🌿 Why “Ascension Sickness” Doesn’t Resonate With Me
(And Why I Learned to Trust My Own Body Instead)
I see people talking about “ascension symptoms” all the time — headaches, dizziness, pressure in the head, fatigue, emotional swings. And I genuinely feel compassion for anyone who’s struggling. I’ve been through my own deep inner work, and I know how intense the body can feel when something is shifting.
But I’ll be honest:
the term “ascension sickness” doesn’t resonate with me — and sometimes it frustrates me.
Not because I think people are imagining things.
Not because I think they’re weak.
Not because I think they’re “doing spirituality wrong.”
It frustrates me because I’ve watched how quickly we, as a collective, jump onto a narrative instead of pausing long enough to ask the simplest question:
“What is my body actually trying to tell me?”
🕯️ A Personal Turning Point: When the Fog Lifted
There was a time in my life when I relied heavily on the medical system. I was still asleep back then — disconnected from my body, disconnected from my intuition, disconnected from the deeper layers of myself.
And because I didn’t know how to listen inward, I handed everything outward.
I trusted every prescription.
I trusted every explanation.
I trusted every label.
I trusted every pill.
Slowly, without realizing it, I ended up medicated into a kind of fog — a fog that dulled my senses, muted my emotions, and kept me from hearing the quiet signals my body was trying to send me.
I’m not blaming anyone.
Doctors are human.
They work within a system that focuses on the physical body, and that system helps a lot of people.
But for me, something wasn’t right.
One day, I made the decision — carefully, slowly, and with awareness — to step away from the medications that were keeping me numb. And when the fog lifted, something unexpected happened:
the inner work began.
Not the glamorous kind.
Not the spiritual‑buzzword kind.
The real kind.
The kind where you sit with yourself.
The kind where you face your patterns.
The kind where you feel what you’ve been avoiding.
The kind where you learn to hear your own body again.
And here’s the part that still amazes me:
This happened before my awakening.
Before I had language for any of it.
Before I understood what shadow work even was.
It was the first moment I realized that my healing wasn’t going to come from outside me.
It was going to come from presence, honesty, and learning to trust myself again.
🔥 The Programming That Someone Else Should Fix Us
One of the biggest reasons “ascension sickness” doesn’t land for me is because it plays into a very old piece of programming:
the belief that someone else is responsible for fixing us.
I see it everywhere:
• “Tell me what this means.”
• “Tell me what to do.”
• “Tell me why I feel this way.”
• “Tell me how to heal.”
It’s the same pattern, just dressed in spiritual language.
And honestly?
It frustrates me because I’ve lived that pattern.
I know what it feels like to wait for someone else to save me, guide me, validate me, or interpret my body for me.
And I know how freeing it is to finally stop.
We’ve been conditioned from childhood to believe:
• someone else knows better
• someone else has the answers
• someone else can fix us
So when people feel discomfort, they immediately look outward for meaning.
And in spiritual spaces, that often becomes: “It must be ascension.”
Not because people are foolish — but because they’ve been trained to distrust their own signals.
🌙 How I Listen Now
When something feels off, I don’t run to the internet.
I don’t ask a collective.
I don’t assume it’s mystical.
I put my hand over my heart, breathe, and ask:
“Is this mine?”
And my body answers.
Sometimes it says:
• “You’re tired.”
• “You’re stressed.”
• “You’re dehydrated.”
• “You’re carrying someone else’s emotion.”
• “You need rest.”
And sometimes it says: “You need medical attention.”
But it never says: “Wait for someone else to tell you what’s happening.”
đź©ş My Relationship With Medical Care (My Personal Approach)
I always encourage people to seek medical attention if something feels overwhelming or persistent. That’s responsible. That’s important. Healthcare professionals can help in ways no spiritual community can.
But for me — personally — I use medical care as a last resort.
Not because I reject medicine.
Not because I think I know better.
Not because I believe everything is emotional or spiritual.
But because I’ve lived the experience of outsourcing my body’s wisdom, and I know what it cost me.
I’ve learned that:
• my body speaks
• my intuition speaks
• my emotions speak
• my stress speaks
• my patterns speak
And I want to hear them before I hand the microphone to anyone else.
So yes — I go to the doctor when I need to.
But I don’t start there.
I start with breath.
I start with grounding.
I start with honesty.
I start with the question:
“Is this mine?”
And most of the time, that’s enough for me to understand what’s happening.
🌤️ What I Notice in Online Spaces
When someone posts about dizziness or headaches, there’s often a cascade of replies:
• “Me too!”
• “It’s the energy shift!”
• “We’re all ascending!”
And I get it — people want to belong.
People want meaning.
People want connection.
But sometimes it feels like we’ve forgotten the basics:
• drink water
• eat real food
• get sleep
• move your body
• breathe
• check in with yourself
Common sense gets lost in the noise.
Not because people are broken — but because they’re overwhelmed and disconnected from themselves.
đź’— My Truth
I don’t dismiss anyone’s experience.
I don’t diagnose.
I don’t tell people what their symptoms mean.
I simply share what’s true for me:
My body isn’t trying to ascend.
My body is trying to communicate.
And when I listen — really listen — I don’t need a mystical explanation.
I need presence.
I need breath.
I need water.
I need movement.
I need honesty.
And sometimes, I need help.
🤲 A Call‑In, Not a Call‑Out
If you’re someone who resonates with the idea of “ascension symptoms,” this isn’t me telling you you’re wrong.
This isn’t me dismissing your experience.
This isn’t me saying you shouldn’t feel what you feel.
This is me inviting you — gently, honestly — to turn inward before you turn outward.
To pause.
To breathe.
To put your hand over your heart.
To ask your body what it’s trying to say.
To trust your own signals before you trust a collective narrative.
Not because you should.
Not because I’m right.
Not because I’ve figured something out that you haven’t.
But because your body deserves to be heard.
Your intuition deserves a voice.
Your inner wisdom deserves space.
And if the idea of “ascension sickness” has been the only framework you’ve had for your discomfort, maybe — just maybe — there’s another way to listen.
A quieter way.
A more grounded way.
A way that brings you back to yourself instead of pulling you away from yourself.
You don’t have to adopt my perspective.
You don’t have to agree with me.
You don’t have to abandon what resonates with you.
Just consider this:
What if your body isn’t trying to ascend?
What if it’s trying to communicate?
And what if you’re more capable of hearing it than you’ve ever been taught to believe?
If this lands for you, take it with you.
If it doesn’t, leave it gently where it is.
Either way, I’m rooting for you — not to follow my path, but to trust your own.
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