Stress and intermittent back pain

[ConcernedCanuk]

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I think most of us may realize that stress can cause symptoms of many sorts; I speak of personal experience of back pain due to stress.

My experience goes back decades; one instance that sticks in my mind was when I was working for qa large powerful company, and was involved heavily with Health and Safety issues.

Many fellow employees tried to dissuade me from my efforts due to pressures put on them to discourage me by upper management. One day I went to my locker to change - and "Die ____ " was in marker on my locker

INSTANT crippling back pain, I could hardly move without excruciating pain. I hung by my arms on the door sill for a minute or so to straighten out my back, telling myself it was stress - and the pain slowly ebbed away and didn't return.

I am living in a stressful situation now, no hydro, no running water as a result of my landlady's actions - and am on limited income(social assistance) - and partially disabled(albeit temporary)

Lately, usually early in the morning as I am getting dressed, I will get sudden stabbing back pains,

and I verbally tell my body to "quit it - it's just stress"

AND IT DOES!

I know this may not work for many, but when your body gives you discomfort for no good reason - GIVE IT SHIT!

It's worth a try, no?

It works for me.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. If your subconscious can raise a blister when someone applies

a cold object to your skin (while you are hypnotized) then it should be able to cause you pain or not.

[beam me up scottie]

2. How do you know it was for "no good reason"?

Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch, I cannot believe the ignorant advice that is so carelessly dispensed in this forum.

What happens when a poster thinks your advice is "worth a try" and ends up crippled by strokes?

[trotsky]

3. Sure it might work, if your pain is psychosomatic to begin with.

Which I think is your point. However, this is rather dangerous and irresponsible advice to just be throwing out there for any kind of pain condition. Good luck to the poor person with a herniated disk trying to "command" their pain away.

[BuddhaGirl]

4. good for you - mind-body connection

a lot of pain is psychosomatic.

Stress can manifest physically in SO many ways!

[tinrobot]

5. But doesn't giving it shit just add more stress?

It sounds like you're getting angry at your own body. Anger is stressful.

What works for me is to exercise, keep my body active, and dump the anger. It reduces stress and keeps back pain away.

[ConcernedCanuk]

6. Not getting angry so to speak, just telling it to shape up - being assertive.

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As to being irresponsible re advice - I thought "for no good reason" would indicate that the person KNEW they hadn't hurt themselves;

I also indicated I knew these symptoms from previous stressful situations.

I should have indicated in my OP that previous pains were thus diagnosed by my physician decades ago, and knowing that I hadn't done any unusual lifting, twisting, exertion, etc., AND my present daily stress situation - I gave my body MY opinion.

It responded positively.

DO NOT ACCEPT what may appear as DUers medical advice

I should have left the "try it" out of my OP I suppose,

and just left it as relating my experience.

I assumed most DUers would realize I am not a qualified physician, and was only relating my experiences.

Apologies to those who misread my OP as a medical surety.

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. Interesting update - (I think . . . )

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I haven't had a twitch of back pain since I initiated this thread . .

hmmm

:freak: