The Gastroparesis Creator

Last Updated: 01-21-24

Your body isn’t out to hurt you. It is an intelligence system that wants nothing but the best for you no matter how you treat it. Give your body a little bit more credit than it being a broken down machine. I believe that illness is a feedback mechanism that lets us know when something is emotionally bothering us under the surface; that we may or may not be conscious of. Are there physical factors involved in illness? YES! Can studies and evidence-based medicine be the only pieces of the puzzle that matter? I don’t believe this to be true. Gather as much information as you can physically, emotionally and spiritually before making any decisions involving your body. Be your best advocate.

With Love, Rachel Reimer

What is gastroparesis?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7oTBUffUSc

An Illustration of the Gastroparesis Creator

An emotional precursor to the Gastroparesis Creator is an individual that meshes together the beliefs “There is something wrong with my behavior/choices/ideas AND there is something wrong with my soul.”

The Gastroparesis Creator belief: “I can’t be my own person.”

The Gastroparesis Creator is told by someone close who they should/shouldn’t be (explicitly or implicitly). This person is called a suppressor. If the Gastroparesis Creator stops listening to the suppressor, and starts doing/thinking what they want, they will lose their relationship with the suppressor. To the Gastroparesis Creator, losing the suppressor will feel worse than death. Remember that belief systems related to any disease are PERCEPTION BASED and not necessarily reality based. The Gastroparesis Creator could have a very loving support system in reality but view someone in their support system as a suppressor. It could also be true, that in reality, the Gastroparesis Creator could have someone in their support system that is outwardly suppressive or stops interacting with them if they don’t approve of the Gastroparesis Creator’s behavior/choices/ideas.

Here is an example of what a conversation may be like with someone that has a Gastroparesis diagnosis and the person that they view as the suppressor:

Person with Gastroparesis: “I like chicken!”

Suppressor: “No you don’t.”

Person with Gastroparesis: “I like this shirt!”

Suppressor: “No you don’t.”

Person with Gastroparesis: “I like to go to the mall!”

Suppressor: “No you don’t.”

Person with Gastroparesis: “Well, I do like chicken, this shirt and going to the mall!”

Suppressor: “No daughter of mine will like those things.”

Therapeutic Considerations

The word “creator” is used very intentionally. If an individual can live out the illustration of the Gastroparesis Creator over and over again, it is CREATED. Here are questions that I encourage you to journal about and/or discuss with your counselor.

*Do not sit and think about these questions. Get the thoughts out of your body through writing or speech. A true, unbiased, analysis of oneself can not happen within just the contents of one’s own mind.

  1. Who do you feel like has ‘ahold” of your self-esteem/personality? At what point did you let them take “ahold” of your self-esteem/personality? How can you forgive yourself for letting this person take “ahold” of your self-esteem/personality?

  2. Do you have the confidence to be your own person in the long-term (10+ years or more?

  3. Does it feel better if someone else is preventing you from doing/being someone you want to be rather than you preventing yourself from doing/being someone you want to be?

  4. Does the emotional/irrational version of you believe that your soul is hopeless? If your soul feels hopeless, does it feel hopeless from the expectations you have heard from others? (What if your soul just exists)?

  5. Does it feel like you came into the world as your own person? What do you imagine it felt like once the umbilical cord was cut?

  6. Does the emotional/irrational version of you believe that you will ever be free? Is the lack of freedom because you don’t know what you want?

  7. Who could you be? (When you sit with this questions, are your own thoughts restrictive/limiting?)

  8. What has your behavior been like when you feel as though you can not be your own person? Do you take these feelings out on others?

  9. Can you replace your need of acceptance with a need to soothe your rejection?

If you would like to talk to someone that is familiar with emotional stress and how it may impact specific parts of the body, you can book a session with Rachel Reimer here:

www.myraeofhope.com

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*The content on this post is based off of opinion and/or observation and is for entertainment purposes only.