What is the deal with the numbing, I ask myself?

Where does it originate?

I ponder.

Then, I watch a child fall over.

The adult near, scurries to their “aid”.

Oh … look, even other kids hurry over too.

Hmm … I watch with interest about the need to Care.

Does Care mean “stop the pain”?

In the animal kingdom, if the chased animal escapes the threat of being eaten, it’s body automatically responds using shaking, gasping, and other such strategies of releasing the frightening experience -IN THE MOMENT.

Once the animal is in a safe place, it stands in the FEELING, allowing this energy to run through their entire being.

The trauma loop is completed.

Instead, us humans teach pain is not okay to feel… AND that somehow, caring has evolved into meaning stop the pain IMMEDIATELY!

Every time this happens, by adding a bandaid, hugging the crying, telling them things like …

“You will be ok”

“It’s not that bad”

… is the message being sent:

Pain is NOT ok to FEEL?

Once the pain is numbed, many questions by the “caregivers”  trying to judge where and how the pain was activated.

Often this results in blame.

So, in our early years, if we are taught to not feel, we grow up with so many open loops of unhealed wounds… AND no capacity to simply FEEL.

AH … so, addictions, medications, and all the other suppressants that keep humans stuck.

What if … there was an allowing the uncomfortable to move through our intelligent system as it needs to, then be gone – so the trauma circle loop is CLOSED.

Such a profound experience sitting with anyone as they FEEL – while their body processes then returns to a peaceful state. Trust building.

Bleeding, screaming, shallow gasping breaths, tears are part of the body’s powerful system of releasing… as much as getting a stitch can be part of running!