Link Bewteen Our Emotions And Our Health

Burying emotions without processing them in a healthy way can cause a host of negative feelings, such as anxiety, fear, insecurity, anger, and sadness, as well as physical problems. In traditional Chinese medicine, there are five negative emotions that correspond [...]

Burying emotions without processing them in a healthy way can cause a host of negative feelings, such as anxiety, fear, insecurity, anger, and sadness, as well as physical problems. In traditional Chinese medicine, there are five negative emotions that correspond with areas of the body. When the energy in each area of the body becomes blocked or stagnant, the body suffers.

* The energy in the lungs is weakened by sadness. This can result in asthma, shortness of breath, a propensity to catch colds or flu, and fatigue.
* The liver is damaged by feelings of anger and irritability. We may experience depression, muscle cramps, or headaches.
* The spleen is associated with anxiety. Weak spleen energy is said to cause us to worry too much about things, especially those we cannot control. Physical signs include digestive problems, edema, sinus congestion, or skin rashes.
* When kidney chi is weak, we can feel scared. This may show itself in the body as fatigue, urinary problems, back and knee problems, or sexual difficulties.
* The energy in the heart can become imbalanced, and excessive joy (mania) is a negative emotion. We may experience insomnia, restlessness, and inability to concentrate.

The energy flow, when blocked in one area, affects other areas as well, because everything in our bodies is connected and the health of one part depends upon the health of the others.

According to this theory, when our bodily energy is low, it increases our more difficult emotions. Conversely, when we experience negative emotions, it weakens our energy centers and throws them out of balance. We can see how interrelated our minds and bodies really are. What we are feeling influences our body’s health, and our body’s health influences our mind’s well-being.

When our feelings of sadness, anger, anxiety, or fear are suppressed, it can be devastating for our health. To ensure optimal health , and that you are balanced in mind and body, you need to recognize your emotions, process them, and release them. You can’t not have emotions. Even the most even-tempered, content people experience negative emotions; the key is to acknowledge them and not allow them to remain trapped inside.

A study done by Duke University Medical Center looked at patients with atherosclerosis. Researchers found that those who were isolated – those without emotional support from a spouse or friend – had a 50 percent mortality rate over 5 years compared with a 17 percent mortality rate for those with this crucial support.

* Researchers at the Montreal Heart Institute found that heart attack patients with depression had a 6-month mortality rate of 16 percent. Those who didn’t suffer from depression had a 3 percent rate. Dr. Andrew Littman, Harvard psychiatrist and director of behavioral medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Preventative Cardiology division, says of the findings:

“This was an important study because it showed that depression is an equally, if not more powerful predictor of mortality than having left ventricular dysfunction or a previous heart attack.”

Another interesting study, done by the University of Texas, found that people who suppressed emotion had their memory affected. Volunteers were shown a disturbing movie. After viewing the film, they were asked about their emotional states and how much effort they had put into hiding them. Researchers found that those who had put more effort into suppressing emotions (by masking their facial expressions) had worse recall of the movie. A follow-up study asked volunteers to watch a film of an adversarial conversation. Some were asked to intentionally distract themselves during the film, and others were asked to mask their facial expressions. Their memory of the conversation was then tested.

In a major study of 17,000 people, the link between emotions and health was investigated and revealed surprising (at least to the medical community) results. Each participant was asked if they had experienced an “adverse childhood experience,” or ACE, involving some sort of abuse or dysfunction in the family. Over half of the participants—those who had experienced one or more adverse childhood events—were four to 50 times more likely to have physical illnesses, ranging from heart disease, fractures, alcoholism, and diabetes to obesity or eating disorders, and more. The researchers said that the study “documents the conversion of traumatic emotional experiences in childhood into organic disease later in life.”

Source: Deborah King Center

This is the  reason that I got into intuitive life coaching. My life was created due to how I processed emotions. I am a big believer in we are who we create. Our emotions have such a huge impact on our health. With the on going study between mind and body there is no doubt that the two make a connection. This is why you may feel emotions of all sorts if you get a massage, do yoga, or even go on a detox diet. In fact, it is believed that our emotions attract diseases or illness. Much of our research has been on depression. Depression causes us to feel sadness, loneliness, and no sense of purpose. Treating it can go beyond taking medication.

Many classic alternative healing for depression can be:

-diet

-meditation or yoga ( to move energy that may be blocked)

-flower essences (to help change our beliefs that hold us in depression)

-Intuitive coaching ( often works on the energy body)

- acupuncture

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