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How to Prevent a Stroke by Understanding the Emotional Causes

Emotional Causes of Stroke, by Maureen Minnehan Jones. Photo collage c/o Dean Stevens and Hush Naidoo

Collage of photographs by Dean Stevens and Hush Naidoo

Identifying the underlying psychological causes of a stroke can help you prevent this debilitating condition

Ordinary people are awakening to the understanding that there’s more to know about how disease manifests in the body. That awakening includes the psychological meaning of disease — specifically the underlying emotional and psychological causes. If not taken care of, these causes can result in further disruptions which people often accept and call it their fate.

However, the psychological meaning of disease gives people the necessary information to know what needs healing in their relationship with themselves. It also empowers them to embrace their personal power through what I call compassionate comprehension.

As a healing practitioner, I help people examine the emotional links that are often missing in standard healing regimens. Working with the psychological meaning of disease for two decades, I offer fresh insight into the connection between being a ‘serve-aholic’ and suffering a stroke. This connection is part of the missing piece which I passionately explore in my work to help heal people on multiple levels.

What is a Stroke?

The Mayo Clinic defines a stroke this way:

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die. A stroke is a medical emergency. Prompt treatment is crucial. Early action can minimize brain damage and potential complications.

Stroke symptoms include:

  • Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg (especially on one side of the body)
  • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech
  • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
  • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
  • Sudden severe headache with no known cause

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls strokes the fourth leading

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