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| JosephB |
Posted - 07/15/2004 : 07:01:29
Some stresses can cause a "decline" in natural immune function, whereas some other stresses can actually "boost" one's immune system. See brief article in Time Magazine, July 19 issue, page 68. Or just go online with the following hyperlink:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,1101040719-662796,00.html |
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| tennis tom |
Posted - 07/15/2004 : 12:09:14
Thanks for that link JosephB. The article is froth with TMS issues. I liked the conclusion: either avoid the stessful situation or face it head on-fight or flight. I would think, depending on the situation, either is appropriate. If your walking down the street one dark lonely night and you see a bunch of gang-bangers headed your way it would be smartest to walk across the street or hide in a doorway. If you have a boss who's an a__hole, but you like and need the job, it would be better to face it head on and talk to the boss or the HR dept. and try to work it out.
Lack of hope, for a way out, is a dreary TMS producing process-no light at the end of the tunnel. I know, my TMS started in the context of a long term, co-dependent relationship.
It was significant that the Time article said that there were few long term studies of illness caused by stress. Maybe they should talk to Sarno, he's been doing the study on a daily basis for decades. There's probably little hope that the studies will ever be done either. Why would the medical/industrial complex want to create a revolutionary upheavel, that would create catastrophic economic losses and help civilzation to mental health and happiness? |
| JohnD |
Posted - 07/15/2004 : 09:01:56
"Face stress head-on and don't resort to coping mechanisms — smoking, eating more and exercising less — that only add to the strain. You can't avoid stress altogether, but you can learn to keep it at bay."
Smoking, eating more, drinking etc... are not good for long term health, but I don't think it is realistic for some people to avoid these things in times of high stress. These are actually a life line for some people who don't have the internal workings to deal with times of high stress and they prevent these people from having breakdowns. The way I look at it is, if one doesn't have the ability to deal with all the stress at once, using one of these methods to cope is no different than someone who is still in bad TMS pain and needs to take an ibuprofen (which isn't too good for us either), knowing that it is only a temporary solution. |
| kenny V |
Posted - 07/15/2004 : 08:41:36
Good stuff JosephB, especially restating these few comments
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Small studies suggest that the immune systems of optimistic law students are more robust than those of pessimists and that worrywarts suffer deeper hits to their immune system after a traumatic event than do nonworriers.
We're not all born with sunny dispositions, but experts have identified stress-management strategies that anyone can adopt. Avoid situations that you know cause stress, for example. Discuss problems with friends, family or a mental-health professional before they take on a life of their own.
Face stress head-on and don't resort to coping mechanisms — smoking, eating more and exercising less — that only add to the strain. You can't avoid stress altogether, but you can learn to keep it at bay.
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