The most consensual thinking of recent years has focused on the use of reason stead than emotions, so we were educated to give little importance to emotion and its expression, people tend to adapt their emotional expression to socially accepted norms, which can mean suppressing or denying certain emotions.
Some emotions have been socially categorized as negative, such as anger, sadness, pain or fear, an example of which can be found in phrases that we have all heard from our childhood to the present, which are culturally transmitted and are part of our deepest heart. Thoughts.
- It’s common to hear phrases like “If they see you cry.
- Will they think you’re weak?”.
- “If they see you angry.
- They’ll think you’re bitter.
- ” control yourself.
- Don’t cry.
- “Men don’t cry?” These thoughts become dogmas and distort the expression of our own feelings.
- Thus creating predispositions to certain physical diseases.
- Including liver disease.
Denying or suppressing culturally sly emotions such as fear, sadness, or anger will not make them disappear, no matter how much sand we put on them. When we suppress emotions by denying them expression, the effect of expression and inhibited movement is channeled towards us.
Thus, for example, when we suppress anger or fear, the muscle tension that we should feel in the muscles facing the outside, involved in the typical flight or attack response, is redirected inwards, moving this load to the muscles and internal organs.
In the long run, the tension that accompanies inhibited emotions ends up being expressed in other ways, such as contractions or muscle stiffness, neck and back pain, gastric diseases, headaches and, of course, liver disease.
Dr. Colbert noted that emotions that get stuck within the person seek resolution and expression, this is part of the nature of emotions, because they must be felt and expressed.
Controlling emotions is a somewhat illusory experience in certain circumstances and with very misleading results. Behind the control facade that the person puts, a very precarious balance is maintained, because trying to control would only achieve a transient transformation in the outside behavior, since sooner or later the repressed emotions will have to come out.
Located under the diaphragm, the liver is the detoxification organ. The liver plays an important role in all vital functions: it not only filters and disposes of waste, but is also responsible for neutralizing poisons, toxins, microbes and carcinogens. When this organ is affected, it will trigger various pathologies inside and outside the liver, also affecting other organs.
Any type of stress or pressure blocks the functioning of the liver in one way or another, because when the body becomes tense, it puts all its attention on solving what agonizes it and stress, that is, to some extent, normal and healthy, but when stress is repetitive and severe, the liver will chronically block its activity and be prone to congestion.
The emotion most related to liver problems is anger, according to Macioccia (2009). The term anger should be interpreted in its broadest sense, including emotional states such as resentment, repressed irritation, frustration, irritation, anger, indignation, animosity or bitterness. If these conditions persist for a long time, the liver can potentially be affected and cause stagnation.
To prevent our liver from being affected and keep it in optimal condition, a good idea is to transcend the role that society gives to negative emotions, instead of avoiding anger and frustration, we must deal with the situations that produce these emotions, talk about the problems that bother us and solve stressful situations.