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Stages and methods of treatment of neurosis
Treatment of neuroses, as a rule, is carried out in several stages. First, it is necessary to establish contact with the patient, to take measures to reduce emotional stress and general strengthening of the nervous system. Then, therapeutic treatment is carried out, which is aimed at eliminating the main symptoms of the disease. After this, a stage is carried out associated with the socialization of the individual, the involvement of a person in labor activity and communication with people.Methods of treating neurosis depend on the type and characteristics of the disease, as well as on the patient himself and his attitude to treatment. As a rule, complex therapy is carried out, which combines pharmacological treatment and psychotherapy.
Medical treatment of neurosis is extremely important in the treatment of patients with neurasthenia and shock neurosis. With neuroses of fear and phobias, treatment with tranquilizers is prescribed, which reduce the feeling of emotional tension and anxiety. Treatment of neuroses with drugs must necessarily be agreed with the attending physician.
Of the mental methods of influence in the treatment of neuroses, the most effective methods are persuasion, suggestion, hypnotherapy and autogenous training.
How to treat neurosis on your own?
Treatment of neurosis at home is possible, however, it may be less effective, because patients with neurotic disorders are not always aware of the causes of the disease and may even deny them. Therefore, a visit to a doctor is necessary.
Nevertheless, it is possible to reduce the symptoms of the disease and improve the patient's condition independently. Treatment of neurosis with folk remedies involves making teas from medicinal and soothing herbs and taking healing baths with essential oils. With the course of treatment, such procedures give significant results.
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How to get rid of neurosis on your own
What is neurosis, the causes of neuroses, symptoms and how it manifests itself. How to treat neurosis on your own at home. Neurotic personality.
Good time! Today is a very difficult and very important topic, it will be about the treatment of neurosis.
To begin with, modern science indicates that the reasons for the formation of neurosis go back to early childhood, when the character of a person is laid, his attitude towards himself, towards people and life in general.
And the core of our character is formed at the age of about 3 to 7 years, and only afterwards some inclinations and manifestations of this character only strengthen and grow.
From childhood, a neurotic develops an alarmingly suspicious, neurotic character with its own specific data (more on this below).
A neurotic personality, that is, a person with a neurotic character, lives all the time in a state of psychoemotional stress, which is often not realized by him.
Constant internal stress leads him to frequent stress, dissatisfaction, increased anxiety and fatigue, and over time to psychosomatic diseases: gastritis, hypertension, headaches, stomach ulcers, bronchial asthma, dermatitis, colitis, etc.
Of course, these diseases can also have an organic (physical) cause, but to a greater extent they are a consequence of neurosis, when from constant stress and emotional stress, immunity is thoroughly undermined and various failures in the body occur.
Symptoms of neurosis are the same as for any mental disorder:
- depressed or depressed mood
- increased, often unreasonable anxiety (especially in humans)
- fixation on a traumatic situation
- often vulnerability, guilt, or resentment
- most of them have a bad dream
- rapid fatigue, lethargy, as with chronic fatigue
- often trembling hands, often increased heart rate and pressure
- there is apathy, even to something significant - pleasant, as with (depressive state or depression)
- increased excitability, and aggression, etc.
All of these symptoms listed above and many other symptoms lead to a weakening and interruption in the work of the whole organism.
That is why neurotics are more likely to fall ill with infectious diseases, they often develop malignant tumors. And there is such a recorded fact - accidents happen to them more often, because such people often plunge into their difficult thoughts and at these moments they actually fall out of reality, completely oblivious to what is happening around.
By the way, such properties as shyness, lack of communication, secrecy and modesty, when a person is modest because of fear and lack of self-confidence, these are also signs of a neurotic nature. It is important to understand this point in the differences: I am modest, because I do not consider it necessary to "distinguish myself" , or I'm being shy, because it's just I'm afraid to seem stupid , or that they won't understand me.
Irresponsibility or hyperresponsibility are also signs of a person with a neurotic character.
As I wrote above, the core of this is formed in our character from childhood and is formed under the influence of those who spent the most time with us (usually parents). But you just don't need to immediately blame your parents for this, because they did it unknowingly they themselves were raised by their parents, and it all came from them.
How are character, childhood, and upbringing related to neurosis? After all, neurosis, as many think, is some kind of mental illness.
To clarify this point, this will be discussed in the article, but what will be presented here is not enough to read. To see the interconnection and the consequences of this interconnection, you will need to yourself, observing yourself, trace all this in life situations and feel it on your own feelings (on your own skin).
Neuroticism as the cause of neurosis. What are neurotics?
First, for a better understanding of the meaning of the article, I want to give you one well-known saying. It sounds like this:
"Sow an act, reap a habit, sow a habit, reap character, sow character, reap destiny."
