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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX
i have met scientologist who think cancer is psychosomatic. I do not share that view, but that shows the extreme of scientology and psychosomatic ills.
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This is not so far from the truth, I think, but only if taken in the right context. I believe you could argue that all illness is psychosomatic in the same way you could argue something like "I was born, therefore I went to school", causally connected, yes, but seperated by a great 'distance'.
For example, someone who believes they are sick or who are worried about getting sick are definitely prone to illness. Simply look at hypertension which is a direct result of constant 'stress'. Someone who is worried all the time may not eat healthy, may have bad coping habits (smoking, drinking), may have constant tension/anxiety, may fear going to the doctor etc, etc.. All of these factors may in fact lead to a serious illness. Now, once someone is acutally sick and has cancer, arguing that a tumour is psychosomatic is pretty difficult, but psychological causes (along with others) can not be dismissed from serious illness.
edit: I am not a scientologist, they're all completely bonkers. WHERE's MY THETAN!!