Q&A: Can headaches and backaches be anxiety related?

Therapist: Thank you for your question.  Backaches and headaches can absolutely be a symptom of anxiety and triggered by stressful situations.  Our mind and bodies communicate with each other and send internal messages to prepare us for fight/flight syndrome which has been a part of our evolution.  Even though we have evolved in our societies, our core responses remain the same. Many symptoms of anxiety left untreated manifest in psychosomatic symptoms such as backaches and headaches and although medical treatment may help the physical symptoms it does not tackle the problem and the origins of it in the first place.  My initial recommendation is to seek medical treatment followed by professional counseling if symptoms are not resolved.