How Religion Play a Role in Coping with Chronic Illnesses

How Religion Play a Role in Coping with Chronic Illnesses
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How Religion Play a Role in Coping with Chronic Illnesses
Religion is significant in helping people to cope with chronic illnesses. Spiritual practices and beliefs influence pain tolerance and perception since psychological states are the modulators of one’s pain experience. When coping with a chronic disease, individuals believe that supernatural powers are involved in their wellbeing.
Religious beliefs make people put their lives under the control of God. In particular, God is involved in the healing process, and He is a determiner of individuals’ health status. As such, many Christians believe in the power of prayers since it is the only way they communicate with God. Many Christians with chronic illnesses call upon God to help them overcome their health issues. For example, they pray and call their friends to unite and pray together since they know that God can restore their health (Gurung, 2019). Churches devote their time to praying for sick individuals, and sometimes Christians visit ill people in h...