stress illness - si

Namaste, I have had IBS/Constipation/Migraine/Backache for about 20 years, and none since the last 20 days. Here are my 2 cents - Background - Had a difficult childhood, my personality was not emotionally integrated. Had difficulty in dealing with people and situations; so digestive problem...

This is a re-post of an article that avik found. Many thanks! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1520590/

Originally written by Dr. Schubiner on January 1, 2014 Deborah Amos, a reporter for National Public Radio, gave a talk recently about her work in the Middle East. She was discussing the tense and contentious negotiations between the United States and Iraq regarding Iraq’s nuclear...

I was wondering: if I generally experience pain when I'm knowingly stressed or anxious how does repression have a role? I KNOW I'm nervous, mad, anxious, rushed... I don't feel repressed in the slightest, rather activated & painful (flared up). Today's article reveals this statement: "Dr...

Originally posted: July 15, 2015 David Schechter, MD Researchers in Belgium found that that certain psychological factors were associated with infections in the gut after inadvertent exposure to contaminated water. Specifically, anxiety and somatization were associated, but not...

Originally written by Dr. Schubiner on September 21, 2009 More on the “contagiousness” of Mind Body syndrome: Over the past couple of years, a new line of research has been developed which documents that certain disorders are socially contagious. Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler have...

Being courageous, looking for the positive and asking for help when necessary are all very helpful things to remember when recovering from Stress Illness. Full story here…. Last year I attended a seminar being run by Richard McCann whose Mother was the Yorkshire Ripper’s first victim. I heard...

It is widely recognised that tension headaches are caused feeling overwhelmed by the pressure we find ourselves under, yet we now recognise that stress causes significantly more chronic health problems than just the odd headache. Is it any surprise though when you consider the amount of demands...

Walt: Who isn’t in pain from emotional stress that can bring on physical stress? They both can and usually do come from TMS repressed emotions. But this article also can help us, talking about how to calm down our hectic, stressful lives. I’m not watching television news, which is helping...

Originally Written by Dr. Schubiner on February 12, 2009 Naming an illness can be one of the most critical aspects of caring for someone, especially if the illness falls into the category of stress-related illnesses.It is a universal truth that anyone with medical symptoms wants and in fact...

When pain symptoms begin to ease up, did anyone experience lots of anxiety or chest pains?

My back started severe spasm on Saturday. This happened almost 2 years ago (not as severe then). At that time I read Dr. Sarnos book after seeing my PCP who indicated it was just spasms nothing physically wrong. Hadn't had any recurrence til Saturday. Read his book again, and have been...

This is a question about IBS and TMS. As background, I've suffered from TMS back pain and anxiety which was helped with self-help techniques and therapy. I don't like to say cured because I still have episodes but I know it's TMS so they usually go away pretty quickly. In the last few years...

Hi All, I just wanted to share the following with you which I received from Georgie Oldfield MCSP. This week we have finally been able to launch the website for theSIRPA conference in April next year. Although the event is aimed at health professionals, we are opening it up to the public...

For anyone interested in Dr. Gabor Maté, here's a longer (50-ish minute) talk he gave on how stress can cause disease. He gave another version of this talk, adapted for caregivers (I think for a particular conference?). Parts of it are the same as the first talk he gives, but it's clearly...