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Why psychological explanations for physical pain feel invalidating

My therapist keeps saying my back pain is connected to emotional trauma but I just want my spine fixed, not my feelings analyzed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The mind-body connection can be weaponized to dismiss rather than understand the full complexity of suffering.

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