psychosomatic symptoms
Mentally-triggered physical complaints
Psychosomatic symptoms are physical complaints—pain, fatigue, nausea, dizziness—that arise from or are worsened by mental or emotional factors rather than purely physical causes.
The term doesn't imply the symptoms are imaginary; the distress is real, but its origin lies in psychological stress, anxiety, or unresolved emotional conflict manifesting in the body.
Her doctor suspected her chronic headaches were psychosomatic symptoms of workplace stress.
The concept bridges mind and body, acknowledging that emotional states can produce genuine physical effects.
- headachesPains in the skull
- tension headachePain from muscle tightness
- conversion disorderPsychological distress causing physical symptoms
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
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Harm to body cells
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