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How Your Body Keeps the Score at a Cellular Level
Your cells can carry the imprint of trauma years after the event.
Few things are as relaxing as a magnesium salt bath or a dip in the ocean.
Unless you’re like I was a few months ago.
If I didn’t take the right steps beforehand, I’d feel wired and anxious, ending up in a state of paraesthesia after these usually relaxing activities.
Paraesthesia is a medical term for tingling, prickling, or numbness from altered sensory signals. You know when you get pins and needles from sitting in one position too long? This is a type of paraesthesia you’re probably familiar with.
The sort of paraesthesia I got after a magnesium bath is related to calcium moving from my cells and into my bloodstream, making my body hum like there’s an electrical current pulsing through my veins. It’s disconcerting, to say the least.
Why did my body do this? The answer is complicated, so it will take some explaining, but I think you’ll find it fascinating. It’s part of how my body kept the score over the years. And if you’ve experienced significant stress or trauma without addressing changes to how your cells function as part of your recovery plan, your body may be doing something very similar.
