Psychological pain, mental pain, or emotional pain is an unpleasant feeling (a suffering) of a psychological, non-physical origin. A pioneer in the field of suicidology, Edwin S. Shneidman, described it as "how much you hurt as a human being. It is mental suffering; mental torment."

May 20, 2024 · Emotional pain is also sometimes referred to as psychic pain, spiritual pain, psychalgia, emotional suffering, psychological pain, algopsychalia, soul pain, or mental pain. While it is often dismissed as less serious than physical pain, it is important that emotional pain is taken seriously.

“Psychogenic pain” is an outdated term for pain that happens due to, or is worse because of, factors other than illness or injury. Those factors include mental health, personal history and more. Today, experts don’t use this term, and instead, approach pain from a whole-person perspective to address contributing factors. What is psychogenic pain?

Psychological pain (mental pain, psychic pain, emotional pain, or psychache) is one of the concepts included in the current psychological theories of suicidal behavior (such as the Three-Step Theory of suicide, 3ST).

Aug 13, 2024 · Psychosomatic pain is real, physical pain that can caused by factors such as life stressors or mental health conditions. Discover treatment options that can help.

Sep 15, 2024 · Explore psychological pain's effects on mental and physical well-being, its symptoms, sources, and effective management strategies for holistic health.

Jan 25, 2023 · Psychogenic pain is the term for pain that is primarily caused by psychological factors, such as depression and anxiety. While psychogenic pain is not caused by clear physical pathology, it is a very real type of chronic pain.

Jan 30, 2025 · Just as physical pain comes with emotional pain, in reverse order, emotional pain comes with physical pain. The end stage of chronic emotional pain is systemic disease, degeneration, depression ...

This paper defines a symptom construct termed psychological pain and reviews clinical and neuroimaging evidence relevant to it.

Oct 24, 2024 · Emotional pain arises from experiences that cause psychological distress. Familiar sources include loss, rejection, trauma, and significant life changes. Symptoms of emotional pain can manifest as feelings of sadness, anxiety, anger, or hopelessness. Unlike physical pain, emotional pain doesn’t have a specific location in the body.