How we handle anger has a lot to do with whether emotion is somatized in the body with physical symptoms in the stomach, chest or headaches.
Below are three videos about somatization, what it is, why it happens, the cultural aspects and what you can do if you have a tendency to somatize stressful feelings.
1: Video 1: Introduction to Somatization
2: Video 2: Causes of Somatization and Ways to Intervene
3. Video 3: How Can You Tell If You Are Somatizing?
References:
Dr Allan Abbas from Dalhousie University
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/article-their-pain-is-real-and-for-patients-with-mystery-illnesses-help-is/
https://cdn.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/faculty/medicine/departments/department-sites/psychiatry/centre-emotions-health/somatization.pdf
Emotion Regulation in SSD
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6555516/pdf/pone.0217277.pdf
