Mind Body Disconnected

When Your Mind Says “I’m Fine” But Your Body Says Otherwise

We’ve all said it—“I’m fine.”
Sometimes we even believe it.
But what happens when your body isn’t on the same page?

That’s the disconnect so many of us live in: a mind trained to cope, and a body still carrying the story.

The Body Doesn’t Lie

Your nervous system is wired for survival. It picks up on subtle cues long before your conscious mind catches on.

• Your heart races when there’s “nothing” to be afraid of.

• Your jaw clenches when someone reminds you of a past experience.

• You lose sleep, even though “everything is going well.”

• Your digestion flares up around certain people or situations.

These aren’t random symptoms. They’re signals. And your body is trying to talk to you.

Coping vs. Healing

Your mind is brilliant at helping you cope.
It creates stories, patterns, even justifications to keep you functioning. And thank goodness for that—it’s a survival skill.

But coping isn’t the same as healing.

Coping says: Keep going.
Healing says: Slow down and listen.
Coping avoids the pain.
Healing meets it with compassion.

And if you’ve been “fine” for too long, your body may eventually speak louder—through pain, fatigue, anxiety, or illness.

Why We Learn to Override

Most of us were never taught how to feel.
We were told to toughen up, push through, be strong, stay positive.

So we disconnect from our inner experience—not out of weakness, but out of necessity.

We learn to override.
To ignore.
To numb.

Until one day, the override stops working.

Rebuilding the Connection

True healing begins when we honor both the mind and the body. When we stop asking, “What’s wrong with me?” and start asking, “What is my body trying to show me?”

Try this:

• Pause when symptoms show up. Ask yourself gently: What might I be feeling underneath this?

• Breathe into the sensation without needing to fix it.

• Listen for words, memories, or images that rise up.

• Seek support from a practitioner who understands the mind-body connection (like NET, acupuncture, somatic therapy).

There is wisdom beneath your symptoms.
There’s a reason behind your patterns.
And most importantly, there is nothing wrong with you.

Final Thought

You don’t have to fight your body to be well.

You just have to LISTEN.

Because healing doesn’t always look like doing more.
Sometimes, it looks like being still enough to hear what your body’s been trying to say all along:

“I need you to feel what I couldn’t say.”