Studies and investigations conducted with cancer (Reiche, Nunes, & Morimoto, 2004; Garssen & Godkin, 1999; Barbara L. 1999.) and depression (Yapko, 1997, 2011) patients shed light on the effects of psychological factors on the immune system. . While studies are investigating negative psychological causes, they are also continuing on possible positive causes.
1. LACK OF LOVE
The realization that the highest death rates in newborn children are in babies who do not have a mother or a mother figure has focused attention on psychological factors. Children who do not receive enough love from their mother or mother figure in the first years of life have weak immune systems. A similar factor was found in cancer and depression patients; lack of love People who are not loved or feel unloved by their family members, spouses and friends constitute the most important risk group. Interestingly, the same results are obtained in people who believe that they are not loved even though they are loved. People who are unloved or believe they are unloved isolate themselves from social relationships and become increasingly lonely.
2. CONTROLLERISM
Another group at risk in terms of immunity is individuals with controlling personality traits. The most common case in psychology is obsessive compulsive disorder. While being controlling, trying to control almost everything, certainly has a positive impact on success, it also causes considerable stress. At the same time, these people are extremely interventionist, obsessive and perfectionist and cannot tolerate mistakes, shortcomings and flaws. They have a hard time accepting some of the negativities that life brings, being flexible, forgiving, and therefore being happy and peaceful.
3. EXPERIENCED INJUSTICE
Experiencing injustice is also a very important source of stress, especially if this injustice comes from close people. The one who is treated unfairly receives legal, material, etc. compensation in return. This feeling eats away at people who cannot do anything. People who have been treated unfairly repeat the events they experienced in their minds for years and sometimes throughout their lives. Every repetition of those memories in the mind weakens the person's immune system.
4. GOALLESSNESS
Aimlessness means getting old. A person who does not have a goal in life is old, regardless of his age. The immune system of people who do not have new goals and plans for life begins to no longer produce antibodies as before.
5. WORTHLESS
And the other important factor is worthlessness. The feeling/thought of worthlessness functions as both the cause and the result of all these negative psychological factors. People who do not find enough value in their family, social environment or work environment also have low self-esteem and self-confidence. This situation negatively affects the person's self, work, relationships, and almost every aspect of life. Unfortunately, feelings of worthlessness underlie many reasons such as consuming harmful food and drinks, being in a toxic environment of friends, unprotected sexual life, and low performance level in business life. The result of bad choices made with these feelings turns into increasing worthlessness. This vicious circle threatens the immune system from every angle.
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