Table of Contents

Table of Contents Help

The tabs on the right are shortcuts to where you have been:

  • Previous Screen
  • Previous Articles
  • Previous Categories
  • Start Page
  • Hide Entire Menu

Swiping to the left will take you to the previous screen.

The folder icon indicates that more content is available. Click on the icon or the associated text, or swipe to the right to see the additional content.

Answers

Questions and Answers

Is There Scientific Evidence That Emotional Stress Weakens Our Immune Systems?

"Psychologists in the field of "psychoneuroimmunology" have shown that state of mind affects one's state of health."

Question: 

It seems logical that emotional stress such as anger, resentment, guilt, grief, fear depression and the like would weaken our immune systems. Is there any scientific evidence for this?

Answer: 

Gary Craig logoYes... lots. In fact, medicine is quite aware that these emotional stressors often create cascades of "negative chemistry" (my term) within our human bodies. For example, Adrenalin and Cortisol go out of balance AND countless other chemical reactions and repair mechanisms become seriously compromised. These emotions create quite a mess within and it is my experience that they are major contributors, if not THE causes, to our diseases.

This is also intuitive common sense and is born out by the numerous results and "Impossible" Healings that we have published on our website.

For the scientifically mlnded, here is an article on this topic from the American Psychological Association...

Stress Weakens the Immune System

Stressed out? Lonely or depressed? Don't be surprised if you come down with something. Psychologists in the field of "psychoneuroimmunology" have shown that state of mind affects one's state of health.

In the early 1980s, psychologist Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD, and immunologist Ronald Glaser, PhD, of the Ohio State University College of Medicine, were intrigued by animal studies that linked stress and infection. From 1982 through 1992, these pioneer researchers studied medical students. Among other things, they found that the students' immunity went down every year under the simple stress of the three-day exam period. Test takers had fewer natural killer cells, which fight tumors and viral infections. They almost stopped producing immunity-boosting gamma interferon and infection-fighting T-cells responded only weakly to test-tube stimulation.

Those findings opened the floodgates of research. By 2004, Suzanne Segerstrom, PhD, of the University of Kentucky, and Gregory Miller, PhD, of the University of British Columbia, had nearly 300 studies on stress and health to review. Their meta-analysis discerned intriguing patterns. Lab studies that stressed people for a few minutes found a burst of one type of "first responder" activity mixed with other signs of weakening. For stress of any significant duration - from a few days to a few months or years, as happens in real life - all aspects of immunity went downhill. Thus long-term or chronic stress, through too much wear and tear, can ravage the immune system.

Read more

NEED MORE HELP?

Gary CraigRead my free e-book, The Unseen Therapist for a solid understanding of our latest advancement, Optimal EFT.

Join our Optimal EFT Course Membership for professionals and self-help students. High-End puts you in the top 1% of all EFT'ers in the world. Taught by me (founder). Anyone can master it. ln-depth work. 30-day money-back guarantee. Touch the World. 

Engage one of our highly trained, certified, Official EFT Practitioners.

Sign up for my Free Support Newsletter.

Review some of our Answers & "Impossible" Healings

© Gary Craig
All Rights Reserved