Psychosomatics and Disease Causation

Jul 11, 2024

All Diseases are from Nerves and Religion: Mikhail Filyaev and Psychosomatics

Introduction

  • The guest of the host is Mikhail Filyaev, a well-known psychologist and founder of the online Academy of Psychosomatics.
  • The main topic of the podcast is the relationship between psychosomatics and bodily diseases, and how psychosomatics can help in treatment.

Psychosomatics: Main Concepts

  • Psychosomatics asserts that most diseases are caused by our emotions and perceptions.
  • Negative emotions and stress can trigger diseases. Positive emotions and proper perception strategies contribute to recovery.
  • Example: it is difficult for a person to recover if their internal fears and conflicts are unresolved.

Examples and Case Studies

Examples from Mikhail's Practice

  • A woman with a child in intensive care: feared that her husband would be angry if the child died. The conflict at the root of her anxiety.
  • Stroke patient: the cause is a traumatic situation in childhood (failed to save daughter on an airplane).

Therapeutic Techniques

  • Regression: returning to events that triggered the problem and reinterpreting them.
  • Examples: working with allergies through rebirth of perception of food or environment.

Main Principles of P2.0 Activity

  • The mission of P2.0 is to teach people self-knowledge and the creation of their positive perception strategies.
  • Students are taught to work with incidents and body reactions through the psychosomatic approach, applying skills of self-knowledge and physiological reactions.

Diseases from Negative Emotions

Allergy

  • Often allergies are related to negative experiences in the past.
  • Technique: through regression work find the event and change the perception.

Skin Diseases

  • Associated with contact conflicts or feelings of disgust.
  • Examples: acne can be caused by psychological trauma or self-devaluation.

Autoimmune Diseases

  • Associated with devaluation conflicts (e.g., arthritis).
  • Cases: psoriasis can be linked to fears and benefits (e.g., desire not to work).

Cancer and Oncopsychology

  • Oncopsychology aims to study the psychological causes of oncological diseases.
  • Examples: breast cancer is associated with relationship problems, a desire to protect the child; ovarian cancer – the conflict is related to the desire to have a child.
  • Mikhail developed a course on oncopsychology, including training doctors and psychologists.

Influence of Genetics and Epigenetics

  • Behavior, perceptions, and reactions can alter the expression of genetic diseases.
  • Example: the case with Angelina Jolie and the removal of her breasts.

Working with Children

  • Children's problems often reflect the strategies of the parents.
  • Working with psychosomatics of children up to 6 years old is primarily through the parents.
  • Examples: treating a child's allergy through working with the mother's perception of the sun, water, etc.

Psychosomatic Therapy for Trauma and Severe Conditions

  • Panic attacks are associated with traumas and lack of life purpose.
  • Antidepressants are viewed as an auxiliary tool, the main treatment is psychotherapy.

Conclusion

  • The podcast urges viewers to analyze their feelings and health through the lens of psychosomatics.
  • Viewer feedback is important: what insights were gained, what new things were learned, and what they plan to apply in their own lives.