Sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder in which repetitive pauses in breathing, periods of shallow breathing, or collapse of the upper airway during sleep results in poor ventilation and sleep disruption. Each pause in breathing can last for a few seconds to a few minutes and occurs many times a night. A choking or snorting sound may occur as breathing resumes.
Do you have or know someone who suffers from sleep apnea. How about solving this one at the core? In this episode, I will share what the core emotions are with sleep apnea. Hint: think about how holding your breath relates to life.
Felt suppressed (HOLDING) by family who demanded too much of you.
Relationship with mother was hot and cold, never feeling nourished and worthy of love.
You keep yourself small for safety-sake.
Your emotional needs were met with hostile reactions, making you feel guilt and shame for having needs.
You deprive yourself (HOLDING) of love, by relying only on yourself. You over analyze your actions and always seek perfection.
Emotions are not expressed, except when you sleep or cry, so they get bottled up (HOLDING).
You deny (HOLDING) how you really feel.
You feel tired and depleted.
You are a people-pleaser, which distracts you from your own feelings and needs.
You fear rocking the boat as it may lead to abandonment and rejection, so you suppress (HOLDING).
It’s challenging for you to receive (HOLDING).
You are in your shell, like a turtle (HOLDING).
You may have lots of friends, but you still feel alone.
You use resentment, anger, and sarcasm to keep people at bay and protect yourself.
SOLUTIONS:
- Breathing is a metaphor for life. Start to LIVE FULLY.
- We are meant to FULLY breathe in life, let it all go and breathe all of it back in again.
- Release your bond with anxiety.
- Process your grief and anger.
- Do you have an unconscious death wish?
- Explore self-esteem. Who has low self-esteem?
- Explore your birth. Was it delayed?
- Activate masculine energy.
- Discover your essential needs.
- Create healthy boundaries of Self.
- Heal your relationship with your Mother.
- Make choices that provide feelings of safety (FEEL what serves you).