The Connection Between Fibromyalgia and Unresolved Emotional Issues
The aftermath of persistent stress and emotional pain
Consequently, a person becomes subject to anxiety, panic attacks, and depression when confronted with a difficult situation because the nervous system has not learned how to biochemically deal with the trauma. On the other hand, these factors do not necessarily cause fibromyalgia, but the underlying shared mechanism is exposure to stress and trauma. These two factors can increase the chance on developing this condition. Moreover, they tend to initiate flares and cause symptoms to worsen. Therefore, doctors are looking more closely at how a traumatic childhood would affect the brain and the immune system in such a way as to bring about fibromyalgia.
