01/19/2026
How emotional conflict affects the body
As an AO scan practitioner I have access to the different conflict emotions your body is experiencing energeticlly at that given time.
When a person experiences repeated emotional conflict (inner tension, unresolved trauma, chronic worry, relational stress, suppressed emotions), the nervous system can begin to interpret life as unsafe, even when no immediate danger is present.
This keeps the sympathetic nervous system activated.
What happens when fight-or-flight stays “on”
Instead of moving in and out of stress naturally, the body becomes stuck in survival mode:
Elevated adrenaline and cortisol
Shallow breathing, tight chest or jaw
Muscle tension, pain, inflammation
Digestive slowdown (bloating, constipation, nausea)
Sleep disturbances
Racing thoughts, hypervigilance
Emotional reactivity or numbness
Fatigue despite “resting”
Over time, the body learns this pattern and treats it as the new normal.
Why “various conflicts” make it worse
Multiple or layered conflicts (for example: emotional + relational + financial + past trauma) signal to the nervous system that the threat never ends.
The body doesn’t distinguish between:
A physical threat
An emotional memory
An unresolved belief
Ongoing inner turmoil
It responds to all of them as danger.
The missing piece most people overlook
The body stores emotional conflict physically—not just mentally.
That’s why logic alone doesn’t always calm the system.
To shift out of fight-or-flight, the body needs:
Safety signals (breath, rhythm, grounding)
Emotional processing (not suppression)
Nervous system regulation
Gentle re-training of the stress
Many blessings - Cathy.
