Louise Hay’s List of Causes of Diseases

Before you go through this list, let me tell you that you might see something that makes you say No, this is not me! In our experience, we have seen that these emotions are usually denied and that is absolutely fine. We would ask you to ask yourself with an open mind or ask someone who knows you well and then decide.

This is not part of psychology but energies that get embedded in the body and create the disease.

 

Here are the symptoms and their mental emotional causes as per Louise Hay’s  book ‘Ýou can heal your life‘. 

 

Abdominal Cramps	Fear. Stopping the processing of emotions.
Abscess	Fermenting thoughts over hurts, slights and revenge.
Accidents	Inability to speak up for the self. Rebellion against authority. Belief in violence.
Aches	Longing for love. Longing to be held.
Acne	Not accepting the self. Dislike of the self.
Addictions	Running from the self. Fear. Not knowing how to love self.
Adrenal Problems	Defeatism. No longer caring for the self. Anxiety.
Alcoholism	Feeling of futility, guilt, inadequacy. Self-rejection.
Allergies	Denying your own power.
Alzheimer’s Disease	Refusal to deal with the world as it is. Hopelessness and helplessness. Anger.
Amenorrhea	Not wanting to be a woman. Dislike of the self.
Anemia	“Yes-but” attitude. Lack of joy. Fear of life. Not feeling good enough.
Ankle	Inflexibility and guilt. Ankles represent the ability to receive pleasure.
Anorexia	Denying the self life. Extreme fear, self-hatred and rejection.
Anxiety	Not trusting the flow and the process of life.
Apathy	Resistance to feeling. Deadening of the self. Fear.
Appetite, Excessive	Fear. Needing protection. Judging the emotions.
Arm	Represents the capacity and ability to hold the experiences of life.
Arteries	Carry the joy of life.
Arthritic Fingers	A desire to punish. Blame. Feeling victimized.
Arthritis	Feeling unloved. Criticism, resentment. –
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Feeling victimized. Lack of love. Chronic bitterness. Resentment. Deep criticism of authority. Feeling very put upon.
Asthma	Smother love. Inability to breathe for one’s self. Feeling stifled. Suppressed crying.
Athlete’s Foot	Frustration at not being accepted. Inability to move forward with ease.
Back Issues	Represents the support of life.
Rounded shoulders	Carrying the burdens of life. Helpless and hopeless.
Lower Back Pain	Fear of money or lack of financial support.
Mid-Back Pain	Guilt. Stuck in all that stuff back there. “Get off my back!”
Upper Back Pain	Lack of emotional support. Feeling unloved. Holding back love.
Back Curvature	The inability to flow with the support of life. Fear and trying to hold on to old ideas. Not trusting life. Lack of integrity. No courage of convictions.
Bad Breath	Anger and revenge thoughts. Experiences backing up.
Balance, Loss of	Scattered thinking. Not centered.
Baldness	Fear. Tension. Trying to control everything.
Bedwetting	Fear of parent, usually the father.
Belching	Fear. Gulping life too quickly.
Bell’s Palsy	Extreme control over anger. Unwillingness to express feelings.
Bladder Problems	Anxiety. Holding on to old ideas. Fear of letting go. Being “pissed off”.
Bleeding	Joy running out. Anger.
Blisters	Resistance. Lack of emotional protection.
Blood Pressure
High	Longstanding emotional problem not solved
Low	Lack of love as a child. Defeatism.
Body Odor	Fear. Dislike of the self. Fear of others.
Bones	Represent the structure of the universe.
Bone marrow	Represents deepest beliefs about the self. How you support and care for yourself.
Breaks	Rebelling against authority.
Brain	Represents the computer, the switchboard.
Tumor	Incorrect computerized beliefs. Stubborn. Refusing to change old patterns.
Breast	Represents mothering and nurturing and nourishment.
Cysts, Lumps	A refusal to nourish the self. Putting everyone else first. Over mothering. Overprotection. Overbearing attitudes.
Breath	Represents the ability to take in life.
Breathing Problems	Fear. Not trusting the process of life. Getting stuck in childhood. Fear of taking in life fully.
