Emotion and pain are intricately linked. Those in more emotional distress are more likely to experience pain in the body. And the perception of pain can vary depending on your mood.
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Imagine that you stub your toe. If you just won the lottery, it probably wouldn’t bother you much. But if you just got in a big argument with your partner, then it might feel like a way bigger ouch!
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Anatomy gives us great clues into pain and emotion. Studies have found that similar areas in the brain are activated whether by emotional pain or physical pain.
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Although there is no one pain center in the brain, one study found that both emotional and physical pain lit up the anterior cingulate gyrus and the anterior insula.
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These cortical areas in the “higher brain” work closely with the limb of system or the emotional centers of the brain. .
I’ve seen many people experience substantial (sometimes total) physical relief from pain once any stuck emotions were addressed.
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We talk more about “The Emotional Link Behind Chronic Pain” on Episode 1 of The MultiDimensional MD – Waking Up Medicine with my first guest Rachel Foody. Rachel is a patient of mine from a few years back. She figured out the 🔑 to help herself heal from almost a decade of chronic pain that began in her teens.
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With love,
Dr. Dijamco
