Symptoms and Their Causes from Louise Hay

Exploring symptoms and their causes, according to Louise Hay, is a great place to start if you are looking for healing. Lousie Hay, the founder of Hay House Publishing, takes on the underlying problem of illness by addressing the mind. In her book, You Can Heal Your Life, she says illness and disease, however mild or severe, is an indicator of your emotional state caused by your thoughts and focus. Below you'll find the entire symptom list in its entirety.

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Symptoms list:

A
Abdominal Cramps: Fear. Stopping the process.
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 andhelplessness. 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 receivepleasure.
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. Deepcriticism 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 forwardwith ease.

B
Back Issues: Represents the support of life. Back Problems: – Roundedshoulders: Carrying the burdens of life. Helpless and hopeless. – Lower BackPain: Fear of money or lack of financial support. – Mid-Back Pain: Guilt. Stuckin all that stuff back there. “Get off my back!” – Upper Back Pain: Lack ofemotional support. Feeling unloved. Holding back love. – Back Curvature: Theinability to flow with the support of life. Fear and trying to hold on to oldideas. 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: Lackof love as a child. Defeatism.
Body Odor: Fear. Dislike of the self. Fear of others.
Bones: Represent the structure of the universe. – Bone marrow: Representsdeepest beliefs about the self. How you support and care for yourself. –Breaks: Rebelling against authority.
Brain: Represents the computer, the switchboard. – Tumor: Incorrectcomputerized beliefs. Stubborn. Refusing to change old patterns.
Breast: Represents mothering and nurturing and nourishment. – Cysts, Lumps: Arefusal to nourish the self. Putting everyone else first. Over mothering.Overprotection. Overbearing attitudes.
Breath: Represents the ability to take in life. – Breathing Problems: Fear. Nottrusting the process of life. Getting stuck in childhood. Fear of taking inlife 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. [adinserter block=”4″]

C
Calluses: Hardened concepts and ideas. Fear solidified.
Cancer: Deep hurt. Longstanding resentment. Deep secret or grief eating away atthe self. Carrying hatreds.
Candida: Feeling very scattered. Lots of frustration and anger. Demanding anduntrusting 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 inpositive 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. Guiltover 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 andfear.
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.”

D
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. Deepsorrow. 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.

E
Ear: Represents the capacity to hear. – Ache: Anger. Not wanting to hear. Toomuch 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-lovewith 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. –Astigmatism: “I” trouble. Fear of really seeing the self. – Hyperopia: Fear ofthe present. – Myopia: Fear of the future.

F
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 needfor protection. Fear may be a cover for hidden anger and a resistance toforgive. Running away from feelings. Insecurity, self-rejection and seekingfulfillment. – Arms: Anger at being denied love. – Belly: Anger at being deniednourishment. – Hips: Lumps of stubborn anger at the parents. – Thighs: Packedchildhood 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. – FootProblems: 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 andworry. – Index: Represents ego and fear. – Middle: Represents anger andsexuality. – Ring: Represents unions and grief. – Little: Represents the familyand pretending.
Food Poisoning: Allowing others to take control. Feeling defenseless.
Frigidity: Fear. Denial of pleasure. A belief that sex is bad. Insensitivepartners. Fear of father.
Fungus: Stagnating beliefs. Refusing to release the past. Letting the past ruletoday.

G
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 notbeing good enough.
Gland Problems: Represent holding stations. Self-staring activity. Holdingyourself back.
Gout: The need to dominate. Impatience, anger.
Glaucoma: Stony unforgiveness. Pressure from longstanding hurts. Overwhelmed byit 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.

H
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: Squeezingall the joy out of the heart in favor of money or position. Feeling alone andscared. “I’m not good enough. I don’t do enough. I’ll never make it.” – HeartProblems: 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. Feelingburdened.
Hepatitis: Resistance to change. Fear, anger, hatred. Liver is the seat ofanger 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. Fearof 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. Afrantic race to prove one’s self until the blood has no substance left tosupport 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.

I
Impotence: Sexual pressure, tension, guilt. Social beliefs. Spite against aprevious 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 aboutconditions 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 separationfrom 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 toget out or get away. [adinserter block=”4″]

J
Jaundice: Internal and external prejudice. Unbalanced reason.
Jaw Problems: Anger. Resentment. Desire for revenge.