Bronchitis	Inflamed family environment. Arguments and yelling.
Bruises	The little bumps in life. Self-punishment.
Bulimia	Hopeless terror. A frantic stuffing and purging of self-hatred.
Burns	Anger. Burning up. Incensed.
Bursitis	Repressed anger. Wanting to hit someone.
Calluses	Hardened concepts and ideas. Fear solidified.
Cancer	Deep hurt. Longstanding resentment. Deep secret or grief eating away at the self. Carrying hatreds.
Candida	Feeling very scattered. Lots of frustration and anger. Demanding and untrusting in relationships. Great takers.
Canker Sores	Festering words held back by the lips. Blame.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Anger and frustration at life’s seeming injustices.
Cataracts	Inability to see ahead with joy. Dark future.
Cellulite	Stored anger and self-punishment.
Cerebral Palsy	A need to unite the family in an action of love.
Chills	Mental contraction, pulling away and in. Desire to retreat.
Cholesterol	Clogging the channels of joy. Fear of accepting joy.
Circulation	Represents the ability to feel and express the emotions in positive ways.
Colds	Too much going on at once. Mental confusion, disorder. Small hurts.
Colic	Mental irritation, impatience, annoyance in the surroundings.
Colitis	Insecurity. Represents the ease of letting go of that which is over.
Coma	Fear. Escaping something or someone.
Conjunctivitis	Anger and frustration at what you are looking at in life.
Constipation	Incomplete releasing. Holding on to garbage of the past. Guilt over the past. Sometimes stinginess.
Corns	Hardened areas of thought – stubborn holding on to the pain of the past.
Coughs	A desire to bark at the world. “Listen to me!”
Cramps	Tension. Fear. Gripping, holding on.
Crohn’s Disease	Fear. Worry. Not feeling good enough.
Crying	Tears are the river of life, shed in joy as well as in sadness and fear.
Cuts	Punishment for not following your own rules.
Cysts	Running the old painful movie. Nursing hurts. A false growth.
Cystic Fibrosis	A thick belief that life won’t work for you. “Poor me.”
Deafness	Rejection, stubbornness, isolation. What don’t you want to hear? “Don’t bother me.”
Depression	Anger you feel you do not have a right to have. Hopelessness.
Diabetes	Longing for what might have been. A great need to control. Deep sorrow. No sweetness left.
Diarrhea	Fear. Rejection. Running off.
Dizziness	Flighty, scattered thinking. A refusal to look.
Dry eyes	Angry eyes. Refusing to see with love. Would rather die than forgive. Being spiteful.
Dysmenorrhea	Anger at the self. Hatred of the body or of women.
Ear	Represents the capacity to hear.
Earache	Anger. Not wanting to hear. Too much turmoil. Household arguing.
Eczema	Breath-taking antagonism. Mental eruptions.
Edema	What or who won’t you let go of?
Elbow	Represents changing directions and accepting new experiences.
Emphysema	Fear of taking in life. Not worthy of living.
Endometriosis	Insecurity, disappointment and frustration. Replacing self-love with sugar. Blamers.
Epilepsy	Sense of persecution. Rejection of life. A feeling of great struggle. Self-violence.
Epstein-Barr Virus	Pushing beyond one’s limits. Fear of not being good enough. Draining all inner support. Stress.
Eye	Represents the capacity to see clearly past, present, future.
Eye Astigmatism	“I” trouble. Fear of really seeing the self.
Hypermetropia	Fear of the present.
Myopia	Fear of the future.
Face	Represents what we show the world.
Fainting	Fear. Can’t cope. Blacking out.
Fat or Weight issues	Oversensitivity. Often represents fear and shows a need for protection. Fear may be a cover for hidden anger and a resistance to forgive. Running away from feelings. Insecurity, self-rejection and seeking fulfillment.
Arms	Anger at being denied love.
Belly	Anger at being denied nourishment.
Hips	Lumps of stubborn anger at the parents.
Thighs	Packed childhood anger. Often rage at the father.
Fatigue	Resistance, boredom. Lack of love for what one does.
Feet	Represent our understanding – of ourselves, of life, of others.
