen with fear.",[447,701,702,705],{},[450,703,704],{},"Weight gained after a loss"," may point to an empty space that is hard to bear.",[311,707,709],{"id":708},"caring-for-your-whole-body-from-the-inside","Caring for your whole body from the inside",[316,711,712,713],{},"The idea is not to blame yourself. Infections, hormones, genes, medicines, sleep and many illnesses play a real role in all of these symptoms, and they deserve proper medical care. The emotional perspective simply adds another question: ",[369,714,715],{},"what is my whole life asking of me right now?",[316,717,718],{},"A few gentle practices can support this inner work:",[444,720,721,727,733,739,745,751],{},[447,722,723,726],{},[450,724,725],{},"Say what you feel."," Feelings that are spoken have less need to heat up or overflow.",[447,728,729,732],{},[450,730,731],{},"Rest before you have to."," Build pauses into your days, without waiting for an illness to give you permission.",[447,734,735,738],{},[450,736,737],{},"Gather your energy."," Notice where you are fighting on too many fronts, and choose one thing at a time.",[447,740,741,744],{},[450,742,743],{},"Be kind to your body."," Treat it as a companion, not a project. Your worth does not depend on its size or its strength.",[447,746,747,750],{},[450,748,749],{},"Grieve what you have lost."," An empty space that is given time and words is easier to carry.",[447,752,753,756],{},[450,754,755],{},"Do something you love."," Pleasure and meaning are sources of energy too.",{"title":485,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":758},[759,760,766,767],{"id":579,"depth":18,"text":580},{"id":589,"depth":18,"text":590,"children":761},[762,763,764,765],{"id":593,"depth":25,"text":594},{"id":617,"depth":25,"text":618},{"id":642,"depth":25,"text":643},{"id":656,"depth":25,"text":657},{"id":663,"depth":18,"text":664},{"id":708,"depth":18,"text":709},[769,773],{"id":770,"title":771,"description":772},"general","General symptoms","Fever, sweating and body odour, often linked to emotions that heat up or overflow when they are held inside.",{"id":500,"title":774,"description":775},"Energy and weight","Tiredness, long-term exhaustion and weight, often linked to motivation, protection, loss and how kindly you treat yourself.",[],[778,781],{"name":779,"url":780},"NHS: Tiredness and fatigue","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fsymptoms\u002Ftiredness-and-fatigue\u002F",{"name":782,"url":783},"NHS: Fever in adults","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fsymptoms\u002Ffever-in-adults\u002F",{},[786,787,788,789,790,791],"Which feelings have I been holding inside, instead of saying them?","Do I love the life I am living right now, or am I only getting through it?","Where am I asking more of myself than my body can give?","From what, or from whom, do I feel I need to protect myself?","Is there a loss or an empty space in my life that I have not grieved?","When did I last rest without feeling guilty about it?",{"title":181,"description":182},"Whole Body Spiritual Meaning: Fever, Fatigue, Weight",[795,799,803,805],{"author":529,"work":530,"entries":796,"pages":798},[797],"Fièvre (en général)","186",{"author":529,"work":530,"entries":800,"pages":802},[801],"Fatigue (en général)","181",{"author":529,"work":530,"entries":804,"pages":533},[532],{"author":529,"work":530,"entries":806,"pages":808},[807],"Odeur corporelle et transpiration","299–300","areas\u002Fwhole-body",[811,812,546,813,814,815],"Energy","Emotions held inside","Rest and limits","Self-worth","Expression",[817,818,819,820,821,822,823],"A baby under 3 months with a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) or higher. Get urgent medical help.","Fever with a stiff neck, a rash that does not fade under a pressed glass, confusion, a fit or difficulty breathing. Call emergency services.","Sweating with chest pain, or pain spreading to the arm, jaw or back. Call emergency services.","Night sweats, unexplained weight loss, a fever that keeps coming back or swollen glands.","Tiredness that lasts more than a few weeks or does not improve with rest.","Weight that changes fast without a clear reason, or thoughts about food and weight that take over your day.","Low mood, hopelessness or thoughts of harming yourself. Speak to a doctor the same day, or call emergency services if you are in danger.","Pg-CzeCLceNeypmHkYvbxUMv9KvGt_70nMbzwIe7X74",[826,1031,1249,1440],{"id":827,"title":828,"affirmation":829,"aka":830,"area":834,"body":835,"dateModified":983,"datePublished":983,"description":984,"extension":499,"group":985,"guides":986,"medicalSources":987,"meta":994,"navigation":510,"path":995,"reflectionQuestions":996,"related":1002,"sameAs":1006,"seo":1007,"seoTitle":1008,"sources":1009,"stem":1014,"summary":1015,"supportIntro":1016,"themes":1017,"whenToSeeADoctor":1023,"__hash__":1030},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fblood-sugar\u002Fdiabetes.md","Diabetes","I