[ Mental Health ] Open Question : Can stress cause physical problems?
I was in the hospital 4 weeks ago with a perferated colon. My dr told me afterwards it's a miracle that I didn't need surgery. I spent 5 days in the hospital. When I got home it seemed every day I got weaker and weaker. 4 days later I needed assistance in walking. I went back to the ER. They couldn't find anything physically wrong with me.
I have been under to much stress. Divorce, my mom died, my ex wife abusing my kids. The list goes on and on. It dawned on me I was having a nervous breakdown. I volunteered to go into the mental hospital for 15 days. When I went in I was still very weak and needed to use a cane to get around. Within about 3-4 days I needed a walker. I have been home for 1 week. Still needing a walker. I was born with cerebral palsy. The doctors think with the stress I am under my immune system is so low that my cerebral palsy is getting worse. Is that posible? Can stress really do things like that.
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