Hypochondria caused by lack of affection

• April 20, 2024

The hypochondia It is a pathology that is characterized when a person, unconsciously, seeks to draw attention and others and does so trying to convince himself that she is sick. This is because in our society, when someone is sick, they connote attention.

The set of real or imaginary physical symptoms are warning signs, since they are created from the emotions and when a medical diagnosis is made, no physiological evidence appears. Hypochondriasis can manifest in adolescents, in young adults and in people over 60 years of age, although it occurs with more prevalence in women.

The hypochondia can be generated because the patient is not able to say that requires the affection of others, so he resorts to the invention of some physical discomfort unconsciously, and from this generates emotional blackmail with people close.

Among other causes that cause hypochondia they find each other:

1. Diseases of childhood
2. History of a medical error that has been of high impact
3. Death or illness of someone close
4. Focus too much on yourself

Characteristics and treatment

Among the main characteristics of hypochondriacs are their anxiety , worry and fear of suffering a serious illness and even the security of suffering it, such as: bodily functions such as heartbeat or sweating, minor physical abnormalities such as small wounds or occasional coughing, and physical sensations such as a tired heart.

The hypochondria can seriously affect the personal and work relationships of the individual, requires medical attention to follow a treatment, which generally includes the administration of anxiolytic drugs, antidepressants and tranquilizers.

In addition, we work so that the patient manages to successfully face problems of his daily life and that help him to avoid that in the future other worrisome situations appear and that he does fall back on his hypochondriacal problems.

In this way, the patient can reinterpret their bodily sensations so that they stop causing pain and can reach a full life without fear.

Do you suffer from any disease or are you hypochondriac?  

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