Is Most Back Pain Caused by Repressed Emotions?

'According to Sarno, you unconsciously cause your own pain. In a nutshell, the pain you're experiencing is your brain's response to unaddressed stress, anger or fear. 

When these kinds of emotions are suppressed, your brain redirects the emotional impulses to restrict blood flow to certain parts of your body, such as your back, neck or shoulder, thereby triggering pain.

This pain acts as a distraction from the anger, fear or rage you don't want to feel or think about. The pain essentially acts as a lid, keeping unwanted emotions from erupting.' 

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