While receiving my training I have seen many..many..many situations where a woman's mind will not allow her to release her baby nor her placenta. However, the minute you tell her she needs to think about letting the baby or placenta come down and out....hello..the baby is born or the placenta is released. Truly this is just one example. As to why women tend to hold on to these things....its FEAR. There has been a lot of research about the effects of fear, you don't need me to tell you what they are, because most likely you have experienced FEAR in one form or another that has stopped you in your tracks.Or for some, it has pissed you off enough to push you forward rather than backwards. I think that one step in the forward direction where you are surpassing that fear is an important one and a vital one for personal growth.
It seems women these days no longer want to experience this personal growth they can gain from getting through this Fear they have over childbirth. I'm not saying women are any less for choosing an epidural for painless childbirth over the ones who chose to do it without. What I am saying is each individual woman has her own personal reasons for her choice. I think the media has done a pretty good job of striking the fear in women that childbirth is scary and they should be afraid. I also think that other women sharing their experiences have also scared women into not letting their minds believe in there bodies. Let me say that again...."not letting their minds believe in there bodies." This concept that I am talking about can actually be applied to varies difficult events in our lives. I mean you could probably look back at your life and remember specific situations where you did push yourself to overcome the emotional pain or physical pain you were feeling at that moment. For some this achievement is a goal and for others it is not. It's at that moment where you realize..hey..I can do this..or I am doing this...or...I didn't realize I had it in me to push myself. Its almost like a whole new world opens up for you. When I see the media giving you another reason to be afraid. You know what I hear..."You are not strong enough." and the scary thing for me is..we believe it......Well until there is that one moment where we find out that we are strong enough. I firmly believe that certain events in our lives happen for a reason and are opportunities for personal growth. Whether or not we chose to use that event as an opportunity for growth is entirely an individual choice.