open myself to sweetness and to the love that is already offered. I can let the resistance go and trust my own strength.",[831,832,833],"Diabetes mellitus","High blood sugar","Sugar diabetes","blood-sugar",{"type":308,"value":836,"toc":974},[837,841,852,859,863,870,877,881,891,895,906,913,917,928,931,937,939,942],[311,838,840],{"id":839},"what-diabetes-is","What diabetes is",[316,842,843,844,847,848,851],{},"Diabetes mellitus is a long illness in which ",[323,845,846],{"href":104},"the pancreas"," does not make enough insulin, or the body no longer uses insulin well, so sugar stays too high in the blood. The excess can spill into the urine. Thirst, passing large amounts of urine, tiredness and weight loss are common signs. Over years, high sugar harms the eyes, ",[323,849,850],{"href":78},"kidneys",", nerves and heart. Treatment is real: food, movement, monitoring, tablets, and for many people insulin. Gestational diabetes appears in the second half of pregnancy and often settles after the birth, though it needs care while it lasts.",[316,853,854,855,858],{},"Spiritually, this listens to sweetness, ",[323,856,857],{"href":273},"sadness"," and resistance.",[311,860,862],{"id":861},"the-emotional-meaning-of-diabetes","The emotional meaning of diabetes",[316,864,865,866,869],{},"The source says sugar is linked to love, tenderness and affection. Diabetes reflects an inner sadness. It calls it a ",[323,867,868],{"href":279},"sorrow"," of love, a lack of love, because earlier wounds lead you to control the environment and the people around you. You live an affective fast. Repeated sadness, emotions pressed down, unconscious and without gentleness, are said to harden you. Sweetness disappears in favour of a continuous pain. You start to eat sugar in every form, pasta, bread, sweets, to compensate. The emotional life, the social life or the money can take a blow. You feel you must hold on, forced to fight life, people and events.",[316,871,872,873,876],{},"You become bitter, which is why life tastes bitter and you compensate with something sweeter. There is ",[323,874,875],{"href":264},"regret"," for what was, and for what might have been. You think you do not deserve happiness or pleasure.",[358,878,880],{"id":879},"love-you-cannot-take","Love you cannot take",[316,882,883,884,886,887,890],{},"You find it hard to receive love, so you feel smothered and overloaded, stuck in a situation that is excessive and out of your control. That situation feeds compensatory eating and extra weight, which favour diabetes. The need for love is great, especially from the father, and also from a boss or from whoever stands for authority in your life. You doubt that authority, or no longer trust it. You do not know how to act when love could actually be received. Because you refuse the small sweetnesses of life, the illness then forbids the sweet foods you used to eat. True love is hard to let out. Joy, love and passion may have to stay hidden. Expectations are often outsized: you want people to fulfil your desires. Frustration, ",[323,885,604],{"href":198}," at life, and ",[323,888,889],{"href":291},"withdrawal"," follow.",[358,892,894],{"id":893},"the-fight-the-sugar-is-stored-for","The fight the sugar is stored for",[316,896,897,898,901,902,905],{},"Resistance sits on top of this. An event you want to avoid and feel forced to undergo: a separation, a move, an exam. The emotions are often the loss of someone dear, or a deep loneliness, sometimes despair. Family is usually involved. Disgust and disdain join the resistance. The lack and the pain persist as time passes. You may have lost the one person you could confide in. You resist because you are afraid of someone or something, and you think of it constantly. In French the source plays on ",[369,899,900],{},"diabète"," and ",[369,903,904],{},"bête",", \"beast\", and asks whether that beast is outside you or inside, and which will prove stronger.",[316,907,908,909,912],{},"High ",[323,910,911],{"href":85},"blood sugar"," is then read as the reserve you keep so you will be ready when the fight comes. Blood sugar is what gives the muscles their energy. There is also powerlessness: you feel unable to act, to get through the tasks, short of energy to go forward, pushed into things you want to resist. Becoming \"powerful\" through that sugar is the picture the source offers. It is not a medical