Last update: December 27, 2016
In recent years, the most widespread way of thinking has been based on the use of reason rather than emotions. For this reason, we have grown up and have taught us to take away the importance of emotions and their expression.
People therefore tend to adapt emotional expression to socially accepted canons, which implies repressing or denying certain emotions.
From a social point of view, some emotions have been classified as negative, as in the case of anger, sadness, pain or fear. We find an example in the phrases that we all hear from childhood, which are transmitted in our culture and which, by now, are part of our deepest thoughts.
It is normal to hear phrases such as: "if they see you crying, they will think you are weak", "if they see that you are angry, they will think that you are a bitter person", "control yourself, do not cry", "men do not cry", etc.
These thoughts are transformed into real dogmas and we end up distorting the expression of our own feelings, which increases the risk of suffering from some physical diseases, among which we find those of the liver.
"If you close your heart to feelings, you leave the truth out."
-Vivaracho-
Repressing emotions harms our physical health
Denying or repressing emotions condemned by our culture, such as fear, sadness, or anger, will certainly not make them disappear, no matter how hard we try to bury them. When we repress our emotions, denying their implicit expression, movement and effect of manifestation, they redirect within us.
For this reason, when, for example, we repress anger or fear, the muscle tension that we should feel in the muscles that are oriented outward and that respond to the automatic escape or attack response, is redirected inward, transferring to internal muscles and organs.
In the long run, the tension that accompanies emotions and which has been forbidden to manifest itself ends up coming out in other ways, in the form of muscle twitching or stiffness, neck and back pain, stomach upset, headaches and, of course, also liver disease.
Doctor Colbert explains that the emotions that remain trapped inside us try in every way to come out and be resolved.. This is part of the nature of emotions, because they need to be felt and expressed.
In some cases, controlling emotions is a somewhat illusory experience and the results obtained are not as real as they seem. Behind the mask of control that the person wears, in fact, there is a very precarious balance, since this control implies nothing more than a temporary transformation of external behavior, because, sooner or later, the repressed emotions need to go out.
"Repressing our feelings doesn't make us stronger, it makes us more vulnerable to adversity."
-Demented Nano Silhy-
The emotions that attack our liver
Located under the diaphragm, the liver is the organ that detoxifies the body. The liver plays a fundamental role in all vital functions, because it not only filters and eliminates waste, but also deals with neutralizing poisons, toxins, microbes and carcinogenic substances. When this organ is affected by disease, it triggers a series of pathologies both inside and outside the liver itself and ends up affecting the other organs.
Any kind of stress or pressure blocks liver functioning in one way or another, because when it is under tension, the body focuses all its energy on resolving that source of stress and distress.
Up to a point, this reaction is normal and healthy, but when you suffer from stress repeatedly and for long periods of time, the liver chronically blocks its activities and is therefore predisposed to congestion.
The emotion that is most often linked to liver problems is anger, as the expert Giovanni also explains Maciocia (2009). The term "anger" must be interpreted in its broadest meaning, including moods such as resentment, repressed anger, frustration, irritation, anger, indignation, hostility or bitterness. If you have these feelings for a long time, the liver can be affected, leading to more problems.
To avoid making the liver sick and to keep it in peak condition, it is a good idea to forget about the role society has attributed to negative emotions. Instead of avoiding anger and frustration, it is necessary to address the situation that triggered these emotions, talking about what bothers us and resolving stressful situations.
Basically, the whole organism depends on the proper functioning of the liver.
