The Root Beneath The Pain

I discovered in most cases that you don’t feel the pain or symptoms at the root of an ailment. Symptoms manifest in different parts of our body rather than the root cause of the pain.

 

A good example is, what you are currently angry about is not necessarily the cause of your anger. If you trace it back, you will be amazed by what you can discover. Many know me to be a very nice, caring guy (and I am, truly) but I had to re-examine myself when I started to lose my temper and patience over little things with my kids. I discovered it was transferred anger – for not being able to control some things in my life and hence I started to put pressure over what I thought I could control – the kids. Any threat or sign of “being out of control” would trigger my anger unconsciously. Now that I’ve discovered the root cause, I’m working on myself to overcome the unpleasant display of foolishness.

 

Ask yourself this question: what’s the root of my pain, aggression, resentment and anger? Most likely it is transferred from one area of your life to where you are experiencing the pain now. Let me conclude with this great line from the medical drama series, Grey’s Anatomy: 

 

“Things are not always what they appear to be. They are often an indication of something bigger going on, deeper underneath; symptoms, red flags, warning signs, things we should pay attention to, things we should never ignore, things that are bad, things that could really hurt us, things that may be too late to fix.”

 

I encourage you to be self aware; be aware of any changes in your emotions and don’t be afraid to investigate any pain, feelings or symptoms you may be experiencing.

 

Tagged: ANGER, Pain, SYMPTOMS