Our minds can make our bodies hurt and our hearts. We don't want to hurt, we don't want to complain, we want to be "normal", we want to be understood.
I have a severe social phobia and generalized anxiety disorder and I'm an extreme introvert. I'm scared of something nearly all the time. So my muscles are tense, the adrenalin is pumping and I start choking and getting upper back pain.
My mental health team & I are working on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. They gave me a relaxation CD that really helps. I know that this isn't a good attitude, but I really don't think that I'm going to ever get "better". I think that being better able to cope with my feelings is the most I can hope for. to everyone else out there who is suffering.