What is the psychosomatics of bronchitis and what psychological reasons can lead to the disease. Psychology of disease: Bronchitis Psychosomatics of bronchitis in adults

Hall, living room 03.11.2020
Hall, living room

Elena Semenova from Izhevsk asks:

As soon as my daughter went to grade 1, she immediately began to get sick often. The doctor claims that at this age, the psychosomatics of bronchitis in children is the main provoking factor. The pediatrician referred us to a psychotherapist. How true is this information and will a specialist be able to cure bronchitis?

Our expert's answer:

Indeed, in childhood, the factor that provokes the development of bronchitis is often the nervous instability of the child's fragile psyche.

Psychological causes of the disease

When doctors talk about the psychosomatics of bronchitis in children, they point to a direct connection between physical health, depending on the following external and internal psychological problems:

  • Lack of closeness with parents. Lack of attention (grievances, suffering accumulate).
  • Conflicts between dad, mom, sisters, brothers (bitterness, grief, dejection, shame).
  • Conflicts with peers, teachers, kindergarten teachers (anger, anger, dissatisfaction, depression).
  • Malicious behavior of yard dogs (fear, despair, hostility).
  • Ill-will from neighbors (resentment, grief, bitterness).
  • Excessive stress in the process of study, classes in circles (fatigue, dissatisfaction, disgust).
  • Poor living conditions (resentment, intolerance, disappointment).

The mirror effect of reflection appears when someone from the family has a serious illness with bronchitis. Unconsciously, the baby tries on all the symptoms because of the fear that dad or mom might die.

Psychological Bronchitis Symptoms

The first and important symptom caused by psychosomatics is the lack of a proper response to drug therapy - little patients do not feel better after treatment with inhalation, tablets, cough syrups:

  • There is not enough air because it hurts to breathe.
  • Attacks of spasmodic, unproductive cough with bronchitis in children do not stop.
  • The child's inner feelings of tension and fear of death increase, which further increases the cough and shortness of breath.

In the absence of stressful situations, the hyperreactivity of the mucous membranes of the bronchial tree ceases, the child recovers.

A psychogenic cough in children after bronchitis can occur due to the desire to increase the care of parents, sympathy for the patient: to sit near the bed, bring treats, read fairy tales.

Therapies

All negative factors that provoke bronchitis should be excluded from the life of children:

  • Change school, place of residence, divorce an aggressive spouse, if it is impossible to settle conflicts in another way.
  • Keeping the child busy with interesting things, thereby relieving him of longing and sadness.
  • Increase rest time if children are excessively tired.
  • Visit a doctor-psychologist on the recommendation of a pulmonologist.

Since tonsillitis is an acute inflammation of the tonsils, see the article TONGUE INFLAMMATION.

2. TONGUE INFLAMMATION - (Liz Burbo)

Physical lock

The tonsils are protective organs and a barrier to germs. They, like sentries, guard the entrances of the respiratory and digestive tracts. The tonsils become inflamed when they become infected. With inflammation of the tonsils, it is difficult for the patient to swallow.

Emotional blockage

This disease indicates that you feel anger, because you are failing at something: you cannot swallow something. What are you failing? Which piece was too big for you?

Mental blocking

If you cannot swallow something, some part of you is overly critical. You are hatching the idea of \u200b\u200brebellion - against yourself or someone else. You are absolutely sure that you are right. It is in your best interest to experience this situation with pain: love and understanding. See also the article and "features of inflammatory diseases".

3. TONSILLITIS - (V. Zhikarentsev)

Causes of the disease

Fear. Repressed emotions. Smothering creativity.


My good is now flowing freely. Divine ideas are expressed through me. There is peace and quiet inside me.

4. TONSILLITIS - (Louise Hay)

Causes of the disease

Fear. Suppressed emotions. Silenced creativity.


Now all the good things in me flow freely. I am a conductor of Divine thoughts. Peace reigns in my soul.

Man is a multipolar being in many ways. This term can be used to refer to the causes of the suffering of the human body. People who are faced with this or that ailment, with annoying regularity, are no longer satisfied with simply stating the fact that the process is chronic. Or the statement that the disease has returned because the first time it was treated poorly. They are looking for other possible causes of the ailment, as well as ways to deal with it.

This fully applies to pathologies of the respiratory system. Taking into account the fact that obstructive and allergic forms of bronchitis cover more and more segments of the population, the question automatically arises, what is the underlying cause of the disease? Can emotional and psychological problems result in somatic suffering? And if so, what is the psychosomatics of bronchitis?

