Blood pressure problems, which are typically linked to adult problems, can also impact children, which frequently worries parents. Although physical factors are usually taken into account first, psychosomatic influences can also be very important. When physical treatments don’t seem to be working, having a better understanding of these connections can help address the underlying causes.
According to the psychosomatic theory, blood pressure can be significantly impacted by emotions, stress, and mental health. High blood pressure can be brought on by anxiety, unresolved emotions, or even chronic stress in both adults and children. This can show up in kids as trouble managing their families, school, or social pressure.
Examining the ways in which mental states impact physical well-being expands our perspective on blood pressure control. For both children and adults dealing with these issues, improving overall well-being may be achievable by addressing both the mental and emotional components.
| Psychosomatic Cause | Blood Pressure Impact |
| Stress and Anxiety | Can cause elevated blood pressure in both children and adults |
| Repressed Emotions | May lead to hypertension, especially in adults |
| Family Tension | Often affects children, leading to fluctuating blood pressure |
| Perfectionism | Contributes to high blood pressure, particularly in adults |
| Fear of Failure | Can result in increased pressure levels, especially in children |
- Medical aspect
- Psychosomatic causes of hypertension
- Opinion of researchers
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Medical aspect
An indicator called blood pressure shows how hard the blood flow pushes against blood vessel walls. The heart generates the pressure, and the blood flows with the most "pressure" as it leaves the body. The pressure drops as the vessel diameters, from the arteries to the capillaries, decrease.
The notation for this indicator is a fraction. Systolic pressure, which represents the force of pressure in the arteries at the time the heart compresses, is the upper portion of the fraction. The lower portion is diastolic, or the pressure at which the heart muscle relaxes.
A fully healthy individual’s normal blood pressure reading is 110/70 millimeters of mercury. Elevated indicators suggest that the individual is experiencing hypertension. Hypotension is the term for lower ones.
Hypertension is manifested by a persistent increase in tonometer readings to 140/90 millimeters of mercury. Hypertensive patients are characterized by pressure drops, excruciating headaches, tinnitus and a pressing feeling in the heart area, frequent dizziness. Hypertensive patients quickly get tired, suffer from sweating and shortness of breath, often complain that their limbs go numb, swelling of the arms, legs, and face develops. The main causes are considered to be age, blood clots, poor eating habits with an abundance of salty and fried foods, drinking alcohol and smoking, lack of sleep due to working at night, severe and prolonged stress. In children, hypertension can manifest itself as increased intracranial pressure, as well as sleep disturbances and hyperactivity, frequent nosebleeds.
A blood pressure reading of less than 100/60 millimeters of mercury is considered low blood pressure. Hypotension is thought to arise in the context of chronic stress and psychological trauma, sleep deprivation, and depression. It presents as an elevated susceptibility to weather, dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, and possible fainting.
Most of the time, doctors think that psychoemotional disorders are the cause of hypotension.
Psychosomatic causes of hypertension
Within the field of medicine, psychosomatics examines individuals beyond their physical and physiological makeup. Psychosomatics assesses it thoroughly, considering the psychological and mental conditions. Researchers claim that this tight relationship can provide the most precise explanation for why hypertension or hypotension occur.
According to psychosomatic medicine, a person’s attitude toward life’s experiences and challenges is entirely reflected in his or her blood pressure. Simultaneously, there are no good or bad events; instead, the individual evaluates everything that occurs and determines whether to view it positively or negatively.
A person’s body experiences pressure buildup similar to that of a pressure cooker as his worries increase and he becomes more sensitive to certain events while also being unable to express his emotions. The regulation of the vascular walls’ tone is being broken.
Researchers have found that long-term internal conflicts and emotions like guilt, fear, and anger are the main causes of hypertension.
Through their work with numerous hypertensive patients, psychoanalysts have assembled a typical psychological profile of a hypertensive individual. Extreme touchiness and irritability are the hallmarks of all hypertensive patients, regardless of their gender, age, nationality, educational attainment, or social standing. They have trouble sleeping, become easily apathetic (often after an outburst of rage), become fatigued easily, react painfully to loud noises, have memory problems, and can become aggressive for no apparent reason.
Psychotherapy work with hypertensive patients is challenging, according to many doctors, as these patients can lose patience easily, flare up, and discontinue their treatment.
In the event that psychocorrection is successful, the patient achieves internal and external equilibrium, lets go of unneeded grudges, and bitterness. Blood pressure measurements normalize concurrently.
Children with hypertension typically grow up in homes where there is extreme psychological conflict. A child’s early experiences with negative emotions are limited, and he is unable to gracefully exit a situation in which his parents are engaged in a protracted "war." Since he values both of his parents equally, he experiences family conflicts twice as much, which implies that the psychological burden on him is roughly twice as great as the emotional burden on each of the involved adults.
When parents fight, the child—especially if he is accustomed to scandals—pretends nothing is wrong. All of this, though, is external. Blood pressure rises as a result of all the boiling and seething emotions that are inside, the main ones being fear and resentment toward both parents.
The child senses the parents’ internal tension, even in the absence of the infant, when they choose to work out their differences in private. In this instance, he may also experience hypertension in response to the "silent war."
Teens’ elevated blood pressure frequently manifests as a defense mechanism against their parents’ overbearing psychological pressure. Youngsters with high blood pressure can be highly impressionable, highly sensitive, have trouble adjusting to new situations, and can be highly confrontational with their peers. Teens tend to be quiet, reserved, have low self-esteem, and an almost unhealthy reliance on other people’s opinions.
Children’s and adults’ blood pressure issues can be impacted not only by physical factors but also by psychological and emotional states. From a psychosomatic standpoint, physical symptoms like high or low blood pressure are frequently the result of stress, unresolved emotional conflicts, and anxiety. A more comprehensive approach to managing and enhancing general health is provided by an understanding of the mind-body connection, which can assist in identifying underlying emotional triggers.
Opinion of researchers
According to psychotherapist Dr. Valery Sinelnikov, people who experience internal stress as a result of persistently refusing to accept a particular situation "create" hypertension for themselves. According to the doctor, men typically have hypertension because they tend to repress their emotions and experiences, believing that it is not appropriate for the stronger sex to cry or express their feelings in any other way. This is fully supported by medical statistics.
According to Canadian researcher Liz Burbo, hypertension is a condition that affects "samoyeds," or people who are accustomed to being overly critical of themselves. These people frequently revisit unpleasant memories in their minds, repeatedly feel unhappy, and have a propensity to exaggerate even seemingly innocuous events.
According to Louise Hay and several other psychologists, hypertension is invariably the result of an unresolved emotional experience from the past; a person is unable to forgive, let go, or accept something; instead, they fight an internal need to act, believing that they are incapable of accepting or refusing such a thing.
People who have strong, dominant personalities and are accustomed to controlling and suppressing others frequently experience an increase in blood pressure.
Analyzing blood pressure problems from a psychosomatic perspective enables us to comprehend the relationship between the body and mind. Even in young children, stress, anxiety, and unresolved emotions can be major contributors to both high and low blood pressure. The emotional triggers can be addressed in order to better support overall wellbeing.
Teaching adults and children healthy coping mechanisms for their emotions can lessen the negative physical effects of stress. Engaging in activities such as mindfulness, open communication, and physical activity can help stop or delay the onset of blood pressure issues.
In the end, maintaining balanced blood pressure ultimately depends just as much on mental health as it does on physical health. We can enhance the quality of life for both adults and children by taking a holistic approach.
