The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.
How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
Your body hears everything your mind says.
When you cast doubt on some bodily function- you don't know how sensitive the body is to that kind of idea.
When I repress my emotion my stomach keeps score.
The general law is that no mental modification ever occurs which is not accompanied or followed by a bodily change.
Nocebos often cause a physical effect, but it's not a physically produced effect. What's the cause? In many cases, it's an unanswered question.
I admit that thoughts influence the body.