EMOTIONAL BLOCKOUT: what is it, causes, symptoms and how to overcome it

Have you ever felt so tense that you can't even move? Did you have to say something important but the words weren't coming out of your mouth? Have you ever experienced such a shocking situation that you feel completely paralyzed? Or did you get bad news that you couldn't accept until after a long time? These are some examples of an emotional blockage, a common condition that occurs in different areas of life, such as when you have an idea that is difficult for you to realize, or when you feel inexperienced, but also when you start a new relationship. In this Psychology-Online article we are going to see together what it is an emotional blockage, its causes, its symptoms and how to overcome it.

Index

1. What is an emotional block
2. Causes of an emotional block
3. Symptoms of an emotional block
4. How to overcome an emotional block

When an experience affects us emotionally a lot, our psyche activates and

• A classic example of a defensive emotional block is when a loved one dies suddenly, or when a romantic relationship ends: when the person receives the news they do not accept it, but continue with her normal life, because her mind automatically blocked the information. Meanwhile, his subconscious is processing, the person goes through a period of emotional adjustment, and only when he is ready does true grief begin. In this case, emotional blocking is a tool that helps to adapt to the new reality, the person puts her feelings aside to meet them later, when he will be able to cope with them.

Only when we are able to internalize what has happened will we accept the event and we can move on; from this point of view, emotional blockage is a good thing. People who have experienced the dramatic event, however, are often unaware of having a blockage. emotional, since the mind automatically inhibits the information, to allow the subject not to relive the suffering. It's like the car's malfunction light suddenly comes on, and to fix it, we don't repair the fault, but cover the light bulb with dark tape.

The emotional block is born of trauma or wounds "of the soul" that can remain in the psyche of the subjects even for many years and manifest when they least expect it. In many cases, people prefer to stay in their comfort zonePerhaps choosing to remain anchored in the past, even when this is painful, because you are afraid to face the future. Some examples of experiences that can cause an emotional block are:

• Loss of a loved one.
• The unexpected and cold interruption of a relationship.
• An act of violence, even verbal.
• A cold, violent and distant family life.

Emotional blocks, however, can also be the consequences of positive, intense, unexpected or incredible situations. It takes time for our nervous system to understand and metabolize events of that magnitude, and during that time, it files everything as if nothing had happened.

Some people, relative to their emotional matrix, are more resilient than others, which means that they have more resources available to deal with these situations. Therefore, a fact that in some can generate an emotional blockage, in others it can be taken more naturally since it does not generate the same impact.

Unresolved emotions are put into a locked state in the deepest part of the psyche, conditioning our decisions and our way of being, which to others could be out of place and incomprehensible. The emotional block is therefore a kind of support, because it gives time to allow adaptation to a new reality; However, if emotions are not expressed, they can manifest themselves in the form of symptoms, and the most common are five:

1. Emotions are often considered inappropriate.
2. Being afraid of the judgment of others.
3. Feeling anxious and frustrated
4. Being dissatisfied.
5. Feel guilty.

All this can generate emotional decompensation, blocked mind, suffering, conviction of being incapable, inadequate or useless. But especially the states of anxiety and social malaise. This results in an inhibition of one's own potentialities, which prevents action and fulfillment, which can manifest itself in the body in the form of:

• Anxiety.
• Muscle pains.
• Tingle.
• Insomnia.
• Digestive disorders
• Headache.
• Confusion.
• Chronic fatigue
• Vertigo.
• Pressure in the chest.

The resentments, the wounds that do not heal, the things that are never said, and, in general, everything that is stored and represents in some way an emotional charge, hurts us a lot. Sometimes this damage results in health problems, but other times it is expressed in problems relating to others or through frustration and lack of self-esteem. When the emotional blockage becomes a barrier, the person is not always able to overcome it, and it can become an obstacle that prevents the person from continuing on the path that they had traced; it becomes a limiting conviction and is expressed through pain, guilt, anger, fear, and sadness. The classic example is that of a person who has been abandoned by her partner and by not accepting the breakup, it is prevented from rebuilding her love life.

We cannot grow until we face emotional blocks, because they act as barriers that limit us emotionally and cognitively. You think of emotional blockage as a heavy load that you carry uphill that prevents you from walking freely: sometimes, this rock forces us to stop on the way, to reflect and recharge the batteries. Here are six practical tips to overcome emotional blocks, and you could proceed like this:

1. The first thing you have to understand is the lock: Is it related to a previous experience or a limited belief in yourself?
2. Go search your experience other similar crashes that you have successfully overcome. If you search, you will surely find some and thus you can create that generalization process that "if you have done it once, you can always do it".
3. Take action: only action can counteract the blocking thought. Maybe it starts with the easy part, the one you're sure you can handle. An elephant does not eat one bite at a time.
4. Get out of the trap of "I'm worth it if I can", if you really want to make your own "I'm worth it because I try".
5. Don't look for perfectionism, no one demands it more than yourself. In this article we talk about how to overcome perfectionism.
6. Ask for help to overcome your blocks. There is nothing wrong with getting help, other people have a less emotionally involved vision and can give you ideas or advice to overcome your blocks.

This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.

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