mechanism.",[358,914,916],{"id":915},"a-child-a-pregnancy-insulin","A child, a pregnancy, insulin",[316,918,919,920,923,924,927],{},"A child with diabetes, in this reading, ",[323,921,922],{"href":234},"fears"," that one or both parents do not trust them and will be disappointed. They fear blossoming into themselves. They need sweetness and affection and do not know how to go and get them. Security is missing and cannot be said, so they harden. They ",[323,925,926],{"href":294},"worry",", go round in circles, feel that life is imposed, and resist growing up.",[316,929,930],{},"Gestational diabetes asks the same questions. A deep sadness, a repugnance or a resistance may come into view, sometimes an old childhood feeling that the pregnancy wakes. After the birth, sugar often returns to normal, which the source reads as those feelings easing. It also asks whether you feel as small and dependent as the baby, whether you cannot take your place, whether the baby will be one more person in your space, and whether the changing body is hard to accept. Seeing yourself as lazy, and persecuting yourself for it, is set against giving yourself compassion.",[316,932,933,934,936],{},"If you need insulin injections, the source asks what that ",[323,935,405],{"href":225}," resembles in the heart: still depending on a parent, giving others as much love as you need to receive, or feeling too empty and alone to give any. It asks who or what you are clinging to, and whether you can see the love people already have for you. None of this is a reason to stop insulin.",[311,938,442],{"id":441},[316,940,941],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for diabetes. The pancreas, weight, pregnancy and family history are real. The emotional perspective invites you to let sweetness back in, without abandoning treatment.",[444,943,944,950,956,962,968],{},[447,945,946,949],{},[450,947,948],{},"Notice the sadness you keep repeating."," Hardening against it is the first picture the source gives.",[447,951,952,955],{},[450,953,954],{},"Let one sweetness be received."," Affection you cannot take is part of the fast.",[447,957,958,961],{},[450,959,960],{},"Name the event you are resisting."," Separation, move, loss, exam.",[447,963,964,967],{},[450,965,966],{},"If you are pregnant or a parent of a child with diabetes, keep the medical plan."," The questions can wait beside it.",[447,969,970,973],{},[450,971,972],{},"Do not stop insulin or tablets."," Dependence, in this reading, is an emotional question. The injection is still medicine.",{"title":485,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":975},[976,977,982],{"id":839,"depth":18,"text":840},{"id":861,"depth":18,"text":862,"children":978},[979,980,981],{"id":879,"depth":25,"text":880},{"id":893,"depth":25,"text":894},{"id":915,"depth":25,"text":916},{"id":441,"depth":18,"text":442},"2026-10-02","The emotional and spiritual meaning of diabetes: how high blood sugar may relate to a lack of sweetness, repeated sadness, and resistance to a loss you feel forced to live.","high",[],[988,991],{"name":989,"url":990},"NHS: Diabetes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Fdiabetes\u002F",{"name":992,"url":993},"MedlinePlus: Diabetes","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fdiabetes.html",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fblood-sugar\u002Fdiabetes",[997,998,999,1000,1001],"What sadness have I repeated until I hardened?","Do I refuse the small sweetnesses, and then crave sugar in their place?","Is there love I need, especially from a parent or from someone in authority, that I do not know how to receive?","What event am I resisting while feeling I have no choice?","If I use insulin, where else in my life am I depending on someone I cannot quite leave?",[1003,1004,1005],"\u002Fblood-sugar\u002Fhypoglycaemia","\u002Fpancreas\u002Fpancreatitis","\u002Fhead\u002Fneuropathy",[],{"title":828,"description":984},"Diabetes: Spiritual Meaning & Emotional Causes",[1010],{"author":529,"work":530,"entries":1011,"pages":1013},[1012],"Sang — Diabète sucré","378–381","conditions\u002Fblood-sugar\u002Fdiabetes","Diabetes is often read as a sorrow of love. Sugar stands for tenderness, and high blood sugar for sadness, a refusal of sweetness, and reserves kept ready for a fight you do not want.","If this reading resonates, look at the sweetness you find hard to receive. Keep the treatment you have been given.",[1018,1019,1020,1021,1022],"Lack of sweetness","Repeated sadness","Hard to receive love","Resistance","A stored fight",[1024,1025,1026,1027,1028,1029],"Confusion, vomiting, deep tiredness, breath that smells sweet, or collapse. Call