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When family members develop mirroring physical symptoms

My teenage daughter has been having stomach pain for months with no medical cause found, and I realize I've been having the same mysterious digestive issues since her anxiety started, like our nervous systems are somehow synced.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system's capacity for attunement can create shared somatic experiences that blur the boundaries between individual and relational healing.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Somatic symptoms — when the body holds the mind?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.