I came out of a nightmare 5-year period of anxiety and depression and I did it without taking any drugs. What frustrated me is that despite advances in understanding as to why people become stressed, depressed and anxious, sufferers are still told numerous myths about what causes their illness.

This raises an important issue: How can people rid themselves of pain of these illnesses if they don’t know what is at root cause? Surely, if progress is to be made, understanding must come first? Well in this article, I’m going to bust myths and reveal what, EXACTLY, is at root of these illnesses!

The first myth I want to bust is that a period of serious illness can cause you to become depressed. This could be anything from a nasty virus which confines you to bed for a month or something far more serious such as loss of a limb, cancers, injury, heart attack to name but a few.

None of these illnesses can cause depression, anxiety or stress. It’s very easily proven. Because millions of people suffer from serious illnesses each and every year but only around 20% of them will develop mental illness. If illnesses cause mental breakdown, EVERYONE who becomes seriously ill will enter into an episode of depression, anxiety or stress. They don’t. Why?

Similarly, we can assign same explanation to traumatic experience. This could be death of a loved one, loss of a job, divorce or moving house for example. Again, every single one of us will experience traumatic times such as these in our lifetime. Yet not everybody enters into a mental illness, even amongst people who have suffered extreme trauma. So we can discount traumatic experience as being at root cause.

Next on my bust-list is genetics. This is another frequently given reason as to why people suffer from stress, depression or anxiety. But it’s completely untrue. There is no proven link between genetics and these illnesses. In fact, rather than genetics, learned behavior from family members who suffer themselves is only real link to a family-inherited disposition to stressful illness.

I’ve saved most widely accepted myth until last and I’ll bet my bottom dollar this is myth you are not just familiar with but believe to be at cause of your illness. This is reason given by medical community and which has spawned a $12 billion drugs industry to combat it. The myth I’m referring to is of course depletion in neurotransmitters – so-called “chemical imbalance”.

If you are wondering if you are suffering from hemorrhoids, their symptoms include: rectal tenderness and bleeding, itching, painful bowel movements – especially with straining. Sometimes a lump that can be felt in anus or there may be a slight protrusion of tissue. Sufferers may also experience a discharge of mucus after a bowel movement.

When a hemorrhoid is irritated, surrounding tissue can swell, burn, itch, become painful or bleed. This can take place for a number of reasons. Most often, they form because of repeated excessive pressure in rectal or anal veins, usually as a result of straining to pass bowel movement. Straining puts pressure on rectum and causes blood to enlarge, swell and bulge walls of veins.

Once a rectal vein has been stretched and a hemorrhoid forms, they are difficult to get rid of and it takes less straining for them to recur. In addition, heavy lifting, pregnancy & delivery, obesity, overeating, inadequate exercise and prolonged sitting – especially on toilet can cause hemorrhoids to form.

If you suffer from hemorrhoids, medical treatment may be required. Sometimes a painful blood clot may form in hemorrhoid. It should also be sought out if there is excessive blood loss or if an infection develops. It may also be wise to seek medical advice in order to rule out cancer of rectum or colon.

Recommendations For Wellness

Ice packs and frozen probes can be inserted into anus to reduce swelling. It can also provide relief from itching and burning experienced even if it is only temporary.