It says: everything we do matters for our whole life. A single act can form a habit, a habit will serve as the basis for character formation, and our character, in turn, will affect our entire life.
Also, the saying says that everything in our life is interconnected: one follows from the other, etc.
Our thinking determines our behavior, respectively, when we begin to act in a certain way in various situations, we form a certain habit, a certain model of behavior, which we always (or almost always) use in some certain situations.
From such here habits and our character is formed... Our character is fundamentally a set of habits and behaviors. Although, of course, there are unique data, inclinations and abilities, for example: the temperament of a sanguine person and a choleric person will be distinguished by vivid reactions to events and facts. And different people will have different natural abilities in certain areas of activity and creativity, but this is not the basis for neurotic manifestations.
The peculiarity of perception (attitude) to oneself, to people, to situations, to the surrounding world is what distinguishes a neurotic from a healthy person.
It must be said that about 80% of people have a neurotic character, and at the same time, a tendency to neurosis. It's just that people themselves do not think about it and do not 
guess (in general, like me in my time), and believe that all their diseases, ailments and poor health are associated with anything, but not with the psyche.
In some people, neurosis becomes pronounced and manifests itself with might and main. Such people suffer a lot, many of them are depressed and, as they say, are already on the verge.
In others, who lead a slightly more correct lifestyle, who have fewer internal contradictions, illusions and expectations, which means less anxiety, stress and tension, the symptoms of neurosis (autonomic symptoms) appear less often and weaker, and the person feels relatively well. But, as they say, everything for the time being, until a certain situation arises.
What is behind the neurosis? The neurosis itself - it's not a disease and this is very important to learn. And what is this, we will come to this below.
So, what is neurosis, its causes and how is it formed? Before treating a neurosis, before coping with the "enemy", you need to recognize him by sight.
The state of a person's neurosis is led by unfulfilled, innermost desires and, which emanate mainly from his neurotic character. In fact, this is a child's thinking and behavior of an adult, with which he tries to solve emerging life situations.
Moreover, a person does not notice these childhood mistakes in behavior and thinking, he simply does not realize them and is sure that he thinks and behaves correctly.
In the content of our character lie installations and beliefs, established requirements for oneself, for people and for the world around them, and the basis of all this was formed most often in childhood - with a minus (bad) or plus (good) sign. And the more "minuses" unhealthy beliefs, rules and requirements, the more neurotic "fad" in the character.
For example, if a person in childhood for some reason has formed a "minus" to yourself, then as an adult he will unconsciously, for no apparent reason, feel insecure, it will be very difficult for him and he will depend on the opinions of others.
Moreover, he will feel this way, believing that he was simply born that way, not knowing at all that his self-doubt is only a consequence of the character formed in childhood and all that was inherent in this character.
Causes of neurosis and how is it formed?
A neurotic character with its attitudes, strategies and beliefs is only one component, but a second is also needed for this circle to close.
A neurosis develops against a background of expectations, when a person really expects something from life, but these expectations are not met As a result, it turns out that the expectations of a person do not correspond to the reality in which he is now.
That is, a person really wants one thing, but in reality everything is different, he can't accept it, cannot calm down internally, but it also does not work to change something. From here arises an internal conflict, constant psycho-emotional stress, anxiety and self-flagellation.
It turns out: there is one reality, and a person wants and strives for another reality. In fact, he distorts the perception of the world inside himself and in every possible way seeks to adjust reality to his expectations.
For understanding, let's analyze everything in order. What are these expectations (by the way, there are a lot of them), and how does an internal disagreement with reality form a neurosis?
So, there is reality in which we all live, and there are certain expectations from reality ... Moreover, these expectations filled with passion... If a person does not have such an emotional, uncontrollable passion in expectation, everything would be fine.
And every neurotic is convinced that reality should be some other than the one that is now. He thinks that he must have certain financial capabilities, must have such and such a family, a beautiful wife (husband), he must have this and that, somehow definitely look outwardly.
For example, a girl (woman) will not be able to feel good in public if her boyfriend is ugly, shorter than her, or he has some noticeable "defect". Something keeps her near him, perhaps money or the fact that she is truly happy alone with him. But she does not receive genuine pleasure from life next to him, and only because of some of her neurotic convictions. She feels in a way flawed, and it seems to her that people are looking at her and think that she just has to be with him, that they are being discussed. But the most important thing here is that IT STRESSES HER. And she would not have neurotic thinking, and she would deeply care what anyone thinks there, and she would be calm and joyful. After all, happiness does not require someone's opinion at all, but who needs it, it means that he is dependent, and he will certainly have problems.
And someone wants to be like their idols, like some actors. Someone never liked his eyes, nose, lips, cheekbones, height, physique, and if it was something else, one that would correspond to his idea of a successful person, he would be happy.
