Most people know anger stings emotionally. But could a simmering grudge also be causing real, physical pain? Through the lens of Chinese medicine — and one remarkable patient story — the answer is a hard yes.
Anger-induced health issues are real, underdiagnosed, and more common than you’d think.
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4 Years of Back Pain |
5 Pain Doctors. Zero Lasting Relief |
3 Visits to Get to the Causes |
Anger and Body Aches
She’d tried everything — five pain specialists, two epidurals (one worked briefly, one didn’t), and diagnoses ranging from infection to cancer. The back pain had stolen her daily walks and her quality of life.
When she came in, we didn’t start with imaging. We started with her life. At the first visit, we got her story. The second visit with some neural therapy – she felt calmer even though she had pain. By the third visit, she revealed anger toward a family member. After neural therapy and working to release that anger — she had no pain for several days.
Anger Causing Pain – Why?
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Liver is the organ most affected by anger. Her prior leg vein surgeries sat directly on the Liver meridian — the energy channel running along the inner legs.
Unresolved anger disrupted that pathway, worsening her back pain.
When the anger was addressed and the nervous system treated, the pain stopped. Not masked. Gone.
The Bottom Line
Anger causing pain isn’t poetry — it’s physiology. Anger and body aches are linked through the nervous system and meridians.
The person you’re angry at is probably fine. You’re the one absorbing the damage.
You don’t need to never feel angry. You just shouldn’t marinate in it. Process it, name it, and get support — because anger-induced health issues respond beautifully to the right care.
If you have stubborn, unexplained pain — ask yourself: What am I carrying?
Your Emotions Are Instructions to Your Body
To Health!
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To your health!
Dr. Richard Chen
Focused Wellness Author,
A New Way to Health: Wheel of Health
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