Emotions and physical health go hand in hand –

Emotions are directly related to your physical health. Fear, happiness, sadness can affect your body, to the point of generating gastrointestinal diseases or altering the immune system.

Hence the importance of knowing how to handle them, “to become aware of what we are feeling, to be emotionally intelligent to achieve a balance that leads to having an answer to everything that comes our way on a daily basis,” says Dr. Marcela Rizo, a psychiatrist from the Quirónsalud Group Clinic.

Our state of mind and mental health are connected to our physical body, “the brain, for example, activates and begins to secrete hormones that are responsible for responding to what we feel at a certain moment and, if we maintain a state of chronic stress, our mind will not rest, so we will not sleep well, the immune system will weaken and symptoms such as hair loss or gastric diseases appear, ”says Dr. Rizo and adds : “not wanting to get out of bed, lack of appetite, lack of sleep and libido are also indicators that there is a condition due to emotions”.

What should we do?

  • Be aware of your feelings, knowing you is of great
  • Understand that there are things that cannot be controlled, but you can manage them.
  • It is healthy to ask for help. If you feel that things are getting out of hand, go to a specialist, reduce the stigma you have with psychologists and psychiatrists.
  • let yourself help
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Can it be prevented?

Affective disorders have multiple aetiology, but it is important to learn to know ourselves and try to identify those situations that do not allow us to move forward.

What can the family, friends or acquaintances of the affected person do?

  • To listen
  • Not judge.
  • Ask
  • Be willing to talk.
  • Pay attention to the affected person.
  • Suggest seeking professional help.
  • Maintain confidentiality, “this builds trust.”

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