emergency services. This can be a diabetic emergency.","Unusual thirst, passing large amounts of urine, blurred vision or unexplained weight loss.","A high blood test or sugar in the urine. Diabetes needs a diagnosis and a plan.","Diabetes in pregnancy. It needs obstetric care.","A child who is suddenly very thirsty, very tired or losing weight. Seek care the same day.","If you already use insulin or tablets, do not stop them because of an emotional reading.","JzI9CM28ejlAQrbx6TJrfG4Utj_IRdp9oSCB9ID-JgA",{"id":1032,"title":1033,"affirmation":1034,"aka":1035,"area":1038,"body":1039,"dateModified":1196,"datePublished":1196,"description":1197,"extension":499,"group":1198,"guides":1199,"medicalSources":1202,"meta":1209,"navigation":510,"path":1210,"reflectionQuestions":1211,"related":1218,"sameAs":1222,"seo":1225,"seoTitle":1226,"sources":1227,"stem":1232,"summary":1233,"supportIntro":1234,"themes":1235,"whenToSeeADoctor":1241,"__hash__":1248},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure.md","High blood pressure","I let the steam out gently. I accept myself as I am, and I no longer need pressure to feel alive.",[1036,1037],"Hypertension","High BP","heart-and-circulation",{"type":308,"value":1040,"toc":1183},[1041,1045,1048,1059,1062,1066,1069,1073,1079,1083,1090,1094,1097,1101,1104,1108,1111,1115,1122,1126,1140,1142,1145],[311,1042,1044],{"id":1043},"what-high-blood-pressure-is","What high blood pressure is",[316,1046,1047],{},"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.",[316,1049,1050,1051,1055,1056,1058],{},"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, ",[323,1052,1054],{"href":1053},"\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 ",[323,1057,335],{"href":282},". Treatment usually combines lifestyle changes and, when needed, medication that must be taken as prescribed.",[316,1060,1061],{},"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.",[311,1063,1065],{"id":1064},"the-emotional-meaning-of-high-blood-pressure","The emotional meaning of high blood pressure",[316,1067,1068],{},"In the emotional approach, high blood pressure is often pictured as a pressure cooker: a sealed pot where the steam keeps building up.",[358,1070,1072],{"id":1071},"emotions-held-back-for-a-long-time","Emotions held back for a long time",[316,1074,1075,1076,1078],{},"The central theme is accumulation. Over long periods, we keep thoughts and emotions to ourselves instead of expressing them. ",[323,1077,197],{"href":198}," 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.",[358,1080,1082],{"id":1081},"putting-things-off","Putting things off",[316,1084,1085,1086,1089],{},"High blood pressure is also associated with procrastination: postponing what we have to say or do, out of ",[323,1087,1088],{"href":234},"fear"," 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.",[358,1091,1093],{"id":1092},"control-and-performance","Control and performance",[316,1095,1096],{},"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.",[358,1098,1100],{"id":1099},"feeling-powerless-and-on-guard","Feeling powerless and on guard",[316,1102,1103],{},"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.",[358,1105,1107],{"id":1106},"closed-to-love","Closed to love",[316,1109,1110],{},"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.",[358,1112,1114],{"id":1113},"staying-busy","Staying busy",[316,1116,1117,1118,1121],{},"Finally, high blood pressure can go hand in hand with hyperactivity, which helps us forget our ",[323,1119,1120],{"href":294},"worries",". 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.",[311,1123,1125],{"id":1124},"questions-the-source-invites-you-to-ask","Questions the source invites you to ask",[444,1127,1128,1131,1134,1137],{},[447,1129,1130],{},"Am I putting pressure on myself, or do I feel it comes from others?",[447,1132,1133],{},"Am I denying parts of my personality that are trying hard to come out?",[447,1135,1136],{},"Do I feel compressed, squeezed in by my life?",[447,1138,1139],{},"Do I feel it is dangerous to express my real feelings?",[311,1141,442],{"id":441},[316,1143,1144],{},"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.",[444,1146,1147,1153,1159,1165,1171,1177],{},[447,1148,1149,1152],{},[450,1150,1151],{},"Let the steam out gently."," Express your emotions a little at a time, rather than letting them build up until they explode.",[447,1154,1155,1158],{},[450,1156,1157],{},"Set priorities."," Choose what really matters, and let some things wait or go.",[447,1160,1161,1164],{},[450,1162,1163],{},"Make time for yourself."," Give yourself moments to notice what is happening inside, without distraction.",[447,1166,1167,1170],{},[450,1168,1169],{},"Hand