But in reality, now what is, and a person cannot accept this reality, because of which he often or constantly experiences stress and unpleasant bodily sensations (symptoms) arising from. And so it will continue until he removes the once laid down attitude (false goal): "He should be so attractive in order to feel more confident and get approval."
And this is just a piece of what can deprive a person of peace and lead him to neurosis.
Adaptant and Protestant, or, two sides of the same coin.
A neurotic character in a person can have two main facets and, in accordance with this, certain life strategies are formed.
Although most often these facets and, therefore, life strategies, beliefs and requirements for oneself echo, that is, in a person there is both. Because of which, in various situations, he often has an acute internal conflict, that is, an internal, often mentally unconscious struggle (dispute) within himself.
Although a person is not aware of this internal struggle in his head, he feels physically in the emerging emotions and unpleasant symptoms in the body.
An example of an internal conflict. When communicating with another person, I wanted to like it. But I have an attitude - "must be strong", which means that it is impossible to adapt to someone, please or show some "soft" qualities. As a result, a conflict may arise between two priorities (if any): "I want to like it" and "I want to be strong", and internal discomfort will be felt. It was this conflict that had often manifested itself in me before, and I did not understand why I was suddenly beginning to feel worse.
Who is an adaptant and a Protestant? I think you will easily understand as you read the article. By the way, although both traits are present in the neurotic, one is the main one.
If a person very often tries to impose his expectations on others, he tries remake other people, constantly argues, gives advice when he is not asked at all, often conflicts with everyone, except that, except for those whom he considers to be an authority for himself, he is a Protestant.
His attitude towards the people around him is mostly with a minus sign. In his understanding and in his convictions, people should not behave like that, but should somehow differently.
He does not accept the fact that all people are different, everyone thinks completely differently and that everyone has a lot of their life difficulties and troubles, everyone has their own values, their upbringing, their beliefs, views and stereotypes. But the neurotic does not notice this, it does not occur to him, because he is always busy with himself, many even believe that the world revolves around them - egocentrists.
At the same time, he feels bad, but he does not blame himself for this, but the circumstances and other people. This, they say, is because of them I feel so bad, they would behave differently and everything would be fine.
All around: colleagues at work, children, wives, husbands, parents, all neurotic finds flaws. All of them, in his opinion, should behave in a certain way in relation to him and life in general, as he considers"Correct".
- He should not lie on the couch, drink beer, relax with friends, but should only devote time to her, earn more money, should agree with her, take care of children and business. Or she should cook, clean, wash, always be beautiful and well-groomed, always be attentive to him, should take care of him.
That is, only "I want and want", everyone should and should. Only requirements and expectations. All these depressive emotions and stresses cause rejection of what is. Hence what we feel every day.
The person believes (these are his neurotic beliefs) that the people around them simply do not know how they need to live, but he is sure that he knows how they should do so that they feel better.
As a result, it turns out they shouldn't be such what they are ... AND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE AS I WANT TO BE!
A person with a neurotic character in every possible way tries to change this reality (remake) according to his views, beliefs and expectations.
He has certain irrational (harmful) thoughts and behavior aimed at still bringing reality to his expectations. To do this, he constantly ponders something, plunging into himself, performs some manipulations, unhealthy influences on himself, influences on people, on events so that they begin to correspond to his expectations.
And if something of the expectations is not met, displeasure, emotional stress and a lot of negative feelings inside immediately flare up.
So that you can see the relationship between thoughts and behavior, on the one hand, and the manifestation of symptoms of neurosis, on the other, do the following: take a close look at yourself, namely, at your inner sensations and observe what you are experiencing the moment when are you offended, angry, annoyed with someone, or blame and scold yourself?
That is, when you feel dissatisfaction and aggression towards something external (person, circumstances) or aggression towards the internal (towards yourself).
And I will tell you: apart from the emotions themselves and mental discomfort, these are always unpleasant physical sensations in the body (symptoms). For example, someone who often self-flagellates and often suppresses emotions may have a headache; who often feel anger, may experience painful heart symptoms, etc.
All this happens due to the interconnection of the psyche, physics and biochemical reactions in the body, which arise as a result of the influence of external factors.
In more detail, it happens like this. Something external has happened event, immediately emerged some thought(negative or positive depending on the event). By the way, often we are not aware of these thoughts, that is, we do not grasp the logic, but in our minds they sweep. Further thought provokes some emotion, which causes certain biochemical reactions in the body and, in particular, in the brain.
And if we experience anxiety, fear, irritation, anger or resentment, that is, a negative (stressful) emotion, then the body automatically produces stress hormones, such as cortisol, aldosterone and mobilizing hormone adrenalin.
If we feel joy, then the body produces endorphins and serotonin ... If we feel complete peace, it is thanks to melatonin... By the way, thanks to this hormone, when it is produced in the right amount, we will have a normal sleep.
