When a person has a neck pain, the quality of life is significantly reduced. The cause of discomfort is not always associated with diseases of the musculoskeletal system, some scientists consider the connection of pain in the neck with a psychosomatic component.

Some get rid of discomfort using traditional methods in the form of the use of medicines and ointments, but this treatment gives a temporary effect. If a person has been diagnosed diagnostically as having no problems with the spine, a psychosomatic approach can help.

What does neck pain indicate?

Anatomically, the neck is an intermediate point between the head and the body, and metaphysically, this part of the body is a material and spiritual object. Discomfort in the neck may indicate a conflict between these two components: the “interests” of the head are contrary to the “interests” of the body, feelings require some decisions, and pragmatism dictates its own conditions.

People who do not complain about neck problems are more likely to be in harmony with their own mind and body, or do whatever they want without blaming themselves for it. The neck is a symbol of the flexibility of the mind, as it allows you to look in different directions, look around, etc. If this is difficult to do physically, then there are problems inside.

A person may not want to look at what is happening from different angles and show excessive stubbornness. Maybe he got into an unpleasant situation and does not want to admit it. Containment of anxiety and discontent leads to the fact that the neck simply “jams”. Pain when turning the neck may indicate a fear of what is happening "behind the back." We are talking about the judgmental views of other people, injustice, situations that are out of control.

Opinions of various authors

Different psychologists, researchers, scientists have their own points of view regarding why neck pain occurs in psychosomatics. But they should be considered only if diseases of the musculoskeletal system (for example, cervical osteochondrosis) and other internal disorders are excluded.

Neck pain may indicate internal disharmony, rejection of the problem

Liz Burbo

• vicious aspirations of a person (unnatural, like the position of the neck in osteochondrosis);
• recurring problems that the individual cannot cope with (“vicious circle”), such situations are experienced very painfully and hard.

If the pain syndrome makes it difficult to make movements as a sign of denial, then there is a desire in the soul to say “no”, but the person cannot do this. If it is difficult to make a movement as a sign of approval, then something is preventing you from making a positive decision. The neck is a flexible part of the body, and problems with it can indicate a lack of internal flexibility. The neck often hurts those who do not want to give an objective assessment of circumstances and bear responsibility for them.

Such a person does not want to turn back and see what is happening behind. He pretends that he doesn't care, when in reality he doesn't.

Sinelnikov

The therapist is also convinced that the neck symbolizes inner flexibility. The absence of discomfort in this area suggests that a person is ready to perceive what is happening around him. The tension and hardness of the neck muscles indicate stubbornness, lack of flexibility in a difficult situation, unwillingness to consider different points of view and approaches to solving a problem.

Zhikarentsev

According to the author, the neck can hurt due to a hard, unyielding view of things in a person who does not want to look at the problem from different angles. Again, this is about unbending stubbornness, willfulness, narrowness of thinking. Zhikarentsev offers the following affirmation for relieving neck pain: “I can easily look at events from different angles, there are many options for solving the problem. I feel free and I feel safe.”

Louise Hay

The world famous psychologist L. Hay also believes that pain in the neck is associated with such character traits as stubbornness and lack of flexibility of thinking. The author offers an affirmation: “I can easily deal with all the nuances of the problem. I know that every situation has many solutions. I am in good relations with the World and the Universe.”

Neck pain in the absence of any disease indicates that a person is doing something wrong. Indifference does not allow you to choose the right solution. Man is afraid of what is happening behind him, but this fear is illusory.

Psychologists in such cases advise:

To get rid of neck pain, you need to understand yourself

Thus, the main method of dealing with neck pain is introspection and analysis of the existing problem. It is necessary to analyze the situation "on the shelves": identify negative and positive aspects, determine what inaction can lead to and what needs to be done to avoid negative consequences. You need to find harmony between body and mind, focusing on your own ideas about correctness.

