Can one suffer physically from emotional or mental issues? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

jthm · 10-13-2004, 02:27 AM

So I've had a flu/fever for almost a week now, my insomnia has been taken to extremes as well as my headaches. Just wondering if this could be tied into other areas such as stress or emotional problems etc..

SecretMethod70 · 10-13-2004, 02:30 AM

short answer: absolutely.

Irishsean · 10-13-2004, 02:47 AM

Stress almost always slops over into the physical realm, cuaisng everything from insomnia to heart-attacks.

CoachAlan · 10-13-2004, 03:44 AM

I haven't been sick since February 5, 2001, and I would say that it's almost entirely due to a lack of stress in my life.

Dark Assailant · 10-13-2004, 03:50 AM

Yeah, the end results can become physical. Take care of yourself. Drink lots of water, eat fruits and try to get some sleep or relax (if you can't sleep).

Take it easy !

Gatorade Frost · 10-13-2004, 04:22 AM

I'm pretty sure certain types of stress can lower your immune system.

I vaguely remember there being 'good stress', too. That freaky pit in your stomach before giving a speech for class is good, but I'm assuming a fight with your significant other is bad stress.

Bad stress can indeed make you physically ill.

DEI37 · 10-13-2004, 04:38 AM

Stress can cause headaches, as well. That's part of where a migraine can come from, if memory serves correctly. It can also cause problems in your sleep pattern, and your quality and length of sleep may be diminished. Once that happens, anything can happen physically.

denim · 10-13-2004, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jthm

So I've had a flu/fever for almost a week now, my insomnia has been taken to extremes as well as my headaches. Just wondering if this could be tied into other areas such as stress or emotional problems etc..

Yes. You'll have to learn how to handle stress. Sorry, but I don't have a way around that.

Exercise, yoga, other such methods, work for various people. Others I've been or run into have treated the symptoms using TUMS or Rolaids or whatever, 'cause with the group I was in, the symptoms tended to show up as gastrointestinal issues. These days, they sometimes show up as headaches. I find exercise helps me.

inharmony · 10-13-2004, 06:38 AM

I've been there done that...exercise for me is key. Hope you start feeling better.

Kazic · 10-13-2004, 09:05 AM

Yes it can. Me myself have been in a mild drepression for months now. It was getting worse but I have found some ways to fight back. I have some weeks with insomnia, and others where I just want to go to bed and not get out of it. Physical pain in my stomach and neck due to stress. slow recovery from when I can get into the gym on bad weeks aswell. I agree. Exercise is the key. it gives you something else to focus on.

jthm · 10-13-2004, 07:06 PM

Great, just great. Well I guess I knew sorta but it's good to hear from others. Time to formulate a plan I suppose, thanks again.

william · 10-13-2004, 07:27 PM

Simple plan - make your life easier. Simple exercise (30 min/day); don't supersize - in fact, watch "Supersize Me". Join a gym and become part of a group. Might sound tough, but join that aerobics class. (Besides - aerobics are best for you.)

Shizukana · 10-13-2004, 07:40 PM

It absolutely can. I've been sick twice so far this semester, and stress has been attributed to the cause of it. I've all but been TOLD OUTRIGHT that I needed to drop some classes and take it easy.

There was a really good article posted on fark.com today about the relations of stress and sickness - it basically said that there is scientific evidence (and has been for quite some time) that shows that your immune system shuts down on you when you are overly stressed, causing you to get sick easier.

10-13-2004, 02:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
jthm Upright	Can one suffer physically from emotional or mental issues? So I've had a flu/fever for almost a week now, my insomnia has been taken to extremes as well as my headaches. Just wondering if this could be tied into other areas such as stress or emotional problems etc..

10-13-2004, 02:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	short answer: absolutely. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

10-13-2004, 02:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Irishsean edited for content Location: Austin, TX	Stress almost always slops over into the physical realm, cuaisng everything from insomnia to heart-attacks. __________________ There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. Leon Trotsky

10-13-2004, 03:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
CoachAlan Psycho Location: Las Vegas	I haven't been sick since February 5, 2001, and I would say that it's almost entirely due to a lack of stress in my life. __________________ "If I cannot smoke cigars in heaven, I shall not go!" - Mark Twain

10-13-2004, 03:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dark Assailant Tilted Location: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	Yeah, the end results can become physical. Take care of yourself. Drink lots of water, eat fruits and try to get some sleep or relax (if you can't sleep). Take it easy ! __________________ ·´¯`·-> Ðark Åssailant<-·´¯`·

10-13-2004, 04:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Gatorade Frost Rookie	I'm pretty sure certain types of stress can lower your immune system. I vaguely remember there being 'good stress', too. That freaky pit in your stomach before giving a speech for class is good, but I'm assuming a fight with your significant other is bad stress. Bad stress can indeed make you physically ill.

10-13-2004, 04:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	Stress can cause headaches, as well. That's part of where a migraine can come from, if memory serves correctly. It can also cause problems in your sleep pattern, and your quality and length of sleep may be diminished. Once that happens, anything can happen physically. __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

10-13-2004, 06:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
inharmony Psycho Location: happy place	I've been there done that...exercise for me is key. Hope you start feeling better. __________________ "You can't shake hands with a clenched fist." Ghandi "Things do not change: We change" Henry David Thoreau

10-13-2004, 09:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
Kazic Psycho Location: Fortress of Solitude	Yes it can. Me myself have been in a mild drepression for months now. It was getting worse but I have found some ways to fight back. I have some weeks with insomnia, and others where I just want to go to bed and not get out of it. Physical pain in my stomach and neck due to stress. slow recovery from when I can get into the gym on bad weeks aswell. I agree. Exercise is the key. it gives you something else to focus on. __________________ "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids,we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." -Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989

10-13-2004, 07:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
jthm Upright	Great, just great. Well I guess I knew sorta but it's good to hear from others. Time to formulate a plan I suppose, thanks again.

10-13-2004, 07:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
william Psycho	Simple plan - make your life easier. Simple exercise (30 min/day); don't supersize - in fact, watch "Supersize Me". Join a gym and become part of a group. Might sound tough, but join that aerobics class. (Besides - aerobics are best for you.)

10-13-2004, 07:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
Shizukana Insane Location: Plano, TX	It absolutely can. I've been sick twice so far this semester, and stress has been attributed to the cause of it. I've all but been TOLD OUTRIGHT that I needed to drop some classes and take it easy. There was a really good article posted on fark.com today about the relations of stress and sickness - it basically said that there is scientific evidence (and has been for quite some time) that shows that your immune system shuts down on you when you are overly stressed, causing you to get sick easier. __________________ "The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it." - George Bernard Shaw