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Arm Shaking

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Didn't think I had anything to offer when reading this thread, but by the time I read your last post I realized your arm is likely an outward manifestation of your inner state of being and probably not a body memory from the past. Not sure if you realize you used the word "stuck" many times? I have an image of you feeling conflicted about where you want to be. I sense it's time to move forward with a major change in thinking or approach, yet you're holding back for some reason and resisting the flow of life that is trying to take you to your next destination. The force of the forward pull is overcoming your resistance so you're strengthening your fight against it (throwing egg cartons), silencing/ numbing (ice water), and using force to hold it back (compression).

This gives the sensation of being "stuck" but it's more the result of opposing energy forces than a freeze response. You may be releasing more of the past than you feel ready to, so you're constricting to stop or slow it down. Can you accept whatever is happening in your life and body at this moment, now, today without worrying about tomorrow or what comes next? Perhaps it's time to let your body guide you and maybe your arm is trying to point the way?
 
releasing more of the past than you feel ready to, so you're constricting to stop or slow it down

Not sure what the deal is but this does sound like it could relate to my stuff. I know I feel constriction with pain and that it also holds a lot for me. I also don't feel good when I feel good...I enjoy it for a little bit then feel icky. I feel "okay" when I hurt but panicky when I hurt too much. It's a delicate messed up thing where I definitely need to feel in control and like sensations are predictable and within a small, slightly pained or exhausted range.

Thanks @SabrinaB
 
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