04/18/2026
Dr. John E. Sarno, Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University School of Medicine, found something most people miss.
The emotions you refuse to feel don’t disappear. They move into the body.
Repressed anger shows up as fibromyalgia. Irritable bowel syndrome. Asthma. Migraines. Chronic pain that no test can explain.
Your nervous system is keeping score of everything you’ve been too afraid to feel.
This is why talking about it isn’t enough. The body holds what the mind won’t touch.
Slow nasal breath. Drop into the belly. Let the anger move instead of burying it again.
I came across this in a paper called Somatic Experiencing: A Note On Working With Anger by Raja Selvam, PhD and Lori A. Parker, PhD. The Somatic Experiencing training I did was some of the most valuable work I’ve ever done. Highly recommend it.
If you’re ready to stop swallowing your anger and start regulating your nervous system, Moose Anger Management runs online group sessions worldwide. Rolling four-week enrollment. Individual and couples sessions available.
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