It should be understood that stubbornness and the ability to insist on one's own are completely different things. You need to come to terms with the idea that there are others besides your own point of view. Moreover, other judgments and positions may be correct. You need to learn to listen to other people and consider their opinion. Neck pain is an unpleasant sensation, but you can deal with it by understanding yourself.

The neck is one of the most important parts of the human body. At the physical level, the neck is a connection between the head and the body, and at the metaphysical level, the neck symbolizes the connection of the spiritual world with the world of matter.

Cervical osteochondrosis: psychosomatics

Pain and tension in the muscles of the neck may indicate the presence of cervical osteochondrosis. Its course is either acute or chronic.

As a rule, pain in the neck causes a person severe suffering, inconvenience, and sharply increases when the head is turned to the side. Tension in the muscles of the neck can be the cause of its unnatural position.

So among the common causes of neck problems Liz Burbo notes either: 1. the vicious inclinations of a person, unnatural, like the very position of the neck in osteochondrosis; 2. or repeating situations from which a person cannot find a way out, resembling a vicious circle. A person is hard and painfully going through what happens to him.

If neck pain prevents you from nodding your head in denial (from side to side), then a person deep down wants to say “no”, but cannot. If, on the contrary, pain in the neck makes it difficult to nod in approval (up and down), then something prevents a person from saying “yes”.

Since the neck is considered a fairly flexible "organ", problems with the neck may indicate a lack of internal flexibility.

Often, the neck hurts those people who do not want to evaluate events objectively, since they are not responsible for them. Such people do not want to turn their heads back to see what is happening behind them. They may pretend that the event is indifferent to them, although in fact they are very worried.

Neck pain: psychosomatics

Pain in the neck suggests that you are ignoring, not noticing the situation, doing wrong. An indifferent attitude to events deprives you of the opportunity to find a suitable solution. You "lose your flexibility". Maybe you are afraid of what is happening behind your back, but this fear is most likely illusory, devoid of real reasons.

Tip: look honestly and openly at what is happening behind your back, what kind of people you will see. Try to objectively assess the situation and share your anxieties with these people.

Analyze if your neck pain prevents you from nodding your head in the affirmative or in the negative.

If you find it difficult to tilt your head in the affirmative, thus saying "yes", try to find the reason why you do not allow your body to answer "Yes". Find the fear in yourself that prevents you from saying “yes” to a certain person or situation.

Ask yourself: what am I afraid of? The body itself “tells” you with a pain in the neck that it is necessary to say “Yes”. Your body tells you that your stubbornness and inflexible attitude to the situation only undermine your health.

Neck hurts: psychosomatics

Sinelnikov on the psychosomatic causes of neck problems:

The neck is a symbol of the inner “spiritual” flexibility of a person. The condition of the neck speaks of a person's ability to see what is happening to him around and behind him.

Tension in the neck, stiffness of the neck muscles - evidence of stubbornness, inflexible attitude to situations, to people, a one-sided view of events, unwillingness to see different sides of the issue.

Neck problems: psychosomatics

Zhikarintsev on the psychosomatic causes of neck diseases:

In his opinion, neck diseases occur in a stubborn, adamant, rigid person in his views. Such a person does not want to look at the situation from different angles.

The neck is the embodiment of flexibility, the human ability to see what is happening behind him.

Affirmations for neck problems: I easily and flexibly look at events from different angles, from different angles. There are many options to solve any issue. I feel safe, free.

Neck tension: psychosomatics

Tension, rigidity of the muscles of the neck suggests that a person has a rigid one-sided thinking, unbending stubbornness and self-will (according to Zhikarintsev).

Neck Tension Affirmation: When I see other sides of the issue, other points of view, I feel safe.

Neck diseases: psychosomatics

Louise Hay also notes lack of flexibility, stubbornness, one-sided view of the event as the main psychosomatic causes of neck diseases.

Affirmations for Neck Problems: I easily and freely reveal all sides of the issue. I know that in any situation there are many ways to solve it. I have a good relationship with the World, with the Universe.

