There is no denying the link between our mental and physical well-being. Our bodies can respond to intense emotions in ways that aren’t always evident. The relationship between psychosomatics and the function of the kidneys and adrenal glands is one instance where this relationship is especially strong.
Kidney and adrenal problems can affect both adults and children, and they can be impacted by psychological tension, unresolved trauma, and emotional stress. The balance of the body depends on these essential organs, and problems with them may indicate more serious emotional problems.
Comprehending the psychosomatic etiology of kidney and adrenal disorders can aid in treating the emotional core of the issue in addition to the physical manifestations. We can better assist adults’ and children’s healing processes by taking a comprehensive approach.
Aspect | Description |
What is Psychosomatics? | The study of how emotional and psychological factors can influence physical health, including kidney and adrenal diseases. |
Kidney Diseases and Psychosomatics | Emotional stress, anxiety, and unresolved emotional conflicts can contribute to kidney issues by affecting blood pressure and fluid balance. |
Adrenal Diseases and Psychosomatics | Stress and chronic anxiety can lead to adrenal gland dysfunction, affecting hormone production and overall health. |
Common Symptoms | Symptoms may include fatigue, mood swings, frequent infections, and chronic pain. |
Treatment Approaches | Treatment often involves a combination of medical care, psychological therapy, and lifestyle changes to address both physical and emotional health. |
Importance of Addressing Both Aspects | Understanding and treating the psychosomatic components of these diseases can improve overall outcomes and quality of life for patients. |
- General information
- Psychosomatic causes (kidneys)
- In children
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General information
Psychosomatic medicine examines potential emotional and psychological factors that may contribute to the development of a specific disease. But the assessment will be imprecise and ambiguous without a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology. In a healthy individual, the kidneys are paired organs that are symmetrically positioned on both sides of the spine. They resemble a large bean in shape.
The lower region of the human abdominal cavity is where they are located. The kidneys’ primary purpose is excretion, and they have a complicated structure.
Despite having the same name, the adrenal glands perform different types of "work" in the body, such as secreting hormones that are vital to life. While the adrenal glands are not involved in the excretory function, the kidneys are likewise capable of doing this. They are paired and symmetrical, which is much like the kidneys.
They have a crescent moon-like shape and are situated directly above the kidneys. The hormones released impact the child’s growth, mood, emotions, and psyche, as well as their capacity for reproduction, among other things.
The kidneys are a strong filter with a special structural design that aids in the removal of hazardous, harmful metabolic products from the human body. Like the heart, the kidneys "work" continuously, without interruption. Even before the baby is inside the mother’s womb, they start to function.
Adrenal and kidney diseases can be either acquired or congenital. They may be microbial, dysplastic, inflammatory, dysfunctional, or cancerous.
Traditional medicine states that immunological disorders, hormonal imbalances, poor diet, unhealthy habits, hypothermia, and concurrent acute or chronic illnesses, both infectious and non-infectious, are the main causes of kidney diseases.
Psychosomatic causes (kidneys)
It’s important to establish the organ’s psychosomatic significance before attempting to comprehend the thoughts, feelings, and emotions that a person may experience in relation to kidney diseases. Understanding the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology makes it simple to comprehend that the kidneys serve as both a fluid reservoir and a filter. This "reservoir" is fully protected by the body; it is not shielded in any manner by itself. Essentially, the kidney does not reject any liquid that the body provides it with—even if it contains hazardous substances.
In psychosomatic medicine, water—in this case, urine—is thought to be the element that promotes honesty, transparency, and the lack of internal contradictions. Clean urine indicates that the person is honest and forthright; murky urine, which deviates from the standard composition of a healthy individual, indicates the presence of turbidity, confusion, sediment, or dishonesty in the person.
You might argue that since everyone lies, kidney pain is fortunately not experienced by everyone. Indeed, this is accurate. However, the lie itself—big or small, every day—is not the point; rather, the point is the internal conflict that the liar experiences on an unconscious level. He presents a false impression of himself to others because there is a stark contrast between how he thinks and feels about himself. Kidney diseases can occur if a person starts to believe his own lie at the same time.
