Fear and anxiety are also frequently stored in this area, particularly as a physical response to danger (as the neck is a vulnerable area) or strange environments.
Studies have shown that people with chronic neck pain suffer from depression and anxiety. Generally speaking, anger and pride can create tension that results in shoulder neck pain. Additionally, an increased mental workload can cause extra shoulder tension.
Our body is a powerful container for storing emotions, whether conscious or subconscious. The neck is one of the most common places to store emotion, with tension and tightness arising from fear, anxiety, grief, anger, and other strong emotional experiences.
Emotional information is stored through “packages” in our organs, tissues, skin, and muscles. These “packages” allow the emotional information to stay in our body parts until we can “release” it. Negative emotions in particular have a long-lasting effect on the body.
Some may have a fight-or-flight type of response, which may include muscle tension, heart pounding and sweating because their body "believes it needs to activate," she explains. Others maybe experience a freeze response, which can look like someone who struggles to move or get out of bed.
An imbalanced throat chakra can result in a sore throat, thyroid issues, neck and shoulder aches, hearing sensitivities, jaw pain or TMJ. You may not know how to ask for what you need, or find yourself gossiping.
Take time to slow down and be alone, get out into nature, make art, listen to music while you cook your favorite dinner, meditate to cleanse your mind and relax your body, take a bubble bath or a nap to restore.
Today we decided to talk to you about the Anahata chakra which is the heart chakra, the one that relates to love. Anahata means point of life. It is located between the shoulder blades. It is in faith the seat of our bodily balance and our emotional instinct.
Neck Tension = Fear and Repressed Self-Expression
Fear and anxiety are also frequently stored in this area, particularly as a physical response to danger (as the neck is a vulnerable area) or strange environments. Neck muscle tension is also related to trust issues.
When we experience high levels of anxiety or stress, our body's natural reaction is to tense up. When this happens consistently over a long period of time, it can lead to muscle tension. This can cause stiffness, tightness, aching, and pain in your neck and shoulders.
Unfortunately, many people who experience neck pain don't realize how common it is for their discomfort to be a symptom of emotional stress. According to a study by InformedHealth.org, neck-related chronic pain (or pain that lasts three months or longer) is very frequently associated with emotional stress.
For instance, your neck muscles contract when you are stressed or anxious. You are likely overburdened if your neck hurts constantly. Studies demonstrate that chronic neck pain sufferers also have higher rates of anxiety and depression. In addition, pride, anger and excess mental workload can trigger neck tension.
Very commonly, people living with hormonal headaches and migraines report that “I think it's coming from my neck!” due to the tightness of the neck and shoulder muscles that happen at the same time as the symptoms.
These emotions leave us suffering in silence and keeping our feelings to ourselves. Our blockages cause intense emotional fluctuations, steep mood swings, and difficult episodes of depression and anxiety. We can even experience breakdowns in our mental and emotional health.
The most common areas we tend to hold stress are in the neck, shoulders, hips, hands and feet. Planning one of your stretch sessions around these areas can help calm your mind and calm your body. When we experience stressful situations whether in a moment or over time, we tend to feel tension in the neck.
During the purification process, you'll face and address uncomfortable feelings you've stuffed away to avoid dealing with them. An emotional detox pulls up all the repressed feelings of fear, anger, hurt, sadness, and frustration to clear them away, effectively hitting the reset switch on your emotions.
1st or Root Chakra
Physical imbalances in the root chakra include problems in the legs, feet, rectum, tailbone, immune system, male reproductive parts and prostrate gland. Those with imbalances here are also likely to experience issues of degenerative arthritis, knee pain, sciatica, eating disorders, and constipation.
Prevention. After surviving a traumatic event, many people have PTSD-like symptoms at first, such as being unable to stop thinking about what's happened. Fear, anxiety, anger, depression, guilt — all are common reactions to trauma.
When an animal has been under threat they will reset their nervous system by shaking off the trauma. This shaking is a “biological completion” for the animal that allows its nervous system to restore its sense of well-being. Often in talk therapy, an individual continues to relive the story of the past experience.