Edited by Marina Belaya.

Emotional blocking

Since the jaw provides the normal functioning of the teeth, problems with it speak of repressed anger, which prevents a person from expressing himself correctly. If the jaw is dislocated, that is, it does not close and generally does not move well, this indicates that the person is holding himself back with all his might and is about to explode. He can no longer control himself, just as he cannot control his jaw. He urgently needs to "let off steam", as any delay is fraught with serious damage to his health.

mental blocking

Since the jaws and teeth allow us to bite and chew food in order to better digest it, problems in this part of the body indicate that a person interferes with himself. bite into into life or get a death grip into what he needs. Your body wants you to check how real the fears are that make you hold back your emotions and constantly control yourself. You have everything you need to deal with these fears. For more information about jaw problems, see the article. If or happened, see the corresponding article.

I

BLACK SPOTS

Scabies is a benign but highly contagious skin disease transmitted by direct contact. If you do not get rid of it in time, it turns into eczema as a result of a secondary infection. See article , with the addition that a person suffering from this skin disease is too susceptible to the influence of other people. Every little thing annoys him. Since scabies causes an irresistible desire to itch, see also the article.

Physical blocking

A sneeze consists of a sharp inhalation and an immediate involuntary sharp exhalation with the release of moisture through the nose and mouth. With the help of sneezing, the body relieves the mucous membranes of the nose of excess secretions released as a result of exposure to dust, odor or a sharp temperature drop. Sneezing becomes a problem when it becomes paroxysmal, that is, it repeats very often.

Emotional blocking

Since the function of sneezing is to clear the nasal mucosa, a person who sneezes frequently is irritated by some other person or situation and wants to get rid of them. These emotions may be unconscious.

mental blocking

When you start to sneeze, try to remember what you were thinking a few seconds or minutes earlier. You will find that something annoys you. Perhaps you were going to criticize something. Instead of suppressing irritation and criticism in yourself and trying to get rid of the situation or person, try to find something useful in what is happening. It should be noted that sometimes this is not possible, but even in such cases you must look for the right way out. If, for example, you are among people who criticize another person, and this annoys you, you should express your attitude to the situation and leave, and not arouse hostility towards these people.

Spiritual blockage and imprisonment

In order to understand the spiritual blockage that prevents you from meeting an important need of your true I ask yourself the questions at the end of this book. The answers to these questions will allow you to more accurately determine the real cause of your physical problem.

NECK (PAIN)

Physical blocking

Emotional blocking

Since the neck is a flexible part of the body, any pain in it is a sign of insufficient internal flexibility. As a rule, the neck hurts someone who does not want to objectively perceive the situation, because he cannot control it. An insufficiently flexible neck does not allow you to turn your head back, look around - such a person is afraid to see or hear what is happening behind him. He pretends that the situation does not particularly bother him, although in reality he is very worried.

mental blocking

Also determine if the pain in the neck prevents you from making affirmative or negative head movements. If you find it difficult to nod your head in the affirmative, the reason why you do not allow yourself to say “yes” to some person or accept any situation is negative. Find the fear in yourself that prevents you from saying yes. I advise you to find out also, with the help of the person to whom you are afraid to say yes, how justified your fears are. In short, if neck pain prevents you from saying yes, your body is telling you that it's better to say yes. It tells you that your stubbornness and inflexibility only harms you and does not help you, as you may be inclined to think. If you find it difficult to pronounce the word "no", follow the same procedure, but with the word "no".

Spiritual blockage and imprisonment

In order to understand the spiritual blockage that prevents you from meeting an important need of your true I ask yourself the questions at the end of this book. The answers to these questions will allow you to more accurately determine the real cause of your physical problem.

A person most often associates pain in the neck with being in a draft or osteochondrosis. However, discomfort is not always caused by bodily ailments. It happens that even doctors cannot always determine the exact cause of the pain syndrome. This is where psychosomatics comes to the rescue. Neck pain, according to this science, can be caused by psychological causes. After all, our mental and physical state are closely interconnected.

