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Originally Posted by ElectricManatee
I had chronic back pain (like, going to the ER because I passed out from the pain intense) and I eventually realized it was all stress related, which explained why PT and drugs didn't help. There is nothing physically wrong with my back at all. It made me feel like a crazy person, but it was relatively easy to deal with. The book Healing Back Pain by John Sarno was helpful to me. It's obviously about back pain but some of the pain principles might apply more broadly.
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thanks for this, i'll check it out. for me some of it's probably stress related but i did get my shoulder x-ray'd not long ago and dr said it's arthritis. i'm sure it's a bit of both. that and stress/depression. and they feed each other like atat said. my dad had arthritis pretty bad (among other things) before he passed and now i know why he was so cranky all the time. if i move my arm even slightly in the wrong direction my shoulder hurts so big. so i have to be careful how i move my arm when i'm doing anything.