“All in your head” describes the entirety of your experience in life. All pain is experienced in the brain, as is pleasure, anxiety, etc.
Most experiences have a causal link from the outside, and the question isn’t “whether” but “how much” should be externally mitigated vs “just” perception/attitude adjusted. “just” in quotes because that’s often the more difficult intervention.
RSI is pretty real-world, for many people at least. No clue if yours is, but it seems reasonable to experiment on the easiest parts first. Ergonomic setup of work space, exercises, attention to posture, etc. are the first things to try. Simple rest probably isn’t sufficient if you’re not examining/understanding the causes of injury.
In parallel if you like, or afterward if you’re apprehensive about it, talk to a psychiatrist about your anxiety or other symptoms—not just the wrist pain, but why you think it’s psychiatric vs physical, and what other difficulties it’s causing you in life.
“All in your head” describes the entirety of your experience in life. All pain is experienced in the brain, as is pleasure, anxiety, etc.
Most experiences have a causal link from the outside, and the question isn’t “whether” but “how much” should be externally mitigated vs “just” perception/attitude adjusted. “just” in quotes because that’s often the more difficult intervention.
RSI is pretty real-world, for many people at least. No clue if yours is, but it seems reasonable to experiment on the easiest parts first. Ergonomic setup of work space, exercises, attention to posture, etc. are the first things to try. Simple rest probably isn’t sufficient if you’re not examining/understanding the causes of injury.
In parallel if you like, or afterward if you’re apprehensive about it, talk to a psychiatrist about your anxiety or other symptoms—not just the wrist pain, but why you think it’s psychiatric vs physical, and what other difficulties it’s causing you in life.