And each of these substances either gives us energy and a feeling of joy, well-being (peace), or causes and intensifies anxiety, and deprives us of strength.
All this is also supported by physical reactions of the body: relaxation (during rest) or muscle tension (during anxiety), increased heart rate, some kind of pain in the body (with emotional stress - painful or unpleasant sensations in any organ), etc. etc.
This leads to frequent failures of the autonomic nervous system due to which, in fact, VSD (vegetative vascular dystonia) and malfunctions of the brain arise, these are manifestations of neurosis.
And if some processes occur frequently, they become chronic, and later (if nothing is done) all this will lead to some kind of physical illness.
Well, what are the unbearable, emotional and mental experiences, you probably know very well yourself.
Neurotic Character: Strategies Leading to Neurosis
Let me remind you that from childhood a neurotic develops a character with certain neurotic traits, certain requirements for oneself, certain beliefs and certain life strategies.
These strategies are characteristic of all people in general, but the attitude towards them is different for a neurotic and a healthy person.
Strategies:
- always be the best
- like others - to please others (to be interesting (oh), not boring)
- to be strong
- always be smart (right, right in everything)
For example, the life strategy “must be the best” can be formed in a child if parents unknowingly force him to compare himself with others: “ You got a three today, but your friend Danila answered a five - take an example from him«.
A healthy person perceives it this way: "Yes, I would like to be the best at something or please this person, but if not, then okay."
And if he does not achieve his goal, he, of course, will experience sadness as a natural reaction to failure, but it soon passes by itself, because the person does not get hung up, strategy is not his priority, he knows perfectly well what is most important for him in life, knows his real desires and focuses his main attention on this, and not on some strategies.
The neurotic, on the other hand, refers to his strategies. extremely painful, he's just fixated on them. These strategies are filled with emotional passion and inner content (that is, as if something presses from the inside to follow these strategies), they completely control his life.
These strategies not recognized by man, while he most attentive way will not look closely at myself, to their behavior, thoughts and actions.
It is very important to note here that you are being controlled in specific situations. And in order to understand this, you need to look deeply inside yourself and be as attentive and honest with myself, then neurotic urge realized, and there will be an opportunity get rid of him.
Let me give you an example. One man sincerely laughs and has easy fun, jokes and behaves in a circle of people. Another smiles at someone pretends that he is funny and having fun because something unsettling is pushing him to do it, not because he is really having fun.
In this case, it turns out that he is unconsciously afraid of something, for example, to seem strange or stupid and, thereby, harass an unhealthy goal: to seem like that to people... As a result, internal conflict, tension, emotional discomfort and some unpleasant, bodily symptoms. And all this, in turn, can lead to a complete loss of mood. And this is a simple situation, but it can be all the more confusing and difficult.
These strategies make the neurotic constantly strive to prove something to himself and others. And as you know, what is proved- it means that it has not yet been proven, and he continues to seek and prove his competence, success, his significance, solvency, etc., strives with might and main to show everyone that he is worthy of attention, respect and love.
Having committed an act (actions) that reinforce his self-confidence, soon he again needs proof and everything happens in a circle.
The neurotic is often in a race with himself. It seems to him that when he achieves something, or he has something, then he will become happy. He thinks like this: "When I have everything that I want so much, then I will heal."
Many people are looking for happiness in the future, and the fact that right now you can internally calm down, relax and feel pleasure simply from the sensation of life and everything that already exists in this life (even if there is nothing but life itself), this is them do not accept.
The neurotic's goals are inherently irrational
To get rid of neurosis, it is important to see your false goals and beliefs leading to stress and tension, in them the deep causes of neurosis.
For example, wanting to buy a car is a perfectly good goal. But the neurotic wants to have a cool car, not so much for the purpose of practical use and comfort, as, so that everyone is jealous, respected and treated better, in fact, to strengthen your self-esteem, get attention and praise. That is, here the main desire of a person is to show off and window dressing.
Neurotics always have a vivid feeling that something is missing, which is why they arrive in constant anxiety and displeasure.
Such people, in the overwhelming majority, always want to stand out, but very often they are afraid to declare their ambitions, they are afraid because of the fear of making a mistake. This is because, firstly, the neurotic character with his beliefs and strategies makes a person anxious and tense; secondly, the very inner, does not allow him to relax and feel calm, and this deprives him of strength and undermines confidence in his abilities.
All of these life strategies listed above make the neurotic personality try to seem like someone and gradually he gets used to to seem like someone, he eventually has a well-played, acting, defensive role.
A person who lives with a “please others” strategy to be approved will try to do so to meet the expectations of others.
He will try to be responsible, smart, good and correct, with a certain (feigned) facial expression (facial expressions), a certain demeanor, posture, but not for my own sake, not for their own real interests and values, about which he often does not even know, he simply does not realize what he really needs for happiness, because he is entangled in himself, but only to get the attention and approval of others, since his, his well-being and mood directly depend on the attention of the people around him. For the realization of True values, no masks are needed, all this is needed for false passions.
