Our brain, body, and nervous system don’t have a calendar.

You sit on your sofa enjoying the most talked about drama or action movie. You want to enjoy your snakes and your fun blanket. It is time to rest after this hard week, but suddenly, your heart starts racing, your hands are sweaty, and you can’t move.

Your body is your compass.

Your body houses your experiences, feelings, and sensations.

It holds your past and present and responds to your thoughts and feelings about the future.

Your body is your compass that holds an internal pendulum. If you listen to it, you will become more aware of yourself and your needs.

I need to numb, to hide, to not feel.

“I can’t wait for this workday to be done, and it is only 1:22 p.m. The only thing that keeps me going is the thoughts of going to the market and buying all the foods I did not allow myself to eat this week so that I can binge all evening.”

“I hope I will be able to get all the foods that I must eat, so tonight will be the last time I binge.”

We all should be seen and heard.

You have probably heard it said that having a healthy relationship with yourself leads to more beneficial relationships with others. However, even though most of us know that, most are still looking for external validation, sometimes in the wrong places.

Too Much Too Fast… Too Little for Too Long… Too Much for Too Long…

Think about those sentences for a second. You may ask: “Too much of what is too fast?” The what matters less. What matters is the experience itself, your experience.

Is it trauma?

“I am not sure that what I experienced, as hard as it was, can be considered as a traumatic event.”

I hear that quite often, and I wonder what most people think when they hear the word trauma. You may not think that you experienced something traumatic in your life, but your body and your whole being will know.