How Can Spirituality Help Us When Facing Health Issues?

imagery and visualization all help us to heal.  When other people pray for us the positive energy can manifest positive results for us.

 Listed below are some ways that spirituality can be of benefit to us;

1. When we pray, meditate or have positive thoughts there is a change that happens in our bodies.

2. Our brains release chemicals that are natural painkillers and mood enhancers.

3. Our blood pressure decreases.

4. Stress and anxiety levels are decreased.

5. We sleep better.

When I was an operating room nurse I worked with an anesthesiologist who would say a prayer for the patient before the surgery. At first it seemed unusual as we had not seen any doctor do this before. But after a while the OR team realized that the prayer said for the patient couldn’t hurt, and that it made us stop for a moment and think about the patient and what they were undergoing, humanizing it for us. We also had more of a bonded feeling working towards the good and end result for the patient.

To conclude, I have seen first hand what positive thinking can do for your health and for curing medical illnesses. Whether it is called spirituality or not, the point is that a belief in something greater than us and a trusting outlook does help in the healing process.

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