His kidneys are usually fine if he has the guts to tell himself that he is a liar.
Psychoanalysts have observed that chronic kidney disease patients do not appear to be liars. Conversely, their attractiveness makes it easy for you to start believing in them. These people are known to be incredibly amiable and charitable, and they frequently work with others.
After years of fruitless attempts to treat chronic pyelonephritis or glomerulonephritis, patients frequently see a psychotherapist. The therapist soon realizes that the patient in front of him “lies like he breathes,” effortlessly and naturally going unnoticed by others. He says things that he himself believes in. However, the patient conceals facts about him from others due to a serious internal conflict of inconsistencies that exists at a subconscious level.
In psychosomatic medicine, the left kidney represents the family unit (friends, family members); if it is impacted, the lie should be found in the family unit. The social realm, which includes one’s job, plans, work, and the outside world, represents the right kidney. Insincerity in these areas should be the true cause of psychogenic damage if the right kidney is damaged.
Psychotherapists have noticed that various professions such as politics, diplomacy, education, medicine, social work, acting, and singing are more likely to have kidney diseases than others.
In children
Children’s kidney diseases are typically linked to a lack of self-criticism and a highly developed imagination. The child persistently persuades his parents and peers that he is not Spider-Man and that he cannot climb the house’s walls, even though he knows deep down that this is not the case. As an experienced psychotherapist will tell you, it may appear to be a harmless children’s game, but it’s not really that innocent.
The child’s age prevents him from being able to tell the difference between reality and the game, so he frequently blurs the lines and lacks the necessary level of self-criticism. He starts an internal psychological program that is not his own. Kidney disease will manifest if parents have not taught their children to distinguish between fact and fiction.
Furthermore, children with authoritarian parents who stifle their personalities also experience kidney pain. He would be happy to disagree, to express that he thinks differently, but he is too old or too afraid to do so. He finds it simpler to become accustomed to his elders and absorb their "psychoprograms" into himself. What is the outcome? glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, and nephritis.
For everyone, regardless of age, petty lies can lead to an unpleasant diagnosis – kidney stones (sand in the kidneys). A big betrayal of oneself can lead to kidney prolapse. If at the same time a person is inclined to look at the world with resentment, then an oncological disease is possible – cancer. Reluctance to part with one"s lies and internal conflict leads to the formation of a cyst. Irritation and strong fear of being exposed leads to inflammation and the development of numerous inflammatory diseases. At a critical level of lies, when the internal conflict reaches its peak, or with total suppression of the child"s personality from the outside, renal failure occurs.
Numerous researchers (including Liz Burbo and Louise Hay) suggest that fear is the root cause of kidney diseases, but they do not elaborate on the nature of this fear. Kidney pain is not caused by a fear of spiders or the dark. But acute painful renal colic is often caused by fear that once people discover who you really are, they will reject you and exclude you from society.
Psychosomatic medicine recommends treating the illness with psychotherapy. A person requires the assistance of a psychologist or psychotherapist in addition to medication.
You must develop the ability to be both honest and reasonably critical of yourself. When a child has kidney disease, parents should try to remove all pressure from their child’s personality and allow him to be himself.
There is a strong link between our mental and physical well-being. Internal conflicts, stress, and unresolved emotions can all show up in the body, especially in organs like the kidneys and adrenal glands. Better health requires an understanding of this connection.
Recognizing the importance of psychosomatics can help people heal, both adults and children. Physical care is not as essential as emotional well-being. Assisting with mental well-being also relieves the physical manifestations of kidney and adrenal problems.
Understanding the relationship between the mind and body allows us to develop a more comprehensive approach to health that addresses the emotional roots of illnesses in addition to medical ones.
Stress, unresolved emotions, or ingrained fears can all appear as physical symptoms of kidney and adrenal diseases in both children and adults. These emotional and psychological factors are frequently linked to kidney and adrenal diseases. A more all-encompassing approach to treatment that takes into account both physical and mental health is made possible by the understanding of the relationship between mind and body that psychosomatics provides in identifying the underlying emotional causes of these conditions.