What is psychosomatics

Psychosomatics is a science that studies the relationship between stress and physical health. Experts in this branch of alternative medicine believe that many diseases arise not only for physiological reasons, but also because of internal conflicts and personality traits. A patient experiencing emotional distress becomes more vulnerable to various ailments.

The neck is supplied with many nerves. They are especially sensitive to the psychological state of a person. Often a patient suffering from prolonged discomfort asks the question: "Why does my neck hurt?" The psychosomatics of unpleasant sensations in this area is associated with the conflict between the mind and emotions of a person. Very often, neck pain is difficult to treat with medication. But as soon as a person resolves any life problem, inner peace sets in, and the pain disappears.

Psychological causes of pain syndrome

How to find out why a person has a neck pain? According to psychosomatics, such a symptom can have a different origin. It can be caused by the following reasons:

1. Lack of flexibility. In this case, the pain is associated with a "clamp" in the neck. It becomes difficult for a person to move. Such a symptom is noted if the patient is in a difficult life situation, but due to stubbornness, he cannot show enough flexibility to solve the problem.
2. Unwillingness to acknowledge the problem. Some people have a wrong reaction to stress, they begin to deny that they have a serious problem in life. This can result in neck pain.
3. Conflict between mind and emotions. There are times when pragmatism dictates one decision to the patient, and feelings suggest a completely different one. Because of this contradiction, pain can occur. It is believed that a person who lives in harmony with himself very rarely suffers from discomfort in the neck.
4. The inability to say no. Shy and insecure people find it difficult to deny others anything. If such situations are repeated often, then pain with difficulty in movement may occur. The person seems to be unable to shake his head in denial.
5. Suppression of emotions. If a person constantly restrains himself and does not give vent to his feelings, then he has "clamps" in the muscles of the neck with pain.
6. Fear of condemnation. In this case, it is painful for a person to turn around. He subconsciously fears the judgmental looks of others.

It is important to remember that psychological problems should be considered only if the person does not have physical pathologies during the examination. Only in the absence of diseases of the spine and peripheral nerves can we talk about the psychosomatics of pain in the neck.

Pain on the left

It is important to pay attention to the localization of discomfort. The causes of pain in different parts of the neck are different from each other.

There are times when a person has a neck pain on the left. The psychosomatics of the pain syndrome in the left side of the body is associated with the personal life of a person, and in the right - with the social one. Discomfort and discomfort can occur in conflict situations with close people, such as family members or friends. The more a person suppresses his emotions and shows stubbornness, the more pronounced the pain.

Pain on the right

Sometimes the patient after unpleasant situations at work has a sore neck on the right. The psychosomatics of such a symptom is most often associated with conflicts in a person's social life. Often people try to hush up such situations and do not want to admit the problem that has arisen. This usually leads to worsening of the symptoms.

Often the pain is so severe that it is difficult for a person to turn his head. This may be due to a fear of judgment or a sense of guilt.

A person often has to take an unnatural position of the body due to the fact that his neck hurts. According to psychosomatics, such a manifestation is assessed as the impossibility of giving up bad habits. The patient understands intellectually that he needs to fight against harmful inclinations, but he does not have enough willpower for this. It can be said that the position of a person's body is as unnatural as his habits.

Back neck pain

Why does a person have pain in the back of the neck? The psychosomatics of such localization of pain is often associated with the inability to say "no" or "yes".

Usually back pain makes it difficult to move the head. To find out the cause of discomfort, you should perform the exercise. You should try to make an affirmative nod of your head. If it is difficult for a person to perform such a movement, then he probably cannot accept the situation and shows excessive stubbornness. You should also try shaking your head in denial. If there are difficulties, then perhaps it is difficult for such a person to refuse and say "no".

