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Specific Infections & Microbe Links

30 entries

Flu / Influenza

Entry 01 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Fear, pessimistic outlook, family conflict, toxic buildup, Allowing conflict to get to you, Pessimism, Overwhelm, Toxic build-up, Conflict, Discord at home

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“Everything is going wrong.”
  • —“The conflict at home never stops.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: the flu is often linked with fear, a pessimistic outlook, family conflict and toxic emotional buildup. Possible purpose or secondary gain: permission to rest, recover and eliminate waste.

Hard to go places

Admitting the family conflict you have been absorbing.

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Common Cold

Entry 02 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Family conflict, chaos, confusion, unrelenting pressure

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“There is too much going on.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: a cold is often linked with family conflict, chaos, confusion and unrelenting pressure. Possible purpose or secondary gain: permission to stop and let things settle.

Hard to go places

Letting the chaos be someone else’s to solve for a day.

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Fever Blister / Cold Sore

Entry 03 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Held-back rage, feeling small, inability to speak your truth, subconscious anxiety surfacing, Rage held back, Cannot speak truth, Subconscious anxiety, Inhibited

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“I cannot say what I really feel.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: cold sores are often linked with held-back rage, feeling small and an inability to speak your truth, with subconscious anxiety surfacing. Possible purpose or secondary gain: a visible reason to stay quiet and out of sight.

Hard to go places

Speaking the truth you swallowed.

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Pink Eye / Conjunctivitis

Entry 04 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Anger and resentment, Anger, Resentment, Irritation, Conflict, Judgment

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“I do not want to look at this.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: conjunctivitis is often linked with anger and resentment. Possible purpose or secondary gain: a reason not to look at what angers you.

Hard to go places

Looking directly at what you resent.

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Food Poisoning

Entry 05 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Being hurt by other people's judgments

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“What they think of me got inside.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: food poisoning is often linked with being hurt by other people's judgments. Possible purpose or secondary gain: a reason to expel something that should never have been taken in.

Hard to go places

Letting a judgment pass through you instead of swallowing it.

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Warts

Entry 06 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Feeling that things are dirty or messy

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“Something here is unclean.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: warts are often linked with things feeling dirty or messy. Possible purpose or secondary gain: attention drawn to what has not been cleaned up.

Hard to go places

Naming the mess you have been ignoring.

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Yeast Infection

Entry 07 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Anger toward a partner; imbalance between work and pleasure

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“There is no room for pleasure in my life.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: a yeast infection is often linked with anger toward a partner and with imbalance between work and pleasure. Possible purpose or secondary gain: a reason to avoid intimacy while anger remains unspoken.

Hard to go places

Saying the anger out loud instead of carrying it in the body.

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Thrush

Entry 08 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Allowing the wrong people or things in and not changing course

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“I keep letting this in.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: thrush is often linked with allowing the wrong people or things in and not changing course. Possible purpose or secondary gain: a signal to change direction rather than tolerate more.

Hard to go places

Changing course instead of tolerating what keeps harming you.

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HIV

Entry 09 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Self-rejection, not fitting in, feeling misunderstood, deep rage or self-hate

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“I do not belong anywhere.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: HIV is often linked with self-rejection, not fitting in, feeling misunderstood, and deep rage or self-hate. This is an emotional association to explore alongside full medical care, never a cause or a diagnosis. Possible purpose or secondary gain: protection from further rejection by withdrawing first.

Hard to go places

Meeting the part of you that you have rejected.

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AIDS

Entry 10 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Rejection, loss of hope

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“There is no hope for me.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: AIDS is often linked with rejection and loss of hope. This is an emotional association to explore alongside full medical care, never a cause or a diagnosis. Possible purpose or secondary gain: permission to stop fighting.

Hard to go places

Allowing hope back in while receiving proper care.

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Athlete Foot Fungus

Entry 11 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Dirty, Unaccepted, Shame, Rejection, Past hurts

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Candida (Digestive)

Entry 17 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Control, Blaming, Victim, Letting others get to you, Resentment, Blame

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Epstein-Barr / Mononucleosis

Entry 19 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Overlooked, Lost, Defeated, Exhausted, Passive-aggressive

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Fungus (Microbe)

Entry 20 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Mushrooming past hurts, Toxic build-up, Letting things get to you, Resentment, Holding on

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Mononucleosis (Liver)

Entry 21 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Exhausted, Worn out, Passive-aggressive, Overlooked, Defeated

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Parasites (Digestive)

Entry 22 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Letting others get to you, Not working with others, Going against others, Victim, Not forgiving

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Viral Pneumonia

Entry 26 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Need a break from conflict, Giving up, Overwhelmed, Grief, Fear

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Yeast Infection (Microbe)

Entry 28 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Anger toward partner, Work/pleasure imbalance, Guilt, Not releasing, Resentment

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Yeast Infection (Reproductive)

Entry 29 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Anger, Guilt, Not releasing, Partner conflict, Work/pleasure imbalance

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Ringworm

Entry 30 · 34

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Likely buried feelings

Others getting under your skin, Others get under your skin, Self-pity, Irritation, Resentment, Victim

Possible buried beliefs

  • —“They get under my skin.”

Healing note

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: ringworm is linked with others getting under your skin. Possible purpose or secondary gain: getting away, protection, hardening oneself.

Hard to go places

Setting a boundary with the person who gets under your skin.

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