The Transcendence blog explores stress, trauma, nervous system dysregulation, stress related conditions, and how to protect your energy. It offers supportive, wellness focused content to help you understand emotional and physical responses, related symptoms, and ways to support your well-being.
We all experience the world through our senses, but when you're a Highly Sensitive Person, your senses are magnified. You're more aware of subtleties than others, making you more prone to stress and stress-related symptoms, including herpes outbreaks.
Intuition is that inner message or gut feeling you get in the pit of your stomach that tells you some person, place, or thing is or isn't right for you. Intuition is essential for guarding your mind, body, and spirit against stress, energy loss, and harm. Maybe you've driven across town and, suddenly, felt you should take another route to your friend's house, even though you didn't know why, only to find out later that there was a flood covering the road.
In the past, whenever someone told me I should forgive someone, I instantly became enraged. How dare they insult my injury with another insult? Right? I would become absolutely indignant and likely shun the person who suggested it. Now, I know forgiveness doesn't mean that what they did was acceptable or okay or that I should just forget about it as if it never happened.
The mitochondria are the powerhouses of every cell in every form of life, bioenergetic machines (half physical, half spiritual in terms of energy) that scientists believe were once independent bacterial cells because they have their own DNA. They are responsible for cell death and renewal. Mitochondria produce ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate), the energy a life form operates with. Although a chemical process generates it, this energy is electrical and stored in cells for use.
When it comes to stress, there's nothing as destructive as negative emotions (fear, guilt, shame, resentment, blame, rage, jealousy, contempt), especially when they are repressed, ignored, or dwelt on. Chronic negativity causes a host of physical symptoms and significantly contributes to disease because emotions change DNA. After just five minutes, anger decreases immunity for five hours, while laughter increases immunity for 20 hours or more.
When you always feel like people and situations are on your last nerve, it means your nervous system is exhausted.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is one of the clearest examples of how chronic stress, Nervous System Dysregulation (NSD), inflammation, sleep disruption, and mitochondrial strain can overlap and reinforce one another. If you suffer from CFS, you know it's not just about “being tired.” You probably recognize it more as:
Pain is often misunderstood. It can be hard to relieve pain if you aren't familiar with how pain works. For most of us, pain is just pain. We know how it feels and wish to be rid of it.
10-15% of all adults in the United States (more women than men) suffer from IBS. Irritable Bowel Syndrome is often caused by emotional stress, unbalanced gut microbiota (more bad bugs than good), and eating trigger foods (which may differ for different people). Although IBS can make you feel you're about to die, you'll be happy to know there is no evidence that IBS will ever cause disease or kill you. However, complications from severe constipation or diarrhea can occur. Thankfully, holistic alternatives and medications can prevent that from happening. Also, an illness or disease can mimic IBS symptoms, so it's essential to rule out underlying conditions.
If you’re experiencing fear, confusion, pain, or exhaustion from frequent or severe outbreaks, I want you to know you're not alone, you're one of my people, and there is nothing you could say that I wouldn’t understand on a deeply personal level. I’ve lived with herpes for more than 40 years, and in that time, I’ve had to deal with nearly every emotional and physical challenge this virus can bring. So, if you're struggling with repeated herpes outbreaks, you're in the right place. Can you relate to any of the following?
The Herpes Simplex Virus can be emotionally and physically challenging when you live with frequent and severe outbreaks, but you can reduce HSV flares, and most of the time, you can do it naturally. Click on the HSV image to learn how, or click the links below.
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The Temperament Self-Test is a multiple-choice test that will help you determine your constitutional temperament. Once you know your predominant temperament, you'll be able to discover how you're likely to manifest stress-related symptoms and gain access to all-natural energy-balancing suggestions that work best for your unique personality. Take the test whenever you feel a shift in your energy to help you return to a state of peace and flow.
The Temperament Self-Test is a multiple-choice test that will help you determine your constitutional temperament. Once you know your predominant temperament, you'll be able to discover how you're likely to manifest stress-related symptoms and gain access to all-natural energy-balancing suggestions that work best for your unique personality. Take the test whenever you feel a shift in your energy to help you return to a state of peace and flow.
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