Ill Health Begins In The Mind – 3 Ways To Take Care Of Your Mind
Do you believe ill health begins in the mind ?
Are health issues related with mind?
I think, yes. I do believe mind is where the ill health or poor health begins. Why? Read this article till the end to know.
What Is Meaning of Ill Health ?
Ill health in short is sick. A person having many health issues like Headache, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Depression, etc can be said to have an ill health. These all are commonly observed diseases with many people around us.
You might think all of the mentioned diseases originates with physical action, habits, changes,etc.
But wait…
Diseases Which Begins In The Mind
Before getting to know how an ill health begins in the mind, let’s look at few examples of diseases which originates with mind. Here are some examples of Ill health begins in the mind.
1. Mental Health Diseases
Depression – A common disease which begins with the mind. In short, depression is a mental health disease in which the person experiences constant sadness, lack of interest in daily activities, loneliness, etc. Depression can cause due to various reasons but it is mainly associated with the mind.
More examples of diseases which begins with mind includes Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, etc.
All of these mental health diseases starts with mind. Be it due Overthinking, Trauma, Fear or Major loss. It always starts in the mind and affects very badly on physical health as well.
Also read: Why So Many Depressed?| How To Deal With It?
2. Addictions
We often say that a person is addicted to consuming Alcohol or Tobacco, etc. But if you observe deeply, that person is actually addicted to the feelings & sensations which are produced when it’s getting consumed.
So, an addict actually craves for that feeling or sensation and the happy brain chemicals. For ex: Dopamine, Endorphin, Oxytocin, etc.
We all are aware about the deadly heath issues faced by such addicts. And we can conclude that such issues are actually originated from mind.
Examples of addictions : Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs, etc.
3. Common Health Problems
Many common health problems from serious ones like Diabetes, Heart diseases to common ones like cold, headache also begins with mind.
What I mean by begins with mind here is Stress. Extreme Stress be it due to Workload, studies, relationships or any other stressful thing can affect one’s physical health badly.
And it’s proven by researchers that serious health diseases like Heart Diseases, Diabetes, Cancer, etc are caused due to stress. Stress weakens the immune system and makes one sick with Cold, Fever, Headache, etc.
Why does mind affect physical health
1. We Are Thinking All The Time
Literally, all the time. Even when you’re reading this you’re thinking about a lot of things. You are feeling different sensations and emotions right now.
And this is not only affecting on your mind but also your body. Each day we are thinking around 60,000 – 80,000 thoughts. These includes good thoughts, bad thoughts, past thoughts, future thoughts, etc.
All these thoughts affects in many ways on your body by Stress, Fear, Sadness, loneliness, etc. This is how many common yet dangerous health problems can arise.
2. We Are Having Different Experiences
Just like thinking, we are also experiencing a lot of different things on a daily basis. Good experiences, bad experiences both have a strong impact on one’s mind. It shapes a person’s behaviour, way of thinking, opinions, etc.
All these experiences affects our mind and further body in both good and bad way. Even if it seems like affecting only on mental level, it has effects on physical level as well.
For example: After a bad experience like loss of somone close will affect badly on mind. Slowly this will also be observed on physical health of that person.
3. We Are Reacting To Everything
Basically, this point is result of previous points of thoughts and experiences. Just like we are thinking thousands of thoughts and having many experiences, we are also reacting to all of them.
We are more of reactive in nature. So we react to all of our thoughts, experiences and situations. These reactions are sometimes so strong that it can harm us. Again, first on mental level and later on physical.
For example: After experiencing a bad day, a person keeps thinking about it over & over again. Later, this can lead to Headache, High blood pressure,etc.
You saw how that person’s reaction to a bad day affected his health?
Hope you’ve got the whole point of why the mind has strong impact and effects on physical health.
Now, let’s look at some simple ways you can avoid your mind affecting on physical health
How To Take Care Of Your Mind
1. Include A Spiritual Activity In Your Daily Routine
Having a Spiritual activity in your daily routine will help you to deal with negativity in better way. It will relax your mind and make you feel happier.
