Psychological causes of disease. Video
More and more often, not only from psychologists, but also from doctors, one can hear that diseases are caused by nerves. Well, if not all, then at least 80%. However, few people can clearly explain how this mechanism works, although perhaps science will soon be able to do it.
Psychological causes of illness
The connection between emotions and physiology
Diseases caused by upset nerves are called psychosomatic diseases. The possibility of their existence is due to how the human body reacts to images and thoughts, even if they have nothing to do with reality. Examples include cases of imaginary pregnancy, when a woman mistakenly believed that she was expecting a child, and her body reacted with appropriate symptoms. With a sharp fright or severe stress, people sometimes turn partially or completely gray. Another frequently cited example: it is enough to imagine some kind of tasty food in your mouth to start salivating.
When a person is inspired, is in anticipation of a pleasant meeting or a long-awaited event, he has a lot of energy and a blush on his cheeks.
In a state of stress and depression, when receiving bad news, a person feels tired, trembling in the arms and legs
If a person really does not want to go to an event, he may suddenly “catch a cold” or he will have indigestion, as a form of self-sabotage. This often happens to children who want to take a break from school and receive their portion of care from their mother.
Based on this, one can imagine how long-term traumatic situations and difficult thoughts act. In certain places, muscle clamps are created, blood circulation is disturbed, the work of certain organs is disturbed, hormonal balance is disturbed.
Long-term stay in such a state cannot but affect health not only in the psychological sense, but also in the physiological one.
Today psychosomatic diseases often include oncology, bronchial asthma, various skin diseases (eczema), stomach ulcers, chronic digestive problems, frequent headaches and migraines, nervous tics, cardiovascular diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
Turning to psychology, you can understand the mechanisms of the emergence of problems on the basis of nerves. One of the most common reasons is an internal conflict that destroys a person’s peace. It can be a conflict between aspirations and opportunities, between desires and a sense of duty.
If a woman lives with a partner that she does not like or has offended her, she may develop a skin disease or skin rashes, as a protest against physical contact with an unpleasant person.
Another reason is to receive some kind of benefit from the ailment, for example, love and care from loved ones, the ability to relieve oneself of responsibility for one’s life.
A dangerous emotion is feelings of guilt, which can cause a person to subconsciously punish themselves on a physical level with the help of an illness. The emotions of fear and hatred and resentment are also very destructive.
The desire to suppress emotions often leads to overeating and obesity as well. This is due to the fact that during the digestion of food, the body temporarily switches its attention to digestion, and anxiety is slightly reduced.
At risk are people who do not allow themselves to express emotions and accumulate everything in themselves. When the limit is reached, disease arises. If a person holds back for a long time, does not express himself and does not express his thoughts and opinions, he may experience ailments in the neck and throat area.