Re: Unprocessed Trauma- Your Likely Root Cause

I believe many of the symptoms we experience are the result of stress and anxiety. I'm not saying this is true for everyone but it was certainly true for me.

The theory goes like this:We all experience stress but when we become stressed for long enough or to a high enough degree we cross an invisible line and become symptomatic. The reason is the body releases stress hormones and prolonged exposure to these stress hormones will eventually takes its toll on our bodies and cause physical symptoms. Ever heard the expression "Worried sick?" Every time we worry, get stressed, become afraid or anxious, or think negative we release these hormones in our bodies.

Just to give you an idea how powerful stress hormones are this is from Columbia University Press:

"Hormone:A secretory substance carried from one gland or organ of the body via the bloodstream to more or less specific tissues, where it exerts some influence upon the metabolism of the target tissue. Normally, various hormones are produced and secreted by the endocrine glands, including the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, ovaries, testes, pancreatic islets, certain portions of the gastrointestinal tract, and the placenta, among the mammalian species.
As lack of any one of them may cause serious disorders, many hormones are now produced synthetically and used in treatment where a deficiency exists. The hormones of the anterior pituitary include thyrotropin, prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, the gonadotropic hormones, and growth hormones, the posterior pituitary secretes oxytocin, and vasopressin, also known as arginine vasopressin (AVP) or antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
The thyroids secrete thyroxine and calcitonin, and the parathyroids secrete parathyroid hormone. The adrenal medulla secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine while the cortex of the same gland releases aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisol and cortisone. The ovaries primarily secrete estrogen and progesterone and the testes testosterone. The adernal cortex, ovaries, and testes in fact prododuce at least small amounts of all the steroid hormones. The islets of Langerhans in the pancreas secete insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin. The kidneys also produce erythropoietin, which produces erythrocytes (red blood cells). The passage of chyme (see digestive system) from the stomach to the duodenum causes the latter to release secretin, which stimulates the flow of pancreativ juice. The duodenum can also be stimulated by the prescence of fats in the chyme to secrete cholecystokinin, a hormone that stimulates the gall bladder to contract and release bile. There is evidence that the upper intestine secrets pancreatozymin, which enhances the amount of digestive enzymes in the pancreatic juice. In addition, the pyloric region of the stomach secrets gastrin, a hormone that increases the secretion of hydocholoric acid into the stomach. The placenta has been shown to secrete progesterone and chorionic gonadotropin. There is evidence that it even contains a substance similiar to growth hormone."