Hepatitis C Support Group
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
It is an established fact that stress can have a negative impact on both
mind and body. A lot of negative stress can lead to mental, emotional and
physical exhaustion. People with hepatitis C often comment that a period
of stress usually leads to a flare-up of symptoms, especially fatigue. Surprisingly, there is a wealth of information about how stress can affect liver
disease. This fact sheet will cover some of the data from a review article
titled Does Stress Exacerbate Liver Disease? by Y. Chida and colleagues,
and sheds some light on the effects of stress on liver disease as well as
raising some interesting questions.
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/stress_liver.pdf
mind and body. A lot of negative stress can lead to mental, emotional and
physical exhaustion. People with hepatitis C often comment that a period
of stress usually leads to a flare-up of symptoms, especially fatigue. Surprisingly, there is a wealth of information about how stress can affect liver
disease. This fact sheet will cover some of the data from a review article
titled Does Stress Exacerbate Liver Disease? by Y. Chida and colleagues,
and sheds some light on the effects of stress on liver disease as well as
raising some interesting questions.
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/stress_liver.pdf
One really simple I'm stressed - like in traffic - or whatever... is to BREATHE!! Just stop and take a deep inhale and exhale; repeat! It calms you down physically and emotionally! It's AMAZING!!!
Sometimes, like when trying to get to sleep, I combine inhaling and exhaling with a simple "mantra" like syaing "LET" on the in-breath and "GO" on the outbreath! LET GO! It's amazing how quickly this let's me get to sleep.
A walk in the woods always does it for me.
Another thing that works is exercise. With chronic fatigue, exercise sounds impossible, I know. If you can make a commitment to - say, 20 minutes - even walking - every day, it will help.