My neck was killing me. I used to visit my chiropractor once a week for adjustments and after several sessions, the pain still kept bothering me. My chiropractor then recommended I pay attention to my sleeping postures, to see what my usual neck position was. I noticed that I mostly slept in the fetal position, with my neck cricked. At this point I suspected there was a psychological issue buried deep in my sub consciousness, so I called Orly Arava to help me look into it.
We decided to go for hypnotherapy, talk to my subconscious and relieve my neck pain. I got into the hypnosis, feeling very calm, as if gently drifting away. At a certain point, Orly began talking to my neck, and I found myself talking back to her, representing my neck. The neck was really upset, saying it carries way to much responsibility, taking care of everyone else, accept its owner.
Orly asked why this it so and the neck explained it’s a way to get love and appreciation while at the same time, avoiding doing things that are important and meaningful to the owner.
Orly asked for examples and what is gained avoiding doing those things. The neck angrily replied that singing was the main issue and the reason to avoid doing so, was fear of failure. The neck went on to say it had been holding this inside for a long time, but it simply couldn’t anymore and this was the cause of the pain I then said I would like to apologize to my neck, for putting too much burden on it, and acknowledged my neck for the good job it was doing.
I also promised to stop placing unnecessary burdens on it. When I woke up I was puzzled. I didn’t expect anything of a kind. And the singing? It was my passion for years, but I kept postponing it. When Orly asked me how I feel, I drew my attention to my neck. It felt already looser and more flexible. Since this conversation with my neck I’ve allowed myself to stop worry about them, support them and at the same time not to feel responsible for the rescue and salvation of my loved ones, unlike before. My neck pain had healed tremendously. I don’t wake up with a sore neck anymore, and I’ve started looking for a choir I can sing with, on a regular basis.
Linda Addison, Actress, West Hollywood, CA
