Stress Related Lower Back Pain

I believe emotional stress from the breakup and long hours with little sleep started to get to me and I began to feel lots of stress in my mid back as well as my lower back. My sleep pattern was soon interrupted, as well as my social life. I felt like I understood what was going on so I contacted a social worker in order to better understand my condition. I started seeing a family counselor in order to unravel this mess. It seems as if new emotional stress can uncover old emotional injuries. And the old emotional scars come from being raised in an alcoholic, dysfunctional family. I was in talk therapy for a couple of months, found a little relief, but ultimately feel all alone in this pursuit for lasting happiness.

Now eight years later I feel like a life without pain is an impossibility. - Patrick