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Have you ever felt pain, tension, or discomfort without being able to explain where it came from?
Or ever noticed how your body reacts to certain situations before you consciously understand why?
If the mind forgets moments, timelines, and details, what exactly is the body responding to?
Many people assume that memory lives only in the brain. Once something is forgotten, it is gone. But daily experiences often challenge this idea. Old injuries resurface without warning. Stress shows up in the body long after the stressful period has passed. Certain movements feel restricted even when there is no recent strain.
These experiences raise an important question, could the body be holding on to information the mind has already released?
The answer lies in how the body learns, adapts, and protects itself. Unlike conscious memory, the body stores experiences through physical responses. The nervous system, muscles, hormones, and connective tissues all respond to what we go through, especially when experiences are repeated or prolonged.
When the body encounters stress, injury, or emotional pressure, it adjusts in real time. Muscles tighten to protect, breathing patterns shift, and stress hormones increase. If these responses occur often, the body begins to treat them as familiar. Over time, even when the mind no longer remembers the original trigger, the body continues to respond in the same way.
This is why the body can feel tense during calm moments or why pain can appear without a clear cause. The body is not malfunctioning, it is remembering patterns it once needed for survival.
Understanding this changes how we approach health and wellbeing. It reminds us that symptoms are not just random events but signals shaped by past experiences. Supporting the body through movement, rest, physical activity, stress management, and consistent care helps retrain these patterns and encourages healing.
The body remembers what the mind may forget not to hold us back, but to protect us. When we learn to listen and respond with intention, we create space for both the body and mind to move forward together.
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RD, LD Julius Sammah
MyHealthCop Certified Dietician
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