When you shut down emotion, you’re also affecting your immune system, your nervous system. So the repression of emotion, which is a survival strategy, then becomes a source of physiological illness later on.
Gabor Maté, MD
Did you know psychotherapy can have positive effects on your physical health? At first I didn’t believe it either, but I’ve experienced it personally (in my own therapy) & seen several clients make this connection as well — as our emotional health resolves, so can our physical problems.
Check out this interview with Dr. Gabor Mate, on the important link between trauma, emotions & chronic illness.
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