Body and Mind: Psychosomatic
Apr 04, 2008 05:24PM
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The first time I heard the word "psychosomatic" I thought:
- That's got to be a term for hypochondriac!
Psychosomatic: A term used to describe symptoms that that appear to be the result of a physical problem but are actually the result of psychological factors. The word pertains to the relationship of the mind and body. Psychosomatic illnesses are those in which physical symptoms are caused or aggravated by emotional factors.
Today, the term psychosomatic rings a whole different meaning to me. Break it apart! Medical terms might be put together of two words. The most used item in this house is not a regular Bible - even if that is used a whole lot too. The most frequently used item in this household is a medical dictionary, next to books in piles about psychology and physiology.
A psychosomatic ailment is defined by most dictionaries as an "illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis", but you really don't need to have a neurosis to notice depression settling in your body.
The word "psyche" comes from the greek word of "soul". Somatics comes from "somaticos" which can be translated to "in the body". In other words the term psychosomatics only expresses harmony between mind and body. It isn't worse than so. It doesn't mean that the person who uses the word thinks you're totally off track and call you a hypochondriac!
A psychosomatic illness comes up when there is reason to believe that the nature of the ailments are caused by something psychological, rather than strictly medical.
Did you notice that when you're depressed, your body doesn't seem to cooperate? You notice aches and pains, you have headaches, your chest could feel tighter or even hurt, or you feel nauseous most of the time.
That is psychosomatic. Our minds have an incredible influence on our bodies.
When the treating physician decides to run the course of treating the psychosomatic symptoms instead of one and one symptom alone, it might be a good idea - treating a psychosomatic illness as a physical illness can have very serious consequences. Not only will the patient not get better, he or she could even get worse from wrongly prescribed drugs and the side effects or other treatments.
Being aware of its existance, we get something to work with instead of sitting back with the constant worry about what labresults will show or what other causes there could be for the chestpain. Knowing that depression can lead to physical pain as a bad cycle of backpain or headaches and even asthmatic symptoms, we're given the chance to motivate ourselves to do something about it.
Sometimes, psychotherapy is suggested and that's a chance we should take! It isn't anything embarrasing about seeking professional help.
For me personally, I beat physical pain in the matter of 3 weeks with exercises that helped me get rid of muscular tensions.
Good luck!
- That's got to be a term for hypochondriac!
Psychosomatic: A term used to describe symptoms that that appear to be the result of a physical problem but are actually the result of psychological factors. The word pertains to the relationship of the mind and body. Psychosomatic illnesses are those in which physical symptoms are caused or aggravated by emotional factors.
Today, the term psychosomatic rings a whole different meaning to me. Break it apart! Medical terms might be put together of two words. The most used item in this house is not a regular Bible - even if that is used a whole lot too. The most frequently used item in this household is a medical dictionary, next to books in piles about psychology and physiology.
A psychosomatic ailment is defined by most dictionaries as an "illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis", but you really don't need to have a neurosis to notice depression settling in your body.
The word "psyche" comes from the greek word of "soul". Somatics comes from "somaticos" which can be translated to "in the body". In other words the term psychosomatics only expresses harmony between mind and body. It isn't worse than so. It doesn't mean that the person who uses the word thinks you're totally off track and call you a hypochondriac!
A psychosomatic illness comes up when there is reason to believe that the nature of the ailments are caused by something psychological, rather than strictly medical.
Did you notice that when you're depressed, your body doesn't seem to cooperate? You notice aches and pains, you have headaches, your chest could feel tighter or even hurt, or you feel nauseous most of the time.
That is psychosomatic. Our minds have an incredible influence on our bodies.
When the treating physician decides to run the course of treating the psychosomatic symptoms instead of one and one symptom alone, it might be a good idea - treating a psychosomatic illness as a physical illness can have very serious consequences. Not only will the patient not get better, he or she could even get worse from wrongly prescribed drugs and the side effects or other treatments.
Being aware of its existance, we get something to work with instead of sitting back with the constant worry about what labresults will show or what other causes there could be for the chestpain. Knowing that depression can lead to physical pain as a bad cycle of backpain or headaches and even asthmatic symptoms, we're given the chance to motivate ourselves to do something about it.
Sometimes, psychotherapy is suggested and that's a chance we should take! It isn't anything embarrasing about seeking professional help.
For me personally, I beat physical pain in the matter of 3 weeks with exercises that helped me get rid of muscular tensions.
Good luck!
I come across this while my hypochondriac mind was worried I had something. Now maybe I can sleep a little better.
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