Healing Metaphors A-Z - Meningitis

Meningitis
Meningitis is the inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. It represents where we are disillusioned about something that we consider central to our life, which has led to anger, disappointment and death temptation. Meningitis can point to a surfacing core memory where we felt unsafe and unprotected. Our conflict comes from feeling emotionally attacked in such a way that it steals our courage and makes us fearful. It can stem from feelings of unrequited love or from not getting what we were trying to get. This can happen in spite of having acted in the correct, prescribed way to get it. We feel a frustration or anger from not getting what we want. Our conflicts stem from an unwillingness to move on. While every illness has a relationship component, this one may place emphasis more on our purpose, career or ‘doing’ side.

Chuck Spezzano and Janie Ticehurst, Healing the Body Through Mind and Metaphor