Are you experiencing physical or emotional symptoms that no one is able to explain or treat successfully? Have you taken prescriptions, antidepressants, etc to little or no avail? If so, you are suffering from trauma from an event you might have long ago forgotten. Yes, Virginia, what you don’t remember can hurt you. If you were diagnosed with PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Cancer, Arthritis, MS, TMJ, you need a treatment protocol specifically focused on the after affects of trauma.

A ‘talking cure,’ or antidepressants, etc. are ineffective in healing the root cause of trauma. The only effective treatment is a deep physiological and spiritual healing process for releasing the past energetic traumas on a mind, body-cellular and spiritual level.

Medical researchers have known for decades that survivors of accidents, disasters, and childhood traumas often endure long-term symptoms ranging from anxiety and depression to unexplained physical pain, such as: arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, MS, TMJ, insomnia, PMS, etc.

All animals, including humans, are born with a natural ability to rebound from these distressing situations, given the appropriate deep level emotional and physical release. Animals nurture each other after a stressful event, they lick, nuzzle and groom one another. To their detriment, humans have long ago discontinued this important stress reliever ritual of nurturing and comforting one another.

Using a four phase method of somatic healing you will learn how and where you are storing unresolved distress, how to become aware of your body’s physiological response to danger. Once this stress is released and you have processed the unexplained emotions and spiritual trauma, your mind, body and spirit returns to its natural state you were meant to live – peace of mind.

Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Life Coach, Hypnosis Practitioner, Author, “101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life.” Dr. Dorothy has the unique gift of connecting people with a broad range of profound principles that resonate in the deepest part of their being. She brings awareness to concepts not typically obvious to one’s daily thoughts and feelings. http://www.drdorothy.net

Lupus. Hashimotos. Celiac Disease. IBS, or Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Addison’s Disease. MS, or Multiple Sclerosis. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Fibromyalgia.

Am I naming random diseases picked out of a hat, or do these things have something serious in common? Well, they do have something in common – they’re all autoimmune diseases, and they affect millions of people each year.

Autoimmune disease isn’t discriminatory, either – a millionaire can easily get the same autoimmune disease that a poor family’s child can, and there’s no limits on what it can do to the body.

Some of these disease can be very serious – like lupus – while some are less harmful, but still hurt – like fibromyalgia. All of them affect us, however, and very few of us who are not affected know about them.

By basic definition, an autoimmune disease isn’t when a foreign thing, like a virus, bacteria, or fungus enters the blood stream, and then attacks the body like crazy. An autoimmune disease is a bit more complicated.

Why? Well, an autoimmune disease is when the body’s own defenses – the immune system – actually attacks the body itself. It’s as if it gets confused with what it’s supposed to do, where it sees the body as something foreign and starts attacking it.

When you have an autoimmune disease, it literally is your own body working against itself. There are numerous treatments available for autoimmune disorders as well as natural and nutritional support to try and help keep the symptoms at bay.

Many autoimmune diseases share the same symptoms – while the body is attacking different parts in different ways, it still boils down to the body attacking.

Here are the most common autoimmune diseases, and their associated symptoms. Look through them and see what fits, or search out a specific autoimmune disorder to see if it fits your symptoms.

Lupus

Lupus is surprisingly common, no matter what Dr. Greg House says on House, MD (“It’s never Lupus”). Those who do have lupus experience it differently than others – it’s one of those disorders that’s unique to the person.

One of the most common symptoms are joints that are swollen and painful (Similar to arthritis, so don’t confuse the two – one is very serious, and one happens to millions of people each year).

Another common symptom is a fever that you can’t explain – the fever is actually there because your immune system is working hard, just not against a virus.

Swollen glands is another symptom, along with extreme fatigue most of the time (Because your body’s working), unexplained hair loss, a butterfly rash and unusual sensitivity to the sun.

Other possible symptoms are chest pain, pale fingers or toes, swelling in the legs, and mouth ulcers. Lupus presents in a variety of ways, and if you suspect that you might have it, check with your doctor.

Celiac Disease

Many people have celiac disease and not even realize it – It is an intestinal disorder where a person has an issue with digesting gluten.

Gluten is in foods like bread, noodles, muffins… think of doughy foods, and you’ll find gluten – you can also find it in surprising things, like sausage, cereal or even oats.

In order to prevent the symptoms of celiac disease and begin the healing process, you need to live a gluten-free life. That means eating specialized foods that are gluten-free.

Some symptoms of celiac disease include anemia, bloody stool, pain in your stomach, weakness, joint pain, bone pain, diarrhea, weight loss, fatigue, stool that is greasy, bleeding tendency, and even changes in your dental enamel.

Ignoring celiac disease can have serious, long term effects. If you have any of the above symptoms it is important to address them with your health care practitioner.

Karen Larsen is a free lance writer who writes on health issues. She invites you to visit her other EzineArticles