K
Kidney Problems: Criticism, disappointment, failure. Shame. Reacting like achild.
Kidney Stones: Lumps of undissolved anger.
Knee: Represents pride and ego. Stubborn ego and pride. Inability to bend.Fear. Inflexibility. Won’t give in.

L
Laryngitis: So mad you can’t speak. Fear of speaking up. Resentment ofauthority.
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. Justifyingfault-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 ofliving life fully.
Lupus: A giving up. Better to die than stand up for one’s self. Anger andpunishment.
Lymph Problems: A warning that the mind needs to be recentered on theessentials of life. Love and joy.

M
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 thegenitals are sinful or dirty.
Migraine Headaches: Dislike of being driven. Resisting the flow of life. Sexualfears.
Miscarriage: Fear of the future. Inappropriate timing.
Mononucleosis: Anger at not receiving love and appreciation. No longer caringfor the self.
Motion Sickness: Fear. Bondage. Feeling of being trapped.
Mouth: Represents taking in of new ideas and nourishment. Set opinions. Closedmind. 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 movein life.
Muscular Dystrophy: “It’s not worth growing up.”

N
Nails: Represent protection. – Nail Biting: Frustration. Eating away at theself. Spite of a parent.
Narcolepsy: Can’t cope. Extreme fear. Wanting to get away from it all. Notwanting to be here.
Nausea: Fear. Rejecting an idea or experience.
Neck: Represents flexibility. The ability to see what’s back there. Refusing tosee other sides of a question. Stubbornness, inflexibility. Unbendingstubbornness.
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 oflife.
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. Feelingunnoticed. 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. [adinserter block=”4″]

O
Osteomyelitis: Anger and frustration at the very structure of life. Feelingunsupported.
Osteoporosis: Feeling there is no support left in life. Mental pressures andtightness. Muscles can’t stretch. Loss of mental mobility.
Ovaries: Represent points of creation. Creativity.

P
Pain: Guilt. Guilt always seeks punishment.
Paralysis: Paralysing thoughts. Getting stuck. Terror leading to escape from asituation or person.
Pancreas: Represents the sweetness of life.
Pancreatitis: Rejection. Anger and frustration because life seems to have lostits 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 andeveryone.
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 ofjoy in life.
Pimples: Small outbursts of anger.
Pituitary Gland: Represents the control center.
Pneumonia: Desperate. Tired of life. Emotional wounds that are not allowed toheal.
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 outsideinfluences. Rejection of the feminine processes.
Prostate: Represents the masculine principle. Mental fears weaken themasculinity. Giving up. Sexual pressure and guilt. Belief in aging.
Psoriasis: Fear of being hurt. Deadening the senses of the self. Refusing toaccept responsibility for our own feelings.

R
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 orclean enough.

S
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 thereand 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 andattention. 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 beingthreatened.
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 inlife.
Sterility: Fear and resistance to the process of life or not needing to gothrough the parenting experience.
Stiffness: Rigid, stiff thinking.
Stomach: Holds nourishment. Digests ideas. Dread. Fear of the new. Inability toassimilate 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 wayout. 

T
Teeth: Represent decisions. – Teeth Problems: Longstanding indecisiveness.Inability to break down ideas for analysis and decisions. – Root Canal: Can’tbite into anything anymore. Root beliefs being destroyed. – Impacted WisdomTeeth: Not giving yourself mental space to create a firm foundation.
Throat: Avenue of expression. Channel of creativity. – Throat Problems: Theinability to speak up for one’s self. Swallowed anger. Stifled creativity.Refusal to change. – Sore throat: Holding in angry words. Feeling unable toexpress 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 itgoing 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 innervoice. 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.

U
Urinary infections: Pissed off, usually at the opposite sex or a lover. Blamingothers.
Uterus: Represents the home of creativity.

V
Vaginitis: Anger at a mate. Sexual guilt. Punishing the self.
Varicose Veins: Standing in a situation you hate. Discouragement. Feelingover-worked and overburdened.
Vitiligo: Feeling completely outside of things. Not belonging. Not one of thegroup.
Vomiting: Violent rejection of ideas. Fear of the new.
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Warts: Little expressions of hate. Belief in ugliness. – Plantar Warts: Angerat the very basis of your understanding. Spreading frustration about thefuture.
Wrist: Represents movement and ease.

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