If those around him reacted well to his words and actions, he immediately feels more confident and happy, if, on the contrary, immediately falls into deep despondency, self-reflection or aggression, depending on which character predisposition dominates him to a greater extent: an adaptant or a Protestant.
It turns out that a person simply there is no free, natural behavior. There is reflex behavior developed by practice, but NOT his own, that is, it is not he who decides how, what and when to speak, how to behave, what to express, but people and situations decide.
A person essentially begins to satisfy the needs of other people to his own detriment. Some, for example, that they may not appreciate, reject, makes him give a damn about his health, freedom and happiness.
If I behave well or in a certain (necessary for someone) way, it means that they love and recognize me, if bad, it means that they do not love me (do not appreciate), and I feel worse.
Whenever I did not do what I want, I killed myself.
Every time I said yes to someone
while I wanted to say no, I was killing myself.
V. Gusev
Situations force a person to lead in a certain, unnatural way for him and not the way he would sincerely wanted and how he would behave if he was internally calm and free from all these strategies, beliefs and prejudices.
He replaces his real feelings and desires in order to meet the expectations of others, and it turns out that a person satisfies people's desires, but not their own, true desires that could bring him real joy, peace of mind and success.
For example, in childhood, many wanted to be an excellent student (tsey) not for myself, in order to use this knowledge and achievements in the future to meet their present needs, and with only one purpose, to approved by the parents.
Subsequently, this is manifested in everything already in adulthood. The strategy of such a person is to please others and delight them, so that he is approved, then he can feel the mood, self-confidence and a sense of joy.
An example of behavior - a mother demonstrates to others that she is good (correct) in order to correspond to public opinion, and not because she really wants to be a good mother for her child, despite someone else's opinions. Here, the woman is ruled not by real value, but by a neurotic strategy - “I worry about my opinion of myself and want approval”.
The neurotic tends to lie sometimes without understanding why in a simple situation, he did it. And he just turns out to be liked or to prove to everyone that he is right, even if he feels that it is not so, just because it is HIS opinion. Here, too, one can trace the adaptant and the Protestant.
For example, when a person is asked something, he can quickly, automatically answer and tell a lie in order to make some impression on the interlocutor, so as not to disappoint his opinion of himself, while he may feel fussy, not at ease ... And in addition to everything else, reproach himself because he may have an internal attitude: to lie is bad; lying is a manifestation of weakness, or adapting to someone is not good. With this, he emotionally harasses himself even more, and this leads to neurosis.
In short, the principle of the neurotic is as follows: do so that you are approved, praised, recognized, otherwise I cannot be happy on my own. That is, he constantly needs reinforcement from the outside in order to feel mentally better (happier).
All this forces a person to constantly control himself, because he puts on some kind of habitual (saving for him) mask, which, in order not to lose, must be controlled all the time, because of this he is not able to truly relax and unwind... It turns out that he always has to walk on tiptoe, worry about all his actions, behavior, expression, so God forbid not to lose control of himself, otherwise "kapets".
That is, it develops so that necessary control everything and everywhere to be strong, to please or to be the best, he cannot afford live spontaneously, to live just like that without any neurotic rules for your own pleasure, and this is precisely what is characteristic of real (sincere) behavior.
And this constant control over your thoughts, body, emotions, words and behavior leads to anxiety and tension.
A simple example. A person walks into public transport, and at this moment his head is spinning: “I must (a) keep a certain expression on my face, behave somehow, in order to look good (decent), so that everyone likes it, so that I am approved , sympathized, or to look confident and strong, so that in me, God forbid, they would not see flaws or some kind of ugliness. "
A person who is ruled by strategies immediately tense up internally and feels anxiety.
In both cases - an adaptive and a Protestant - something can always disturb a person's peace from the outside. By itself, regardless of external factors and circumstances, he is calm, self-confident and joyful cannot or can hardly be.
And very often, in order to simply forget about all these internal unpleasant experiences and sensations, in order to finally reduce constant justified and unreasonable anxiety, relax and gain some self-confidence or not think about the meaning of life, a person goes into alcohol, overeating, drugs, excessive sex, or (this is more typical of young men) into gambling addiction, and some even plunge into their obsessive suffering unconsciously, so hiding from a failed life.
Thus, a person runs away from real life, he is constantly looking for and doing something in order to find and receive spiritual satisfaction and peace in the outside world, that is, he draws from the outside that which can satisfy and calm him inside. But this is all short-lived and not for long, and requires constant replenishment, for example, you must constantly drink alcohol.
And in order to come to real spiritual harmony, you need to have, first of all, mine internal source peace and satisfaction. After all, our happiness does not depend at all on some external factors, but on an internal state.
