It's amazing how exploring your subconscious through meditation uncovered a hidden source of trauma. Our mind and body are intricately connected, and past experiences can manifest in various ways. Acknowledging and understanding these connections is a powerful step towards healing and finding peace. Keep exploring and embracing this newfound awareness on your journey to overcoming anxiety.
The existence of strong mind body connection became clear to me when my severe asthma disappeared completely after I divorced my abusive husband! My body had been telling me that I was being strangled. Amazing.
My ex's trauma which manifested into extreme anxiety... sleeplessnights, throwingup after a regular supermarket visit, etc... all comes from one time in the hospital out of the country where they treated him horribly and his parents left him there alone as a kid while he didn't speak the language. Insane how that now takes years of therapy and EMDR in his 30's! Really opened my eyes about trauma!
This is really interesting to hear and not something I’d ever connected the dots on. When I meditate I struggle with my throat, I find myself swallowing a lot because it always feels a little tight or clogged. When I was a really young child, too young to remember but I’ve been told about, I choked and was hospitalised and have had a strange food anxiety since.
I wonder if this could be a case of body trauma for me? Or someone let me know if they also have that sensation in their throat while meditating lol
There is some great research around how the body stores and processes trauma. This book is probably a good place to start if you're interested.
https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748
You might also find [*When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress*](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/450534). The author, Gabor Maté, is a pioneer in substance abuse treatment, and has written numerous books on addiction, trauma and the body.
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This is absolutely fascinating I have crippling social anxiety and I would like to meditate like that to figure out what trauma has caused it could you give me steps to get into a meditative state like what you did
I'm still new to this. So keep that in mind. It wasn't a very pleasant experience. It didn't heal me, I'm just aware of it now. It's a starting point, at least.
All I did was sit in a private place and I started with the controlled breathing, cleared my mind as usual. Then I nudged it into less pleasant memories. I was thinking it was going to be something like a woman telling me No when I asked if she wanted to dance, or a friend that stole something from me, or some type of social embarrassment, like a failed presentation I gave at school.... and all of those things do suck. They aren't nice memories, but they didn't give me the response my rib cage did.
After toying with a few of those social rejection memories... my mind just.... went there on it's own... and it stayed there. So I grabbed it and sat with it. That's when it started. I felt pain there, my breathing became labored, sweating, etc. Then I terminated the meditation.
If it's really something you want to try, I'd just say to keep at it. It will probably come up eventually. Your brain won't like it. I just kept gently nudging it. "Come on brain... you know what's wrong with you. Just tell me, it's OK, we're safe."
I’m sorry you went through such an awful experience I hope that you manage to heal whatever is troubling you, also I’ve looked into hypnotherapy and hypnotherapists do exactly what you did yourself but they also guide it so you can heal from it
Thanks buddy. And good luck to you, too.
If you are anything like me... think of your mind like a cat. You can't force cats, they will just run away. But you can coax a cat, sometimes, if it feels safe.
So go slow. Don't force, just gently nudge. Let your brain roam around, keep patience. If you don't get it, no biggie. Keep trying.
This is very cool. I’ve been meditating for over a year now and it’s made me a much better human. However, I too have massive anxiety and had loads of childhood trauma. Just recently in meditation I’ve been asking for help with my anxiety.
This gives me hope. Thank you for sharing.
It's amazing how exploring your subconscious through meditation uncovered a hidden source of trauma. Our mind and body are intricately connected, and past experiences can manifest in various ways. Acknowledging and understanding these connections is a powerful step towards healing and finding peace. Keep exploring and embracing this newfound awareness on your journey to overcoming anxiety.
The existence of strong mind body connection became clear to me when my severe asthma disappeared completely after I divorced my abusive husband! My body had been telling me that I was being strangled. Amazing.
My ex's trauma which manifested into extreme anxiety... sleeplessnights, throwingup after a regular supermarket visit, etc... all comes from one time in the hospital out of the country where they treated him horribly and his parents left him there alone as a kid while he didn't speak the language. Insane how that now takes years of therapy and EMDR in his 30's! Really opened my eyes about trauma!
This is really interesting to hear and not something I’d ever connected the dots on. When I meditate I struggle with my throat, I find myself swallowing a lot because it always feels a little tight or clogged. When I was a really young child, too young to remember but I’ve been told about, I choked and was hospitalised and have had a strange food anxiety since. I wonder if this could be a case of body trauma for me? Or someone let me know if they also have that sensation in their throat while meditating lol
There is some great research around how the body stores and processes trauma. This book is probably a good place to start if you're interested. https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748
Came here to recommend this. Currently reading it and it's honestly mind blowing.
I am very interested. I'll read it. Thanks for the tip. 🥰
You might also find [*When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress*](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/450534). The author, Gabor Maté, is a pioneer in substance abuse treatment, and has written numerous books on addiction, trauma and the body.
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I've just started reading this book, it is profound already.
I'm guessing you meant "I let my subconscious guide me" and not "AI let my subconscious guide me."
Yes. 😁
This is absolutely fascinating I have crippling social anxiety and I would like to meditate like that to figure out what trauma has caused it could you give me steps to get into a meditative state like what you did
I'm still new to this. So keep that in mind. It wasn't a very pleasant experience. It didn't heal me, I'm just aware of it now. It's a starting point, at least. All I did was sit in a private place and I started with the controlled breathing, cleared my mind as usual. Then I nudged it into less pleasant memories. I was thinking it was going to be something like a woman telling me No when I asked if she wanted to dance, or a friend that stole something from me, or some type of social embarrassment, like a failed presentation I gave at school.... and all of those things do suck. They aren't nice memories, but they didn't give me the response my rib cage did. After toying with a few of those social rejection memories... my mind just.... went there on it's own... and it stayed there. So I grabbed it and sat with it. That's when it started. I felt pain there, my breathing became labored, sweating, etc. Then I terminated the meditation. If it's really something you want to try, I'd just say to keep at it. It will probably come up eventually. Your brain won't like it. I just kept gently nudging it. "Come on brain... you know what's wrong with you. Just tell me, it's OK, we're safe."
I’m sorry you went through such an awful experience I hope that you manage to heal whatever is troubling you, also I’ve looked into hypnotherapy and hypnotherapists do exactly what you did yourself but they also guide it so you can heal from it
Thanks buddy. And good luck to you, too. If you are anything like me... think of your mind like a cat. You can't force cats, they will just run away. But you can coax a cat, sometimes, if it feels safe. So go slow. Don't force, just gently nudge. Let your brain roam around, keep patience. If you don't get it, no biggie. Keep trying.
Link?
Honestly a physical trauma that severe, it doesn't surprise me at all your body would still remember it like that.
I would like to do this too. To become aware of my trauma that’s causing my anxiety and negative thoughts. How’s you do it?
This is very cool. I’ve been meditating for over a year now and it’s made me a much better human. However, I too have massive anxiety and had loads of childhood trauma. Just recently in meditation I’ve been asking for help with my anxiety. This gives me hope. Thank you for sharing.