The Body's Many Cries For Healing

Are Emotions Related To Illnesses? 

Our mind, body and soul are most definitely inter-related! Here are some emotions that have been found to be related to the following body systems. Keep in mind that an emotion may be housed in all systems, like complicated grief, etc.  If you think what you read below isn't true for you, I suggest you sit with it for a bit and open your mind and heart to the possibility, thinking of your entire lifespan.  If it still doesn't resonate, maybe it's another person's stuff you've taken on (or even your Family Constellation), or it could just not be true for you.  This article took me quite some time to compose.  I hope it is helpful to you and yours.

Body/Organ/Mind Connections and Emotional Healing

Combining this information with prayer, EFT tapping and/or the breathwork routine I have on this blog can be very helpful.  

Adrenal Gland: Conflict (anxiety), Failure, Abandonment, Facing the World  Ideas To Balance: Atonement (At-one-ment),  Embrace the World
Appendix: Fear  Ideas To Balance: Faith

Arteries/Veins: Disharmony, Conflict, Feeling Trapped  Ideas to Balance: Harmony, Peace

Bladder System: Fear, Suspicion, Futility, Anxiety, Anger, Hanging Onto Things, Gender Identity, Obsession with Order or Lack of.   To Balance: Courage, Trust, Hope

Central Nervous System: Abandonment, Wrong, Abuse, Anger, Victimized. To Balance: Forgiveness (this can be self-forgiveness too), Courage, Trust, Hope, Accept God's Love, etc.

Colon: Fear of letting go, Hate of self or others  To Balance: Faith, Awareness, Charity

Connective Tissue: Isolation, Inflexibility, Control  To Balance: Connection, Humility, Trust 

Eustachian Tube: Irresponsibility, Fear of Hearing the Truth  To Balance: Trust in God; Self

Eyes: Fear, Feel Loved Only Conditionally, Struggle , see Liver list   To Balance: Faith, Charity & God's Love, Clarity
Frontal Sinus: Possessive Dominance, Feeling Stuck, Feeling Vulnerable To Balance: Feeling Centered and Secure 
Gallbladder:  Rage, Intolerance of Others (Judgmentalness).  To Balance: Tolerance, Kindness

Heart: Heartache or Heartbreak, Loneliness, Feeling Not Good Enough, Worry, Traditional Sayings (heartsick, cold-hearted, broken-hearted, etc.)  To Balance: Love for Self and Love for Others, Reaching Out to Others in Service, Receiving Service From Others

Hypothalamus: Shame, Fear, Betrayal  To Balance: Understanding, Faith, Trust

Joints: Deprived. To Balance: Fulfillment

Kidneys: Fearful Isolation, Inner Fear, Shame   To Balance: Reaching Out to Others, Gentleness with Self, Faith

Large Intestine: Controlling, Holding On, Abandonment, Rejection   To Balance: Release, Surrender, Forgiveness.
Liver: Rage Against Self, Guilt, Rejection, Failure, Regret.  To Balance: Self-love and Acceptance, Self-forgiveness, etc.
Lungs: Grief Abandonment, Denial, Rejections, Total Despondency, Disharmony in Home  To Balance: Inspiration, Faith, Letting Go, Atonement

Lymphatic System: Abandonment, Anger, Failure, Guilt, Losing, Wrong   Ideas to Balance: Accept Atonement, Laughter, Forgiveness, Assurance
Maxillary Sinus: ? Check Bladder Meridian list

 Pancreas: Betrayal, Fatigue, Self-Judgment, Issues with Life, See Stomach Meridian list   To Balance: Trust, Alignment, Forgiveness of Self, Rejuvenation 

 Parathyroid: Disharmony  To Balance: Harmonize with Life and Others

Peripheral Nervous System: Victimized, Victim Consciousness, Despair. To Balance: put your foundation on Christ, Trust God, Patience
Pineal Gland: Fear of the Unknown, Misunderstanding of Spiritual Things   To Balance: Prayer and Meditation, Accepting God's Grace, Beauty, Serenity, Trusting God, etc. 
 Pituitary: Aloneness, Abandonment, Victimized or Victim Consciousness, See Central and Governing Vessel Meridians below.  Ideas to Balance: Acceptance, Atonement, Inner Strength. 

Reproductive Organs:There are many possibilities with this system. The main ones could be: Identity, Repression, Feeling Not Good Enough, Self-hate, Guilt.  Others: conflicting ideas about human sexuality, fear, loneliness, unresolved feelings towards mother, creativity issues, feelings of unworthiness, feelings about nurturing or being nurtured.  To Balance: I would pray for help in knowing what to do.

Skin: Criticism, Humiliation, Anxiety, Fear, Including Fear of Being Who You Are.  To Balance:   Unconditional Love, Honor Self and Others.
Small Intestine: Feeling Divided, Scattered, Pulverized. To Balance: Discernment, Decisive, Atonement.
Sphenoide ; Ethmoid Sinus: ? See Bladder Meridian, Central Vessel Meridian, Gall Bladder Meridian.

Spleen: Over-Compassionate, Inability to Assimilate Input, Guilt, Abandonment, Wrong.  To Balance: Fair to Self, Metabolize Input to Self, Self-Compassion.
 Stomach: Obsessive Worry, Abandonment, Fear of New, Control, Feeling a Victim.  To Balance: Trust God, Trust the Universe, Trust the Process, Take the Eternal Viewpoint

Teeth: This could be many things. Some people hold emotion in their teeth. See Donna Eden's book, Energy Medicine for a chart that relates each tooth to the relative meridian system.

Thymus: Anger, Failure, Losing, Wrong, Abandonment, See Central Vessel meridian below.

Thyroid Gland: Sadness, Injustice, Failure, Humiliation, Misunderstood, See Central Vessel meridian.

Urinary Tract: Kidney Meridian: Fearful Isolation, Shame, Misunderstood. To Balance: Gentle with Self, Move Towards Others (connect with others).
Central Meridian Vessel: Feeling Vulnerable, or in some cases, Feelings of Despair or Despondency.  To Balance: Feeling Centered and Secure, Putting Foundation on Christ.
Governing Meridian Vessel: Feeling lack of Courage or Strength to handle. May relate to deepest feelings about self.  To Balance: Self-Empowerment, Self-Efficacy, Putting Foundation on Christ, "I Can Do All Things In Christ, Who Strengthens Me."

Possible Emotional Roots Behind Depression and Most Anxieties

Ultimately, I have learned that depressive emotions boil down to the following.  You can just see which seems to be the closest to what you are experiencing, and then ask for help to heal from them.

• Anger (some call it Rage) at Self or Others.
• Inner or Outer Fear. (Afraid of inner experiences or outside experiences.)
• Inward or Outward Shame. ("Shame on me", or "They think I am shameful.")
• Inward or Outward Blame.
• Rejection of Self.
• Fear of Rejection.
• Hopelessness or Despondency,
• Sense of Destruction (Self or Other).
• Fragmentation of Heart or Soul.

I know this:  Either God wants you to heal from these destructive emotions, or He will provide a way for you to bear your depression and anxiety with a sense of hope. (R.I. Method says "there are NO hopeless cases." )

References:

Butcher, Mineka, Hooley. (2007). Abnormal Psychology
Eden, Donna. (1999). Energy Medicine 
Feinstein, D. (2004). Energy Psychology Interactive
Hay, L. (1998). Heal Your Body
Low, A. (1978). Mental Health Through Will-Training
Mein, C. L. (2004). Releasing Emotional Patterns With Essential Oils
K.K. Truman (2003). Feelings Buried Alive Never Die
Wauters, A. (2002).  The Book of Chakras