Part#3 Alkaline & Acid emotions-Sometimes Healing Doesn’t Feel Good

*If you haven’t read the previous article on Alkaline & Acid Emotions-The Impact on our Bodies-I’d encourage you to read it first.

As we previously reviewed in the other 2 articles about Alkaline & Acidic emotions, our emotions are substance; hormonal chemistry that our physical bodies process–I propose that if we do not deal with them, and if we’re not detoxifying (or working through) our emotions (as well detoxifying our bodies)-the chemistry can get “stuck” emotionally as well as inside the tissues of our bodies; our joints, muscles/organs, etc. 

We’ve observed this over the years in working with people–emotions can get “stuck” even in our physical tissues in the form of “knots”, internal organ/digestion issues, chronic pain/neck/sciatic issues or in other areas.   Who hasn’t experienced a “stiff shoulders/neck”, a “stress headache”, a “sore tummy” “constipation or diarrhea” (Yes, I just went there, people!) Digestion is SUPER important, and intimately connected to our emotional states. We are intimately connected to our emotions and our physical bodies reflect or carry some of those emotional pains/stressors in one form or another.

Not uncommonly, while getting a physical part of the body treated, a misaligned or tight part of the body then releases the chemistry that was “stuck” there from the original point of injury or trauma.

Sometimes after improving a physical part of the body where there was tension or misalignment or a knot, we can potentially then re-experience an old emotion that’s connected to an original stressor or fear from the original cause of the physical issue that’s being treated, as the body is healing.  It’s a good sign, if old toxins are leaving the body physically and/or emotionally, but certainly doesn’t always feel good in the moment. It’s AFTER the acidic emotions/physical toxins leave that we begin to regain a sense of feeling more like ourselves again.

As the body begins to heal; our emotions are sometimes able to release and begin healing also, and vice-versa.  It can go both ways for people. In healing the body, old emotions can often begin to release and heal that were previously “stuck”. Conversely, In healing the emotions, the physical body’s health can often begin to heal by opening new pathways to detoxify.

It can feel a bit unsettling, to re-experience an unpleasant (and perhaps old) emotional state after receiving physical treatment for our bodies, but once we understand the emotional-physical connection, we can feel more at ease about what healing may look/feel like. As a part of our body comes into better alignment and releases physical tension and potentially releases stagnant or old toxic tension & the chemistry that was “stuck” there, from a joint or area of the body, the healing can really begin, as we work with the body and emotions in unity, and with better understanding of the process taking place. Having the understanding of what can occur, can relieve some anxiety about the healing process.

  
If we understand our need to drink extra water, be gentle with ourselves, possibly increase sleep for a season & recognize it may be an old emotional experience that just needs to “pass on it’s way out”, it may help us to recognize this is in fact a healthy process; albeit not always an instantly good feeling one. Healing is most often a process; not an instantaneous happening. While healing, we might feel achy, emotional or moody, tired, like we’ve got a short fuse, feel inclined to cry, or we may even feel more pain for awhile before we feel better. I would love to tell people we always feel great immediately when we’re healing, but that just isn’t reality.

Many of us have over used/abused/over worked and/or ignored aches & pains, injuries or hoped they’d just go away without treating them; sometimes for longer than we’d like to admit. To think that a problem that’s been building perhaps for weeks, months or years will resolve in a quick treatment or two may not be the most reasonable expectation. (*Insert a “you know this is true” face looking at you.) But I get it! None of us likes to admit that. Where is my superhero suit right now?!?

I like quick results for myself, but what I’ve found is that when there’s a longer healing process than I might want to experience for myself, the process usually teaches me something valuable about myself, or my approach, or reveals something I need to do that will produce a better result for my well being in the future of how I need to handle an area of my life.

Sometimes, (certainly not always,) old acidic emotions may release, as our bodies are receiving physical treatment-it’s perhaps helpful to remember that if an old emotion or feeling surfaces during any kind of physical treatment, this process of emotional detoxing as old chemistry leaves the body is not a permanent state of just perpetually unendingly feeling bad, so long as we are willing to work through our physical and emotional matters as they arise.  

Experiencing emotional release as our bodies are getting into better alignment and health may require the help of others; talking things through, the release of tears, the help of friends, counselling, journalling, prayer…it will differ from person to person and situation to situation.  Each person and each situation is unique, and must be approached as such.

The topic of how our emotions and physical bodies are connected can be helpful to understand, so it seemed good to share a little bit for anyone needing some encouragement if you’re investing in your physical, emotional, spiritual and/or mental sense of well being and finding things coming up that you didn’t expect.  Don’t give up. It’s like anything that’s worthy any value in our lives; we have to invest in what is valuable–and in my books, investing in our physical, spiritual and emotional well being is certainly a valuable investment for life quality.

We are multifaceted complex beings and healing isn’t always a straight forward path; rather sometimes more of a meandering trail as we learn to work through the various issues as they present themselves, in order to get to a good destination.

As with all things, if you feel concerned about anything you are going through we would encourage you to seek the advice of your professional health provider and/or counsellor or someone you trust.  The human experience is complex, and we all need wise and loving input to help us move forward in our healing journeys on all levels.

With care,

Katarina