As a healer and holistic practitioner I have found that there is an emotional component to pain and that the more we concentrate or give attention to that that pain the worse it gets. Once the thought or judgement about the pain is changed, relief comes fairly quickly. For example, last week I was bombarded with interruptions while trying to meet a deadline.
I felt myself getting tense and frustrated with the thought of missing the deadline. I started to feel stiffness in my left shoulder and the more I thought about it the more my shoulder hurt. At that moment I realized what was happening and stopped what I was doing, took a deep breath, exhaled slowly and changed my thoughts to accepting the interruptions and being okay if I missed the deadline. Suddenly my shoulder loosened up and the pain went away. The interruptions also stopped and I worked a few minutes extra in order to meet my commitment.
Sometimes we get so caught up in our daily activities, we seldom take the time to stop and step away from what’s going on. Later on we’ll wonder, “where did this headache come from? Why is my neck bothering me, or why is my stomach hurting?”
Stepping back and looking at a stressful situation from a different perspective will help to relieve stress and other ailments. When you change your thoughts you will change your outcome.
