Investing above all in the professional sphere, today's society distances itself from self-knowledge and the expression of emotions. It is difficult to admit his uneasiness because it is directly an association with a sign of weakness. When you repress your feelings, the wounds are not definitively healed. Spreading your own emotions and locking them into a spiral of suffering will only lock you into a state of endless stress and anxiety. This is a psychic factor that can trigger diseases and psychosomatic affections. The unconscious stress ends up somatizing the body! Listen to it!
An illness is called "psychosomatic" when no organic origin is involved. Of emotional origin, it was only compensated after the discovery of the unconscious at the time of Sigmund Freud, who supported the interaction between the psyche and the body, after his research on hysteria.
Since an emotional excess that can not be managed, whether related to stress, mourning, or anxiety, this phenomenon of somatization appears: a distress of the body linked to psychic distress. Sean Grover is a psychotherapist and has devoted his career to finding the sources of repression. It provides information on psychosomatic symptoms caused and aggravated by mental factors such as stress.
What your physical pains reveal about your mental health:
- Stress and back pain
According to Dr. Gilles Mondoloni, osteopathic doctor, acupuncturist and author of Stop back pain, it is the nerve endings of the back muscles that transmit the message of stress. When saturated with such messages, the muscle will tend to tense and contract, causing diffuse pain.
The muscles of the spine are particularly sensitive to stressful overload, as they have been subjected to severe stress throughout your life, and bear the mark of old trauma.
- Fear and upset stomach
You have probably already felt it, when you are afraid, you have the impression that your belly is knotted. There is an explanation!
Scientists have measured the activity of neurons housed in a rather unexpected region of our body: our digestive system. With a particular rhythm, several thousand cells are responsible for the movements of the colon, now called "second brain".
If you have a stomach ache, it is best to talk to a specialist. According to psychotherapist Sean Grover, expressing emotions lessens the effects of stress on the body.
- Heart and emotional distress
Studies have shown that emotional stress affects heart health. Broken heart syndrome severely weakens the heart to cause symptoms similar to those of a heart attack. When no organic origin is present, ask yourself if your discomfort is not psychosomatic. Releasing the pressure can sometimes do you good.
- Headache and anxiety
"Stress gets into your head"? This umpteenth expression does not come out of nowhere. There is indeed a psychological origin of migraines and headaches. According to studies by ANAES (National Agency for Evaluation and Health Accreditation) on non-drug treatments, "therapeutic stress treatments": relaxation, biofeedback and cognitive therapy are effective in comparison with placebo.
- Overwork and neck and shoulder pain
The overworked and burnout person tends to feel emptied. She has no energy and can not recover even after resting. The body, which has exhausted all its reserves, manifests its malaise through back, neck, shoulders, arms, head, ...
Organize yourself and learn to say no when you are too busy. Do not be afraid to delegate and ask others for help.
- Fatigue and depressed mood
When you decide not to react to your sad or irritable mood, the body defends itself and lets you know. The repression leads to a cleavage between the unconscious and the consciousness, so as not to bring out what you do not want to listen to. Nevertheless, the body will let you know to stop being cut off from your affects. It will evacuate everything through a feeling of fatigue without providing a solution.
Despite the stigmatization of thymic affections, it is important to foster a culture of self-awareness and self-awareness, as the opposite can make the situation worse.
- Numbness and repression
People tend to suppress their emotions when an event is too overwhelming. The body becomes paralyzed because unable to evacuate hypersensitivity. Numbness usually occurs in the legs, hands and arms. The best way to overcome trauma is to recognize it so that it can be treated proactively.
- Insomnia
Insomnia is probably the somatic symptom found for many psychological conditions. It is for this reason that psychologists advocate a thorough search for other signs that may be associated with it, as it is difficult to distinguish between what is causing and consequence of this sleep disorder. It can be related to fatigue, irritability, depression, hyperactivity, and anxiety.
