Life isn’t a straight smooth road; it is full of ups and downs where you can be tossed around like a boat on stormy seas. Life can fill you with both positive and negative emotions that can even impact your health. What many don’t know is the fact of the mind-body connection and just as mental states can lead to poor health, so can unexplained pain in various parts of the body be related to various mental conditions or emotional stress of some sort.
It is important to pay attention to the signals that our body sends us time to time. This helps us to recognize and treat our bodies accordingly. Such pain linked to emotional causes is also known as metaphysical pain. There have been studies to such effect proving them true like headaches and stress. Here are 10 types of pain linked to emotions or your emotional state.
Stress causes headaches. That is a known fact. This can happen especially when you are facing problems that require an immediate solution and you need to use all your mental faculties in creating one. Students too can face head pain because of the mental stress of studying or the emotional trauma associated with an impending examination. According to a 2014 study at the University Hospital of University Duisburg-Essen, it was found that increased stress caused different types of headaches but was most associated with tension headaches.
If you find yourself under extreme stress, it would be a good idea to start finding ways to de-stress yourself by doing things you love. Relaxing activities are Yoga, walking in nature, sitting in a park, reading, exercise, listening to music, meditation or even painting.
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Neck pain manifests itself from emotional conditions faced by people who can’t let things go. It is the same when you can forgive someone or harbor a grudge against someone. Given the fact that the person may have wronged you but if you look at the situation from a different perspective, is the person worth the intensity of the emotions that are taking a toll on your health.
Another way of looking at it would be to understand that no one is perfect and if the person who has wronged you displays signs of regret, then isn’t it time to come to terms with the situation and gradually let go. It isn’t necessary to hold a person’s hand and be dramatic about the forgiving, instead, just let go of the negativity harbored in your mind and the bitterness. As long as you aren’t perfect, allow people to make mistakes now and then.
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Shoulder pain is a sign that something is seriously troubling you and taking a toll on you emotionally. The problem manifests itself as shoulder pain because you even chose to ignore it. You need to explore within and find out what exactly is it that is troubling you. Once you understand the cause of your worry, you may even find a way to remedy it. Shoulder pain is also linked to an emotional burden and this increases with age as responsibilities increase. The best way to deal with such pain is restorative yoga, earthing or walking barefoot on earth such as a park. De-stressing shoulder massages can also help.
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Upper back pain is associated with a feeling of emotional helplessness. You may feel that you aren’t loved or appreciated by family friends or your partner. Sometimes, you could be misinterpreting a person’s genuine need to be busy as an apathy or uncaring attitude towards you. Always try to understand and analyze the reasons for thinking in such a way. Are your thoughts truly justified? If they are, then its time you had a talk with the person involved or if it’s just your way of feeling, then start connecting more with your friends and loved ones.
If it is the feeling of loneliness that affects you, then try to make some friends or start dating and perhaps, you’ll find a world of difference.
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Low back pain is associated with the worry linked to a financial crisis. In such matters, you should start managing your money more carefully or even consult a tax or financial advisor for help. There is much you can do to control your finances by chalking out a budget for yourself.
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The emotional cause associated with elbow pain is an unwillingness to change. If you possess a rigid nature and try to live a certain lifestyle even under constraints, then you will experience the stress of a shoulder pain. There is no need to adopt a rigorous and rigid approach to life. Remember, its fine to be disciplined, but discipline doesn’t mean denying yourself factors that help you live a happier life.
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Hand pain could mean that you aren’t able to connect with others the way you would like to. There is a possibility that you lack effective communication or maybe are an introvert or lack confidence when it comes to meeting new people. The only way to solve the problem is to actually meet new people. Just because you may not have the kind of conversation or interaction you wanted the first time, doesn’t mean it may happen the next. Only when you keep meeting different people will you adapt more towards a better communicative nature. As they say practice makes perfect. Always keep in constant touch with your old friends as they will be the ones to help you out the most.
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The hips are connected to the legs which are why this could also signify a fear of moving around forward in life. You may be lacking the self confidence to do so. Always remember that no one is successful at their first attempt. Unless you don’t get in the road, you can never reach a destination. So overcome your fear and take it one step at a time. Risks within limits are good for the learning process.
There is no need to rush things but take it slow and you will get there eventually. But think about this, you can’t climb a mountain standing at the foot and thinking about it, you have to take that first step so move out of your comfort zone and walk ahead. Only then will you know what life has in store for you.
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According to Lawrence Michail who writes on metaphysical pain liked to emotions, alternate oriental medicine and acupuncture, the pain in Knees could be a sign of a person who is unwilling to bend in life. It could signify rigidity and Ego where a person could be too proud. An overactive ego could also give one chronic knee pain. Humility is the only solution. Learn to pat others on the back for jobs well done. Praising others and not comparing their skills to yours will help you become more flexible. Resist the habit of boasting and practice modesty and humility.
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Among pain linked to emotions, calf pain is related to jealousy, resentment, emotional tension and undue stress. Because of emotional tension, trigger points present in the calves are activated which causes the pain. Again, it is also associated with harboring a grudge against someone. You need to let it because a grudge is only an expensive use of your own emotions.
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