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October 2009 
How do your emotions affect your body?
Posted on Oct 20th, 2008
by 
J~E~S~S
J~E~S~S
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for October 20, 2008:
My emotions are intimately intertwined with my body. My fear or anger is seen on my facial expressions, and is transmuted into pain in between my scapulas. My joy is also seen on my face and posture.
Our emotions shape our bodies and faces so much that many studies have been done to validate the effects. Men with excess anger end up with compromised lung functioning. Stress and depression increase disease progression.
Scientifically determining how emotions influence health. Health Emotions Research Institute.
Good attitude is one of the top five conditions of long life and good health.
I have a page devoted to emotions and your health in the news at my own web site, Live on Purpose. I list out five or six news articles that highlight the relationship between, you guessed it, emotions and your health.
One fibromyalgia web site FibromyalgiaHelp4us said it best:
Our emotions shape our bodies and faces so much that many studies have been done to validate the effects. Men with excess anger end up with compromised lung functioning. Stress and depression increase disease progression.
Scientifically determining how emotions influence health. Health Emotions Research Institute.
Good attitude is one of the top five conditions of long life and good health.
I have a page devoted to emotions and your health in the news at my own web site, Live on Purpose. I list out five or six news articles that highlight the relationship between, you guessed it, emotions and your health.
One fibromyalgia web site FibromyalgiaHelp4us said it best:
One needs to realize that all of the physical pain and other symptoms are connected to your emotional & mental state. NO - I'm not saying it's all in your head! I know better - but I do know that when I am in pain or tired, I am depressed or at least irritable and when I'm not happy, the pain gets worse. It is a vicious cycle that can seem never-ending. I will go more into that on the Emotional & Mental Health page of this website.
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Wonderful work, Jessica. I really like your website.
Thanks Meenakshi! I'll work on finding/fixing some of those broken links soon!
Hi Jessica,
I want to have coffee over e mail when we can schedule it some time.I really am impressed with your web design and would like to spotlight it for you.
Thanks for being there. I feel normal when I am in your space. That is a big thing to me. Much love, Kathy
I'd love to chat, Kathy! Thanks for everything. I have Gmail chat, and Windows Messenger, and Facebook chat.
Hi Jessica. I so agree with what you've posted here. Emotions are intertwined with the body in so many ways. When we listen to what the body is saying, so much awareness opens up. Thanks for offering this.
Thanks, Kathy. Here are the two Kathy's I know on Gaia, posting together on the same page!
Yes, to become more aware of your own mental state, you can look at it in two ways: how am I feeling emotionally now? and how am I feeling physically now?