Illness is a disturbing condition. It deals a serious blow to vital physiological and psychological processes that a person is not very aware of when he is healthy. Especially someone with a chronic illness - begins to realize the limits of their body through this illness. Intuition and teachings based on the wisdom of the ancients relate physical ailments to a person's personality structure and psychological state - especially stress. However, modern medicine - when it comes to the mind and body - can overlook the person's emotional conditions before the disease begins or how these affect the course and final state of the disease. This book strikingly reveals the effects of stress on our health, especially the hidden stresses we create unconsciously as a result of conditioning from our childhood years that are so deep and skillfully placed that they can be considered a part of our true self. So how does stress turn into disease? What are the costs of emotional stress? What does suppressing our emotions cause us to lose? How do the dynamics of repression within us work? How do the ways people condition their lives contribute to their illness? Dr. Gabor Maté explains how the mind and body actually form a whole - through the biographies of his patients and in the light of scientific data that everyone can understand. While drawing attention to the interaction of mind and body - the inseparable integrity of emotions and physiology in disease and health throughout life - it offers striking examples from case studies of multiple sclerosis - rheumatism - cancer - Alzheimer's. An essential read for anyone who wants to regain and maintain their health.
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