HEALING COMA AND HEALING DEFICIENCY

When we engage in genuine energy work or channel healing energy, it creates positive relaxation and openings in us at different levels across the four bodies. However, along with these, certain discomforts that we may not enjoy also arise.

The most common ones are: physical fatigue, lack of motivation, insomnia or excessive sleep, inability to focus, a kind of brain fog resembling dizziness or drunkenness, changes in appetite (increase/decrease), altered functioning of systems like digestion, elimination, and circulation, fluctuations in libido, or the surfacing of mental/emotional states we usually label as negative—sudden mood swings, apathy, disconnection, anger, hypersensitivity, sadness, impatience, inertia, dissatisfaction, loss of meaning, or feeling lost.

I call this face of the process—similar to the “dark night of the soul”—a “healing coma,” and if we fail to interpret and move through it correctly, what emerges as a result is what I call “healing deficiency.” None of these actually come from the energy or the healing itself. In such cases, the reaction, perception, and interpretation are mostly mind-based—which might offer you some relief. For me, the healing coma is a sign that the system is actually functioning very well.

When energy enters the system, suppressed material, the unconscious, and what we were unaware of may come to the surface. While certain cleansings, balancings, adjustments, and codings are taking place, things may emerge in unexpected ways, shift from what we anticipated, and this creates panic, a sense of losing ground, resistance, and the feeling that something has gone wrong. But this is simply the basic mechanics of the mind. Even when we know something is wrong, painful, or unwanted, we still tend to cling to the old, the familiar, the comfort zone. We rationalize, withdraw, and even sabotage ourselves. Often this feels like a death process, though it is really a birth. Unfortunately, the mind operates not like awareness, intelligence, or consciousness, but as a conserving mechanism—evaluating everything at the lowest frequency, purely for survival. It is not acting to make you unhappy. Understanding this is very important.

That is why, as humans, we want healing, we want to escape pain, discomfort, and the unknown. It’s a “have my cake and eat it too” situation, which is one of the mind’s most basic, automatic dynamics. Yet when a new building is constructed, the old one must be demolished—of course there will be dust and rubble. When pimples are about to surface, they become unpleasant before they clear. Isn’t this completely natural in the process?

So first of all—everything is fine. Most of what we experience in these times comes from not understanding the mechanics of energy and the system on a mental level, or from never having gone through such a process before. This is a threshold that must be crossed by anyone on this path, and perhaps knowing this can bring you some relief.

Think about it—even if you are not consciously aware, you are emptying a house. Of course you will feel tired. Your energy is being regulated at every level, so your appetite may increase, you may want to catch up on lost sleep, or part of you may be working overtime in the background to integrate all the pieces. You may become more sensitive because your awareness is heightened, unseen and unheard parts of you may want to speak up. This may feel intense, unfamiliar, and disruptive, or present you with a new daily agenda that differs from your usual. But all of this is temporary.

My greatest fear was that I would end up alone, misunderstood, and that my entire environment would change. My teacher once told me: “Those who must leave will leave, and those who must enter your life will enter.” And that is exactly what happened. Over time, many of the things I feared never happened, or turned out beautifully. Perhaps knowing this may also ease your heart a little.

As for making this part of the process more comfortable, here are some things you can do: allow it, accept what comes in the flow, stay present with it, and practice looking from different perspectives—asking, “What is this trying to tell me?” Learn to love what arises, knowing it has a function. Stay connected with your guides. Even intellectually, understanding the mechanics of energy and the system can help. Follow the wisdom of your body. Honor and listen to what comes up. Observe the sabotaging mind, give it time to pass, show yourself compassion, and continue on your path.

The journey to the self is sacred in every way, and every pebble on the road deserves to be valued, honored, and seen for its truth.

Ahu BIRLIK