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Psychosomatic SymptomsWhat are Psychosomatic Symptoms?
Psychosomatic or
psychogenic
symptoms can attack any system in the body with pain or physical alteration. The symptoms are as diverse as the variety of physically suffered diseases and disorders found in nature. Symptoms can range from mild to debilitating and can last only a few moments or an entire lifetime.
Psychosomatic
conditions are universal in the general population, with the only variables being the location, duration and severity of the symptoms.
Common Psychosomatic SymptomsRecommendation on Psychosomatic SymptomsComing to terms with the idea that your pain might indeed be caused by a psychological process is very difficult for most patients. The majority can not and will not accept that their suffering is induced by their own minds. The concept does not make sense to them, due to a lack of knowledge and understanding concerning the intrinsic nature of the subconscious processes occurring beneath the level of conscious thought and recognition. There has always been a psychological stigma associated with these psycho-emotional pain syndromes. Most patients, and many health professionals, still consider psychological symptoms a sign of personality disorder, emotional immaturity and weakness, or even mental illness. It is no surprise that most people will fight the idea of a psychological causation, tooth and nail, rather then accepting the idea readily.There is no shame in acknowledging the emotional self. In fact, it is the key to conquering psychosomatic pain. By understanding the processes occurring in your own mind, you gain power and eventually control over them. By ignoring these issues, they maintain control and use your physical body as a puppet to dominate your conscious mind. Pain keeps the conscious mind focused on the physical body, which is the exact effect intended by the commencement of psychogenic symptoms to begin with. To this end, the subconscious can maintain order in the combined mind by protecting the consciousness from repressed sensitive emotions. The pain acts as a camouflage, distraction or smokescreen to hide these emotionally repressed thoughts and feelings. It is a brilliant strategy and has proven extremely effective, judging by the explosive growth of psychogenic conditions in recent history.
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