Pain in the shoulders and neck

Often a person has pain in the neck and shoulders. The psychosomatics of these manifestations is associated with neurotic depression. This condition is often observed in people experiencing a difficult life situation. The burden of psychological problems seems to be pressing on the shoulders of a person.

Another cause of such pain may be a conflict between the inner desires of a person and the expectations of others. This psychological state is usually accompanied by feelings of guilt. In this case, stoop is noted, the patient feels tension in the neck and shoulders. Movement becomes stiff.

How to find out the psychosomatic cause of pain

It can be concluded that there are many causes of neck pain. The psychosomatics of such a symptom can be associated with various internal problems. How to understand which reason applies to your case? To do this, perform the following exercise:

1. Sit in a comfortable position, relax all the muscles and close your eyes.
2. Try to determine which movements make the pain worse.
3. Answer yourself the question: "What habitual actions are impossible to perform because of pain?"

Very often, the pain intensifies precisely with such actions that the patient is afraid or avoids performing on a subconscious level. For example, if a person does not have sufficient flexibility of character, then the pain may increase with an affirmative tilt of the head. And if the patient is afraid of the judgment of others and avoids looking back, then the unpleasant sensations become stronger when the neck is turned.

Solution

There are cases when a diagnostic examination does not reveal a physical pathology, but a person is worried about constant pain in the neck. The psychosomatics of this syndrome is always associated with the internal problems of the individual. Tablets and ointments in this case only briefly stop the pain syndrome. How to get rid of discomfort? Psychologists recommend working out the life situation and their psychological problems. Psychosomatic specialists give the following recommendations:

1. You need to try to objectively assess the difficult situation. It is useful to write on a piece of paper all the pros and cons of the current situation. Next, you need to think about what results your actions can lead to and what your inaction can turn into.
2. You need to learn to listen to your body. If your neck pain gets worse when you shake your head, then you should learn to say no. If stiffness appears when the neck is tilted, then this suggests that you need to accept the situation and not deny the problem.
3. You need to try to assess the problem from different angles, taking into account the opinions of other people. At the same time, one should try to be flexible in thinking.
4. You should not suppress your emotions. If you feel restless and anxious, then you should not hide these feelings. After all, ignoring a complex problem will never lead to its resolution.

Psychosomatic causes of neck pain are rare. Most often, discomfort in the cervical spine is associated with pathologies. Therefore, you must first undergo a medical diagnosis. And only if the examination did not reveal any violations, you need to think about the psychological causes of pain.

If it is impossible to independently understand the situation, you should contact a specialist. Psychosomatic medicine centers operate in large cities. If it is impossible to find such a specialist, then you can contact a psychotherapist or psychologist.

The word long-necked at the end had three E ...

V.Vysotsky

Alas, sadly, but in relation to our own body, we often behave like bad parents.

When do they pay attention to their child? That's right - only when something is wrong with him: he brings home deuces, hooligans or is sick. And the child gets used to attract attention in this way. So our body also begins to hurt, so that we finally notice it.

Pain signals that something is wrong. Therefore, we can say that it is given to us for the good. After all, pain is a warning, an alarm. It can be compared to an alarm installed on a car.

Through the disease and the discomfort associated with it, the body sends us some very important message. This is a signal that “something is wrong” not only in the bodily sphere, but also in the psychological one. B about Most of the diseases are the result of hidden emotional experiences, and the origins of disorders here must be sought not in the body as such, but in our emotional world. It is not for nothing that they say: "All diseases are from nerves." And when something starts to hurt us, the body in such a strange way warns us that unresolved problems have appeared in the depths of our psyche. They generate tension - and it comes out through pain symptoms. The body seems to be screaming: “Pay attention to me! Look inside yourself - solve your problem!

And it is not by chance that pain occurs in one or another part of the body. There is a relationship between mental conflicts and their reflection in the body. The specialist can make an assumption about what psychological problems are behind the pain sensation. And if this psychological conflict is resolved, then the pain will also disappear. Therefore, recently there are more and more cases when the patient works not only directly with the doctor, but also with the psychologist. In this case, the treatment is carried out much faster and more efficiently.

