Emotional pain causing physical pain

2017-11-10 19:47:07
Is it possible to have such emotional pain that it causes you physical pain. Such as losing a dear loved one and the emotions from the memories of them cause pain in your chest. It feels like heart is being restricted. And it only stops once your distracted from those memories and thoughts and have calmed down.
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Pain is an experience and can be intensified with emotions. Because of the autonomal arousals in certain emotional conditions like fear, anxiety, depression, chronic stress one can actually experience pain and discomfort in the body. When you go for tests all reports seem normal. Especially in PTSd and grief reactions.  Dome time you need professional help when you can't handle yourself.

Answered2017-11-11 08:45:21

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