What Are “Issues in the Tissues?” In Life There Are Painful Events:      Beginning with conception and continuing through childhood and as adults there have been events that have been overwhelming or traumatic on a feeling level.      The experiences of loss, divorce, betrayal, rejection, humiliation and embarrassment are a part of being human.      Some of the painful, scary feelings from these experiences were difficult, overwhelming, more than you could handle or were able to release at the time. In Response To Emotional Pain:      If you were overwhelmed you may feel stuck or depressed from being afraid, confused, worried or insecure, but underneath you feel powerless, hopeless and helpless like there is nothing that you can do that will make any difference and you have become resigned to your suffering.      If you created a response attempting to correct something missing or something wrong, you are driven and you will feel powerful from attempting to correct the underlying feelings of being hurt, abused or wronged, but no matter how much you do it will never be enough to make it right again.      Then, you may feel bad from the shame and guilt of perpetrating your pain and emotional responses on others without knowing that is what you are doing. Repressed & Denied, Feelings Become the Seeds of Sufferinge      You will repress and deny these feelings, telling yourself that everything is OK, or that someday it will be, it is just stress, or that everyone lives like this and that nothing is wrong.      These repressed, resisted feelings are stored in your body ready to be activated as unconscious reactions and responses and then become attention and learning disabilities, emotional problems, physical illnesses, and unhealthy life patterns.