15 Ways for Coping with Illness and Disease

How you think is very important regarding your health. How you think about illness and disease disease can improve or impede your recovery.

If you are faced with illness or disease, it is important to think to improve your chances of getting better. We do not want your illness or disease to generate your thinking. We want your thinking to be triggered by your motivation to be in good health.

Christina Laun from had a list of 16 ways for coping with illness and disease. The title of her post was “It’s all in your mind: 75 ways to think yourself in good health”.

The powerful 15 choices are:

1. Don’t think about the pain.
2. Concentrate on getting better.
3. Believe in your treatments.
4. Imagine you have a strong immune system.
5. Picture your body fight off infections.
6. Listen to your body.
7. Find a positive and friendly doctor.
8. Believe in miracles.
9. Don’t fear treatments.
10. Take time to deal with negative things.
11. Stop thinking of yourself as a sick person.
12. Don’t milk injuries.
13. Understand that sometimes it’s all in the mind.
14. Don’t expect pain.
15. Don’t place blame for illness.

The choices you make are extremely powerful! The connection between your mind and body is strong. Think in a way to generate good health and not perpetuate illness and disease. Work with your doctor by thinking healthy thoughts.