Neurosis - what is it in essence? How to get rid of neurosis?
On the background of all that is described above, and a neurosis ripens, which is accompanied by fatigue and various painful symptoms.
Neurosis is a protective reaction of the body which makes a person slow down in his unhealthy, irrational aspirations, thoughts and behavior, so that he does not destroy himself at all by internal overstrain.
Neurosis is a condition caused by long and difficult experiences of a negative situation, a race for achievements or internal conflicts with oneself. It arises when a person is at the limit of his strength, when he is exhausted by his demands, contradictions and the inability to meet his expectations.
Some people feel that something is wrong with them, that they feel bad, and intuitively or out of common sense, they stop taking neurotic steps, and it becomes easier for them. And as soon as they came to their senses a little, they recovered, so everything, as a rule, starts all over again.
What is the main mistake of a person with neurosis? He spends a lot of energy and nerves in order to have some kind of influence on the outside world, to change circumstances and other people, but he does not change himself (his thinking), does not change his attitude to external factors and circumstances.
If he changed his attitude to external factors and if he returned to himself his real (natural) behavior, everything would have changed at once.
And over time, freed from neurotic strategies and beliefs, and with them anxiety, he would be able to notice and realize his true values. But all this takes: time, the ability to consciously observe oneself and honesty with oneself when analyzing, as well as the ability to Accept reality without illusions.
It is important to realize that any neuroses are successfully treated and do not leave any consequences after treatment... The main thing is that the treatment is adequate, in the right direction, and the condition is not too advanced.
By the way, speaking of treating neurosis, I want to point out that this is not the "treatment" itself in its usual sense. After all, neurosis is not a disease at all, although many of you may not believe it. Neurosis is simply a physiological reaction of the body to prolonged stress and tension, which means that it is not treated with drugs that only drown out the symptoms, but, first of all, by correct, internal work with oneself.
So, how to treat neurosis:
- The first step is to get rid of neurosis, you need to learn to see and accept reality as it is, to accept situations and people as they are, without trying to reshape everything for yourself. 
Acceptance is complete inner, deep agreement with what is now. I wrote about this in more detail.
If our desires and expectations do not match our real possibilities and real situation, negative emotions, stress and anxiety arise. That's why at first it is imperative to accept reality as it is, so that our current capabilities correspond to our desires, and in order to remove the growing discontent and anxiety. And after that, with the advent of peace of mind (emotional peace), energy will appear to act, but in a different, more correct direction.
- Learn gradually do not be "trolls" if you are a neurotic Protestant; and be unnecessarily humble, correct, nice, or quiet if you are adaptable.
The more rules and beliefs, the more restrictions in your life that prevent you from real inner freedom. It is important to admit and detach from all these beliefs, and not blindly always follow them. In this way, you will leave space within yourself for spontaneity and exclusion.
Feel the present and gradually become yourself (your true essence). For this, observing yourself, be aware of the focus of your attention everything that happens inside you: in thoughts, emotions, desires and physical sensations, when you do something, speak and behave in a certain way in different situations.
- Learn to relate to people not as sheer dangers and those who create only problems and troubles for you. Look at them differently, realizing that they also have their own problems, their own difficulties in life, they have their own interests and values. They may not be in the mood and often experience pain as well. They have their own upbringing, beliefs and strategies, because of which they now, like you, bear consequences and, like you, and maybe more, suffer.
The neurosis develops in those people that are dependent on the assessment and opinions of other people. In particular, they evaluate themselves as a person in terms of their success. These are people with unstable self-esteem, and this is the main prerequisite for neurosis.
- Stabilize your self-esteem, for this by introspection (not self-digging ) catch and slowly (gently) remove all those neurotic "points" that you could see now or, perhaps, see later in yourself.
Do not compare yourself with others, then there will be much less reason for thoughts and emotions of dissatisfaction with yourself.
Don't try to avoid anything that scares you, but if successful, it will be rewarding and rewarding. Act, not run away from life, because it is important to satisfy your real needs so that there are fewer reasons for neurosis.
Personal and social success(in society) - of course, good, but it is important to learn not to think about it and just be able to enjoy life here and now, rejoice if you have achieved something, and deeply accept reality if it did not work out. Then there will be peace of mind.
I will say to this that having calmed down on account of your success or failure, suspending the ardor of your desires and starting to try to live one day, that is, the moment "here and now", you will feel not only much easier, but also happier, more confident, energetic and more will start to work out.
It is very important here - less reflections in general and, in particular, related to the past and future, and more calm, conscious observation of yourself and everything that is around.
Just start giving the initiative to your intuition at some points - this is a huge power. Do not be afraid that because of this you will lose mental control over the situation, because at the same time you gain deeper, inner control based on feeling but not amenable to logical analysis. Not everything can be understood, something can only be felt.
