The Impact of Stress

and Emotions on Health

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Welcome to My Symptoms Decoded

If your tests are “normal” but your symptoms persist—palpitations, breathlessness, gut upset, dizziness, pain—you are not alone, and you are not imagining it. This site explains how stress and emotions interact with the nervous system to produce very real bodily sensations—and what you can do about them.

What you’ll find here

For patients: clear, evidence-informed guidance on psychosomatic medicine without blame or stigma; short articles, podcasts and 2–5 minute videos; practical skills you can use today (breathing resets, relaxation, pacing, expressive writing, sleep).

For clinicians, concise tools for assessment, de-stigmatising language and safe follow-up.

Begin your next step

Explore our latest posts, join the moderated community, or go deeper with our online courses—Mind–Body Basics for patients and Functional Symptoms in Acute Care for clinicians. You can also read a sample of Undiagnosed and learn more about the author’s work.

Book Spotlight

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Undiagnosed - The Impact of Stress and Emotions on Health

Every day in the Emergency Department, people arrive with real, frightening symptoms—chest pain, dizziness, headaches, gut trouble, numbness—yet scans and blood tests do not explain what is happening. This book shows why this is not the end of the story.

Undiagnosed is a rare view from the front line—where minutes matter, fear is high, and thousands of “mystery” cases pass through each year. Drawing on modern neuroscience, the author explains clearly and simply how stress and emotions can drive physical symptoms—and how understanding this can set you on a path to relief. This is not “it’s all in your head.” It’s how your nervous system writes stress and emotions into your body and how you can rewrite it.

You’ll discover:

  • Why symptoms can be severe even when tests are clear, and why that is common in the emergency departments.

  • The mind–body pathways behind pain, palpitations, breathlessness, IBS, and more.

  • Practical, evidence-informed tools to calm your system (breathing, vagal strategies, sleep, and thought habits) and when and where to find help.

  • How to talk to your GP or ED doctor, avoid the “specialist ping-pong”, and recognise true red flags.

  • Real patient stories that turn confusion into clarity—and shame into self-compassion.

Hope, not hype: Undiagnosed offers a clear, compassionate roadmap from panic to understanding and from endless appointments to actionable steps. There are many books on psychosomatics, but this one is told by an emergency doctor, where the stakes and insights are different.

Decode your symptoms. Reclaim your life. Start here.

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Hope, not hype…

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… info for patients

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Wondering what steps to take when your tests come back negative but your symptoms persist? Discover crucial insights and next moves here.

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Discover powerful lifestyle shifts, essential self-care techniques, and quick stress relief methods that can transform your well-being instantly. Dive deeper to unlock practical strategies for a healthier, more balanced life.

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Discover the signs that indicate it’s time to seek professional support, explore the variety of available treatment options, and uncover the truth behind different therapy methods to empower your healing journey.

Diagnosis, not dismissal…

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… info for clinicians

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Identifying functional presentations in the fast-paced emergency department is a complex challenge—but Somatic Symptom Disorder goes far beyond a diagnosis of exclusion. Discover essential diagnostic clues and sharpen your clinical skills to transform patient care.

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How to interrupt the somatisation cycle with practical communication techniques, validating their experience, and reattribute symptoms meaningfully. Learn how, even without specialized mental health training, you can play a crucial role in managing somatising patients and improving their outcomes.

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Discover the Journal Club: Engage with concise summaries of key journal articles and books on psychosomatic medicine—crafted specifically for clinicians outside the mental health field. Read or listen and deepen your understanding in just minutes.

About the Author

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Dr Csaba Dioszeghy, MD, PhD, is a Senior Consultant in Emergency Medicine (NHS, UK) and Clinical Director. He is board certified (CCST) in Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia/Intensive Care Medicine, and Cardiology. He serves as an Honorary Associate Professor at Semmelweis University (Hungary) and Associate Dean at the College of Remote & Offshore Medicine (Malta). He is an active clinician, renowned educator, and author of several books and book chapters.