Foot Problems	Fear of the future and of not stepping forward in life.
Fever	Anger. Burning up.
Fibroid Tumors	Nursing a hurt from a partner. A blow to the feminine ego.
Fingers	Represent the details of life.
Thumb	Represents intellect and worry.
Index	Represents ego and fear.
Middle	Represents anger and sexuality.
Ring	Represents unions and grief.
Little	Represents the family and pretending.
Food Poisoning	Allowing others to take control. Feeling defenseless.
Frigidity	Fear. Denial of pleasure. A belief that sex is bad. Insensitive partners. Fear of father.
Fungus	Stagnating beliefs. Refusing to release the past. Letting the past rule today.
Gallstones	Bitterness. Hard thoughts. Condemning. Pride.
Gas	Gripping. Fear. Undigested ideas.
Gastritis	Prolonged uncertainty. A feeling of doom.
Genitals	Represent the masculine and feminine principles. Worry about not being good enough.
Gland Problems	Represent holding stations. Self-staring activity. Holding yourself back.
Gout	The need to dominate. Impatience, anger.
Glaucoma	Stony unforgiveness. Pressure from longstanding hurts. Overwhelmed by it all.
Gray Hair	Stress. A belief in pressure and strain.
Growths	Nursing those old hurts. Building resentments.
Gum Problems	Inability to back up decisions. Indecisive about life.
Hands	Hold and handle. Clutch and grip. Grasping and letting go. Caressing. Pinching. All ways of dealing with experiences.
Hay Fever	Emotional congestion. Fear of the calendar. A belief in persecution. Guilt.
Headaches	Invalidating the self. Self-criticism. Fear.
Heart	Represents the center of love and security.
Heart Attack	Squeezing all the joy out of the heart in favor of money or position. Feeling alone and scared. “I’m not good enough. I don’t do enough. I’ll never make it.”
Heart Problems	Longstanding emotional problems. Lack of joy. Hardening of the heart. Belief in strain and stress.
Heartburn	Fear. Fear. Fear. Clutching Fear.
Hemorrhoids	Fear of deadlines. Anger of the past. Afraid to let go. Feeling burdened.
Hepatitis	Resistance to change. Fear, anger, hatred. Liver is the seat of anger and rage.
Hernia	Ruptured relationships. Strain, burdens, incorrect creative expression.
Herpes Genitalis	Mass belief in sexual guilt and the need for punishment. Public shame. Belief in a punishing God. Rejection of the genitals.
Herpes Simplex	Bitter words left unspoken.
Hip	Carries the body in perfect balance. Major thrust in moving forward. Fear of going forward in major decisions. Nothing to move forward to.
Hives	Small, hidden fears. Mountains out of molehills.
Hodgkin’s Disease	Blame and a tremendous fear of not being good enough. A frantic race to prove one’s self until the blood has no substance left to support itself. The joy of life is forgotten in the race of acceptance.
Hyperactivity	Fear. Feeling pressured and frantic.
Hyperventilation	Fear. Resisting change. Not trusting the process.
Hypoglycemia	Overwhelmed by the burdens in life.
Impotence	Sexual pressure, tension, guilt. Social beliefs. Spite against a previous mate. Fear of mother.
Incontinence	Emotional overflow. Years of controlling emotions.
Indigestion	Gut-level fear, dread, anxiety. Griping and grunting.
Infection	Irritation, anger, annoyance.
Inflammation	Fear. Seeing red. Inflamed thinking. Anger and frustration about conditions you are looking at in your life.
Influenza	Response to mass negativity and beliefs. Fear. Belief in statistics.
Ingrown Toenail	Worry and guilt about your right to move forward.
Injuries	Anger at the self. Feeling guilty.
Insanity	Fleeing from the family. Escapism, withdrawal. Violent separation from life.
Insomnia	Fear. Not trusting the process of life. Guilt.
Intestines	Represent assimilation and absorption.
Itching	Desires that go against the grain. Unsatisfied. Remorse. Itching to get out or get away.
Jaundice	Internal and external prejudice. Unbalanced reason.
Jaw Problems	Anger. Resentment. Desire for revenge.
