There is a couple that I work on regularly that almost always asks me which person had more tension. They are both hard working people and they do very different kinds of work. It is hard to compare the tension of a runner with the tension that comes from being at a desk all day. One might as well ask whether it is easier to lift one good-sized boulder or 1,000 grains of sand one at a time. Pain is a feeling, a response that is not truly quantifiable.
Many people ask how tight they are in relation to others. I don't think that most want to hear that they are damaged or broken. I see people who are in pain who need validation for how they feel. We often don't want to wear our pain openly. There is a funny misconception that it is a sign of strength to hold in our pain. I have found personally that being open and vulnerable takes far more endurance and willpower than ignoring and keeping things inside. I believe that confronting these feelings within ourselves is an integral part of the healing process. Our discomfort is valid no matter where it falls in the spectrum of human experience. Pain is an important feeling because it tells us when to slow down. Your tension deserves to be acknowledged and dealt with.
Health is a process. It's not a level we reach and then we are healthy indefinitely. Our body is in a constant state of renewal. There will always be things we could do differently, maybe better. The thing I always try to remind myself is to acknowledge what I feel in the moment and go from there.
Many people ask how tight they are in relation to others. I don't think that most want to hear that they are damaged or broken. I see people who are in pain who need validation for how they feel. We often don't want to wear our pain openly. There is a funny misconception that it is a sign of strength to hold in our pain. I have found personally that being open and vulnerable takes far more endurance and willpower than ignoring and keeping things inside. I believe that confronting these feelings within ourselves is an integral part of the healing process. Our discomfort is valid no matter where it falls in the spectrum of human experience. Pain is an important feeling because it tells us when to slow down. Your tension deserves to be acknowledged and dealt with.
Health is a process. It's not a level we reach and then we are healthy indefinitely. Our body is in a constant state of renewal. There will always be things we could do differently, maybe better. The thing I always try to remind myself is to acknowledge what I feel in the moment and go from there.
RSS Feed