Chronic Pain

Chronic pain can be caused by somatisation of emotions. Somatisation can be defined as the translation of emotions into the development or worsening of physical problems. Somatisation of emotions can cause physical problems leading to chronic pain in different areas of the body.

In conditions caused by somatisation, there is no identifiable medical cause. Some health problems due to somatisation of emotions are fibromyalgia, muscle spasm, tension headache, back pain, abdominal pain, irritable bowel symptoms, migraine, visual blurring, dizziness, falling, paralysis and physical weakness.

Physical problems due somatisation of emotions can be caused by anxiety discharged through the somatic and autonomic nervous system. Somatic problems can also arise due to the defence of somatisation where physical symptoms are caused by expression of aspects of unconscious emotions and conflict.