i didn’t want to imply there was no difference between the body and emotions. just that they are a integral parts of the same system.
> I’m not sure I understand you, it seems to contradict what you said earlier.
i did contradict myself because both are true at the same time. my example was one of malfunction, an over reactive warning systems. your example is one of, i assume, coping with unchangeable external stressors.
fyi, the later is a good example of how disconnected we can become. a migraine caused by stress (like any other painful symptom) is pretty late into the warning system that our emotions behave as. while breathing to reduce pain is a good coping tactic, as a long term strategy it isn’t removing the stressors and so only relieves that particular symptom. in that situation i would hope to align myself with my warning system and attempt to change my environment such that the stressor is removed.
if you’re in a situation where the you feel stressor cannot be removed, that is a different discussion.
in the situation where the stressor isn’t apparent then i would seek a therapist as perhaps there are past traumas that have been experienced which exacerbate your emotional response to some stimulus.