For Some Teenagers, "Growing Pains" Stem from Infancy

We all know that early childhood experiences impact our long-term emotional health. However, a new study from the Université de Montréal, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, and McGill University suggests that insecure teens' physical health may also be at stake, as they tend to suffer more intense head, stomach, and joint pain. According to Dr. Michael Sullivan, one of the authors of the study, "We found that adolescents with insecure relationships tend to be more 'alarmist' about their pain symptoms; they have a tendency to amplify the degree of threat or severity of their pain. This amplification leads to more intense pain and more severe depressive symptoms.

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