back some responsibility."," You are not in charge of everyone's harmony.",[447,1172,1173,1176],{},[450,1174,1175],{},"Trust yourself."," You do not need to be perfect to be worthy.",[447,1178,1179,1182],{},[450,1180,1181],{},"Accept yourself as you are."," You are unique, and you do not need pressure to feel alive.",{"title":485,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1184},[1185,1186,1194,1195],{"id":1043,"depth":18,"text":1044},{"id":1064,"depth":18,"text":1065,"children":1187},[1188,1189,1190,1191,1192,1193],{"id":1071,"depth":25,"text":1072},{"id":1081,"depth":25,"text":1082},{"id":1092,"depth":25,"text":1093},{"id":1099,"depth":25,"text":1100},{"id":1106,"depth":25,"text":1107},{"id":1113,"depth":25,"text":1114},{"id":1124,"depth":18,"text":1125},{"id":441,"depth":18,"text":442},"2026-09-30","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",[1200,1201],"\u002Fguides\u002Fjacques-martel-dictionary","\u002Fguides\u002Flouise-hay-list",[1203,1206],{"name":1204,"url":1205},"NHS: High blood pressure","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure\u002F",{"name":1207,"url":1208},"MedlinePlus: High Blood Pressure","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fhighbloodpressure.html",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fhigh-blood-pressure",[1212,1213,1214,1215,1216,1217],"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?",[1219,1220,1221],"\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Fvaricose-veins","\u002Fhead\u002Fheadaches","\u002Fheart-and-circulation\u002Flow-blood-pressure",[1223,1224],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHypertension","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ41861",{"title":1033,"description":1197},"High Blood Pressure: Spiritual Meaning & Emotional Causes",[1228],{"author":529,"work":530,"entries":1229,"pages":1231},[1230],"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.",[1236,1237,1238,1239,1240],"Held-back emotions","Control","Pressure to perform","Over-responsibility","Closing off to love",[1242,1243,1244,1245,1246,1247],"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.","G1oPbrLa29hHkosXozV7oInV1KYGQ_NOoeL3oGlguGE",{"id":1250,"title":1251,"affirmation":1252,"aka":1253,"area":1257,"body":1258,"dateModified":1196,"datePublished":1196,"description":1390,"extension":499,"group":1391,"guides":1392,"medicalSources":1394,"meta":1401,"navigation":510,"path":1402,"reflectionQuestions":1403,"related":1410,"sameAs":1414,"seo":1417,"seoTitle":1418,"sources":1419,"stem":1424,"summary":1425,"supportIntro":1426,"themes":1427,"whenToSeeADoctor":1432,"__hash__":1439},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fosteoarthritis.md","Osteoarthritis","I become more flexible. I accept others as they are, I take care of myself and I have the right to be happy.",[1254,1255,1256],"Arthrosis","Degenerative joint disease","Wear-and-tear arthritis","joints-and-bones",{"type":308,"value":1259,"toc":1377},[1260,1264,1267,1270,1273,1277,1280,1284,1287,1291,1294,1298,1301,1305,1308,1312,1315,1319,1325,1329,1332,1334,1337],[311,1261,1263],{"id":1262},"what-osteoarthritis-is","What osteoarthritis is",[316,1265,1266],{},"Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It affects the cartilage that covers the ends of the bones in a joint, which gradually becomes thinner and rougher. The bone underneath reacts, sometimes forming small bony growths, and the joint can become painful, stiff and less mobile.",[316,1268,1269],{},"It most often affects the knees, hips, hands and spine, and becomes more common with age, particularly after 50. Risk factors include genetics, past joint injuries, being overweight, repetitive strain and being a woman. The pain is typically \"mechanical\": it comes on with activity and eases with rest, with some stiffness after inactivity. There is no cure, but exercise, weight management, physiotherapy, pain relief and, in advanced cases, joint replacement can greatly improve quality of life.",[316,1271,1272],{},"The emotional reading below does not replace this. It offers another angle, for those who feel that their joints also carry the way they have lived.",[311,1274,1276],{"id":1275},"the-emotional-meaning-of-osteoarthritis","The emotional meaning of osteoarthritis",[316,1278,1279],{},"In the emotional approach, joints represent flexibility. Osteoarthritis is often read as an amplification of rigid attitudes, patterns and thoughts, as if they had slowly hardened in the body.",[358,1281,1283],{"id":1282},"hardened-thinking","Hardened thinking",[316,1285,1286],{},"Osteoarthritis is linked to a mental hardening, a lack of \"warmth\" in our