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How old do I remember myself? If each of us asks this question, then, of course, different numbers will sound, but the speech, most likely, will be about the age of three to five years. From this moment our conscious memory begins - the child has already mastered speech, he has a so-called stream of thoughts, he collects information about the world and analyzes …
But a person's personality is not reduced to only one "smart consciousness" - our life does not begin from three years, but directly from the moment of conception. And then our memory begins to fill. It's just that at this moment she is not yet conscious, but emotional. And everything that happens to us from the moment the parents' germ cells merge is deposited in our unconscious.
Emotions can already be experienced by an embryo, even a barely formed one. It's just that they are still quite primitive - but strong. And one of the main experiences available in the womb is fear. Such a study was carried out: during an abortion, the behavior of the embryo was recorded. And it turned out that his reactions coincide with manifestations of fear: he shrinks and tries to run away, moves his embryonic limbs - only now he has nowhere to run … That is, although there can be no question of any kind of consciousness, the embryo feels everything that happens to him, - and remembers.
One of the basic laws of body-oriented psychotherapy says: "The body remembers everything." Memories of everything that happened to us are stored in our body, including our feelings. The body can be compared to the attic, to which everything that you do not want to see in the house itself is sent. And as the hostess shouts: "I don't want to see this junk here, take it to the attic!" - so all those feelings that our consciousness does not want to see in itself, that is, to recognize, settle in our body. In psychology, this mechanism is called repression: painful experiences, thoughts, memories are displaced into the unconscious … Including, of course, fears.
But just as an armchair will not disappear from the house if you move it from the living room to the attic, so feelings will not go anywhere if you simply do not pay attention to them. They strive to return to consciousness, to remind of themselves - and they do this through illness. And most bodily ailments are the result of feelings repressed from consciousness. Where a feeling has settled in the body, there is a painful symptom. It's like a signal from the feeling: "Look at me!"
There are patterns in how feelings are spread throughout the body. And now we suggest that you explore your own fears a little - where in your body they live and what is it connected with.
Perhaps this little research will help you connect with your body, your feelings, your fear. After all, when we repress feelings, it is they who own us. But when we turn to face them and recognize them in ourselves, then we own them. And then, as at the Venetian carnival, you can shout to your fear:
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You will be able to make your own individual body chart of fears. To do this, you will need: a white sheet of paper and drawing tools (any, except a pen and felt-tip pens)
Draw your body - the whole, the whole figure. Artistic ability does not play a role here!
Now listen to your real body. Close your eyes, try to get a good feel for your whole body at once: how does it feel? is he comfortable? warmly? Is it tense or relaxed?.. And now, continuing to feel your whole body at the same time, ask yourself: "Where does fear live in my body?" You may need to recall situations when you were afraid. And some parts of the body will draw your attention to themselves - as if "wave a pen." Remember them.
Now mark these places in the picture - where fear is in your body. It can be one site or several. The right and left sides of the body may well be different. In addition, fear can be manifested somewhere more, somewhere less - you can display this in the picture using different colors. Remember that the body map of feelings is always individual, there can be no right or wrong options!
Eyes are one of the main channels of perception, therefore, when there is an unconscious fear of reality, an unwillingness to see the truth and recognize reality as it is, he settles there. And in many cases, visual impairment is a manifestation of an unconscious position: "I don't want to see this!" This is an attempt to hide, like an ostrich, its head in the sand - and the effectiveness is about the same, the problems do not disappear …
Back: fear of being imperfect, not living up to expectations. Usually indicates perfectionism. Of course, such a person has a chance to achieve heights - but it is even more likely that he will slow down any of his impulses for fear of making a mistake.
The shoulders symbolize strength as well as responsibility. Therefore, the fear of being weak lodges here, and also - not to cope with responsibility.
The area of the diaphragm, including the stomach and solar plexus: social fears, that is, those associated with social life, settled here. Embarrassment, shyness, shyness, bashfulness are manifestations of our social fears "not to correspond", "to be rejected by society" …
Brushes signal communication problems, that is, those associated with communication. The internal attitude here is this: "The world as a whole may not be hostile, but people are definitely." The right hand speaks of the fear of men, the left - of women (while the right and left sides of the drawn figure are defined as if it were a mirror, not a photograph).
Face: fear of “losing face”. Such people attach great importance to what people think of them and how they are perceived. They need to be loved, accepted, approved - and that's all. Because of this, you have to constantly wear masks, and the most different ones - usually their arsenal is large and varied. But - behind masks it is easy to lose your real self. As in a joke: "The chameleon looked in the mirror and wondered what color he should take …"
Neck: fear of expressing, expressing your feelings. Such people often have throat problems: constant sore throats, tickling, a feeling of constriction … They speak in a high, thin voice, a little childish, and complain that they cannot sing. This is due to the constant tension in the neck: as soon as feelings begin to rise in the chest to come out, the neck contracts, keeping everything inside. Outwardly, they may seem insensitive, but a storm of passions is raging inside - they simply cannot get out.
The chest contains the fear of loneliness, the fear of "rejecting me as a person," as opposed to the fear of "rejecting me as a member of society." Deep in the chest sits a feeling of "wrongness", "unworthiness", "inferiority". The belief "I am bad, so I will be rejected by the world."
Fear for life lives in the stomach, it's not for nothing that these are roots of the same word. Fear settles there in situations of threat to life - it could not be real, just perceived. And although the danger has passed, for the Unconscious it is still relevant - it is constantly alert, real relaxation and a sense of security become inaccessible.
The pelvis signals sexual fears. Having settled there, they can both lead to illness and interfere with healthy orgasmic discharge: according to studies, most women, moreover, in different countries, simulate an orgasm. And behind such anorgasmia are primarily fears.
Hands speak of the fear of contacting the world, because at the unconscious level it is perceived as hostile, reluctant. The world as a whole is scary - and for this there is no logical explanation, arguments, this is an emotional feeling. Therefore, people with such an attitude prefer to choose professions that require a minimum of contact with the world: behind a computer monitor.
If fear lives in the legs, this indicates a lack of support in life, stability, an unconscious feeling "I have no one to lean on", "I do not stand firmly on my feet." There is not enough stability, there is no confidence - in yourself, the world, tomorrow …
