We all know when living with #lipedema and/or #lymphedema we deal with #swelling and #inflammation - in fact inflammation and fibrotic tissue are the two key things we are all working on to help mitigate our pain and progression.
As we learn more about our bodies and our #fascia we learn just how connected our bodies and brains are. Those gut feelings, and gut reactions have new meaning.
#shameflammation is #shame + #inflammation and basically means each one feeds the other in our bodies.
We can feel so much shame and guilt for how we look, what we require for self care, what we need from our loved ones, how we feel when self care doesn’t seem to work, etc., and we can direct that negativity at ourselves.
Sometimes with thoughts. But a lot of times with spoken out loud words, too. Whether in an attempt to make a joke at our own expense, or downright vile nasty comments about parts of us, or as a whole.
It is heartbreaking to read on social media when others do it, and also when we see we actually do it to ourselves, too.
But words matter, thoughts matter. We need to remember that not only is it a vicious cycle of negativity causing emotional trauma, but it is also causing physical trauma.
And all that trauma stays in your tissue, until you work through it and release it.
It doesn’t matter how much self care you do, if you use your own words against you. Think about how much better your efforts will be if you change up your inner dialogue 💜
You are beautiful. You are worth it. You are doing an awesome job living with a brutal condition.
#lipedemafitness #lipedema #lipoedema #lipolymphedema #wordsmatter
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