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Stress and physical illness

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Does anyone have a theory on the connection between mental health and stress/anxiety and actual physical illness or health issues?

Up until 3 years ago I had escaped illness and have made up for that since. I just wanted to say the following diagnosis was given but an actual cause or underlying reason has baffled doctors and consultants as no cause was found.

I have had many many scans and been hospitalised 4 or 5 times in the last 2 years, my last attack was 8 months ago which is good when it was usually 2-3 months apart. 

I was diagnosed with Hydronephrosis which is an inflammatory condition of the kidneys where they do not drain normally sometimes, this causes chronic pain and each time has resulted in being admitted to hospital via ambulance. I am otherwise fit and healthy with all my vitals in order.

This may not be relevant but I have been free from pain since being on antidepressants, are they connected or are they not who knows.

I just wondered if anyone has experienced anything similar or am I overthinking things and coming to crazy conclusions?

Thank you for reading 

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  • Sustained stress (caused by anxiety typically in autists) can have serious long term damage to the body.

    There is a good article that explains this better than I can - note the section on the endocrine system which covers the kidneys:

    https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/body

    The causes are hard to pinpoint as they are often multi-system in origin since all systems are impacted by the cortisol flowing through your veins.

    My understanding is that the only way to effectively treat it is to reduce your stress levels which most likely means finding ways to be less anxious (you need a therapist to really get to grips with this) and to reduce other sources of stress as best you can.

    Results take months to years to be significant but in the long term this seems the most effective way to address it.

    None of this is medical advice of course, only my opinion based on the articles I've read on the subject and personal experiences with using the technique.

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  • Sustained stress (caused by anxiety typically in autists) can have serious long term damage to the body.

    There is a good article that explains this better than I can - note the section on the endocrine system which covers the kidneys:

    https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/body

    The causes are hard to pinpoint as they are often multi-system in origin since all systems are impacted by the cortisol flowing through your veins.

    My understanding is that the only way to effectively treat it is to reduce your stress levels which most likely means finding ways to be less anxious (you need a therapist to really get to grips with this) and to reduce other sources of stress as best you can.

    Results take months to years to be significant but in the long term this seems the most effective way to address it.

    None of this is medical advice of course, only my opinion based on the articles I've read on the subject and personal experiences with using the technique.

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