Title: The Health Risks of Holding In Emotions, According to Experts | Fatherly
Headings: 5 Things That Happen to Your Emotions When You Bottle Them Up
5 Things That Happen to Your Emotions When You Bottle Them Up
Repressed feelings can wreak havoc on your physical health, experts warn.

Content: “Because men are taught more to display less emotion, the suppression of emotions leads to explosions” among other issues, psychotherapist Rose Lawrence told Fatherly. “ The list is quite extensive because everyone can experience physical symptoms in different parts of their body.” ADVERTISEMENT
Here’s what happens when you suppress your emotions: Your Stomach Twists Itself Into Knots
The chronic stress that comes from unresolved emotions can trigger your sympathetic nervous system’s fight or flight response, according to research from Harvard Medical School. This slows digestion, resulting in gas, bloating, constipation, vomiting, and, occasionally, ulcers. ADVERTISEMENT
Your Neck And Shoulders Scream From Stress
Head and neck pain are one of the most common symptoms of bottled up emotions, largely because the stress of holding back causes muscles in the jaw to tighten, Lawrence explains. Although there’s some debate among experts about how knots, or myofascial trigger points, are formed (or if they even exist ), they are thought to be formed in part by overuse of muscles—perhaps from clenching your jaw. You May Experience Headaches And Migraines
The corrugator muscles in the forehead and brow tighten in response to emotional stress, producing a frown, and a tight corrugator muscle is often a good indicator of stress throughout the entire body, psychologist Daniel Goleman told the New York Times. And when these muscles tighten, you may experience reduced blood flow to the brain — the perfect recipe for a splitting headache. ADVERTISEMENT
Stress Might Mess With Your Heart
When more complicated feelings of sadness and shame are buried they can explode in the form of one of the most primitive and destructive emotions of all — anger.