thoughts. The source notes that cold and damp tend to speed up its onset. This hardening often concerns authority. We may easily feel treated unjustly and blame others for everything and nothing.",[358,1288,1290],{"id":1289},"refusing-to-bend","Refusing to bend",[316,1292,1293],{},"Stiffness prevents the joint from bending, just as, in life, we may no longer want to bend before others or give in. A strong reaction to some form of authority, held back for a long time, may play a part.",[358,1295,1297],{"id":1296},"pushing-past-our-limits","Pushing past our limits",[316,1299,1300],{},"Another theme is an excessive drive to act without seeking rest or balance. We go to the end of our limits without stopping to ask whether we are asking too much of ourselves.",[358,1302,1304],{"id":1303},"enduring-the-intolerable","Enduring the intolerable",[316,1306,1307],{},"Osteoarthritis may reflect the feeling of putting up with a person or a situation that has become intolerable. We may feel chained, as if condemned to forced labour, obliged to do things we feel are beneath us.",[358,1309,1311],{"id":1310},"perfectionism-and-self-criticism","Perfectionism and self-criticism",[316,1313,1314],{},"We may be very perfectionist and criticise ourselves constantly. Rigid and uncompromising with ourselves, we may also feel bitter towards others, believing they do not love us. At times we may want to lay down our arms and give up, because we cannot go on.",[358,1316,1318],{"id":1317},"holding-on-to-the-past","Holding on to the past",[316,1320,1321,1322,1324],{},"Great ",[323,1323,868],{"href":279}," may come from clinging to an event or a person from our past. It can be hard to face reality, and we may avoid our deepest emotions.",[358,1326,1328],{"id":1327},"forgetting-ourselves","Forgetting ourselves",[316,1330,1331],{},"We may cut ourselves off from pleasure, convinced that we must take care of others before ourselves. Changes and new opportunities that could challenge our old beliefs may feel hard to accept. This constant stubbornness keeps the body under tension.",[311,1333,442],{"id":441},[316,1335,1336],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for your osteoarthritis. It has real physical causes, and many people with very flexible minds have it. The emotional perspective simply invites you to listen to what your body may be saying.",[444,1338,1339,1347,1353,1359,1365,1371],{},[447,1340,1341,1346],{},[450,1342,1343,1344,406],{},"Acknowledge your ",[323,1345,604],{"href":198}," Accepting consciously that you feel anger, and that some of your thoughts are rigid, is already a step towards change.",[447,1348,1349,1352],{},[450,1350,1351],{},"Accept others as they are."," Letting go of the wish to change them softens a lot of inner tension.",[447,1354,1355,1358],{},[450,1356,1357],{},"Respect your limits."," Build rest and balance into your days before your body forces you to.",[447,1360,1361,1364],{},[450,1362,1363],{},"Give yourself the right to be happy."," Pleasure is not something you have to earn.",[447,1366,1367,1370],{},[450,1368,1369],{},"Live in the here and now."," Let the past be the past, and expect the best for yourself.",[447,1372,1373,1376],{},[450,1374,1375],{},"Keep your joints moving."," Regular, gentle exercise is one of the most effective treatments for osteoarthritis.",{"title":485,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1378},[1379,1380,1389],{"id":1262,"depth":18,"text":1263},{"id":1275,"depth":18,"text":1276,"children":1381},[1382,1383,1384,1385,1386,1387,1388],{"id":1282,"depth":25,"text":1283},{"id":1289,"depth":25,"text":1290},{"id":1296,"depth":25,"text":1297},{"id":1303,"depth":25,"text":1304},{"id":1310,"depth":25,"text":1311},{"id":1317,"depth":25,"text":1318},{"id":1327,"depth":25,"text":1328},{"id":441,"depth":18,"text":442},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of osteoarthritis: how it may relate to rigid thinking, pushing past your limits, perfectionism and authority.","joints",[1393],"\u002Fguides\u002Fspiritual-meaning-of-pain-in-body-parts",[1395,1398],{"name":1396,"url":1397},"NHS: Osteoarthritis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Fosteoarthritis\u002F",{"name":1399,"url":1400},"MedlinePlus: Osteoarthritis","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fosteoarthritis.html",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fosteoarthritis",[1404,1405,1406,1407,1408,1409],"Where have my thoughts and attitudes become rigid over the years?","Do I push myself to the end of my limits without asking whether I am demanding too much?","Is there a person or a situation I feel I must put up with, and that has become intolerable?","How