Health-Tips:Emotional Sickness- Understanding how Emotions Affect Your Health

 
Time and again people have Health problems, like having headaches,been dizzy,feeling weak and lazy just to name a few, and even in some cases are taken to the hospital to recover. Now while it is true that some of these cases are related with a known sickness,
others are caused by what am going to refer to as an "underground cause" or "background causes". These causes are just there and are been overlooked, for example "EMOTIONS". What are emotions and how can it affect our health if overlooked.

According to the English Dictionary(Android Phone Version 2.1.2), "Emotion is a persons internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data". It also give a different definition that "Emotion is a reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a persons response. Well however you view the definition
above, its important you understand that from the above Emotions have to do with Feelings and Behavior. Now how can Emotions affect your Health?

Unsuccessful Relationships: Today relationships(dating) is every where and its very rampant, in some part of the Nigeria it is not new for you to see a 14-16 year old teen already into his or her 5th relationship already. Now when this relationship fails the result is that you see teen been depressed, starving themselves(Most claim they lost appetite) others lock themselves up and in worst cases they attempt suicide(Some even succeed in killing themselves).So as you can see Emotions can easily become a disease(a deadly disease) if not checked in kept in place.

Unsuccessful business: Another scenario when Emotions can turn to become a disease is when a business adventure becomes unsuccessful. Imagine a Man who have invested approximately 5 million dollar in a business(including Loans from banks) if the business turns out to be unsuccessful, how to feel the man would react? its very obvious it won't be too good. There have been cases where persons develop instant high Blood pressure, others stroke and even some death.

Unsuccessful Academics: You might overlook this or see it as a trivia issue but from the Nigerian Series by Iroko tv known as the Jenifa Dairy, a Teen(kiki) who was having problems with her academics resolve to drinking and smoking. It all still comes back to the Emotions(how you feel and behave). While this might just be in Series but the Morale is real and if you have been close to a student who is having problems with his or her academic career then you would understand.


Help to Tame your Emotions.

it is a well known fact that controlling your Emotions can very difficult but its still your emotions. below are some tips tp keep your emotions in check and stay emotionally healthy.

1. Always try to talk to persons close to you about what you are going through, it can be a close friend,sibling,mother or father remember "a problem shared is
half solved".

2. Learn to do things(good things because some persons derive happines from things can actually kill them like smoking and drinking but in reality thses things only complicate and add more problems to the ones already present) that will keep you happy as this will keep your mind from doing what you will regret.

3. Learn how to handle or deal with a dissappointments, and also have it in mind that you have to be dealing with dissappointments regurlaly this will help you to prepare for the days of dissappointents.

4. Try and be around the people you love more. when passing through emotional challenge its good you spend time with friens and family other than been in isolation, also engage in activities that will keep you busy remember "An Idle mind if the devils workshop".

Everyone wants to stay healthy, while they are busy trying new medication and some form of therapy, they forget to keep their emotions in check. So try staying healthy emotionally it actually contributes to good health more than you can imagine.

What to you think about Emotions and Your health? drop your views via your comment below.