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Can guilt and anxiety really cause this much physical pain?

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Karri28 is emotionally drained.
29 yr old stay at home mom of two wonderful little girls

I went for years without taking meds, at first b/c I did not want to...

Karri28

Friday, August 14, 2009
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I have this cold hard lump of pain in my stomach and have for about three weeks now. It started before going to see my family. I actually delayed my trip by a day due to waking up in the middle of the night due to my stomach being in so much pain. We thought I was having a gall bladder attack. But it would calm and then get worse everytime my anxiety levels increased.

 

I know I have to decrease the amount of interactions I have with my family, I came to this conclusion when I was visiting. They just aren't healthy for me. But the thought of doing so sends stabs of guilt through my already hurting stomach. I don't know what to do. If the feeling gets worse I may go have my stomach checked out, just in case it isn't anxiety. But I'm pretty sure it is, so maybe I should try to see my psych doc?

 

My therapist told me that with these feelings of guilt I need to ask myself 'what crime have I commited to make myself feel guilty?'. The answer is none, none of it is a crime, I'm not doing anything wrong. But I can't seem to convince my stomach of that, which I guess means that I'm not really convincing myself of it either. Though it makes perfect sense.

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