All causes of almost any disease can be divided into 3 large groups. The division, of course, is conditional, but it helps to understand where to look for the roots of the problem. Bronchitis can be caused by several reasons:

  1. Provoking factors - infectious agent, hypothermia.
  2. Contributing factors are work in unfavorable conditions, smoking, living in environmentally hazardous areas, overwork, prolonged antibiotic therapy, chronic diseases that weaken the immune system.
  3. Emotional and psychological factors - chronic stress, hidden resentment, any emotional discomfort.

The division is arbitrary, usually factors from all 3 groups affect a person to one degree or another. And thanks to their combined action, the disease develops.

The leading factor is usually a pathogenic microorganism or viral agent. If the treatment is carried out correctly, the body is not "undermined" by a chronic illness, and the psyche is not traumatized by a stressor, recovery occurs as a result of a standard course of therapy. And repeated disease occurs rarely, and only when a number of conditions favorable to it coincide.

It makes sense to revise the leading factor if:

  • Standard therapy does not work.
  • Bronchitis takes on a chronic form.
  • Signs of bronchopulmonary obstruction develop.
  • Relapses become more frequent and longer.

In this case, an allergic or psychosomatic element, as well as a genetic predisposition, may come first.

Considering the instability of the child's psyche, it should be noted that bronchitis in children psychosomatics can have a leading justification for the chronicity of the process. As well as the severe course of the disease and its transition to bronchial asthma.

Signs of psychosomatic bronchitis in adults

Unfortunately, the psychosomatic component of any disease has not been studied enough. Mainly due to the lack of accurate instruments to measure the depth of resentment or the severity of stress. For these purposes, special tests and methods have been developed, but only a psychotherapist or psychologist can deal with their decoding, and doctors of other specialties, unfortunately, cannot. This is partly why evidence-based medicine is considered subjective.

The psychological background in somatic (bodily) pathologies is revealed during a confidential conversation between the doctor and the patient. The criteria that make you think about the emotional roots of bronchitis in adults are:

  • Chronization of the process after a strong emotional shock (divorce, death of a loved one).
  • Relapses amid scandals in the family.
  • The development of the disease after a robbery, job loss, or other painful events.
  • An annoying, excruciating cough, often without phlegm, which cannot be overcome with the help of standard methods of therapy (antitussive, expectorant, antibacterial, immunostimulating drugs).
  • Complaints about pressing pains in the chest, lack of air, that "there is nothing to breathe."
  • The general depression of the patient, despondency, signs of latent depression, lack of friends.
  • Uncomfortable, monotonous working conditions, work that does not bring satisfaction.
  • Low self-esteem. The locus of control is biased towards blaming oneself for all problems.
  • Inability to forgive, get over the situation and move on, a permanent feeling of one's own inferiority, failure or guilt.

All these signs suggest that the mechanisms of triggering the disease are "fixated" on this or that psychological problem. This means that the patient needs more than medicines. He needs the advice of a specialist who will help him realize the problem, reconsider his view of it, relive and again feel alive, happy and healthy.

Popular theories


The psychosomatics of bronchitis is described by several theories that link the development of diseases of the respiratory system:

  1. With the threat of an emotional or physical invasion of a person's space. Moreover, the disease develops against the background of resolving the situation, and not at the moment of tense expectation.
  2. With rejection of the surrounding world or oneself in it, if bronchitis proceeds with an allergic component. A person is dissatisfied with his place in life, the world order, the country in which he lives, etc. But he does not have real power or the ability to change anything.
  3. With general nervousness in the family, constant scandals and quarrels.
  4. With dissatisfaction with family life, but not enough determination to overcome problems. The patient withdraws into himself, becomes discouraged and sick.
  5. With unspoken resentment, hidden anger, "swallowed" anger.
  6. With resentment from childhood, which concerns close relatives.

It is noteworthy that patients with preserved tonsils as a result of quarrels and screams, curses pronounced aloud, or swallowed insults are more likely to get sore throats. The same people who have undergone tonsillectomy are prone to diseases of the bronchi and lungs. In both of these cases, the body seems to be deprived not only of the immune organ in physical terms, but also loses the buffer that protects the bronchi and lungs from emotional and psychological aggression.

It is also noteworthy that under stressful circumstances in adolescent and adolescent patients, the temperature can rise to 40–41 C without additional signs of the disease.

