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Physical illness – destiny or trauma?
Everyone experiences physical ailments. It is normal to ache here and there, and the body often bears scars from accidents, wear and tear from hard work, or fatigue after childbirth. But why do some children suffer from conditions like ADHD, eczema, or asthma that do not improve? Why do some teenagers choose to harm their bodies with substances or starve themselves? Is a heart attack caused by stress a natural risk? Is cancer something we cannot avoid? Must we accept dementia in old age? Should we simply live with diseases like diabetes, rheumatism, or tumors, settling for treatments that merely relieve symptoms or repair damage?
Illnesses are not predetermined by fate
Numerous examples from my therapeutic practice demonstrate that illnesses are definitely not predetermined, age-related, or a sign of bad genes. Upon closer inspection, they turn out to be the result of life experiences that we have been psychologically unable to process. Illness is the consequence of psychological trauma that has manifested in the body. We see this repeatedly in the therapeutic groups where I work with the intention method and identity constellations:
- «I want to know why I am sick.» This is the intention of a seminar participant who is a dialysis patient. In her constellation, early childhood sexual abuse clearly emerges. She is still unable to express the pain and tears surrounding this event. The small child inside her still has to pretend that nothing bad ever happened, and that everything was completely fine when she was little.
- «I want to get rid of my jaw pain.» This is how another woman formulates her intention. In her constellation, it turns out that having a wisdom tooth pulled has now opened the door to a psychological trauma from long ago: the pain of an abortion she had.
- «I want my lungs back.» This is the intention of the next participant on the course. She is a heavy smoker. In her constellation, it is revealed that as a fetus she suffered under her mother's high nicotine intake. Even before birth, she faced the impossible situation that she could neither stay in her mother's womb nor wished to come out, since the nightmare would continue there as well. With every cigarette, she repeats her own psychological trauma, which began before birth because her mother did not want her and did not care for her.
In my experience, it always pays off to investigate the reasons behind and recognize that psychological trauma has far-reaching consequences for both our bodies and minds.
In addition, you must:
- Understand how the human psyche works within a living organism
- Understand how psychological trauma arises and develops
- Understand why psychological trauma manifests in the body
- Understand how psychological trauma can be healed
