Modern life forces us to constantly analyze something in our head, to control and suppress feelings that prevent us from functioning. But our body can’t lie, it honestly responds to the inner tension that bothers us even when our mind ignores the problem and pretends that everything is fine. The body sends signals that demonstrate hidden problems.
In somatic therapy, there is a view that if an emotion has not been lived, it is bound to stay with us in the body. It will further manifest itself through chronic clamps, the pain we feel, fatigue and of course anxiety.
First and foremost, it is important for us to learn to hear our body signals, for they tell us what we are afraid to acknowledge with our mind. What signals from our body can indicate repressed emotions and what can we do about it to overcome them? Let’s try to figure it out together with Embodiedintegrations.
Constant tension in the neck and shoulders
Often when we feel as if our shoulders are carrying a weight on us, it’s not just bad posture. Our shoulder area is associated with feelings of responsibility, with efforts to hold back tears, with feeling unable to let go of a situation. All this tension can be a serious signal of repressed fear within us, of anxiety or anger that overwhelms us but we can’t express it to get rid of it.
To identify this deep problem, which we can often confuse with ordinary discomfort, it is worth paying attention to our breathing, to how our lungs function, how the air passes through the chest, the diaphragm. Concentrating on this will help our body to relax. It is worth practicing soft circular movements of the shoulders and body awareness, trying to feel in the moment how the tension leaves the body, and then the mind becomes freer from hidden clamps that affect the body.
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Constricted throat
In other words, a lump in the throat. Many people feel it and say that it feels like something is stuck in their throat, especially in times of stress. This is the body’s way of manifesting the suppression of words, tears and unexpressed anger that remains inside us. Most often this feeling occurs in those who are used to being comfortable and not going to conflicts, in a person who holds back his emotions so as not to hurt others.
Here the most effective solution will be to gently sing vowel sounds on the exhale, gently massage the neck area. It is worth simply asking yourself the question: what did I want to say, but held back? This practice will help to free us from both physical tension and inner psychological tension. There are many more signals of our body that show internal problems, and each of them has practices that are extremely effective to release us from internal tension. If you would like to learn more about this, contact the experts at Embodiedintegrations and find your inner balance.