With a favorable resolution of the situation, the temperature drops without medication, with an unfavorable one, cough, shortness of breath, bronchospasm may appear.

In the field of psychosomatics, I-X worked. Heinroth, to whose pen the term actually belongs, Jacobi, F. Alexander, E. Weiss, Z. Freud, S. Jeliff, F. Dunbar. Many well-known domestic and foreign doctors and psychoanalysts have devoted their works to the described branch of medicine.

Researchers with their own negative experience and forced to seek solutions to their problems were also attracted by psychosomatic medicine as a branch of knowledge about a person. The most famous researcher of this kind is Louise Hay. Other specialists also contributed: the homeopath and psychologist V. Sinelnikov, the American allergist Olanda Deywalt, the researcher Liz Burbo.

Signs in children


Bronchitis in children is a peculiar way to attract the attention of adults. Coughs, wheezing and weakness give children the kind of care that a child feels in a family of actively working parents.

The main signs of psychosomatic bronchitis in a child:

  • Nervousness.
  • Temperature that is difficult to correct with antipyretics.
  • Hoarse breathing, shortness of breath.
  • Attacks of dry, sometimes wet cough.
  • Prolonged course of the disease with periods of decreased symptoms and "unreasonable" exacerbations.
  • Weak effectiveness of standard drug therapy.
  • Inability to achieve sustained remission.

It is customary to talk about chronic bronchitis in children aged 3 years and older. Up to this point, bronchial obstruction is suspected as a diagnosis for frequent and prolonged relapses with shortness of breath and wheezing.

Psychosomatics in children is one of the leading factors in the development of inflammatory diseases of the throat, respiratory system, urinary organs, and allergies.

The reasons


Children's psyche is unstable, because it is at the stage of formation. And everything that close people say and do in one way or another leaves an imprint on what will preserve a person's subconsciousness for life. And even not only on the list of childhood diseases, but also on what a person will get sick with over the next years.

In a child, the main traumatic factors causing bronchial pathology are:

  • Offense inflicted by close people (often parents).
  • Authoritarian behavior of adults, suppression of the child's self.
  • Instilling guilt in the child.
  • Excessive criticism from loved ones.
  • Inability to express your opinion and calmly accept criticism or simply someone else's view of a situation. This problem often becomes the cause of bronchitis during puberty.
  • Inability to get along in a team, communicate with peers, rejection of the child by other children, rejection. More common in adolescence.
  • Stressful atmosphere in the family, conflict between parents.
  • Lack of common "family" interests, values, activities in the family. Everyone is keen on their own affairs, does not take into account the opinion of other members. Little is done together.

The psychosomatics of childhood illnesses requires a more thorough study by both doctors and psychologists. But it is believed that all negative emotions (resentment, anger, fear) that the child is not able to express can cause bronchitis, asthma.

Correction methods

Psychosomatic ailments are subject to complex therapy, in which therapists, pulmonologists, and psychologists take part. Bronchitis, the psychosomatics of which has been determined, requires the use of psycho-corrective techniques:

  • Psychoanalysis.
  • Art therapy.
  • Gestalt therapy.
  • Autogenic training.
  • Walks in the open air.
  • Yoga as a spiritual practice and breathing exercises.

1. STOMACH (PROBLEMS) - (Louise Hay)

Food container. It is also responsible for the "assimilation of thoughts".

I easily "assimilate" life.

2. STOMACH (PROBLEMS) - (V. Zhikarentsev)

What does this organ represent in a psychological sense

Manages power supply. Digests, assimilates ideas.

Causes of the disease

Fears. Fear of the new. Inability to assimilate new things.


Possible solution to promote healing

I easily digest what happens to me in life. Life is in harmony with me. I assimilate new things at every moment of my life. Everything is fine.

3. STOMACH (PROBLEMS) - (Liz Burbo)

Physical lock

The stomach is the most important organ of the digestive system, located between the esophagus and the small intestine. The juice that is secreted in the stomach turns solid food into liquid food. The most common diseases of the stomach are stomach and digestive disorders (vomiting, indigestion, etc.). First read the article about the disease in question, then the description below.

Emotional blockage

All stomach diseases are directly related to the inability to accept a particular person or situation. A person feels dislike and even fear in relation to the fact which is not to his taste. He resists new ideas, especially those that do not come from him. He cannot adapt to a person or situation that is not consistent with his plans, habits or lifestyle. In him, an inner critic is strongly developed, which prevents him from listening to the voice of his heart.

