How Illness Manifests Our own thought patterns effect the health of our body. Each emotional thought pattern is really an underlying "cause" of a physical illness. Understanding the  illness can help you address the cause and thereby riding the body of the disease. That doesn't mean that you can forgo mainstream medicine all together. Sometimes when you don't listen to the messages of your body; the issue progresses and requires medical attention. These metaphysical concepts can  help you understand why the illness formed,  and how you can include metaphysical practices to help support the medical treatment  from your physician.

Ailment	Underlying Cause
A
Aches	Longing to be loved or held.
Acne	Not accepting or disliking of self.
Addictions	Running away, not facing the fear or love of self.
AIDS	Feeling defenseless and hopeless. Denial of the true inner being, or sexual guilt.
Alcoholism	Self rejection, feel inadequate. "What's the use".
Allergies	Denying your own power. Who or what are you allergic to?
Alzheimer's Disease	Refusal to deal with the world as it is.
Anemia	Fear of life, or a lack of joy. A "Yes, but" attitude.
Ankle Problems	Inflexibility on what your stand is. Inability to receive pleasure.
Anorexia	Denying the self life. Extreme fear of rejection.
Anxiety	Not trusting the flow of life.
Arm problems	Can't hold on to lifes experiences.
Arteriosclerosis	Hardened narrow-mindedness.
Arthritis	Feeling unloved and criticized. Strong resentments.
B
Back Problems	Lower - Financial woes and concerns. Middle - Guilt. Stuck in all that stuff back there, or Get off my back. Upper - Lack of emotional support, or feeling unloved.
Baldness	Fear, tension. Trying to control everything and not trusting in the process of life.
Birth defects	Karmic. Dealing with unfinished business.
Bites	Animal - Anger turned inward. Bug - Guilt over small things.
Blackheads (Pimples)	Small outbursts of anger.
Blood Pressure	High Hypertension - Long standing emotional issues gone unresolved. Low - Lack of love, and defeatism. "What's the use." attitude.
Blood Problems	Lack of joy or the lack of circulation of ideas.
Bone Problems	The structures of life/universe. Breaks - Rebelling against authority. Deformity - Mental pressures and tightness.
Bowel Problems	Fear of letting go.
Breast Problems	Left - Feeling unloved, refusal to nourish oneself. Putting everyone else first. Right - Over protection, over bearing, difficulty in giving love.
Breathing Problems	Fear or the refusal to take in life. Not feeling worthy to take up space.
Bronchitis	Inflamed family environment.
Bruises	Self-punishment.
Bulimia	Hopeless terror. Purging self hatred.
Burns	Anger, burning up inside.
C
Cancer	What's eating at you? Deep hurt, secret or grief.
Carpal Tunnel	Anger and frustrations at life's seeming injustices.
Cataracts	Inability to see ahead with joy.
Cerebral Palsy	A need to unite the family in an action of love.
Chest	A lack of compassion. Not feeling that your emotions are valid or considered.
Cholesterol	Clogging the channels of joy.
Cold Sores (fever blisters)	Festering words of anger and fear of expressing them.
Colds	Too much going on at once. Mental confusion and disorder.
Colic	Mental irritation. Annoyance with surroundings.
Coma	Fear. Trying to escape from something or someone.
Constipation	Refusing to release old ideas.
Coughs	A desire to bark at the world. "Listen to me!"
Cuts	Self punishment for not following your own rules.
D
Deafness	What don't you want to hear? Fear of rejection, feeling isolated.
Depression	Anger, hopelessness.
Diabetes	Longing for what might have been. No sweetness left in life.
Diarrhea	Fear and rejecting. Running off or away from something/someone.
Dizziness	Flighty, scattered thinking.
E
Ear Problems	Not wanting to hear. Anger or too much turmoil.
Elbow Problems	Not being flexible, not able to change directions or accept new experiences.
Eye Problems	Astigmatism - Fear of "seeing" the self. Cataracts - Inability to see joy ahead. In Children - Not wanting to see what's going on in the family. Farsighted - Fear of the present. Nearsighted - Fear of the future.
F
Fainting	Fear, can't cope, blacking out what's really going on.
Feet Problems	Fear of the future or not wanting to move forward.
Female Problems	Denial of the self and rejecting the feminine aspects within.
Fever	Anger, burning up.
Finger Problems	Thumb - Worry, always thinking. Being 'under someone's thumb'. Index Finger - Fear of authority, or egotistical; abusing your authority. Middle Finger - Anger or insecurities of intimacy. Ring Finger - Grief of love, issues with commitment. Little Finger - Ignoring your own creativity, or issues with linking to family.
Flu	Responding to mass negativity. Putting too much faith in statistics.
G
Gas Pains	Undigested ideas or concerns.
Gray Hair	Stress, feeling under pressure and strain.
Gum Problems	Inability to back up decisions. Being wishy-washy about life.
H
Hand Problems	Grasping on to tight, not wanting to let go. Not 'handling' things well.
Headaches	Self-criticism. Not wanting to accept what is going on.
Heart Problems	Lack of joy, dealing with issues from anger, not love. Heart Attack - Squeezing all the joy out of life, in favor of money or position.
Heartburn (Ulcers)	Clutching onto fear. Not trusting in the process of life.
Hemorrhoids	Fear of deadlines. Afraid to let go and move on.
Hernia	Ruptured relationships, feeling the burdens.
Hip Problems	Fear of going forward in major decisions.
Hyperactivity	Feeling pressured and frantic.
Hyperventilation	Resisting change. Not being able to take it all in.
I
*-itis	Any disease ending with 'itis' is often a representation of fear.
Impotence	Sexual guilt or pressure, feeling spite against a previous mate.
Indigestion	Dread or anxiety about a recent or coming event.
Infections	Irritation, anger or annoyance about a recent situation.
Insomnia	Fear, not trusting the process of life.
Itching	Un-satisfaction, having desires that go against the grain. "Itching to get out."