When a man is ill it is not necessarily because he wants to be ill subconsciously. It is not necessarily because he is receiving some hidden psychological benefit, or because the illness fulfills some need. He is ill often - always in fact - because of a distortion that is occurring within the self, and materialized in physical form.

Session 297, Page 136 - The Early Sessions: Sessions 1-42, 1997 - The Early Sessions: Book 7