Posted by Miss Honeychurch on June 7, 2004, at 15:52:16
In reply to Re: Somatization Disorder, posted by shadows721 on June 7, 2004, at 15:14:45
everything you describe fits my hypochondria. I had an episode where I had all of the classic symptoms of MS - tingling, loss of motor control, blurry vision, the works. I even had a brain scan to rule out MS. I was perfectly fine. Within 2 days of the scan all of my "symptoms" went away. I later convinced myself I had Parkinsons - had trembling, twitching, speech problems. That's when I got myself to a shrink.
For me, the $5,000 brain scan proved there was nothing physically wrong with me, that my body was just mirroring all of the wmotional distress which had built up over 34 years. When I asked my T why this was happening to me now, he asked, "Why does water boil?" I shrugged my shoulders. "Beacuse it is simply TIME to boil."
So I had all of the classic symptoms of disease. I lost 40 pounds in 2 months. And the more I read about a certain disease, the mmore symptoms I would take on. It was truly the worst time in my life. As I mentioned I even lost my sense of smell for almost 2 years.
So I'm thinking there must be other definers involved for Somatization disorder, unless it is the new PC way to say hypochondria.
The mind body connection is absolutely fascinating.
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