I definately believe that emotions and how we deal with them can have an effect on where and why disease forms in our
bodies. I love the work of Carolyn Myss and Dr Mona Lisa Schultz on this. I think its hard for any of us to totally eliminate
this effect though. Its good to be aware of it although what I don't like is the way sometimes, there is a sense of guilt
that people may feel for getting sick. As if dealing with a particular situation in your life incorrectly led you to a certain
disease. But if you read some of the books on this and case studies, its pretty hard to not conclude that certain illnesses
do seem to corelate with differant regions of our bodies. I do sense that there is more to it than just the simple explanation
that you might think of.
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That's very interesting, but I want to point out that a lot of people have "allergic" reactions to the candles/incense burned in churches/temples. I used to sing in a choir and half way through I'd get so overwhelmed by the heat and incense I'd almost faint. Sometimes get sick to my stomach. My choir director explained that it happens to a lot of people, not just singers... it's a common but not widely thought about allergy, like cigarette smoke (which I am also allergic to).  

Now I could analyze the possible psychological triggers:

Church: could be blamed on my mother's pressure to worship a certain way (not Catholic) and my being forced to go to Catholic school by my father's side. I never felt I belonged there anyway. My allergy could have been to Catholicism in general ...

Cigarette smoke: I knew it was very unhealthy even at a very young age. My father smoked and every time I got a whiff my throat felt dry and I got a headache. Only with Marlboro Reds and one other brand I can't remember. Ever since, if I smell those brands, my symptoms start... Newports, menthol brands, etc. don't bother me at all (unless I inhale a lot ). Doctors say there's just something in the "reds" I am allergic to (as , they have found, many other people to be). My allergy could be to the idea of smoking... or fear of my father's health diminishing and losing him, which has always been my biggest fear.

But really who can say? I am allergic to wool .... I have no possible psychological reason for that... found out the hard way one Christmas when I got a new sweater, put it on and broke out in a rash. I didn't know it was wool until we analyzed the tag to find out why.

I think that some (maybe most) things can be "mind over matter". Maybe everything can be, but there are those that are just too difficult for most people to control. No matter how much I "want" to wear wool, it will always itch.  Maybe I can "block out" the sensation so I don't FEEL it, but the skin irritation is still occuring.

Hope that made sense and I didn't ramble too much. Great topic! I just don't believe those "reasons" to be exclusive, though I'm sure they are sometimes the case.

90% of physical illness are psychosymatic.(sp)
which means that our illnesses are primarily an effect from a experience we have been through that has seeded in our subconscious
the key is to find out what experience has caused this effect and correct it so that we no longer have the illness or reaction attached to the
experience.

it is a very interesting study and is covered during Hypnosis courses so that you can help others overcome experience.


Love and Light
ravenuriel~