Autoimmune Disease

How Emotions Fuel Autoimmune Disease, and What You Can Do

In addition to colds, flu, or other illnesses, our immune systems can also be triggered into high alert by stress, trauma, and unprocessed emotions.
How Emotions Fuel Autoimmune Disease, and What You Can Do
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Victoria Steinmetz Muir
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When most people think of the immune system, they picture being bedridden with the latest seasonal virus. However, the immune system isn’t just triggered by foreign invaders.

Our emotions play a key role in how our immune systems function and, in some cases, determine whether this coordinated defense system attacks our own cells, leading to autoimmune symptoms.

Victoria Steinmetz Muir
Victoria Steinmetz Muir
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Victoria Steinmetz Muir has a Master of Arts in psychology and a certification in nutritional therapy. Muir worked on neuronutrition autism research at American University and published a paper on emotion, empathy, and technology in Sage Journals. She is pursuing a Master of Science in clinical mental health counseling and writes to provide well-researched insights on mind-body wellness.