Good question, Carbonevo. The very act of repression is the brain reacting to these emotions as if they were dangerous. Repression itself is a psychological response to a perceived threat. One of the primary interventions Dr. Sarno suggested was confronting and overcoming the fear of the pain. It's truly amazing that he had the insight to understand all of this decades before the neuroscience came along to back it up.
Regarding your other question, perceived danger is relative, and not always a direct reflection of actual danger. Although technically, mountain climbing is more dangerous than sitting in your office, your brain might not see it that way. When your working, there are many different perceived threats: pressure (both self-imposed and external), fear of failure, possibly anger that you have to be doing tasks you don't want to be doing, etc.
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