One common problem is in the neck and upper back area, including the shoulders - commonly referred to as the "collar area". This usually affects the thoracic region. Alas, few people can boast that everything is in order here - most suffer from temporary, or even permanent discomfort in this area.

Typical manifestations are overstrain, inability to relax, a feeling of “stiffness”, muscle numbness, curvature of the spine, aching pain, or even acute ... This can limit mobility, cause discomfort even in everyday life: it is difficult to sit at the workplace for a long time, find a comfortable position for sleep, and sometimes - even just walking!

Usually this is attributed to “osteochondrosis”, “salt deposition” and other reasons that actually have nothing to do with it. Very often, these symptoms occur in very young people. And the origins of the problem are not in the body - but in the psychological sphere. The body is only trying to convey to us these unconscious experiences - so that we understand what is happening in our soul.

So what is this area connected to? What does our body signal through it? What experiences hides? .. What are the psychological causes of pain in the neck?

1. Neck.

As anatomically, the neck connects the head and torso, and on a psychological level, it also plays the role of a ligament.

The head symbolizes our thoughts, smart Consciousness, intellect, everything that we think and realize ... But feelings and instincts live in the body. Thus, the neck becomes a bridge, a conductor between thoughts and feelings, between instincts, desires, urges - and their awareness ... And this is a very difficult mission. After all, many of our motives, feelings, we do not want to recognize in ourselves. This happens mainly for two reasons.

First: an attempt to maintain self-esteem at a sufficiently high level. Alas, this turns ours into liars. And we lie first of all to ourselves: “I’m not offended!”, “Yes, I’m not jealous!”, “I don’t care”, etc. We do not want to recognize some feelings in ourselves, for example, out of pride.

The second reason is to avoid pain. After all, we are all arranged in the same way - we want to feel good, and we do not want us to feel bad. Even an inveterate masochist does not want to feel bad for him - it’s just that “bad” means “good” for him. Therefore, when we have feelings that cause pain, we begin to drive them away from ourselves.

Psychologists call this mechanism "repression" - we sort of stuff painful experiences into a far, far away attic, and pretend that we don't have them - but in fact they do not disappear from this. And for some time it becomes easier for us - but then they still take their toll, trying to return to us. And they remind of their existence through tension in the neck. And then what happens?

With the neck, we seem to be trying to keep unpleasant feelings and impulses, to prevent them from becoming conscious. And over time, these feelings are more and more. And a huge burden falls on the poor neck. In the cervical region, chronic muscle tension occurs, which at first we do not even feel. Nevertheless, it is already beginning to have negative consequences: the vessels become spasmodic, which disrupts blood circulation, lymph flow, and energy circulation in the body. As a result, the brain receives insufficient oxygen and nutrients - weakness, fatigue, headaches occur, efficiency decreases ...

Energy in the body is distributed unevenly: some areas are recharged, while others are de-energized. For someone, all the energy begins to accumulate in the head, and then there is a feeling of a large, heavy head, "swollen with thoughts." This can lead to problems with increased intracranial pressure, to hypertension. In others, the head turns out to be practically devoid of energy, everything accumulates in the body - this is fraught with low blood pressure, over time - a violation of brain functions, since the brain is undernourished, as well as a disease of internal organs that turn out to be "recharged" with energy, because of this - overstressed.

If you do not deal with feelings, continue not to accept them in yourself, then over time they accumulate more and more - and in the same way, tension in the neck increases. And then there are already painful sensations.

Through pain, the neck tries to tell us: “Pay attention to your feelings!”, “Understand, feel what is happening in your inner world!”

1. Shoulders.

Here we have responsibility and guilt that arises if we cope with something.

Alas, many tend to take on more responsibility than necessary - and then fail to cope with it, and then there is a painful sense of guilt. There are two types of people who tend to take on extra responsibility.

