Acclaimed psychotherapist and author, Christian Fleche, proposes that unresolved trauma can lead to physical illness. When we encounter a traumatic event, our personal beliefs or upbringing may prevent us from adequately addressing or expressing our emotional response. Consequently, this unresolved emotional trauma manifests itself physically within our bodies.
Unraveling Emotions: A Potential Pathway to Health
Such emotional turmoil disrupts our biological equilibrium, plunging us into a state of shock. Biodecoding theory posits that our illnesses are the physical embodiment of emotions we have suppressed or failed to articulate. Our ailments, therefore, serve as mirrors, reflecting the emotions we have kept silent.
In situations where the stress originating from trauma finds no outlet, our brain seeks an internal resolution, unable to sustain the mounting tension indefinitely. This process transforms illness into a form of the body’s coded language, an expression of latent, unresolved emotions.
Emotions, Symptoms, and the Art of Body Reading
Fleche argues that specific emotions are tied to particular organs in our bodies. Consequently, the symptoms of our illnesses can guide us to uncover the shadowed emotion lurking beneath, awaiting release.
Our body functions as a vast information network. Each cell, a microcosm of its own, stores a wealth of inherited and accumulated data – learnings, experiences, emotions – across our lifetime. This repository of information drives the functioning and behavior of our cells, tissues, and systems.
From this standpoint, our mental processes, attitudes, and perceptions of life can significantly influence our health. What we internalize as truth is processed at a cellular level, impacting us either positively or negatively.
In the realm of biodecoding, the therapist’s role is to steer the individual through an exploration of their feelings, attitudes, and reactions, to identify the root cause of their illness.
The Unconscious Mind: A Domain for Healing
Every experience we undergo leaves an indelible imprint within us. Biodecoding suggests that the path to healing entails delving into our unconscious mind and interpreting the signals our bodies are communicating.
Consider a case where an individual consults a therapist about recurring stomach pains. The therapist would attempt to uncover the hidden information behind the pain, investigating aspects such as its first occurrence, the triggering event, the emotional shock, and its progression into an illness.
The Emotional Underpinnings of Cancer
Biodecoding theory suggests that cancer represents an unconscious expression of an emotion that’s metaphorically “killing us inside” or reflects our subconscious desire for death. The symptom materializes as a physical tumor that’s symbolically “eating away” at us from the inside.
In conclusion, biodecoding asserts that our inability to express or resolve emotions resulting from trauma leads to illness. It suggests that disease, in essence, is a call for healing.
