Developing Neck Pain After Speaking to Someone about their Whiplash

[Joseph123]

I am not sure where best to put this thread.

I was speaking to my father on the phone this morning. He was telling me about how he had recently been involved in a car crash, as a result of which he is presently suffering from whiplash that is severe enough that it requires muscle-relaxer drugs and physical therapy. He told me that his neck is in near constant pain.

While in the midst of this conversation, I began to develop a fairly significant neck pain, the discomfort being sharp and sort of coming in waves. It is continuing now, hours after the conversation. Is it possible that some sort of empathy is causing me to feel this way or is it purely coincidental?


Thanks

For me this type of response is familiar. I have had the best results by allowing extra energy to flow to whatever symptom is drawing my attention. Rather than pulling back my attention, it helps me to lean into it a bit. It also helps to give myself space to process sufficiently before I immerse myself in external energies. If this is not possible I assume a more disengaging position when I feel I must interact with others.