Sunday, October 4, 2015

The Type of Spirituality Linked to Healthier Mind And Body

I'm an outlier then because I have no spiritual belief. One of my psychologists in the hospital tried to get me to answer whether I believed my body failed me by having the stroke. I said no and the more I thought about it the more it became obvious that my body is what saved my life. My excellent physical condition, my brain reserve from learning new programming languages often. My mental health is excellent.
http://www.spring.org.uk/2015/10/the-type-of-spirituality-linked-to-healthier-mind-and-body.php?
People who believe God loves them and forgives them have better mental health, a new study finds.
In contrast, those who hold negative spiritual beliefs tend to have worse mental health.
Negative spiritual beliefs include believing that God is punishing you or feeling abandoned.
Professor Brick Johnstone, one of the study’s authors, said:
“In general, the more religious or spiritual you are, the healthier you are, which makes sense. ( I see no reason for why this statement should be assumed true.)
But for some individuals, even if they have even the smallest degree of negative spirituality — basically, when individuals believe they’re ill because they’ve done something wrong and God is punishing them — their health is worse.”

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