Can negative thinking cause psychosomatic illness?

Many illnesses actually stem from the mind and, although I have no evidence for it right now, it seems true that psychosomatic disorders are extremely common. You should read this book called "Mars" by a certain Fritz Zorn, who goes as far as to blame his cancer on his negative way to look at life due to a harsh upbringing in a stuck-up environment.

I agree with you. If you start off thinking negative than you will look for all the negative things that happen to you throughout the day. It will seem like a lot of bad is happening. Even the slightest bit of negativity can disrupt the good thinking.

Negative thoughts can bring us down,they can contribute to illness. There have been studies about the effects of posityive thinking on serious diseases.

yes it is....i agree...as it makes us feel sooo restless.bt positive thinking ....it makes us happy...bt not that much that negative thinking makes us restless.

It most definitely does my friend.When we are depressed and thinking pessimistically the brain helps us in continuing to think that way and the three weapons ( neurotransmitters) that it employs to help us with are dopamine,norepinephrine and serotonin.As this causes the imbalances in neurotransmitters in our brain it facilitates more depressions and mood swings.So,it actually snowballs and we may enter a prolonged phase of depression.The best way I know of to counter this is to make an effort to get happy by starting a funny or happy activity the moment you realise your brain is sending a negative signal.That way, those neurotransmitters are nipped in the bud.

Mind of matter. Mind over all aspects of our body. I believe whatever mental inputs we do to our body it will affect it one way or another. thatz how powerful our mind is. Thus a lot of dose of negative thinking will surely bring out a negative effect on our body!