Pain & anxiety - when the body sounds the alarm

Pain & anxiety - when the body sounds the alarm

"I'm in constant pain - but all examinations are normal."
"My heart is racing, my chest is constricting, I can't breathe - and no one can find anything."
"I wake up at night, completely cramped. Everything hurts. And I'm terrified."

We hear statements like this again and again in therapeutic practice. And they show that pain is not just a physical event. It is a warning signal - and often part of a much larger, inner state of alarm.