Collective Complaints

this week several people reported feeling a “heaviness” in their legs. also- lots of people just started their periods.

people have reported being restless, anxious, freaked out, agitated, irritated, and generally unsettled this week. (the full moon is tomorrow.)

that’s right- the shared complaint this week is headaches. people have them in different places on their heads, and the pain is triggered by, and alleviated by different things for different people.

i’ve heard many body workers say that their practices are slower in the summer months, and i can say the same is true for mine. though there are still plenty of people in need of treatments, the summer lightens my patient load just a bit. it seems like people just feel better during the warmer months. (though summer does not always mean warmer in san francisco.) people have fewer digestive issues because they’re usually eating healthier foods–fewer holiday parties and heavy seasonal feasts in the summer. people also tend to spend more time outside, and often get more exercise, which makes us all feel better. it seems people also feel better emotionally, whether it’s due to more sunlight or stress-filled holidays, i’m not sure. also, peoples’ aches and pains are generally less intense when the weather is warm. hooray for summer! these days i’m mostly treating people for fertility issues and general health maintenance.

lots of people have been talking to me about the changes they’re going through. maybe they’re moving, or graduating, or having major life changing surgery, or leaving/starting jobs, or even making deep lifestyle/emotional changes. for some people these changes are easy breezy, for others it’s an uphill battle. needless to say, for everyone there’s a bit of stress involved. some people are having a hard time sleeping because they’re thinking thinking thinking. some people are having digestive upset because that’s what happens to them when they’re stressed. some people get headaches, some people get neck/shoulder tension, some people lose their appetites.

this week people are telling me about their stress. it’s rough. lots of people just have a lot going on, all at once.

people were kind of all over the place this week. lots of knee pain going around. some insomnia. loads of allergies. and lots of people having generally having tough times: loved ones with illnesses, major work stress, recent deaths, struggles with (in)fertility, and all around hard times.

lots of people have their periods right now. for some, it’s right on schedule, and for others it’s early or late. any which way, they’re all bleeding.

people are having a hard time sleeping this week. some people can’t fall asleep, others are waking during the night and having a hard time falling back to sleep, still others are reporting waking up earlier than needed.

is it allergies? is it a cold? is it allergies with a cold? either way, san francisco is sniffling and sneezing. happy spring!

weirdly a lot of people had food poisoning this week. also, several people said they felt like they were “falling apart”.

emotions are running high for people this week. a lot of tears were shed during treatments. people told me about crushing anxiety, grieving a recent death, struggling with heartbreak, panic about unemployment, extreme stress because of school, feeling unsettled at new jobs, and worries about big life decisions. whoa.