Mental blocking

Your stomach tells you to let go of the urge to control everything. Start listening to other people's opinions. You feel helpless because you cannot change a person or a situation, but this is wrong. Find the strength to change your life. Start trusting people the way you trust your stomach to digest what you eat.

You don't have to tell your body how to function and how to digest food. Likewise, you should not point out to the people around you, as each of them has their own opinion. The stomach is not accidentally located next to the heart. We must accept everything with love, including the fact that all people are different. Thoughts like "This is not fair", "This is not right", "What a stupidity" block your development, just like your stomach blocks the digestion of the food you eat. As you learn to be more tolerant of others, your stomach will become more tolerant of what you put into it.

In respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, developmental psychosomatics requires detailed study. She points to the root cause of the disease, the elimination of which in most cases leads to the patient's recovery.

With bronchitis, a person has trouble breathing normally. Many people feel as if someone is pressing on the chest and preventing them from relaxing. Every breath turns into a test.

Prerequisites for bronchitis

Each of us is prone to colds, against which bronchitis can progress. Yet Louise Hay and her supporters are of the view that the problem is not only in reduced immunity; even patients with excellent health are susceptible to respiratory diseases.

With frequent bronchitis, a person is usually given a chronic diagnosis and no more detailed examinations are performed. This approach is doomed to failure. If the disease constantly reminds of itself, and from time to time it worsens more, then you should think about the psychosomatics of the disease. It is not uncommon for people to suffer from constant pain in the airways in the form of a strong emotional breakdown. Such reasons cannot be eliminated by using, even if strong, immunomodulators. The patient needs more serious help - a professional psychologist.

Study of the psychosomatics of bronchitis

Figure 1. Table of dependence of diseases on emotions.

In the process of studying the psychosomatics of respiratory diseases, the specialist carries out extensive work. His main task is to reveal the root causes of the disease and to understand the essence of the patient's conflict. According to Liz Burbo, the first step is to change your own attitude to what is happening around. Once you do this, the disease itself will recede. Most often, the psychosomatics of bronchitis lies in serious conflicts that have occurred within the family.

Experts are sure that avoiding conflicts and closing in on yourself is not worth it, this can result in more serious diseases. It is necessary to learn how to find a solution to a disputable situation, to go through it, without taking everything to heart. Qualified psychologists work with each patient with bronchitis on an individual basis and teach them to realize that not everything in life depends on us, everything happens.

Why exactly conflicts in the family provoke the development of bronchitis in adults and children? The fact is that close family ties are very strong. The patient cannot tear them apart or shrug off the conflict, as if it were a bystander.

The doctor identifies the psychosomatics of bronchitis by conducting frank conversations with the patient. In most cases, the problem comes from a distant childhood, when there was a serious conflict with parents or loved ones. People carry a subconscious grudge for many years, resulting in their own health suffering. As Sinelnikov says, it is necessary to realize the offense and figure out why this situation happened to the patient, how he deserved such an attitude. If this is not possible, then you need to accept what happened and come to terms with the fact that all people are absolutely unique and can act differently in the same situation.

In life, we will not once meet people who will offend us, but this should not be taken too seriously. Your own health should be put first. We are not able to change the human nature, but we can eliminate the causes of chronic bronchitis by changing our perception. There is a whole theory, developed by Louise Hay, about the localization of inflammation depending on anxiety and resentment of a person.

Louise Hay's theory

Louise Hay has worked for many years on the theory that every physical manifestation of illness has a psychosomatic basis. The treatment of the disease is built on this. According to Louise, bronchitis develops against the background of a nervous atmosphere in the family, where screams and arguments constantly reign. As a rule, scandals give way only to rare periods of calm. To fight the disease using the Hay method, you need to convince yourself that you are developing in peace and harmony, everything is fine around you. In some cases, pain in the lungs can also be caused by fear for their own safety. To overcome phobias, it is enough to say aloud the phrase every day that you love life in its various manifestations and are safe.

Louise has a detailed table about all common diseases of the human body and attitudes that will help get rid of them. (Fig. 1) In recent years, an increasing number of people suffering from chronic ailments are immersed in the study of this theory.

