![]() ” You make me sick” “It made my skin crawl” “I was all choked up” “My heart sank” “He made me bristle”.Įlevated and/or sustained trauma stress levels are actively breaking down the body.Īs a personal example…while in the throes of discard and emotional abuse, I broke out in what appeared to be severe contact dermatitis on hands, elbows and arms. The author offers common expressions that we all use as a basic illustration. Yes, Van Der Kolk, M.D., author of The Body Keeps the Score, does make the case that negative emotions caused by trauma cause significant changes in the brain areas that receive nerve signals from the muscles, gut, and skin – areas that are crucial for regulating bodily functions. So what happened to you? Muffin-tops gained? Muffin-tops lost? Any health benefits to report from leaving cheaters? Remember, what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger - but first it gives us splotchy skin and thinning hair. My hair was dry and brittle, I broke out in hives, for the only time in my life, I ground my teeth when I slept… And sleep? I had nightmares, hyper vigilance, a racing heart… I had all sorts of weird stress illnesses after D-Day, and especially in the months where I was plotting my escape, faking reconciliation as I lined up my ducks. Of course, one benefit to leaving cheaters is it gives us much more room in our life for self-care. Now, I’m not saying you can blame all your health problems on your cheater, but I am curious about what plagued you before you left, and if and how your health improved after you gained that new life. So what’s the cost to our health staying with cheaters? Can you die of malnutrition if you eat too many shit sandwiches? The strange rashes, the sciatica, the teeth grinding - which miraculously cure themselves when you throw the cheater out of your life. One common refrain at Chump Nation has been the health costs associated with staying in a toxic relationship. So, at the risk of having a fun Friday challenge that sounds like a weekly phone call home to my aging mother, tell me about your health ailments!
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