09/16/2026
The stomachaches started in the spring. Blood work came back normal. Then a physician suggested stress might be playing a role. That's the sentence where many people feel dismissed.
Somatic symptoms are not imagined. When stress stays switched on for weeks at a time, muscles that never fully release become painful. Digestion that's chronically deprioritized becomes irregular. Learning where stress lives in your body turns a frightening symptom into an early warning.