The Effects Of Fear On The Physical Body

The human being is psychosomatic by nature - what that means is that our
health is deeply influenced by our behavior, thoughts, emotions and social
relationships. Therefore, in order to experience good health, we should
care for our life style, our mental, sentimental, emotional and relational
world, as well as our communication. Fear is bad for our health. It
manifests itself in the form of anger and promotes coronary diseases. Fear
suppressed for a long time ends up producing diseases such as cancer. Apart
from cancer and heart attacks, there are other illnesses brought on by
fear: addictions, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, irritability, nervous
breakdowns, memory loss, gastritis, back pains, baldness, diarrhea,
sciatica, crying attacks, alcoholism, constipation, hypertension, cystitis
(bladder inflammation), vomiting, palpitations, digestive disorders, ulcers
and migraines.

*When we get old, our neurons do not die, but rather the connections
between them disappear*, that is what recent scientific research suggests.
The neuronal connections or synapses keep us lively and young. *When we
have pleasant experiences, such as during meditation or when we are on a
holiday or are surrounded by friends or while working in a team, some
examples of activities in which we feel happy, the neuronal connections are
more fluid.* However, the lights go out when we feel fear. It is an emotion
that is capable of slowing down and blocking the electrical impulses
between the neurons. With fear we are less creative and we get older more
quickly. If we do not want to suffer illnesses (or want our illnesses to
get worse) we should learn to manage and overcome fear.