Is It Possible for One to Have Emotional Trauma Cause Physical Pain? -Volume 555, July 2, 2020
This was a question that was asked by a person on Quora – a forum where people ask and answer questions on all sorts of information. This was the way in which I answered the question based on a few case histories from my practice:
Yes, indeed emotional trauma can cause physical pain. It’s called semantic pain.
I had a client ages ago who suffered from horrific pains in her stomach. Some felt like they were a stabbing pain and another felt like a belt of pain across her stomach. It made her bedridden for 5 years and none of the fancy psychiatrists at one of the best hospitals in the US could help her with it because it was based on being emotionally abused by her father when she was a young girl.
I also had two clients referred to me by an acupuncturist friend who had migraines. These were due to their parents’ very invasive and demanding manner in terms of when and how they wanted to spend time with their grandchildren. In both cases, their emotional boundaries were being overrun by their mothers. One of the mothers was particularly nasty, putting her down right in front of her own kids who were very young at the time. So, she was very clear that she would let her parents know when they could visit and to stop coming by the house whenever they chose. It was interfering with the kids’ nap times on top of everything else.
The other woman had a more difficult time dealing with the overrunning of her boundaries by her parents. She allowed them to take control and immediately her migraines came back. If nothing else it proved the point as to where the migraines were coming.
One needs to get to the bottom of the trauma that has caused the somatized pain in order to get it to go away.
These are particularly interesting cases, and the conventional practitioners really have a hard time with it because this information is in the subconscious mind which the conventionally trained mental health professionals have not learned how to work in – which they all need to learn if they really want to be as effective as they could be. Much of the information that we need to reach is hidden in the subconscious and that comes under the profession of hypnotism which includes neuro-linguistic programming (because one has to bypass the conscious mind (prefrontal cortex) in order to enter the subconscious mind (amygdala) the emotional part of the mind where there is no judgment, reasoning or rationalization in order to do the clearing work.
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Look up the testimonial by L.E. – she explains it in her own words, is a brilliant woman who did finally manage to earn her Ed.D. once she got rid of the pain, which was quite fantastic!
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Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.