do I feel about authority, and is there a reaction I have been holding back?","Am I holding on to an event or a person from my past?","Do I forget myself because I believe I must take care of others first?",[1411,1412,1413],"\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fosteoporosis","\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fknee-pain","\u002Fhips\u002Fhip-pain",[1415,1416],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOsteoarthritis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ62736",{"title":1251,"description":1390},"Osteoarthritis: Spiritual Meaning & Emotional Causes",[1420],{"author":529,"work":530,"entries":1421,"pages":1423},[1422],"Arthrite — Arthrose","57–58","conditions\u002Fjoints-and-bones\u002Fosteoarthritis","Osteoarthritis is often read as a hardening of attitudes. Rigid thinking, pushing beyond our limits without rest, perfectionism and resentment towards authority may slowly stiffen the joints.","If this reading resonates with you, allowing yourself real rest and pleasure, without having to earn it, can be a good next step.",[1428,1429,1430,1431,1318],"Rigid thinking","Pushing past limits","Perfectionism","Authority",[1433,1434,1435,1436,1437,1438],"A joint that suddenly becomes hot, red and very swollen, especially with fever. Seek urgent medical care.","Morning stiffness lasting more than 30 minutes, or swelling in several joints, which may point to another form of arthritis.","A joint that locks, gives way or becomes deformed.","Pain that wakes you at night or does not ease with rest.","Pain that stops you from walking, sleeping or doing everyday tasks. Many treatments can help.","Side effects from pain medication, especially stomach pain or black stools.","dhIkfNrOzU8W6VEpuQT82kRYh_Sw_J9ZBDMM4mIVAIE",{"id":1441,"title":1442,"affirmation":1443,"aka":1444,"area":1449,"body":1450,"dateModified":1528,"datePublished":1528,"description":1529,"extension":499,"group":1449,"guides":1530,"medicalSources":1531,"meta":1538,"navigation":510,"path":1539,"reflectionQuestions":1540,"related":1547,"sameAs":1548,"seo":1551,"seoTitle":1552,"sources":1553,"stem":1558,"summary":1559,"supportIntro":1560,"themes":1561,"whenToSeeADoctor":1566,"__hash__":1573},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fthyroid\u002Fhypothyroidism.md","Hypothyroidism","I stay in contact with what I feel and with my body. I have what I need to face my responsibilities, and I let life support me the way the wind supports a kite.",[1445,1446,1447,1448],"Underactive thyroid","Myxoedema","Low thyroid","Myxedema","thyroid",{"type":308,"value":1451,"toc":1523},[1452,1456,1459,1470,1474,1477,1480,1482,1485],[311,1453,1455],{"id":1454},"what-hypothyroidism-is","What hypothyroidism is",[316,1457,1458],{},"Hypothyroidism is an under-functioning of the thyroid, an insufficiency of thyroid hormone. The physical causes include a disordered immune system, destruction of the gland by a thyroiditis with or without antibodies, and, in some parts of the world, a lack of iodine. The results are familiar: a rise in cholesterol, fatigue, tingling and coldness of the hands and feet, constipation, slower reflexes, a larger tongue, and a mood that sinks. Treatment replaces the hormone the gland is not making. It is usually simple, it is monitored by blood tests, and it is not optional if the tests say you need it. Discouragement can appear with the illness. It can also have other causes. A test tells them apart.",[316,1460,1461,1462,1466,1467,1469],{},"The emotional reading below asks about communication, creativity and a situation you keep meeting. It does not replace thyroxine. ",[323,1463,1465],{"href":1464},"\u002Fthyroid\u002Fhyperthyroidism","Hyperthyroidism"," is the opposite pace of the same gland. The ",[323,1468,1449],{"href":165}," page is the wider centre of the word.",[311,1471,1473],{"id":1472},"the-emotional-meaning-of-hypothyroidism","The emotional meaning of hypothyroidism",[316,1475,1476],{},"Discouragement can appear, leaving you morose, defeatist, and with the feeling of being misunderstood. The body is transmitting an SOS. The throat centre is tied to communication and to creativity. How is your communication with yourself, with the people close to you, and with others? How do you exercise creativity in what you do? What is the rancour you carry that is eating you from the inside? Where does this absence of desire, in relation to your life, come from?",[316,1478,1479],{},"Hypothyroidism is also placed with an inability to face a situation that reappears several times in your life, and that you do not know how to react to. You have to go gently, and that asks a lot of