Psychosomatics of bronchial asthma in children and adults
300 million people on the planet today suffer from bronchial asthma, and this number tends to grow, increase. Unlike many other diseases that have distinct physiological causes, the proportion of unexplained, from the point of view of medicine, cases of bronchial asthma is very high. In fact, there is a disease, the bronchi are narrowed, breathing is difficult, there are attacks, and it is impossible to understand why this happened.
In this article we will tell you what psychosomatic causes can lead to pathology, how to treat it from the standpoint of psychosomatics, and how to prevent pathology.
What does medicine say?
Bronchial asthma is a serious disease of the respiratory system. It is not considered infectious, that is, not caused by bacteria or viruses.it is considered chronic and shows all the signs of an inflammatory ailment. It is found in both adults and children, but lately it is the growth of childhood asthma that causes humanity to reconsider the approach to the disease. Now this is not just a medical diagnosis, but a real social problem, and how to resist it is a very important question.
At the level of physiology, the following occurs: a chronic inflammatory process in the bronchi leads to a narrowing of their lumen. When exposed to allergens or with strong anxiety occurs spasm and airflow rate is limited, asphyxiation develops. Such attacks can be not only in the acute period, but also in the remission stage of the disease.
The treatment is mainly symptomatic. As the factors causing the development of the disease, allergens are mainly referred to as dust, pollen, particles of animal skin flakes, perfume and chemical fumes.
Psychosomatic look
A great number of people daily contact with pollen and household dust, cats and dogs, however, not everyone develops asthma. So what is the true mechanism of disease development? Psychosomatic medicine, which treats a person as a whole body and soul, argues that The lungs in the human body are responsible for the adoption of new ideas, spirituality, for the acceptance of the external world. The way it happens and affects the health of the respiratory system.
Breathing makes possible the process of gas exchange, without it man’s existence is impossible. But the exchange is carried out not only at the level of "oxygen-carbon dioxide", but also at the level of subtle interaction with the world - the adoption of a new one, the return of one's feelings and ideas. On a breath, a person accepts new ideas from the outside, on an exhalation - gives a part of himself to the world.
It follows that the violation of contact with the outside world, unwillingness to contact, closure for the new, inability or unwillingness to bring their emotions out and become the true cause of the development of problems with the respiratory system.
Louise Hay, in her research, notes that asthma is a disease of people caughtwho have accumulated a lot of negative emotions, such as anger, resentment, anger. Dr. Valery Sinelnikov notes that asthma has its origins in childhood, when tears and offenses unprovided by a child, bans on crying lead to a narrowing of the bronchi. These emotions subsequently “strangle” the person on a completely physical level.
A more detailed study was conducted on this issue by a professional graduate biologist, a specialist in human psychophysiology. Vladimir Taranenko. A psychoanalysis of respiratory diseases in his performance showed that the cause of asthma is the cessation of normal functioning of the lungs, in this state the lungs and bronchi cease to be active. This is especially noticeable in the example of adults who reach certain professional and career heights, "swell" from their own importance. The more important a person feels, the more he inflates the chest. Together with snobbery and pride, such love usually acquires bronchial asthma.. A good example from history is Mao Zedong, who often had inflamed lungs and suffered from asthma attacks.
An adult rises above mere mortals and thereby locks himself into a trap - the outside world is no longer for him, he is dangerous and incomprehensible, there is no longer any need or desire to be in him. The cycle of "breaths" and "breaths" is violated.
Adults who differ in their pragmatism and decision-making skills (for example, entrepreneurs) very rarely suffer from asthma, because they are forced to be in constant contact with the world (partners, negotiations, luck, luck, tenders). But this disease is a real scourge of famous professors, laureates of various scientific awards, and officials.
The conflict between own expectations from the world and the real picture of the world is peculiar to all asthmatics.. Pay attention, flowering of tuberculosis, asthma falls on the revolutionary periods of development of countries. This means that innovative revolutionaries, both sympathetic and non-sympathetic, are people who have an internal conflict with the outside world in the first place, and only then with inflammatory processes in the bronchi (a historical example is Che Guevara).
As soon as a person breaks away in his development from the world around him, he considers himself "elected", "different", and sees the world around him as imperfect, defective and hostile, he begins to cough (watch for yourself!). Often this is noticeable in adults who suddenly believed in something, began to go to yoga or to the temple and really want to involve others in it. They soon develop a cough as a sign of disagreement with the world. Causes are sought anywhere, but not where they are.
