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Studies on how stress affects our immune system and cardiovascular health goes to show that health is more than just about our body; it also has something to with our emotional well-being[1]. Published by Hypnosis in London on 4 April 2016, written by Malminder Gill.

As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), mental or emotional health refers to the state of well-being on which a person realizes his or her potential and is capable of coping with the stresses in life.

There are several factors that can affect one’s emotional well-being. Aside from relationships and sense of purpose, one’s physical health also affects one’s emotional well-being.

Emotional and physical health are closely related to each other. It’s impossible to remove one in the equation. Any change in either of them affects the other.

How Emotional Health Affects Physical Health

Our emotions don’t just affect us psychologically but also physically. Several studies have proven that negative emotions also affect our health negatively.

In one study, it shows how emotions and stress can have an impact on the body’s immune function[2]. The research involves men and women who were asked to recall the best and worst events of their lives. The subjects were then given with flu shots. For several weeks, their antibody levels were measured. Those who dwell on distressing episodes of their lives were shown to have low levels of antibody while those who recalled more their happy memories have shown to have higher levels of antibody.

Negative response to stress is shown to affect cardiovascular health. Several studies revealed that those who are highly stressed, be it at work, personal relationships, or in dealing with finances and disaster are at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease[3].

Take Care of Your Emotional Health

Taking care of your emotional health is one of the best decisions you can do to your overall well-being. Just like in taking care of your physical health, emotional health requires some effort and dedication. It may not be easy but it’s worth every effort.

Here are some ways on how you can boost your emotional health:

  1. Cultivate meaningful relationships
    There is a strong evidence showing how vital healthy relationships are to one’s overall health and well-being[4]. Those with strong social relationships are less likely to catch an infection, die prematurely, and are able to deal with stress better. So, reach out and learn to cultivate and grow relationships with other people.
  1.  Practice gratitude
    Practicing gratitude doesn’t just improve psychological health but is also shown to improve physical health. Grateful people are shown to sleep better and take care of themselves than those who often see the negative side of things.
  1. Learn to deal with repetitive thoughts
    Worrying is an unhealthy mental habit. It drains your energy, makes you anxious, and trigger other negative emotions like fear and depression. Learning to deal with these repetitive thoughts effectively can help boost your emotional health.
  1. Get enough sleep
    Sleep is the simplest way to improve your emotional health. Studies have shown how sleep deprivation can affect one’s mood. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found out that when sleep-deprived subjects resumed to normal sleep, a dramatic improvement on their mood is seen[5].
  1. Address emotional distress
    The body has its ways of telling you that you’re distressed. When you’re having sleep disturbances, unexplained weight loss, and when you’re having unexplained physical symptoms like headache, stomach upset, and chronic pain, then you’re more likely under stress.

According to research, stress and negative emotions can directly affect the production of proinflammatory cytokines[6]. It also affects the immune function which explains why negative emotions and stressful situations place you at greater risk of a wide array of health problems.

This is why it’s important to learn to address distress before it escalates. Dissociation and distracting techniques are some of the strategies you can use to reduce distress on the spot.

In hypnotherapy, where clients are placed in a trance state, the dissociation and distracting techniques are used. When a person is under a hypnotic state, he/she is dissociated and enters into an altered state of consciousness.

By getting the client into his/her subconscious mind, the part that controls his/her fear and pain response, we , the hypnotherapist, can talk directly to the part that needs to be reached. Putting the client in a trance state also allows us to provide suggestions to elicit positive change from the person.

At Hypnosis in London, I provide guided hypnosis to clients dealing with different issues including fear, phobia, and panic attacks. Using effective hypnotherapy and NLP techniques, I treat the root cause of the emotions that cause distress to the client.

Every client receives personalized treatment and a warm, accepting environment is provided. To know more how I work with my clients, you can check out these reviews from the people I’ve worked with.

One could not truly say that he/she is healthy if one aspect of health is left behind. It’s hard to ignore emotional troubles as they find ways to manifest themselves physically. So, if you’re having a difficult time dealing with them, then don’t hesitate to seek professional help. We can help you.

References:
[1] Stewart-Brown, Sarah. “Emotional Wellbeing And Its Relation To Health : Physical Disease May Well Result From Emotional Distress”. BMJ : British Medical Journal 317.7173 (1998): 1608. Web. 2 Apr. 2016.
[2] Rosenkranz, M. A. et al. “Affective Style And In Vivo Immune Response: Neurobehavioral Mechanisms”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100.19 (2003): 11148-11152. Web. 2 Apr. 2016.
[3] “Hearts And Minds: How Stress And Negative Emotions Affect The Heart”. Patient Education Center. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 Apr. 2016.
[4] Jaremka, Lisa M. et al. “Loneliness Predicts Pain, Depression, And Fatigue: Understanding The Role Of Immune Dysregulation”. Psychoneuroendocrinology 38.8 (2013): 1310-1317. Web. 2 Apr. 2016.
[5] “Sleep And Mood | Need Sleep”. Healthysleep.med.harvard.edu. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 Apr. 2016.
[6] “Emotions, Morbidity, And Mortality: New Perspectives From Psychoneuroimmunology – Annual Review Of Psychology, 53(1):83”. Annualreviews.org. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 Apr. 2016.
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