{"id":135872,"date":"2024-11-24T16:50:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T20:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=135872"},"modified":"2024-11-26T17:01:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T21:01:43","slug":"mind-body-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/mind-body-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindbody Disorders: How They Develop From Emotional Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How do mindbody disorders develop? What happens when the mind tries to suppress deep-rooted emotions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to John E. Sarno, repressed stress and unconscious emotional factors like anger, anxiety, or trauma can lead to physical symptoms. These physical symptoms then manifest into mindbody disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn how mindbody disorders progress over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-mindbody-disorders-develop\"><strong>How Mindbody Disorders Develop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, the mind tries to repress or suppress deep-seated emotional issues and stressors that are difficult to face consciously, which creates a state of unconscious emotional tension. In fact, that\u2019s why Sarno titled this book <em>The Divided Mind<\/em>: He says that mindbody disorders originate from the conscious and unconscious parts of your mind working against each other.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To distract from this underlying tension, the brain produces physiological symptoms<\/strong>\u2014for example, reduced blood flow, oxygen deprivation, or muscle spasms. These physiological changes manifest as pain, headaches, gastrointestinal problems, fatigue, and other symptoms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Psychosomatic symptoms are recognized and fairly common, believed to affect anywhere from <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21521-psychosomatic-disorder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5% to 7% of the population<\/a>. They also appear more frequently in people with stressful or unstable lifestyles, as well as people with psychological conditions like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. However, the wider medical community doesn\u2019t share Sarno\u2019s certainty about how and why psychosomatic disorders happen\u2014there\u2019s currently no scientific consensus about precisely how mental stress turns into physical symptoms.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Sarno, when you suffer from these symptoms and seek medical help, you\u2019re usually diagnosed with some kind of physical illness and treated accordingly. However, since the root cause is psychological, such treatment doesn\u2019t solve the underlying problem, and the symptoms inevitably come back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, Sarno criticizes contemporary medicine for overemphasizing physical abnormalities as the root causes of pain. He argues that <strong>neglecting people\u2019s underlying psychology often leads to unnecessary medical treatments and surgeries,<\/strong> which could be avoided with a better understanding of mindbody disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Aside from failing to help patients in need, unnecessary medical procedures are an enormous economic drain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgpf.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/almost-25-percent-of-healthcare-spending-is-considered-wasteful-heres-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">especially in the United States<\/a> where Sarno practiced. A 2019 study concluded that about a quarter of US health care spending <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/article-abstract\/2752664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">could be considered wasteful<\/a>, accounting for an estimated $760 billion to $935 billion annually. Of that, anywhere from $76 billion to $101 billion per year is due to \u201clow-value care,\u201d meaning unneeded treatments that either don\u2019t help or\u2014in some cases\u2014cause further harm to the patient.)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do mindbody disorders develop? What happens when the mind tries to suppress deep-rooted emotions? According to John E. Sarno, repressed stress and unconscious emotional factors like anger, anxiety, or trauma can lead to physical symptoms. These physical symptoms then manifest into mindbody disorders. 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