The Emotional Side of Chronic Pain: Psychosomatic Awareness and Practice
“Psychosomatic” is a loaded word. Many interpret it as “not real” or associate it with being a hypochondriac. In reality, “psycho” simply refers to the mental side of the equation and “somatic” refers to the body. Put it together and you have mind-body pain. In other words… pain. This is a massive subject, but let’s start with two basic principles: 1) While all pain (especially chronic pain) originates from mental / emotional / spiritual factors, they DO manifest as physical issues. It could be as simple as tension in the neck and shoulders from a stressful day or much more … More