Psychosomatics Liz Burbo

Liz Burbo believes that all processes in the human lungs can be divided into two groups. Large bronchi are responsible for the delivery of air to the lungs, and the small ones ensure the regulation of the working volume of the lungs. This is possible by reducing and expanding the small bronchi. With inflammation of the bronchial mucosa, we can talk about the development of bronchitis.

From the point of view of metaphysics, the bronchi have a direct relationship with family relationships. As soon as serious difficulties arise in the family, we can talk about the development of bronchitis. If a person is not ready to enter into open conflict with his loved ones and solve the problem, he gradually falls into despondency, feels tired and guilty. To get rid of bronchitis, you need to get out of the depression. A person should realize that problems can arise in any family, you should not worry so much about them. Liz Burbo assures that the views of your family members may differ significantly from your own, and this is not considered a deviation from the norm. To exclude the likelihood of developing bronchitis, it is necessary to defend your position without feeling guilty and respect the point of view of loved ones.

Valery Sinelnikov's theory

Valery Sinelnikov is a renowned psychologist, homeopathic physician and author of several books. At his appointments, he teaches patients to treat their own illness with love.

According to the theory of Valery Sinelnikov, bronchitis is the result of the accumulation of unspoken claims and anger. The disease progresses if the family is nervous for a long time. The child is the most sensitive indicator of what is happening. Children are the first to begin to suffer from upper respiratory tract diseases.

Video recording of a radio broadcast about psychosomatic diseases:

Think about how often conflicts occur in your family, who and for what reason is the initiator of them. Try to change so that your loved one does not feel discomfort and maintains his peace of mind. Valery Sinelnikov is convinced that as soon as you change your attitude to the problem, your family members will also change. This will help create a welcoming atmosphere in your home. You will immediately notice that the bronchitis symptoms begin to subside.

Psychosomatics of bronchitis is an alternative, psychological approach to the causes of inflammation of the mucous membrane of the tracheobronchial tree or diffuse lesions of the bronchial tree with the formation of a large amount of sputum, as well as provoking a cough.

As we know, modern medicine considers infections (viruses or bacteria) to be the main pathogens of bronchitis, as well as long-term non-infectious pathogens (such as dust or allergens). But, a number of psychologists have come to the conclusion that negative attitudes and may be the causes of recurring, "persistent" bronchitis.

The psychological conditioning of recurring bronchitis can be associated with two important points: what is called "", and what can be called "the prohibition to breathe deeply."

In the first case, the cough is a kind of protest that suppresses the verbalized "uncomfortable" thought or emotion that we do not dare to express. In the second case, a person puts a ban on such a comprehensive life that he would like to realize. Why this is happening is worth examining individually.

So, Louise Hay positions that the psychosomatics of bronchitis in adults is directly related to emotional negative in family relationships. Stormy inquiries, scandals, screams and insults, as well as acute outbursts of negativity that have been suppressed in themselves, can lead to chronic or constantly recurring acute bronchitis.

V. Zhikarantsev pays special attention to such family quarrels, in which a person feels an "explosion" or "boiling" inside himself. At the same time, noticing even similar turns of Russian speech, for example, "do not bring to a boil", "brought to white heat." Such states of emotional involvement inevitably cause "responses" of the body: a change in complexion, trembling in the hands. In some patients, a similar reaction affects the internal organs. In this case, the bronchi.

Worst of all, all the household members run to feel sorry for and heal the child who fell ill in this way, stopping the strife for a while. This unwittingly reinforces the chosen strategy of the child's body. That is, the subconscious mind decides: to respond correctly with bronchitis to family scandals, because they stop. The "vicious" scheme becomes fixed very quickly, and the child practically constantly gives such reactions.

The main signs of psychosomatic bronchitis in adults can be persistent obsessive bronchitis, which tends to recur every month. Moreover, a person “manages to get infected” even in the warm season.

In this case, doctors can diagnose acute allergic bronchitis or talk about very poor immunity. But immunostimulants are powerless and bronchitis does not recede.

The second option is chronic, sluggish bronchitis, which tend to worsen during stress and anxiety. Most often, such phenomena are also attributed to poor immunity or suggest looking for the "source" of the problem in the form of harmful things or odors at work or replacing all household detergents at home.

But, all activities do not lead to the desired result. Bronchitis does not recede. This is the main sign of trying to find a psychologist, not a doctor.

Signs of psychosomatic bronchitis in adults

The psychosomatics of bronchitis in children is closely related to a specific experience. Important traumatic events can be clearly traced, after which the manifestations of bronchitis begin. Often this is a special grandiose scandal or the moment when a child is involved in a scandal. That is, those moments are especially scary when the child is offered to “choose” or they demand that he take sides.

