Would you like to comment on this article or view other readers' comments? Register Sign in. Good Life. Your mind can actually trick your body into believing you are sick. Photo: iStock. Well, sometimes it really is. According to psychiatrist Tony Sutherland, it can. Next Article. Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
They were unhealthy not because of bad genes or poor habits or rotten luck, but because they were lonely or miserable in their relationships, stressed about work, freaked out about their finances or profoundly depressed. On the flip side, I had other patients who ate junk, forgot to take their supplements, rarely exercised and enjoyed seemingly perfect health.
Their responses revealed that their lives were filled with love, fun, meaningful work, creative expression, spiritual connection and other traits that differentiated them from the sick health enthusiasts. Next Page: What's really making you sick? That's when I narrowed it down to two questions I would ask patients at their appointments: "What do you think might lie at the root of your illness?
While many patients weren't ready to do what their intuition told them their bodies needed, my bravest patients made radical changes. Some quit their jobs. Others left their marriages. Some moved to new cities or towns. Others pursued long-suppressed dreams. The results these patients achieved were astonishing. Sometimes, a list of illnesses would disappear, often quickly.
Even smaller steps, like talking to a boss about workplace problems or seeing a marriage counselor, helped. I was in awe. But I shouldn't have been surprised: I had healed myself in much the same way. By the time I was in my 20s, I had been diagnosed with multiple health conditions, including high blood pressure and precancerous changes on my cervix. At 33, I was burned out, thanks to my career in a busy obstetrics and gynecology practice.
I wound up leaving my job, selling my house and liquidating my retirement account. My husband, baby and I moved from chaotic San Diego to a small, sleepy town in Northern California, where I spent two years digging into the root causes of my illness, diagnosing what needed to be changed and mustering up the courage to take action.
As a result, my health conditions either completely resolved or drastically improved. The get-well RX This is not "woo-woo" metaphysics here. A bsolutely. I think you can psych yourself out over virtually anything.
The brain is a very powerful thing! Alias xsicajess. I 'd say "yes" I ate chili cheese Fritos while finishing up The Dark Half by Stephen King and I guess the graphic nature turned my tummy and threw up after reading through the end where the bad guy got torn to shreds. W hen I feel physically or emotionally sick, I always feel the need to get in a really hot shower. What do you do instinctively to comfort yourself when you're feeling sick?
W hen you call someone to inform them you are sick, do you make yourself sound worst then you really are? D o you ever feel like your body is way freakin' older than you are? I f the color black doesn't even cover enough of the body then how can it make you hotter. A re you eating a Big Mac You should be ashamed of yourself.
H ow often do you find yourself getting sick? C an you make yourself think that you love someone when really you don't? W hen was the last time you weighed yourself?
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