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Has Anyone Been Told Fibromyalgia Is Emotional Pain?
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Does anyone else have joint pain along with trigger point pain? My pain management counselor told me today that fibromyalgia was really emotional pain expressing itself as physical pain - caused by stress that is not released . How do you feel about this statement?

posted July 19, 2017
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A MyFibroTeam Member

I was told it's neurological but stress is a trigger to cause pain receptors to go even more into overdrive! It's brain and spinal cord. Not all in your head.

posted July 20, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

I agree that some emotions enhance the pain. And I agree that the emotional problems have a deep impact on why we get fibro. Try EFT tapping to help release those emotions. Nick and Jessica Ortner are who I use but there are many others on YouTube.

posted July 23, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

Lets hope they get fibromyalgia then tell people its emotional. How stupid

posted July 20, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

I think so. I know when I hurt, I can do muscle relaxation exercises and the pain dies down right away. I do "guided meditation" (lots of it on YouTube) and pain goes away until my next stressor

posted July 19, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

Well sort of - current research has found that long term activation ( or a few major ones) of the sympathetic nervous system is the cause of fibro - sort of like when the stress bucket is full it locks onto the arousal and being unable to shut off you get mental, emotional and physical symptoms.

Emotions can light the sympathetic system on fire...so yes....in part!

posted July 19, 2017

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