Emotions that are chronically suppressed do not disappear. They often convert into physical symptoms. Chronic tension in the jaw, neck, or shoulders. Unexplained fatigue. Digestive problems. Insomnia. Headaches. A man who bottles up his emotions for decades may develop a range of physical complaints that he does not connect to the suppression because the suppression has been operating for so long that it no longer registers as an active process. The body becomes the repository for everything the mind will not allow.
Dr. David Steinbok helps men in Boca Raton understand the connection between emotional suppression and physical symptoms. A therapist for men who can't open up recognizes that the body's complaints are often the first indication that the emotional system is under strain. As the patient's access to emotional experience gradually expands through psychodynamic therapy, the physical symptoms sometimes improve as well, because the body is no longer carrying the full burden of unexpressed feeling.
