Can loneliness cause physical pain?

It's possible. The loneliness is rooted in unresolved problems and conflicts in mind. It may be manifested as aches and pain across the body.

 

People can actually die from something called broken-heart syndrome. You betcha that loneliness can manifest itself physically.

 

No. Apart from something trivial, like a pain in shoulder muscles, if you get tense because you're scared of being in public (but that is a phobia, not just loneliness), the physical pain is caused by problems with your physical health. Consult a doctor.

 

Your mind is linked to your body intrinsically, if your psyche is not in order you may feel awful.

 

I wonder the same. I've been very lonely and depressed for over 6/7 years now and the chronic muscle pain i experience in my whole body, especially my legs, have only become more severe over time.

 

It's pobably all mental...

 

Yeah makes total sense. During my loneliness/depression i succesfully isolated myself from the world. Not wanting to socialize or move or do anything really. For a very long time it got so bad i only went outside once or twice for groceries. Not wonder my body deteriorated.

Been trying to reverse this for a long time now, its very hard.

 

It is, your mind can control your complete body functions, your gutt system can shut down and you could receive back bain/Problems with Nutrition absorbtion / Headache etc. Your mind is shaped by your emotions and thoughts and feeling lonely is pretty negative for your mind. I recommend the book "The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in a Busy World" by zen monk Haemin Sunim.

 

Thanks, i will check it out.

 

Yes because the brain processes sadness through the body.

Neurotransmitters, after the chemical processes, go into the bloodstream,

into the liver, and are excreted through the urine, sweat, saliva, and feces.

Once they are gone, my suggestion, is NOT to bring them back!

 

At the start I felt a sharp pain in my chest when I felt lonely, with time it became duller and duller until I forgot about it.

 

Yes, loneliness is like smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. Read some research on that, which isn't the ultimate proof, but that's what I noticed with myself - I absolutely feel better when I'm around other people, where I have fruitful conversations and if they are not fruitful i wanna gtfo, but if i'm lonely I still need some socialisation now and then even with bullshit people - indirectly - like work, school etc.