See, here's how trauma works...
These experiences can elicit strong emotions...
Whether it’s a severe childhood trauma, going through a divorce or dealing with the stress of daily life, they are all capable of driving your autoimmune disease.
Emotions such as unworthiness, inadequacy, shame, fear, anger, or guilt shapes your mindset as an adult (e.g. "I need to work harder", "I need to make sure everything is organized and under control," "I want to make sure everyone is happy.").
These belief systems encourage unhelpful behaviors that are very stressful and harmful to the body.
When combined with unhealed emotional pain, it keeps the body “stuck”. The body quite literally begins to go into attack mode as a biological response to the trauma you’ve lived with.
These belief systems encourage unhelpful behaviors that are very stressful and harmful to the body.
When combined with unhealed emotional pain, it keeps the body “stuck”. The body quite literally begins to go into attack mode as a biological response to the trauma you’ve lived with.
In fact The US National Library of Medicine showed a study that reveals how chronic stress is built from unresolved and hidden childhood trauma which leads to the likelihood of developing an autoimmune disease years into adulthood.
Other research on this topic shows that not only is chronic stress from trauma a major risk factor for developing autoimmune disease, but also that individuals with autoimmune disease appear to have difficulty down-regulating their immune responses after exposure to stressors.
Simply put, your immune system gets really weak through trauma, making your body vulnerable to inflammation.
The result: Autoimmune Disease