Emotional States
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I Doubt Myself
– Fear of being caught being incompetent – Terrified that something bad will happen if I make the wrong decision – Horrible consequences in the past – Doubt my ability to take a second step.
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When You Hate a Specific Part of Your Body
Hatred narrows attention until one body part appears to explain confidence, health, sexuality, movement, and worth. What looks irrational about body part hatred often becomes understandable when we ask what the body expects and what this response has been trying to prevent. With body part hatred, the aim is not to make the body responsible…
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When Your Stomach Holds the Feelings You Swallow
The stomach often becomes noticeable when words, anger, fear, or grief feel difficult to express. Tightness can become a reminder of everything we are swallowing emotionally. What looks irrational about stomach tension often becomes understandable when we ask what the body expects and what this response has been trying to prevent. With stomach tension, the…
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Trauma-9/11
– Disconnection – Mouth trauma – Holding onto trauma in house – I’m inadequate for this task – Medical trauma
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I Feel Betrayed
– By my body, my inner child, EFT, myself, Abraham. – What was the expectation? – How much do I expect people to betray me?
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When Fear Is the Only Fuel You Know
Fear can create motion. A low balance, deadline, or imagined disaster fills the mind with “I have to, I have to, I have to.” Yet the pressure may leave you doing nothing because everything feels simultaneously urgent and unclear. If fear has been your primary fuel, calm can feel unproductive. Without the emergency, how will…
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Why Old Patterns Can Get Loud After a Breakthrough
A meaningful shift happens. You feel lighter, clearer, or more capable. Then the old pattern returns—sometimes loudly. It is easy to interpret this as proof that the breakthrough was false or that you are back at the beginning. That conclusion adds shame and urgency to a system already trying to reorganize. A flare-up can have…