Kidney Problems	Criticism, disappointment, failure. Shame. Reacting like a child.
Kidney Stones	Lumps of undissolved anger.
Knee	Represents pride and ego. Stubborn ego and pride. Inability to bend. Fear. Inflexibility. Won’t give in.
Laryngitis	So mad you can’t speak. Fear of speaking up. Resentment of authority.
Left Side of Body	Represents receptivity, taking in, feminine energy, women, the mother.
Leg	Carry us forward in life.
Liver	Seat of anger and primitive emotions. Chronic complaining. Justifying fault-finding to deceive yourself. Feeling bad.
Lockjaw	Anger. A desire to control. A refusal to express feelings.
Lump in the Throat	Fear. Not trusting the process of life.
Lung	The ability to take in life. Depression. Grief. Not feeling worthy of living life fully.
Lupus	A giving up. Better to die than stand up for one’s self. Anger and punishment.
Lymph Problems	A warning that the mind needs to be recentered on the essentials of life. Love and joy.
Malaria	Out of balance with nature and with life.
Menopause Problems	Fear of no longer being wanted. Fear of aging. Self-rejection. Not feeling good enough.
Menstrual Problems	Rejection of one’s femininity. Guilt, fear. Belief that the genitals are sinful or dirty.
Migraine Headaches	Dislike of being driven. Resisting the flow of life. Sexual fears.
Miscarriage	Fear of the future. Inappropriate timing.
Mononucleosis	Anger at not receiving love and appreciation. No longer caring for the self.
Motion Sickness	Fear. Bondage. Feeling of being trapped.
Mouth	Represents taking in of new ideas and nourishment. Set opinions. Closed mind. Incapacity to take in new ideas.
Multiple Sclerosis	Mental hardness, hard-heartedness, iron will, inflexibility.
Muscles	Resistance to new experiences. Muscles represent our ability to move in life.
Muscular Dystrophy	“It’s not worth growing up.”
Nails	Represent protection.
Nail Biting	Frustration. Eating away at the self. Spite of a parent.
Narcolepsy	Can’t cope. Extreme fear. Wanting to get away from it all. Not wanting to be here.
Nausea	Fear. Rejecting an idea or experience.
Neck	Represents flexibility. The ability to see what’s back there. Refusing to see other sides of a question. Stubbornness, inflexibility. Unbending stubbornness.
Nephritis	Overreaction to disappointment and failure.
Nerves	Represent communication. Receptive reporters.
Nervous Breakdown	Self-centeredness. Jamming the channels of communication.
Nervousness	Fear, anxiety, struggle, rushing. Not trusting the process of life.
Neuralgia	Punishment for guilt. Anguish over communication.
Nodules	Resentment and frustration and hurt ego over career.
Nose	Represents self-recognition.
Nose Bleeds	A need for recobnition. Feeling unnoticed. Crying for love.
Runny Nose	Asking for help. Inner crying.
Stuffy Nose	Not recognizing the self-worth.
Numbness	Withholding love and consideration. Going dead mentally.
Osteomyelitis	Anger and frustration at the very structure of life. Feeling unsupported.
Osteoporosis	Feeling there is no support left in life. Mental pressures and tightness. Muscles can’t stretch. Loss of mental mobility.
Ovaries	Represent points of creation. Creativity.
Pain	Guilt. Guilt always seeks punishment.
Paralysis	Paralysing thoughts. Getting stuck. Terror leading to escape from a situation or person.
Pancreas	Represents the sweetness of life.
Pancreatitis	Rejection. Anger and frustration because life seems to have lost its sweetness.
Parasites	Giving power to others, letting them take over and life off of you.
Parkinson’s Disease	Fear and an intense desire to control everything and everyone.
Peptic Ulcer	Fear. A belief that you are not good enough. Anxious to please.
Phlebitis	Anger and frustration. Blaming others for the limitation and lack of joy in life.
Pimples	Small outbursts of anger.
Pituitary Gland	Represents the control center.
Pneumonia	Desperate. Tired of life. Emotional wounds that are not allowed to heal.