Often psychosomatic bronchitis is characterized by restful sleep. The kid does not bother with the cough, he "turns off his experiences." But awakening can cause major attacks. Another indicative moment is when a child practically does not cough, playing funny outdoor games with children on the street. When you return home, everything is repeated.

Healing pathways for psychosomatic bronchitis

The way to heal is to develop a strategy for overcoming negative attitudes. For example, Louise Hay spoke about proclaiming peace and harmony around her.

V. Zhikarantsev wrote that the most important stage is the feeling of harmony. He talked about the need to find peace within yourself and solve problems for this.

Liz Burbo wrote that in order to cure bronchitis, it is necessary to take life more joyfully. Some family members can express their vision of the situation. This does not mean that you should not defend your living space and not express your disagreement. There are no perfect families and conflicts are inevitable. Respect the right to the opinion of others, but do not kill yours completely. After all, even if these are close people and family members, you should remain yourself.

When it comes to healing children, much of the responsibility lies with adults. They need to learn to live in harmony or, at least, not to involve the baby in the existing conflict. Yes, the mother-in-law or mother-in-law may be wrong. But, after all, this is your child, and you need to start changing your behavior with yourself.

Prevention methods

It is very important to solve problems in family relationships. If you accumulate innuendo, nothing good comes of it. Defend your opinion, but respect the opinion of others. Prevention of bronchitis is an opportunity to live in harmony with oneself, in psychological comfort.

If it comes to a child, it is worth making every effort so that "family showdown" does not take place in front of his eyes. Of course, this is difficult to do, especially if several generations are involved in the conflict. But, most likely, everyone wants good for the baby, therefore, if you see that the situation is heating up, just transfer it to where it will remain unnoticed by the child.

Psychotherapy

Family therapy is the ideal approach for dealing with bronchitis in adults. She will help you better understand each other. In addition, it is often on her that the spouses understand that they are a separate family, into which grandparents should not be allowed too much. Even if they sincerely want good. After all, they, of course, are also close and dear ones, but not those + who should impose their guidelines and values.

Also, family psychotherapy helps well to realize their responsibility to the baby, and the possible consequences of "public scandals". However, children are good at relieving their tension with art therapy. The same technique helps them in general to establish contact with a psychotherapist.

If the main problem is related to the inability to defend your personal space, then other methods can come to the rescue: cognitive therapy and symbol drama.

Of course, psychological intervention does not preclude the refusal of medications prescribed by the doctor. Especially if the person is in the acute stage of the disease. But, you see, it is quite acceptable to try, along with traditional therapy, psychological methods. After all, they, unlike medicines, cannot cause a side effect. And, perhaps, they will solve the problem once and for all.

The relationship between the quality of the nervous system and the functioning of the whole organism has long been proven. The instability of the nervous system leads to the fact that any emotions (more often negative than positive) can affect the state of internal organs and provoke pathological processes.

To identify the true cause of psychosomatic bronchitis requires a long study of the mechanism of the disease. However, after eliminating the cause, it is possible to completely cure the patient and significantly reduce the frequency of respiratory diseases in the future.

The main reason is one - the lack of inner harmony leads to physical imbalance and malfunction of the body. Finding out what exactly provokes the imbalance is the task of doctors.

Without qualified care, patients rarely assume that the problem is psychological.

Provoking factors

It turns out that the cause of frequent bronchitis is not always reduced immunity. The accumulation of negative emotions or strong experiences lead to psychological failure and require the help of a qualified professional. Factors that provoke the appearance of bronchitis:

  1. Long-term negative experiences.
  2. Very strong unexpected emotions.
  3. High ability to empathize with other people's problems.
  4. The accumulation of negative feelings - resentment, anger, envy.
  5. Unresolved family problems.

In many patients, it was found that the problem originated in childhood or adolescence. Every year it only accumulated in the form of inner experiences and turned into a physical imbalance.

Signs

Bronchitis caused by psychosomatics may differ slightly downstream from infectious inflammation. It has the following features:

  1. The cough is predominantly dry and spasmodic.
  2. The patient is worried about the feeling of oppression and compression of the chest, which doctors associate with the accumulation of resentment and other negative emotions.
  3. Breathing is difficult, it is difficult to inhale on a full chest, there is a feeling of lack of air.
  4. Taking immunomodulators does not give the desired effect. The same applies, which in this case may be useless.
  5. Each time the disease manifests itself more strongly.

