somatize
Distress becomes physical
Somatize means to convert psychological distress into physical symptoms.
Someone who somatizes anxiety might experience headaches, chest pain, or digestive problems with no identifiable medical cause: She tends to somatize stress—every deadline brings stomach cramps.
The term appears in psychology and medicine to describe this mind-body phenomenon without implying the symptoms are imaginary or voluntary.
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- displacementRemoval from usual location
Awareness of abnormal heartbeat
- headacheCranial pain
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
trembling · sweating · insomnia · numbness · tingling · cramps · indigestion · hyperventilation
Change in form or faith
- expressState or fast train
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- channelPassage for transmission
- externalizeExpress inwardly held feelings
embody · physicalize · translate · transform · displace · redirect
Pressure, mental or vocal
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- depressionProlonged low state
overwhelm · suppression · conflict · distress · burnout
repression
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- denialRefusal to accept reality
palpitations
Awareness of abnormal heartbeat
dizziness · trembling · sweating · insomnia · numbness · tingling · cramps · indigestion · hyperventilation · tinnitus
convert
Change in form or faith
externalize · embody · physicalize · translate · transform · displace · redirect
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
depression · overwhelm · suppression · conflict · distress · burnout
somatizeverbalize
Express in speech
psychologize · emotionalize · intellectualize · talk through · abreact
somatizemalinger
Fake illness to avoid work
fake · dissimulate · Munchausen · simulate
- somatic practicesBody-awareness healing methods
- somatic cellNon-germline cell type
somatic, psychosomatic, somatics, somatically, somatization, somatized