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Psychosomatic illnesses are those that involve both the mind and the body. This means that the disease is caused by accumulated emotional tensions, fears, and is expressed through physical symptoms such as pain.
I was told this by doctors twenty years ago when I had surgery on my spine. Of course, I doubted those words a little. Over the years, I’ve come to realize that doctors may be right.
Here are some types of pain that are often caused by stress.
1. Back pain
The area of the back and shoulders is undoubtedly the area of the body where we feel the most muscle tension as a result of stress, negative emotions.
2. Headaches, migraines
Emotions such as anger, anxiety, crying, sadness, and depression can trigger headaches and migraines.
3. Pain in legs and arms
4. Shoulder pain
Many kinesiologists believe that the shoulder area is the one that is hit first when we are under a lot of pressure. That is why they are also supposed to say that ‘we carry all the burdens on our shoulders’.
5. Stomach pain, cramps
We all know that during a stressful period, our stomachs can start to ache. A sore stomach is also associated with worries, fears, and anxieties.
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That is indeed true. Emotions can affect physical body in varying degrees especially headache, back pain and stomach. And ohh….even the nervous system.
I totally agree with you. I felt it myself. I was under a lot of stress some time ago.
i tore up my shoulder about 8 years ago, had surgery 2 years ago. It aches often.
i do get stress-related back pain often!
I’m sorry for your injury. I also still have back pain so I try to control my stress.
you were in a bad accident years ago right? I think I remember that from a past conversation.
back pain is the worst!
You have a good memory. Now the situation has improved a lot but I had to work hard on myself.
that is how i tore my shoulder up. i was in a car accident. i ended up getting my shoulder popped out of place, they put it back but it didn’t heal. The found that i had torn the rotator cuff, four years after the accident.
it is better now but it has been 8 long years of pain.
Sometimes, the opposite is seemingly true, though, at least in some cases.
Expressing emotions, especially pent up ones, can relieve tension, and cure headaches.
This works with myself; when I have a bad headache, or migraine, I think of something sad, and I have a good cry, and my headache tension is then relieved, especially behind my eyes.
I agree. I had severe back pain. As I watched my stress, the pain also decreased.
Sort of like the saying, “a watched kettle, never boils,” as my Grandma used to say, but in this case, watching the pain seems to help to distance us from it a bit.
Yes, I agree with all of the above. Pain can be caused from stress, no doubt.
I agree too. I have already tried this for my pain.