How To Care For Lupus Spiritually

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Lupus is a chronic illness that I’ve been interested in learning more about for some time now, so let’s take a deep dive and learn about it together! 

What Is Lupus?

Lupus is a chronic (long-term) disease that can cause inflammation and pain in any part of your body. It’s an autoimmune disease, which means that your immune system {the body system that usually fights infections} attacks healthy tissue instead. 

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common form of lupus. 

What Causes Lupus?

Women ages 15-44 are more at risk for lupus. The exact cause is not known medically, but genetics and environmental triggers are suspected as causes of this chronic illness. 

From an emotional or spiritual perspective…lupus is caused by high levels of stress, which causes inflammation in the body, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 

From an inner child perspective…one of the causes of lupus is child abuse. If you were abused as a child, that would have created an enormous amount of negative emotions like rage, anger, and frustration within you that you could do nothing about. It’s like it’s still there if you haven’t sought help to resolve it within yourself. 

Unfortunately….time alone does not heal that wound. 

What Are The Emotions Associated With Lupus? 

Some of the emotions associated with lupus are:

• Rage 

• Anger 

• Frustration 

• Sadness

• Worry

• Confusion

• Humiliation

• Embarrassment 

• Depression 

• Anxiety 

High levels of these emotional states simultaneously can cause one to be emotionally triggered easily. Learning emotional intelligence can help with this. LEARN MORE

What Triggers Lupus?

• Moderate to high levels of stress

• Sugar

• Alcholol

• Tobacco

To help decrease your triggers or flare-ups, work at decreasing your sugar, alcohol, and tobacco intake in increments instead of cutting yourself off or going cold turkey. Aim for progress, not perfection! 

Psst…I’ll go into how to decrease your stress later in this blog post! 

What Are The Symptoms Of Lupus?

• Skin rashes

• Pain or swelling in the joints 

• Swelling in the feet and around the eyes (typically due to how lupus affects the kidney)

• Extreme fatigue (feeling very tired all the time)

• Low fevers

• Cognitive Impairment {You feel incompetent}

• Mood disorders

• Depressive disorders

Tips To Help Manage Lupus!

• Manage your stress levels by journaling and/or getting a therapist or life coach.

• Inner child and trauma healing LEARN MORE

• Strengthen your cognitive abilities with fun games in the app store like Tetris, puzzles, etc. {Crown Chakra Healing}

• Connect with your body through meditation, yoga, and routine deep breathing exercises.

• Incorporate more pleasure in your life with music, singing, and dance {Sacral Chakra Healing}

• Spend time in nature {grounding} daily if possible. Avoid the sun {Root Chakra Healing}

Well, I hope this deep dive into the chronic illness lupus was as educational for you as it was for me. Please feel free to share this post with anyone that you feel would benefit from this useful information. #sharingiscaring 

See you on the next blog post! 🙋🏾 

Natasha 🧚🏾

💎BE you and DO what inspires YOU 💎

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About the Author!

Natasha Baylor is a Stay-At-Home-Wife out of Georgia who is passionate about helping others develop a healthy relationship with themselves and break free from the limiting mental, emotional, and spiritual patterns that have plagued humanity for lifetimes.

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The contents of this blog post are that of my own personal thoughts, experiences, and research. I do not guarantee any results, nor do I accept any personal responsibility for how the contents of this blog post are perceived and/or utilized. My intentions are rooted in love, and I pray that this blog post serves ONLY your highest good.

References:

Google: https://www.lupus.org/resources/what-is-lupus