Poison Ivy	Allergy Feeling defenseless and open to attack.
Polio	Paralysing jealousy. A desire to stop someone.
Premenstrual Syndrome	Allowing confusion to reign. Giving power to outside influences. Rejection of the feminine processes.
Prostate	Represents the masculine principle. Mental fears weaken the masculinity. Giving up. Sexual pressure and guilt. Belief in aging.
Psoriasis	Fear of being hurt. Deadening the senses of the self. Refusing to accept responsibility for our own feelings.
Rash	Irritation over delays. Immature way to get attention.
Right Side of Body	Giving out, letting go, masculine energy, men, the father.
Ringworm	Allowing others to get under your skin. Not feeling good enough or clean enough.
Scabies	Infected thinking. Allowing others to get under your skin.
Sciatica	Being hypocritical. Fear of money and of the future.
Scleroderma	Protecting the self from life. Not trusting yourself to be there and to take care of yourself.
Scratches	Feeling life tears at you, that life is a rip off.
Senility	Returning to the so-called safety of childhood. Demanding care and attention. A form of control of those around you. Escapism.
Shin	Represents the standards of life. Breaking down ideals.
Shingles	Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Fear and tension. Too sensitive.
Sinus Problems	Irritation to one person, someone close.
Skin	Protects our individuality. Anxiety, fear. Old, buried things. I am being threatened.
Slipped Disc	Feeling totally unsupported by life. Indecisive.
Snoring	Stubborn refusal to let go of old patterns.
Solar Plexus	Gut reactions. Center of our intuitive power.
Sores	Unexpressed anger that settles in.
Spleen	Obsessions. Being obsessed about things.
Sprains	Anger and resistance. Not wanting to move in a certain direction in life.
Sterility	Fear and resistance to the process of life or not needing to go through the parenting experience.
Stiffness	Rigid, stiff thinking.
Stomach	Holds nourishment. Digests ideas. Dread. Fear of the new. Inability to assimilate the new.
Stroke	Giving up. Resistance. Rather die than change. Rejection of life.
Stuttering	Insecurity. Lack of self-expression. Not being allowed to cry.
Sty	Looking at life through angry eyes. Angry at someone.
Suicidal thoughts	See life only in black and white. Refusal to see another way out.  [adinserter block=”4″]
Teeth	Represent decisions.
Teeth Problems	Longstanding indecisiveness. Inability to break down ideas for analysis and decisions.
Impacted Wisdom Teeth	Not giving yourself mental space to create a firm foundation.
Root Canal	Can’t bite into anything anymore. Root beliefs being destroyed.
Throat	Avenue of expression. Channel of creativity. –
Throat Problems	The inability to speak up for one’s self. Swallowed anger. Stifled creativity. Refusal to change.
Sore throat	Holding in angry words. Feeling unable to express the self.
Thrush	Anger over making the wrong decisions.
Thymus Gland	Feeling attacked by life. They are out to get me.
Thyroid Gland	Humiliation. I never get to do what I want to do. When is it going to be my turn.
Hyperthyroid	Rage at being left out.
Tics, Twitches	Fear. A feeling of being watched by others.
Tinnitus or Ringing in the Ears	Refusal to listen. Not hearing the inner voice. Stubbornness.
Toes	Represent the minor details of the future.
Tongue	Represents the ability to taste the pleasures of life with joy.
Tonsillitis	Fear. Repressed emotions. Stifled creativity.
Tuberculosis	Wasting away from selfishness. Possessive. Cruel thoughts. Revenge.
Urinary infections	Pissed off, usually at the opposite sex or a lover. Blaming others.
Uterus	Represents the home of creativity.
Vaginitis	Anger at a mate. Sexual guilt. Punishing the self.
Varicose Veins	Standing in a situation you hate. Discouragement. Feeling over-worked and overburdened.
Vitiligo	Feeling completely outside of things. Not belonging. Not one of the group.
Vomiting	Violent rejection of ideas. Fear of the new.
Warts	Little expressions of hate. Belief in ugliness.
Plantar Warts	Anger at the very basis of your understanding. Spreading frustration about the future.
Wrist	Represents movement and ease.