Constipation is painful. Though our bodies are naturally made to expel body waste, sometimes that body waste backs up, and great physical discomfort arises inside of us.

 There are many causes of constipation. Pharmaceutical drugs, depression, sedentary lifestyle along with a low fiber diet are just a few of the reasons for waste build up. But for as many origins as there are for our blockage, there are a variety of cures too; change of diet, over the counter laxatives as well supplements.

Emotional Constipation

Though some of us may not suffer from the discomfort of an inability to expel body waste, we may be plagued with emotional constipation. Like the physical distresses caused by the buildup of waste in our intestines, emotional constipation can leave us feeling restrained, limited, and restricted. 

Though there may be lots of different reasons for emotional constipation, I believe, from personal experience, that blame is one of the leading causes of our emotional blockage. As long as we keep our brains bound to blaming ourselves, or another for our pain, our disordered life, or an inability to move past our past, then our lives will certainly be tethered to limited thinking blanketed by blame.  

The trail of carnage in our lives originating from our history with blame, did not occur overnight. Neither will the “cure” for our trucidations happen with a flip of a switch, the wave of a wand or the click of a mouse. It is only with patient persistence, unwavering perseverance, ceaseless focus and supernatural wisdom that we can hope to move what seems unmovable, unblock what seems unblock-able and unbind what is bound. 

The remedy is us and it lies within our reach beginning with using our thinking to our advantage. Our thoughts are powerful and lead us toward or away from forgiving ourselves or others of unrealistic, fantastical, or ludicrous thoughts. 

Our experience with blame, accusations, and fault finding may have a strong hold on our pattern of thinking, but once we glimpse the truth; blame is hazardous to our emotional health, then our journey toward getting better can begin. 

Why bother expelling blame? To fuel our blame by continuing to blame only causes internal and long-term damage. While expelling blame will lift the blanket off our limited thinking and get us moving again.