I think I am a hypocondriac as well as someone who suffers anxiety and depression. As a person with these issues do you think I can convince myself of these pains or bring them on mentaly?
2007-12-27 09:21:55 · 6 answers · asked by soli766 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
you sure can, you can also make the pain go away with a little training. self-hypnosis is quite effective with psychosomatic pain.
2007-12-27 09:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a person who has arthirits I know that I can make it worse by telling my self that I dont' feel good. I can also make it better by telling me that I feel good and that today is going to be a good day. Yes you can talk yourself into feeling pain and becoming sick. It's called a psychosomatic illness or pain one casued by a strong psychological need or action. It's sort of like a child getting stomack aches if they don't want to go to school. Your mind is very powerful and can casuse a lot of physical issues from pain to illnesses.
2007-12-27 17:35:44 · answer #2 · answered by Kathryn R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is easy to worry about a pain that may be located in a part of our body that might make us think we have cancer or some other terminal illness.
The worry and anxiety about what we might have can be frightening.
I think a visit to your doctor could help relieve your worries.
If you keep going to the doctor all the time, perhaps he/she could prescribe medication to help your fears and anxiety.
I hope this helps.
2007-12-27 17:35:22 · answer #3 · answered by Hopefully Helpful 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes,it's called psychosomatic pain.
2007-12-27 17:30:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-12-27 17:28:28 · answer #5 · answered by lovesshawnmichelle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
absolutely, you can also talk yourself out of them.
2007-12-27 17:25:30 · answer #6 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