The "body"/unconscious isn't ill, it is the only thing that can cure the body when it is ill, it is where the white corpuscle soldiers come from to fight the infection, etc. Psychological defenses are healthy, keep the host alive; they may seem maladaptive to our conscious minds or not fit in socially but the body is always doing the best it can in the circumstances. That is why I feel it is wonderful to think about one's "illness" and what one's individual mind/body has chosen for one and see how it fits one's life, personality, circumstances, so well. We're able to untangle whatever in therapy only because it makes "sense".

My primary care doctor and I were musing a couple days ago; I had my knees x-rayed and they have arthritis but my legs are strong because I am so overweight, they have to be strong to support my heavy body. But I was saying how I'll have to watch out that I don't get physically sick and bed ridden or I'd never get up again, the muscles in my legs would atrophy faster than my weight would be lost and my legs would not be able to get that strong again.

The body, including the "mind"/unconscious is wonderful. In my opinion, people who don't like their body are cutting off their noses to spite their face.