What Does Your Emotional State Says About The Chronic Pain You’re Experiencing
“Physical pain functions to warn a person that there is still emotional work to be done” (Psychology Today). This means that when we are in pain, we should look within ourselves, because our own feelings and emotional actions may just be the source. Different kind of pain develops in different parts of the body and represents a variety of emotional states. The head, neck, shoulders, upper and lower back, elbows, hands, hips, knees, calves, ankles, and feet are area that have the ability to hurt when our emotional state is out of whack, and the map shows some of these areas along with the problem that can initiate it.
The stress of everyday life can cause pain and even migraines in the head. Individuals who experience this pain need to remember to take moments to themselves in order to relax. This should be done at least daily for people who experience chronic pain in the head and should help very much. If you are having this problem, make time to pause and regroup and remember to forgive yourself. Moving down to the neck, pain in this area can be caused by lack of forgiveness. It could be that you need to forgive yourself or others. In order to relieve the discomfort, look within yourself for situations that you may need to forgive and forget. Finally letting go may also decrease the stress in your life and help in that area as well.
Stress affects other parts of the body too like the calf muscles or could lead to depression that can affect the feet. Tension should be kept at a minimum to keep the emotional state a positive state. Try a new hobby and get out of the house more. Finding more pleasure in life can help to relieve discomfort in the ankles. Above all, try your best to let go of stress! Ever hear someone describing a bad situation as “weight on their shoulders”?
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There is some truth in this saying. Pain in the shoulders may represent emotional burdens that can weigh you down. Taking on too much can lead to this discomfort. It is important that an individual know their limits and if they feel as though they have taken on too much, they ask for help and share it with others.
People who feel as though they do not have anyone that will help them may suffer from a lack of emotional support. This shortcoming can be the source of upper back pain. Similar to this issue is having a lack of friends or failing to reach out to others. This can cause pain in the hands. Individuals with this problem should try to branch out and find some trustworthy individuals that they can share their worries and cares with. Much different are lower back issues. These issues arise from worries about money and finances. Budgeting and attempting a plan to better manage their money may help with lower back pain if they become successful at changing their spending habits. If spending less is an issue, increasing income is something that can be looked into.
In the arms, elbow pain can signify a lack of flexibility in one’s life and hip pain can be associated with fear of change and procrastination of big decisions. A person who feels these pains from time to time should look into their level of stubbornness and openness. Changes that they are denying in their lives out of fear, or never shaking things up, can cause a boring redundancy, and a boring pain in your body! Try to be more flexible in your life, and you may be able to experience less pain when you are flexing your arms and moving your hips.
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Lastly, the knees are an area where many people can and have experienced pain. Some of this pain could be attributed to thinking to highly of oneself. Somebody who has chronic knee pain should spend some time humbling themselves. Volunteering could be a great way to do this, and helping others is a good idea regardless of whether you have knee pain or not!
As can be seen, there are many areas of the body that can become affected by our actions and attitudes towards the world around us. Most of these suggestions to relieve pain are great ways to improve life satisfaction in general. Remember the following: “You are who you hang with.” Surround yourself with positive people and try to make the best life decisions for yourself and you should have less pains, emotionally and physically, than someone chooses not to.
