How does our mental health intersect with our physical health? Let's start with stress. When we are stressed, the body releases stress hormones, shuts down certain receptors, and our heart rate increases. We can feel our heart beating, we start to sweat, our stomach tightens, our muscles contract... And all of this is quite energy-intensive. The body is like a car where you have pressed the accelerator to the floor and pushed it to maximum power. If we experience stress often, it's the same as turning the car to maximum several times a day. The consequences are clear - in both the car and our body, various important parts begin to show signs of wear and tear, start to malfunction, and sometimes stop working altogether.

And have you repeatedly asked doctors, undergone various tests, and they found nothing?

Sometimes you think:
• "No one believes me that it really hurts, they probably think I'm making it up."
• "I don't understand why they can't figure out what's causing it."
• "What's happening to me, where does the pain come from, why do I feel so sick so often?"

Then you may have a psychosomatic illness. Psychosomatic illnesses often arise unexpectedly, as if without a cause, they are usually chronic, last a long time and doctors often don‘t know how to deal with them. Our body sometimes responds to stress or emotional injury by becoming ill. A wounded soul doesn't hurt, but the body does. However, it is the soul that needs healing for the body to feel better again. A wounded soul is healed with the help of psychotherapy. If you suspect that your issues might be psychosomatic, or if you simply don't know what's wrong and feel somehow strange, schedule a personal, phone, or online consultation with a psychologist. There are a number of psychosomatic illnesses, it is not easy to determine whether or not your illness is of psychological origin.
Do not underestimate your difficulties, always consult a doctor. Saying to yourself "it's just nerves, it will pass" or "once the stress is over, I'll feel better" can be dangerous.