Science is beginning to acknowledge that the mind and the body may be interconnected. They are beginning to question whether a person’s emotions can affect their physiology, and therefore a cause of some diseases.
Although genetics, environmental and toxin exposure certainly do play a role in some medical conditions, it is possible that the expression of the disease may be modulated by emotional factors.
Research in PsychoEndoNeuroImmunology (PENI) shows that stress affects the cells in the nervous system, endocrine system, and immune system. And our level of stress which controls those bodily systems is controlled by the subconscious mind.
By working with the subconscious mind with Medical Hypnosis, the side-effect from medications can be minimised and the improvements from traditional medications can be enhanced for conditions like cancer, rheumatological diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, and many others. Medical hypnosis can also help improve the functioning of your immune system, which is of vital importance in a multitude of diseases.
Negative emotions like fear, stress, worry, and grief are common experiences but can worsen your experience of pain but can be improved with hypnosis.
Medical Hypnosis is not meant to take the place of traditional medical treatments. But when combined with other interventions, the results can exceed expectations.
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As you can see from the studies to follow, there seems to be an association between emotions, personality types, and chronic diseases. This may be one of the ways Medical Hypnosis can help improve chronic diseases according to published studies you can see here.
A widely accepted theory is that persistent stress triggers numerous illnesses.
Chronic psychological stress and depression are associated with type 2 diabetes as you can see here.
Studies have found an increased frequency of sudden cardiac death and heart attack in relation to catastrophes such as an earthquake or war, suggesting that psychological and emotional stress brought on by such disasters can trigger cardiac events as you can see here.
It is becoming more widely accepted that persistent stress can triggers illnesses and problems with imune function.
And immune dysfunction may not be limited to these diseases. Data suggest that immune dysregulation may be one core mechanism for a spectrum of conditions associated with aging, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, Type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and frailty and functional decline; production of proinflammatory cytokines that influence these and other conditions can be stimulated directly by negative emotions.
Other diseases as Multiple Sclerosis is an auto-immune process and diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s may also have an autoimmune basis.
Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune inflammatory disease: prospects for its integrative management. Kidd PM. Altern Med Rev. 2001 Dec;6(6):540-66.
Is Parkinson’s an Autoimmune Disease? Attack by Own Immune System May Kill Neurons in Parkinson’s. Columbia University Medical Center Newsroom. Susan Conova / April 17, 2014
http://newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu/blog/2014/04/17/parkinsons-autoimmune-disease/
Add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of autoimmune diseases. Med Hypotheses. 2005;64(3):458-63. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15617848
Other diseases as Multiple Sclerosis is an auto-immune process and diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s may also have an auto-immune basis as you can see in the following studies
Is Parkinson’s an Autoimmune Disease? Attack by Own Immune System May Kill Neurons in Parkinson’s. Columbia University Medical Center Newsroom. Susan Conova / April 17, 2014
Add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of autoimmune diseases. D’Andrea MR1. Med Hypotheses. 2005;64(3):458-63.
There is a definite relationship between autoimmune diseases and personality traits in women.
There is a Type A personality type described as ambitious, rigidly organized, impatient, highly status-conscious, take on more than they can handle, anxious, and concerned with time management. They are often high-achieving workaholics, push themselves with deadlines, and hate delays. Type A personality types are more likely to have hypertension, heart attack and a stroke.
Type C Personality is also described as the Cancer Personality who are depressed, angry and afraid to express their emotions. Type C’s are the polar opposite of Type A’s; as Type C’s are non-emotional, non-assertive, and appease others to the point of self-effacement and self-sacrifice. Type C’s may have an increased risk of cancer.
Type D behavior is characterized by the tendency to experience negative emotions and to inhibit these emotions while avoiding social contacts with others.
A French study describes an “auto-immune disease personality.” The study compared 40 women who presented with auto-immune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, polymyositis, Sjögren’s syndrome, vasculitis and mixed connective tissue diseases consisting of combined features of scleroderma, myositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis, with a control group of 41 women without the auto-immune disease. The study showed that all 40 patients who had auto-immune diseases differed from the control group by their unobtrusiveness, self-deprecation, hyper-conformability and excessive kindness. There was a tendency toward contradiction and intolerance in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome and a lack of aggressiveness combined with a feeling of inferiority in patients with vasculitis. The study confirmed that patients with auto-immune diseases are psychologically fragile and suggested that a psychological intervention should be examined. Dupond JL1, Humbert P, Taillard C; Relationship between autoimmune diseases and personality traits in women. Presse Med. 1990 Dec 22-29;19(44):2019-22.
The study also suggested that immune dysfunction may not be limited to these diseases. Research suggests that negative emotions stimulate proinflammatory cytokines that can contribute to a host of conditions associated with “normal” aging, including arthritis, cardiovascular disease, cancers, type 2 diabetes, functional decline, and frailty. Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser and Lynanne McGuire; Psychoneuroimmunology: Psychological Influences on Immune Function and Health. Ohio State University College of Medicine. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2002 Jun;70(3):537-47.
Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s may also have an auto-immune basis. These, like the other auto-immune diseases, may be helped with psychological interventions.
Kidd PM. Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune inflammatory disease: prospects for its integrative management. Altern Med Rev. 2001 Dec;6(6):540-66
Susan Conova; Is Parkinson’s an Autoimmune Disease? Attack by Own Immune System May Kill Neurons in Parkinson’s. Columbia University Medical Center Newsroom. April 17, 2014 http://newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu/blog/2014/04/17/parkinsons-autoimmune-disease/
D’Andrea MR; Add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of autoimmune diseases. Med Hypotheses. 2005;64(3):458-63. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15617848
Other References:
Psychoneuroimmunology: Psychological Influences on Immune Function and Health. Ohio State University College of Medicine. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2002 Jun;70(3):537-47. Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser and Lynanne McGuire; http://www.uppitysciencechick.com/kiecolt-glaser_pni_jccp.pdf
Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune inflammatory disease: prospects for its integrative management. Kidd PM. Altern Med Rev. 2001 Dec;6(6):540-66.
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