With frequent bronchitis or a chronic form of the disease, it is recommended to undergo a more detailed examination. Perhaps the reason lies in the patient's psycho-emotional state.

Popular theories

The causes and mechanism of development of psychosomatic bronchitis have been studied by many doctors. For this, frank conversations were held with patients, as a result of which a situation that has worried them for many years is revealed. A great contribution to the study of this disease was made by:

  1. Louise Hay. According to her theory, any physical manifestation has a psychosomatic basis. Treatment must be appropriate. Bronchitis, which appears due to unresolved problems or accumulated emotions, may resemble obstructive bronchitis, but the treatment tactics are radically different. One of Louise's assumptions is that lung diseases arise as a result of worries about their own safety.
  2. Liz Burbo... Believes that the state of bronchial health is interconnected with the atmosphere in the family. The emergence of difficulties in relations with loved ones can provoke bronchitis. Treatment in this case consists in a hasty solution to the problem, speaking out the grievances and getting out of the depressed state.
  3. Valery Sinelnikov... Known for his own approach in the treatment of many diseases. Believes state of mind is very important to physical health. Bronchitis, he said, is a consequence of the infusion of negativity and anger. Treatment can be love, joyful emotions, problem solving, and getting rid of a nervous environment.

Causes and signs of psychosomatic bronchitis in children

Frequent bronchitis of a child can be triggered not only by a weakened immune system or by a child's collective. A lot of problems arise in a family environment and affect the health of the child. Children feel the situation much better than adults, although they do not always understand its cause.

  1. In children, inflammation of the bronchi can occur as a result of:
  2. Conflicts between parents.
  3. Conflicts between the child and the parent.
  4. Problems in school or kindergarten.
  5. Increased workload and responsibility in training or in school.
  6. Insufficient attention of parents to the child.

Signs of this type of bronchitis are standard symptoms. (cough, shortness of breath, feeling unwell), to which are added nervousness, headaches, nervous tics. A cough can last long enough, and relapses of the disease occur more often than there are objective reasons for this.

Correction and prevention methods

The main thing is to get rid of the cause of the disease. To do this, the adult must understand the problem and find a possible solution. You can seek help from a psychotherapist.

Keeping a diary will help to track the relationship between bronchitis and the psychological state of the child. It should record the date, symptoms of the disease and previous events. Fairy tale therapy helps to get rid of some problems. Parents are also advised to correct their own behavior - not to raise their voice, smile more, spend time with their child, and think positively.

Bronchitis and other diseases caused by psychosomatics can be prevented in the following ways:

  1. Realize that you are physically healthy and that illness should not arise.
  2. Take sedatives during stressful periods of life.
  3. Help your child overcome difficulties and allow enough time to rest after class.
  4. Do not drag out family conflicts, do not accumulate grievances and sort things out without the presence of the child.

To determine the type of bronchitis and identify the cause, you need to see a doctor... Only he can differentiate an obstructive state from psychosomatics. Auscultation for bronchitis is a mandatory research method that requires special knowledge. The final diagnosis will help to put blood counts for bronchitis and a frank conversation with the patient.

Remember that all people have a relationship between mental and physical health. Do not underestimate the psychosomatics of bronchitis and other common diseases - allergies, dermatitis. Try to get rid of the negativity of yourself, as well as not direct it to others, in order to maintain inner harmony and prevent diseases.

In respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, developmental psychosomatics requires detailed study. She points to the root cause of the disease, the elimination of which in most cases leads to the patient's recovery.

With bronchitis, a person has trouble breathing normally. Many people feel as if someone is pressing on the chest and preventing them from relaxing. Every breath turns into a test.

Prerequisites for bronchitis

Each of us is prone to colds, against the background of which bronchitis can progress. Yet Louise Hay and her supporters are of the view that the problem is not only in reduced immunity; even patients with excellent health are susceptible to respiratory diseases.

With frequent bronchitis, a person is usually given a chronic diagnosis and no more detailed examinations are performed. This approach is doomed to failure. If the disease constantly reminds of itself, and from time to time it worsens more, then you should think about the psychosomatics of the disease. It is not uncommon for people to suffer from constant pain in the airways in the form of a strong emotional breakdown. Such reasons cannot be eliminated by using, even if strong, immunomodulators. The patient needs more serious help - a professional psychologist.

