Can stress cause psychical pain

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I’m in agony - my back my neck

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I get chest pains and gut pains when stressed.

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Previously my GP had thought it was depression

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There is a link between depression and pain. But tbh it is very poorly understood. When did your pain start?

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This week @Jimbob and my last day of work was Friday but I called it quits today

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I’m talking about when it happened before. At that time my GP seemed to think it was related to depression. Right now I’m not depressed

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Stress Could well be the cause. Stress can knot the muscles up which could cause pain. Could you get a massage? Are you skilled in relaxation techniques - there are guides on YouTube.

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I’ll be ok in a few days once I find a job or even voluntary cos I hate this prospect of being home

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Sorry you’re in pain, @anon80629714. Like @Jimbob said, stress can be a cause of it. Hope you find a new job soon. I know the tedium of finding a job can be very stressful.

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Yeah definitely, I have chronic back, chest and stomach pain, sometimes it feels like I am being repeatedly stabbed. I was actually rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack, the pain was so intense, there have been times when I am actually crying and screaming with the pain. I have had MRI. ECG and all sorts of tests and no cause found, so the assumption is that it is stress/psychosomatic. I was lucky enough to be offered acupuncture on the NHS, it really worked wonders, the effects lasted for months, it’s starting to get bad again but they said I can go for a course of treatment twice a year so I’m very luck in that being available to me.

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Stress can cause all sorts of physical problems. I used to constantly get colds due to stress. I also threw up for over a year, all because of stress.

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I give good massages see if a chiropractor helps any.

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That’s funny, @Nomad! That was the first thing I thought of when I read that, too haha.

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I get back pain as well and it sucks. But mine is also cause I have some scoliosis

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@anon80629714, are you moving heavy things since you quit work, like moving your stuff back home?
Even a heavy purse or backpack can bring on neck and back pain, doesn’t have to be more than 5lbs to throw off your back/neck.

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For me stress can result in the aching limbs and fevered feeling you can get with a bout of the flu.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_symptom_disorder

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I haven’t experienced a lot of it today but just looking at this topic brought my focus to it and brought it back. Weird

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Maybe a heat ointment would help