To Be Continued '' Benefits Of Forgiveness''

There are many cases we hear similar to this in which people draw upon inner strength and forgive those who hurt them or their loved ones. They recognize that their lives have changed for the better. Now, even medical researchers bear out the physical and mental benefits of forgiving.
Let us look at how forgiveness can benefit us physically, mentally, and spiritually. First, let us explore the physical benefits of forgiveness. The first thing to recognize is that we do physical harm to ourselves when we are caught up in the opposite of forgiveness: anger, hatred, and vengeance. These feelings cause damage to the physical body. Doctors and researchers are coming to realize that anger and hatred have detrimental effects on our body. Let us analyze the reason. First, there are certain responses in the physical body designed to help protect itself in order to preserve the species. When a living creature senses danger, there are certain hormonal and chemical reactions with the body that help it respond to danger. These hormones cause one to fight or take flight. They are useful for giving the body strength and quick physical responses such as running or protecting one's self. But if one interprets as life-threatening problems of daily life that are not life-threatening then one is responding with the fight or flight hormones for no reason. The result is that we do not see a need to flee or fight, but we feel threatened. This is converted into anger or rage. Thus, we are becoming angry over situations that do not threaten our life. This causes the body to circulate the hormones needed to run or protect one's self over minor situations that are part of daily life. Because these hormones, such as cortisol, are circulating through us when we do not need them, they end up causing damage to the physical body. We know for example that real cortisone has side effects to the body and doctors recommend them very cautiously. But the body's natural cortisal when we are angry or under stress ends up circulating through us causing stress-related ailments. If one is continually in that state of fear, anger, or stress those hormones cause a breakdown in other body tissues. This is what causes stress-related ailments such as digestive problems, headaches, heart problems, skin problems, and breathing problems.