The Power that
Heals the Body
By John Ohm, Executive Editor Pathways magazine
Almost everyone has an inner knowledge that mental and emotional “stresses” can cause illness in the body. However, the question has always been how and why?
To understand the inner workings behind stress-induced symptoms, we need to understand and learn about the way the body responds and adapts to a specific kind of stress called a “conflict shock.”
There are two kinds of stressors we experience within our psyche. The first, though they may be difficult to manage, are predictable and relatively normal. They represent hardships we are prepared to meet and are mostly clear on how to navigate, despite the difficulty. The second kind of stressors are ones that, without a moment’s notice, take us by surprise and catch us on the wrong foot. They are acute and isolating, where we have difficulty comprehending or navigating the challenge, sometimes for weeks, months or years to come. The latter kind of stresses are called “conflict shocks.”
For the purpose of overcoming conflict shocks, every living organism possesses what are called innate “biological programs” of adaptation. Here’s how it works: The conflict shock causes a visible, focal imprint in the brain controlling a specific cellular adaptation in a corresponding organ of the body, designed to help an individual, from the biological level, overcome their conflict.
Which organ, and the degree of its cellular changes, depends on the nature of the conflict and how the psyche perceived the shocking event.