Effects of Negative Thinking on the Body and Health
How does worry, cynical thinking, repressed emotions, low self-esteem and chronic stress affect our bodies?
In the book Switch On Your Brain, Dr. Caroline Leaf proposes that 75% to 98% of mental, physical, and behavioral illnesses come from one’s thought life.
Although that is a round estimate, researches prove that happy people (with positive emotions, absence of negative emotions) live longer. On the other hand, chronic stress decreases lifespan.
Looking at the World Health Organization (WHO) data, the last 20 years have seen a rise in non-communicable diseases, especially in the Americas and Europe. Research shows how negative thinking may negatively affect our bodies, being another factor making us vulnerable to non-communicable diseases.
Heart diseases still have remained the leading cause of death all over the world, according to WHO. But dementia (its’ most common form is Alzheimer’s disease) has stepped into the top 10 causes of death worldwide, ranking 3rd in both the Americas and Europe in 2019.
In my article, I aim to present how different ways of negative thinking may negatively affect our bodies and health. It is not medical advice. My purpose is to provide understanding…
