2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43
A psychosomatic disorder is a disorder that arises and manifests itself on a physical level, but its origin is in the psyche. Psychosomatic illness encompasses a combination of biological, environmental, social and psychological factors
The mind and body are connected in such a way that what happens in one affects the other, and vice versa. When the body becomes ill, the mind adjusts its mechanisms to the new reality. The same happens when patients ignore anxiety, are in prolonged stress and a traumatic situation - the body begins to show its own disorders.
A psychosomatic illness is a disorder in which the body begins to suffer from a mental condition. Further, it becomes a disease that already requires drug treatment, but at the same time, the mental state aggravates it even more
The pain, suffering and reduced quality of life caused by psychosomatic illnesses is not a product of the imagination, as people with such disorders and their environment, incl.
Although the origin of the disease is in the human mind, the physical pain and discomfort it causes are real and should be treated as such.
Factors that influence the onset of a psychosomatic disorder:
- Stress
- Negative emotions
- Conflicts
- Unfavorable work environment
- Loss of a loved one, divorce, separation
- Increased level of anxiety
- Anger, anger, aggression
Nobody has managed to avoid difficult situations in life. Everyone, to one degree or another, faces difficulties, losses, and disappointment.
The problem is how we feel about something that triggers many different emotions in us. If we do not do this in a healthy and productive manner, it is very likely that the situation will lead to psychosomatic distress.
The development of emotional intelligence and psychotherapy skills helps to free yourself from psychosomatic disorders that have already arisen, as well as prevent their occurrence in the future.
"Pain cannot be tolerated!" - this axiom should be accepted without going into complicated reasoning. And any pain, mental too.
Examples of psychosomatic disorders
Headache: When the pericranial * muscles and muscles in the back of the neck contract due to anxiety, you may begin to suffer from acute chronic headaches. The pain manifests itself in the front of the head, spreads up and to the sides, back and even branches into the shoulders and back.
Dizziness: manifests itself in unsteadiness, instability, but there is no feeling that everything revolves around you. This dizziness causes fear of losing control, losing support, and falling. Also, you may feel like you are being carried by the current or you are in a cloud and there is nothing to support you.
Colon irritation: because of anxiety, the colon can contract with painful spasms. Manifested by constipation or diarrhea. In the most serious cases, it can be both, without physical explanation or external reasons. The presence of these symptoms usually indicates a high level of anxiety. Hence, if you solve your psychological problems and return to your normal state, the digestive system will restore its functions as well.
How do you know if you have a psychosomatic illness?
The psychosomatic patient only focuses on the tip of the iceberg, noting pain and other symptoms. The most common examples are:
- Muscle pain
- Backache
- Digestive pains and disorders
As a rule, an increased level of anxiety and prolonged stress are ignored. Therefore, be attentive to yourself.
Usually, a person suffering from a psychosomatic illness repeatedly turns to doctors, undergoes examinations, carefully observes all medical prescriptions, but all this has a short-term effect, and the treatment turns out to be symptomatic, the disease does not go away, but manifests itself again and again, which is fraught with chronic disease. Therefore, an integrated approach is needed: treatment should not be limited to symptom relief; a psychologist deals with the cause of illness and prevention.
At the same time, it is important to note that not every somatic (bodily) manifestation or reaction to anxiety or stress is psychosomatics.
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* Pericranial muscles: frontal, temporal, chewing, pterygoid, trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, occipital muscles.
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