Can emotional and psychological trauma's manifest themselves as physical illnesses over a long period of time?

While I don't know exactly where the disorders present themselves within the brain, several disorders result from emotional trauma that can result in physical symptoms. In fact most psychological problems present with short term physical ailments. PTSD or post traumatic stress disorder presents most often with a psychological or social element but can present with a physical ailment.

Acute stress disorder can also result in what are called panic attacks. This creates sharp pains headaches stoppage of breathing and other symptoms. There are other diseases and disorders that are more or less psychological that can present with increasing disability and sickness.

Stress itself can create a problem in the persons Immune system allowing them to be immune compromised. That stress can be either physical or mental stress. Children who live in long term stressful environments tend to have a greater number of physical complaints.

Even cancer can be exasperated by high levels of stress. There's ... more.

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