Tag: Anxiety Disorder

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It is said that if you are not in a beautiful mood, you will probably get sick?

Living in the 21st century, illegal cooking oil, poisoned milk powder, smog and water pollution are eating away at our health. There is another thing that we often ignore its existence but are affected by it all the time. It is [negative emotion]. What is negative? Generally speaking, it refers to a kind of emotion that makes people unhappy or even painful, such as anger, sadness, fear, such as hostility, vigilance, nervousness, such as jealousy, guilt, entanglement… Negative emotions are like snowballs. They bring us bad feelings and lead us to make irrational decisions and unhelpful actions, such as avoidance, denial, depression and procrastination. They not only do not help solve problems, but also create more problems, making negative emotions Read More …

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Is it really [anxious and depressed]? What should I do at this time?

If the feeling of depression is [there is no one in the wilderness], then anxiety is probably [countless worries are crowded in my heart like a golden week crowd]. Some people ask, why do I feel [depressed] and [anxious], or listless and agitated? Yes, depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms often go hand in hand. When Depressive Disorder Encounters Anxiety The main clinical manifestations of depressive disorder include five aspects: Significant and persistent depression and pessimism; Feeling that thinking ability is inhibited and often considering negative things; Will activities decline and they are unwilling to participate in various daily activities. Memory and attention decline; Various physical symptoms such as sleep disorder, fatigue and loss of appetite occur. The diagnostic criteria for Read More …

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Can you really cure your mental illness by electrifying your brain?

Before the discovery of psychotropic drugs in the 1950s and 1960s, the prospects for the treatment of mental diseases were really bleak. At that time, there were only three types of treatments available-electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), insulin coma and psychiatric surgery. As a result, many patients have been imprisoned in psychiatric hospitals all their lives, while others are in [infinite reincarnation]-once discharged from hospital, they will not be able to live a normal life, will become ill again, and will soon be hospitalized again. Insulin-induced epilepsy for psychosis? Researchers found that for patients suffering from both schizophrenia and epilepsy, when epilepsy symptoms worsen, mental symptoms will be relieved. In the 1930s, a Hungarian doctor tried to alleviate schizophrenia by inducing seizures, Read More …

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Do you need to see a doctor if you feel uncomfortable?

Case 2: 43-year-old Teacher Zhu is a university professor. Six months ago, I had an academic argument with people at work. Later, insomnia occurred, It is suspected that the unit leader intentionally opposes her. Every time I finish my meal in the canteen at noon, I feel dizzy, my hands are swollen and my throat is blocked. The leader is suspected to have poisoned the food. In the past month, On the way home, I felt that the unit had sent someone to follow me. Some people hurt themselves. Go to the hospital to see a doctor, suspecting that the leader colluded with the doctor to prescribe poison to harm himself. Think that the body was broken down, once went Read More …

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How stabilized her high and low blood pressure through relaxation training?

When I went to the cardiovascular internal medicine department for consultation, the nurse was taking the blood pressure of my consultation object, Aunt Wang, who was in her 50s. Aunt Wang wanted to talk to me about her illness and also wanted to cooperate with blood pressure measurement. She was hospitalized this time because her blood pressure went up and down, and the drug could not be adjusted to the appropriate dose, so she also wanted to solve the mystery of blood pressure quickly. I asked her to feel at ease and finish her blood pressure before talking. Nervous Aunt Wang Obviously, the nurse is already familiar with Aunt Wang. Seeing that her upper limbs are stiffly suspended in mid-air, Read More …

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Have you ever had such misunderstanding about patients with mental illness?

You must have seen sunflowers blooming in the sun. They bloom heartily to the sun like bright smiling faces. But have you ever seen sunflowers in the shadow? They stood in the darkness that the sun could not shine, lonely and sad, and the hanging flower tray seemed to cry silently. A survey conducted by the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2009 showed that there were more than 100 million patients with various mental diseases in China. According to the 2013 data released by the Chinese Medical Association, The number of diabetics with the highest incidence in the world is 139 million. Mental diseases, like high-risk diseases such as diabetes, It is increasingly becoming a common disease Read More …

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What are the noteworthy side effects of antidepressants?

Depression is like the common cold, More and more popular, Reports of such and such celebrities suffering from depression keep popping up. In the treatment of depression, Drugs are a very important part. Today, Let’s talk about the side effects of medication for depression. Clinically, Depression patients often complain, After taking the medicine, symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea, anxiety, dizziness, drowsiness, headache, insomnia, dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision and so on occur. Generally speaking, Gradually increase the drug dose to the therapeutic dose, take the drug after meals, Can make these side effects less. After all, Side effects also reflect that the drug is taking effect, Unfortunately, The efficacy of antidepressants usually begins to be felt by patients in about Read More …

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Don’t want to live? This may be a [disease]

Is suicide a personal right? Many countries are discussing whether people have the right to end their lives. Psychologist Thomas Szasz and doctor Jack Kevorkian believe that how people die is a basic human right that is not controlled by the state. However, other researchers said that most of the attempted suicides did not commit suicide again later, which indicates that they did not really want to end their lives. However, it must be noted that the risk of suicide again is still higher than that of the average person, so we need to intervene with the attempted suicides. In fact, most people who intend to commit suicide are hesitant about [whether to end their lives]. The choices of many Read More …

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Insomnia, indigestion, muscle tension… You may have anxiety disorder?

It is normal for each of us to experience nervousness, uneasiness and even scratching our hearts at certain moments or periods due to some experiences, such as debts, homework or papers. However, some people often feel strongly uneasy and even affect their normal life. At this time, psychiatrists are required to carry out special treatment. So, how do we know if our anxiety level has reached the level of [anxiety disorder]? Yes, it is not easy: On the one hand, there are many manifestations of [anxiety disorder]: chronic anxiety, panic attacks, phobia, social fear… each has different characteristics; On the other hand, the boundary between [normal anxiety] and [anxiety disorder], like the border, is not always very clear. However, we Read More …