Study of the psychosomatics of bronchitis

Figure 1. Table of the dependence of diseases on emotions.

In the process of studying the psychosomatics of respiratory diseases, the specialist carries out extensive work. His main task is to reveal the root causes of the disease and to understand the essence of the patient's conflict. According to Liz Burbo, the first step is to change your own attitude to what is happening around. Once you do this, the disease itself will recede. Most often, the psychosomatics of bronchitis lies in serious conflicts that have occurred within the family.

Experts are sure that avoiding conflicts and closing in on yourself is not worth it, this can result in more serious diseases. It is necessary to learn how to find a solution to a disputable situation, to go through it, without taking everything to heart. Qualified psychologists work with each patient with bronchitis on an individual basis and teach them to realize that not everything in life depends on us, everything happens.

Why exactly conflicts in the family provoke the development of bronchitis in adults and children? The fact is that close family ties are very strong. The patient cannot tear them apart or shrug off the conflict, as if it were a bystander.

The doctor identifies the psychosomatics of bronchitis by conducting frank conversations with the patient. In most cases, the problem comes from a distant childhood, when there was a serious conflict with parents or loved ones. People carry a subconscious grudge for many years, resulting in their own health suffering. As Sinelnikov says, it is necessary to realize the offense and figure out why this situation happened to the patient, how he deserved such an attitude. If this is not possible, then you need to accept what happened and come to terms with the fact that all people are absolutely unique and can act differently in the same situation.

In life, we will not once meet people who will offend us, but this should not be taken too seriously. Your own health should be put first. We cannot change the human essence, but we can eliminate the causes of chronic bronchitis by changing our perception. There is a whole theory, developed by Louise Hay, about the localization of inflammation depending on anxiety and resentment of a person.

Louise Hay's theory

Louise Hay has worked for many years on the theory that every physical manifestation of illness has a psychosomatic basis. The treatment of the disease is built on this. According to Louise, bronchitis develops against the background of a nervous atmosphere in the family, where screams and arguments constantly reign. As a rule, scandals give way only to rare periods of calm. To fight the disease using the Hay method, you need to convince yourself that you are developing in peace and harmony, everything is fine around you. In some cases, pain in the lungs can also be caused by fear for their own safety. To overcome phobias, it is enough to say aloud the phrase every day that you love life in its various manifestations and are safe.

Louise has a detailed table about all common diseases of the human body and attitudes that will help get rid of them. (Fig. 1) In recent years, an increasing number of people suffering from chronic ailments are immersed in the study of this theory.

Psychosomatics Liz Burbo

Liz Burbo believes that all processes in the human lungs can be divided into two groups. Large bronchi are responsible for the delivery of air to the lungs, and the small ones ensure the regulation of the working volume of the lungs. This is possible by reducing and expanding the small bronchi. With inflammation of the bronchial mucosa, we can talk about the development of bronchitis.

From the point of view of metaphysics, the bronchi have a direct relationship with family relationships. As soon as serious difficulties arise in the family, we can talk about the development of bronchitis. If a person is not ready to enter into open conflict with his loved ones and solve the problem, he gradually falls into despondency, feels tired and guilty. To get rid of bronchitis, you need to get out of the depression. A person should realize that problems can arise in any family, you should not worry so much about them. Liz Burbo assures that the views of your family members may differ significantly from your own, and this is not considered a deviation from the norm. To exclude the likelihood of developing bronchitis, it is necessary to defend your position without feeling guilty and respect the point of view of loved ones.

Valery Sinelnikov's theory

Valery Sinelnikov is a renowned psychologist, homeopathic physician and author of several books. At his appointments, he teaches patients to treat their own illness with love.

According to the theory of Valery Sinelnikov, bronchitis is the result of the accumulation of unspoken claims and anger. The disease progresses if the family is nervous for a long time. The child is the most sensitive indicator of what is happening. Children are the first to begin to suffer from upper respiratory tract diseases.

To recover from an illness, according to a specialist, you need to look at the atmosphere in your own home from the outside.

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Think about how often conflicts occur in your family, who and for what reason is the initiator of them. Try to change so that your loved one does not feel discomfort and maintains his peace of mind. Valery Sinelnikov is convinced that as soon as you change your attitude to the problem, your family members will also change. This will help create a welcoming atmosphere in your home. You will immediately notice that the symptoms of bronchitis will begin to subside.

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