Remember, you probably had moments in your life when you did something, behaved somehow, without thinking about your every step, did not dwell on thoughts of fear: “Am I doing this? Will I be able to? Is it okay to do that? "
You just intuitively behaved the way your inner nature led you, and at that moment everything worked out for you, you felt pleasure from the feeling of yourself and everything that you did. And your thoughts at that second, if they did arise, were clear, short, light and extremely clear.
How to treat neurosis on your own?
A person with a neurotic character is often in tension, this tightens the muscles of the body, in particular, the neck and, as a result, aggravates the state of neurosis (exercises by reference).
If you feel that something is wrong with yourself, take action, and do not hope that everything will work out by itself. Believe me, it won't work out.
In addition, it is very difficult to live with a neurotic, this is nit-picking on his part, constant scandals from scratch and excessive demands. Or, on the contrary, withdrawing into oneself and keeping silent when it is necessary to clarify the situation. All of this is not conducive to a good relationship. Take care of your family and take care of yourself. Good luck!
Best regards, Andrey Russkikh
The tactics of treating neuroses are selected taking into account the cause that caused the disturbances in the functioning of the nervous system. These states change the thoughts and behavior of a person. The patient is also disturbed by anxiety, a sense of guilt. To date, several ways have been developed on how to get rid of neurosis on your own. However, it is recommended that you consult your doctor before proceeding with self-medication.
How neurosis manifests itself and methods of treatment
Of all the methods of how you can get rid of a neurosis on your own, the following can be distinguished:
- drug therapy;
- psychotherapy;
- occupational therapy;
- relaxation technique according to Amosov;
- method of relieving tension in the head according to the Levy method;
- the use of traditional medicine.
When treating neurosis at home, it is necessary, first of all, to differentiate this condition with other pathologies that have similar symptoms.
Unreasonable worrying thoughts are considered the main symptom of such violations.
Less often, patients are faced with panic attacks, in which the following phenomena occur:
- tachycardia;
- active sweating;
- insomnia;
- decreased appetite;
- dysfunction of the digestive system.
Such symptoms occur when the patient is under severe stress. In addition, the causes of neurosis in a healthy person are often due to psychological trauma received in childhood. And in cases where the patient again finds himself in a similar situation, the signs of a neurotic state reappear.
The following symptoms also indicate neuroses:
- a sharp change in mood;
- increased irritability;
- pessimistic outlook on life;
- depressive state.
It is quite difficult to accurately differentiate a neurotic state with somatic pathologies. However, it is possible to defeat neurosis and restore the nervous system only if the causal factor has been identified. This means that it is quite difficult to cope with such a problem on your own. It is possible to achieve successful results in the fight against a pathological condition if we approach the issue in a comprehensive manner.
How to treat neurosis on your own?
The neurotic state is reversible. But in order to achieve noticeable progress and get rid of constant stress and tension, you should adjust your lifestyle, attitude towards the world around you and build an internal dialogue so that it does not affect the psyche.
A positive result of treatment can be achieved if the patient begins to perceive reality as it is.
The causes of neuroses include the inability of a person to adapt to the current environmental conditions: a sudden change of place of residence, a new place of work, and so on. In a similar state, people experience severe stress, which causes nervous disorders.
The second important condition for a successful recovery is to let go of constraints. The more rules a person follows, the more likely it is that when it becomes necessary to deviate from them, he will experience severe stress.
The third thing to consider when working on yourself is that self-esteem does not depend on the opinions of others. Don't compare yourself to other people. This attitude creates conditions for the formation of negative thoughts and attitudes.
Drug treatment
The action of medicines used for neuroses for treatment at home is aimed at restoring nervous functions. At the same time, only a doctor is able to determine how to relieve stress, and what drugs should be taken. It is important to remember that the uncontrolled use of drugs depresses the immune system and impairs the functioning of the nervous system.
Therapy of a pathological condition is mainly carried out with the help of sedatives:
Sedatives relieve anxiety and restore the nervous system. Medicines give positive results if taken regularly.
In the fight against anxiety, adaptogens are also used in the form of tinctures:
- eleutherococcus;
- rose hips;
- ginseng.
Adaptogens stimulate the nervous system and increase the body's resistance to external factors, so that a person better adapts to changing conditions. These drugs are recommended for improving performance and relieving chronic stress.
Antidepressants used in the treatment of neuroses are prescribed in a short course.
In the fight against nervous disorders, mainly "Amitriptyline" or "Melipramine" are used.
The effect of the action of antidepressants appears several hours after taking the pills and lasts for a long time.
Tranquilizers are prescribed for severe neuroses, accompanied by panic attacks and phobias. In this case, "Adaptol", "Phenazepam", "Gidazepam" are recommended.