you, at work or in your relationships. You are \"too quick off the mark\", and you have to slow down, give time to yourself and to the other person as well. You want to flee your responsibilities. You prefer to live in an unreal world. You create an artificial security. You find it hard to resign yourself, because you feel overwhelmed by events.",[311,1481,442],{"id":441},[316,1483,1484],{},"You stay in contact with your emotional body and your physical body. You are safe, and you have everything you need to face your responsibilities. You are a creator of your life. You communicate harmony around you. Confident, you see life with a new gaze. You let yourself be supported by life, the way a kite is supported by the wind. The tablet, if you have been prescribed one, is part of that support. It is not in competition with it.",[444,1486,1487,1493,1499,1505,1511,1517],{},[447,1488,1489,1492],{},[450,1490,1491],{},"Have the blood test."," Slowness has many causes. Hormone lack is one of them, and it is measurable.",[447,1494,1495,1498],{},[450,1496,1497],{},"Do not change the dose."," Feeling \"more yourself\" is not a reason to stop.",[447,1500,1501,1504],{},[450,1502,1503],{},"Ask about communication and creativity."," The throat is the centre this gland is tied to.",[447,1506,1507,1510],{},[450,1508,1509],{},"Name the rancour that eats from within."," Absence of desire sits beside it.",[447,1512,1513,1516],{},[450,1514,1515],{},"Look at the situation that keeps returning."," Not knowing how to react is the picture of having to go more slowly.",[447,1518,1519,1522],{},[450,1520,1521],{},"Notice the flight into an unreal safety."," Overwhelmed is allowed. Inventing a world where the responsibility disappears is the move to question.",{"title":485,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1524},[1525,1526,1527],{"id":1454,"depth":18,"text":1455},{"id":1472,"depth":18,"text":1473},{"id":441,"depth":18,"text":442},"2026-10-04","The emotional and spiritual meaning of hypothyroidism: how it may relate to discouragement, a resentment that eats from within, and a wish to flee a situation that keeps returning.",[1200,1201],[1532,1535],{"name":1533,"url":1534},"NHS: Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Funderactive-thyroid-hypothyroidism\u002F",{"name":1536,"url":1537},"MedlinePlus: Hypothyroidism","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fhypothyroidism.html",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fthyroid\u002Fhypothyroidism",[1541,1542,1543,1544,1545,1546],"How is my communication with myself, with the people close to me, and with everyone else?","How am I using creativity in what I do?","Which resentment is eating me from the inside?","Where has desire, in relation to my life, gone absent?","Which situation keeps returning, that I do not know how to meet?","Where am I going too fast, and where would slowing down be the honest pace?",[1464],[1549,1550],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHypothyroidism","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ16501",{"title":1442,"description":1529},"Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid): Spiritual Meaning",[1554],{"author":529,"work":530,"entries":1555,"pages":1557},[1556],"Glande thyroïde — Hypothyroïdie","207","conditions\u002Fthyroid\u002Fhypothyroidism","Hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid, with real physical causes and a treatment that replaces the missing hormone. It is read alongside discouragement, a creativity that has gone quiet, and a situation you do not know how to meet.","If this reading resonates with you, asking which returning situation you do not know how to meet can be a good next step, without changing the dose of hormone you have been prescribed.",[1562,1563,1564,269,1565],"Discouragement","Communication","Creativity","Fleeing responsibility",[1567,1568,1569,1570,1571,1572],"Tiredness, feeling cold, weight gain, constipation, dry skin, low mood, or a puffy face. A blood test diagnoses an underactive thyroid. Do not guess from how slow life feels.","You are already treated and the symptoms are returning. The dose may need a change. Do not adjust it yourself.","A swelling in the neck, difficulty swallowing, or a hoarse voice.","Confusion, extreme drowsiness, or a very low temperature. Severe hypothyroidism is an emergency.","You are pregnant or planning to be. Thyroid hormone matters for the pregnancy and the dose is often changed.","Iodine, supplements and \"glandulars\" can harm. Treatment is levothyroxine or whatever your clinician prescribes, taken as directed.","iAoAeMh91jbUxAbp0GR9bEdtrNDpt8VYnGYZ9a_f8kI",[],[],1791298651674]