So, in adults, asthma develops and progresses if they live in a fictional world, move away from the world, protect themselves from it, want to impose their opinion on him and do not hear the opinions of others, and also fear or despise the world around.
Childhood
Bronchial asthma in children can have several causes, and each of them is worthy of attention, because it can be the very “key” that will help achieve a stable remission and cure a child.
At a certain age, children live fantasies. They imagine the world to be different, magical and colorful, and this is a very important stage in the development of the child's psyche. If at this stage it is not difficult for mum or dad to drop their past years and live with the child in the world of fairies and elves, play along with the child, then asthma does not threaten the child - “inhalation” and “exhalation” are not violated. His world is completely harmonious.
But There are parents who love to “break off” the wings of a kid - “this does not happen”, “stop inventing”, “why are you lying?”, “you are already big”. Besieging the dreamer and the dreamer to the sinful land, they do not care much for the landing to be soft. Usually the baby flops painfully on the ground and is disappointed in the real world (it’s not so beautiful!), harbors a grudge, closes off from parents, and at the same time from other adults. This shifts gradually into closure from the world.
The mechanism, in fact, is repeated in adulthood: the exchange with the world, the inner the child does not want to breathe in what is there, and to breathe out what he has is so magical and beautiful, something that no one will appreciate. Regular bronchitis begins, and from them to asthma - at hand.
Another cause of childhood asthma often lies in the material condition of mom and dad.Poor children are less likely to suffer from asthma than children from wealthy families, who very quickly realize that they are allowed and accessible by far more classmates, and therefore begin to put themselves above others. This separation from the world is also fraught with pulmonary ailments.
The cause of asthma in infants, of course, can not be either a sense of self-worth, no imagination. In babies and children who still do not know how to speak, the root of the problem lies in the hyper-care on the part of the mother, grandmother, and other relatives.. Recall the expression that caring "can also strangle."
The more the mother worries about the health of the baby, the more clearly she feels, on an intuitive level, her own importance in the system of this world, which is limited to the walls of the children's room.
Often, researchers indicate that a child may be offended with asthma. It is necessary to understand that this offense is usually quite specific - parents did not appreciate the significance, the uniqueness of the child’s personality at some point, whereas before they had certainly put it on a pedestal and prayed for him with the whole family. To prevent this, you need From the first days of the presence of the baby in the house, clearly prioritize. The youngest member of the family can in no way be its ruler, god and king. It does not happen, it is unnatural. After all, one day, when parents treat the “deity” as an ordinary person, and such a moment will surely come sooner or later, that same “black” insult and an irresistible cough will appear before choking.
Another one a mistake that parents make - a ban on the expression of emotions. "Do not cry, it is indecent", "do not shout, they can hear", "do not run, you are already big." The more such “not” the kid absorbs at that age, when he, on the contrary, needs to learn to express joy and resentment, bitterness and hope, the more likely it is that his asthma will be psychosomatic in nature.
Treatment
The psychomatic approach does not in the least negate the need for traditional treatment.
If the doctor prescribed inhalation or medication, you should follow his recommendations rigorously.
At the same time, it will be useful to understand the true reasons, because, no matter how difficult it may be to admit, one of the above listed will definitely show up.
The psychology of the disease is such that it will remain chronic from seizure to remission. and from remission to seizure, until a miracle cure is invented (which is not yet available) or until until the person himself undertakes to change the problem psychological settingwhich caused bronchial asthma.
Independently composing a description and presenting the scale of the problem can be very difficult, psychologists and psychotherapists can come to the rescue. Their job is to return the arrogant to the ground, to help the retired express and speak what he could not voice.
there is hypnotherapy-based techniques, relaxation techniques that will help overcome hostility to the world and the people who inhabit it.
In relation to children, parents will have to work, moreover on themselves and their educational methods. They just need to learn how to raise a child not by total prohibitions and restrictions, but by engaging in common affairs, not to understate, but not to exaggerate the importance of a small childish personality.
To prevent asthma in children, parents should measure their passion and not raise a child into a cult, not tell him about how awful and unfair the world is around, and not show such attitudes by example. Only in this case, the person will understand his real place in the world and harmoniously communicate with him as a source of new, interesting and safe. Breathing in and out will be easy.
