Stress and Anxiety - Symptoms and Treatment
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)…: An Often “Instantaneous” Treatment for PTSD, Phobias, Pain and Hundreds of Ailments
by Lindsay Kenny
Director of the National Alliance for Emotional Health
It has now become widely accepted that our emotional health plays an important role in our physical well being. Once we recognize that our hearts pound when we’re frightened, our faces turn red when we’re embarrassed, our palms become sweaty when we’re anxious, and most commonly, our heads ache when we're stressed, it’s hard to deny that emotions are affecting our bodies. In fact, there is an endless list of ailments attributed to stress alone, that includes indigestion, stiff neck, shoulder pain and teeth-grinding.
But how much damage can an emotional response really cause to an otherwise healthy body? Left untreated, negative emotions can have a devastating impact on our long term health, including ulcers, hypertension, depression, asthma, and cancer. In fact, unresolved emotional issues have become a silent epidemic in our country. Millions of us carry around a lifetime of betrayals, anger, stress, anxiety, grief, rejection, and much more. While many may seek help for emotional problems…most, tragically, do not. “I can get through this” or “I’ll get over it in time” is the stoic but dangerous mantra too many vocalize.
Teen suicides have tripled in the last 25 years and are now the third leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year olds. Spousal abuse is on the rise, with the U.S. Department of Justice estimating that there are between 960,000 to 4 million American women who are physically abused by a husband or a live-in each year. Bullying in schools, nervous breakdowns, child abuse, and other emotion-based problems are on the rise. Yet we are only now realizing the physical impact that these emotional challenges are having on our bodies.
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