'worried sick' - depression + sickness symptoms

Posted by g_g_g_unit on August 12, 2010, at 6:29:26

Is this common? I found this article by Stahl on the subject: http://www.psy-world.com/Second_Messenger_Issue12_V1.pdf
I've had a chronic sore throat for God knows how long now; I also seem far more susceptible to getting sick than others I'm close to. This phenomenon seems to have been going on as long as I've been more seriously depressed. It's also accompanied by a kind of mental inertia which makes responding to stress extremely difficult.
I've had extensive bloods drawn - which only showed some slight antibody irregularity, but were otherwise fine. Before I investigate some other exotic cause, would it be most logical to assume that depression and chronic anxiety are increasing inflammation/impairing immune function?

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