The first ones simply overestimate their abilities - “And the sea is knee-deep to me!” Therefore, they take on many responsibilities, but they do not have enough time and energy to fulfill them.

But the second is difficult to say "No" and refuse. Therefore, relatives often begin to abuse it - after all, "Who is lucky, they go on that." Such an employee at work often performs a load beyond his duties, because he wants to please or is afraid to offend someone with a refusal. In their personal lives, such people tend to care too much about their relatives and overprotect them - and as a result, exhaustion sets in here too.

When we don’t cope with something, we feel guilt - this is an automatic unconscious mechanism that our parents taught us in childhood when they shook their heads reproachfully: “Ai-yay-yay!” We guiltily lowered our heads, pulled them into our shoulders, lowered our eyes ... And a feeling of guilt settled in our shoulders.

Therefore, problems with this zone - “stiffness”, heaviness, tension, aching pain when working at a computer for a long time, etc. - all this most likely indicates that we are dealing with an unconscious feeling of guilt and a tendency to take on excessive responsibility.

1. "Withers".

Of course, we don’t have any withers, but this area is sometimes called this - the middle of the back, its very top. She also has a second name - "Actor's Clamp", and she received it not by chance. The fact is that it especially often suffers from actors, because they have to portray those feelings that they do not really experience.

This area is responsible for the masks we put on. Some of them are prescribed by social roles, and there is no getting away from them: for example, if a businessman has an important business meeting, and his child is sick and he is worried about him, the businessman cannot afford the luxury of coming to the meeting in a “disassembled” state, he put on a mask of calm and confidence. Therefore, the "withers" especially suffers from people of certain professions - public persons, those who are always in sight, and who need to constantly "keep face".

But there are people who play in everyday life - and even communicate with loved ones with a mask on their faces. Behind this is not always pretense and a desire to benefit - sometimes one's own self-esteem can be so low that it is impossible to show oneself true even to the closest, for fear of being rejected.

To relieve this area, you need to allow something that would seem elementary, but at the same time very complex: just be yourself ...

1. The thoracic region is the area between the shoulder blades.

This zone is very symbolically loaded - after all, the heart lives there, and in it - our deepest, true feelings. In certain Epochs, the soul was associated with different parts of the body (the Babylonians placed the soul in the ears, the Eskimos - in the neck ...), but in most systems it was the heart that was considered the repository of the soul.

Here such deep themes as “Who am I?”, “What am I?”, “Does this world accept me?”, “Do they love me?”, “Do I deserve love and acceptance?” And inner doubts - am I needed? do they love me? am i good? - may manifest as pain in this area.

In order to solve the problem that has arisen, the love and support of others is not enough - first of all, such a person needs his own love: self-acceptance and self-respect. Which is exactly what most of us miss. After all, from childhood we are taught to love others - but not ourselves ... But only those who are able to love themselves are ready for true love for another person.

Experts:

Maria Oraevskaya— certified specialist in body-oriented psychotherapy, family constellation, NLP-master, candidate member of RAPP

“Of course, awareness of one's problem alone is not enough to solve it. But this is already the first step. When we listen to our body, try to understand what it wants to tell us, the body reacts very gratefully to this: our well-being improves, self-acceptance increases, and in addition, we get access to our hidden resources. This helps to expand knowledge about yourself, discover unexpected facets of your personality and new strengths.

Irina Solovieva- practical psychologist, trainer-teacher, certified specialist in body-oriented psychotherapy, in bodynamics, candidate member of RAPP

“Resolving an internal psychological conflict helps to cope with the problem at the bodily level as well. However, do not forget that a psychologist cannot replace a physician, and if negative bodily changes have gone far enough, then the help of a doctor is also necessary. The best option is a combination of medical and psychological assistance. After all, a doctor and a psychologist are not competitors, their work can complement each other, contributing to a speedy recovery.”

Prepared by psychologist Irina Solovieva especially for the magazine "Our Psychology"