A long held tenet of psychosomatic medicine is that what cannot be spoken will be expressed through the body. Thus when anger or another emotion is suppressed, physical symptoms may develop: pain in parts of the body, anxiety symptoms such as fearing that one is about to faint, skin conditions, even eye symptoms (ocular migraine). This discomfort may develop when positive strivings which conflict with injunctions from early childhood parenting are felt. If healthy assertiveness was then condemned, confidence became eroded and the belief that one was worthy of love may fail to develop. The unconscious is powerful and one must respect its power.