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The Science of Pain: Myths, Truths, and Understanding | Dr. Rachel Zoffness

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

CHAPTER

Emotions Are Somatic by Definition

All emotions, all the time, are physical. They have a somatic component. I've never met a human being who hasn't experienced some degree of anxiety and had that express in some way somatically. So if you're trying to treat some one with chronic stomach aches, it's very important to find out what their environmental stressers are,. how are their inter personal relationships, are they dealing with anxiety? And i actually think it's a normal part of the human condition.

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