Home psychotherapy
There are several ways how to cope with neurosis on your own through psychotherapeutic techniques. This approach is considered more effective than medication, as it helps to eliminate the influence of the causative factor.
In the treatment of neuroses at home, the following psychotherapeutic techniques are used:
- Relaxation. To relax, you need the network as conveniently as possible, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. After that, you need to visualize a picture that evokes pleasant memories or impressions. You should relax for a few minutes every day, until the symptoms of neuroses disappear.
- Autogenic therapy. The effectiveness of the method is based on self-hypnosis. To restore the nervous system, you need to take a comfortable posture, take a deep breath and exhale, imagining that problems go away with the air.
- Play therapy. It is used in the treatment of neuroses in children. This method allows you to identify the true fears of the child. After the factor provoking a neurosis has been identified, one should begin to work with it using the method of repression.
The latter provides for the correction of the behavior of a sick person, during which negative attitudes are replaced by positive ones.
Treatment of neuroses can also be carried out with music and color therapy. Moreover, the patient takes both active and passive participation in this.
In the first case, the patient is invited to play musical instruments, in the second - to listen to soothing and simple pieces (preference is given to classical music).
Color therapy is a non-standard and effective approach to the treatment of mental disorders. Correctly selected interior shades help to cope with aggressive behavior, depression and anxiety. In particular, getting rid of red and purple items and replacing them with blue and purple items can calm the patient's nervous system.
Occupational therapy method
Stress in adults stimulates the production of adrenaline and norepinephrine, which increase the concentration of glucose in the blood, speed up the heartbeat, and constrict blood vessels. In this state, a person's physical endurance increases.
To cope with negative emotions and restore the nervous system, it is recommended to use occupational therapy in the treatment of neuroses at home. This method allows you to get rid of the excess energy causing the above phenomena. In this case, active physical exercise on simulators, running or other activities that require the application of effort help.
The method of relaxation and falling asleep according to Amosov
Psychiatric disorders often cause insomnia. In this case, the technique developed by Amosov helps. Treatment of neuroses in this way provides for complete relaxation of the body, starting with the muscles of the face and ending with the limbs. It is important to remove tight clothing and take a comfortable position before starting the procedure.
Whether it is possible to get rid of insomnia through the Amosov method depends on the patient himself. The latter needs to achieve maximum relaxation of all muscles. If necessary, before going to bed, you can use the self-hypnosis methods described above.
Removal of neurosis according to the Levy method
Vladimir Levi suggested another method, how to overcome the neurosis yourself. This method is the opposite of what Amosov developed.
To achieve complete relaxation according to the Levy method, it is necessary to tighten all the muscles in the body. To do this, you need to get as angry as possible, after which you can shout, jump, wave your hands or perform other actions.
The main thing is that the muscles at this moment are strained to the limit.
How to treat neurosis with folk remedies?
In the treatment of neurosis with folk remedies that really help to cope with mental disorders, various teas and decoctions are recommended. Such funds effectively and relatively quickly restore the state of the nervous system and eliminate anxiety.
You can help yourself with neurosis if you use the following folk remedies daily:
- Mix together 2 parts of a three-leaf watch and mint leaves. Add one part of the hop cones and valerian root to the composition. From the resulting mixture, take 50 grams and pour 250 ml of boiling water over them. The product is infused for 20 minutes, after which it is ready for use.
- Mix together 3 parts of chamomile flowers, 2 parts of valerian root and 5 parts of cumin. The product is brewed in a similar way.
Also, alternative treatment of neuroses involves the regular consumption of infusions and teas from motherwort, chamomile, valerian and other medicinal plants that calm the nervous system.
Features of nutrition with neuroses
For successful recovery from neurotic conditions, it is necessary to eat properly. This problem is especially relevant in big cities. Persons with a tendency to neurotic conditions are advised to abandon chocolate, coffee and energy drinks, or reduce their volume. Patients with mental health problems should not smoke or consume alcoholic beverages.
Food for people with neuroses should be fractional and varied. The diet should include fresh vegetables and fruits, which saturate the body with vitamins and minerals. Patients should drink up to two liters of fluid per day.
It is possible that by correcting the lifestyle and nutrition, the neurosis will pass without external intervention. However, one cannot refuse other methods of treating a pathological condition. In addition, before starting treatment, it is necessary to consult a doctor on how to get out of neurosis.
TO Every person should know how to get rid of a neurosis. This disease appears on the basis of stress, lack of sleep, constant conflicts with others. Anyone can develop anxiety due to problems at work or in the family. The following symptoms should not be ignored: insomnia, involuntary movements, apathy, dizziness, pain in the abdomen or chest, lack of appetite, feeling tired. To get rid of the neurosis will take an effort. The disease cannot be started as it can cause serious health problems.
Helping yourself
First of all, it is important to know how to help yourself with neurosis on your own at home. The negative emotions that a person accumulates become the cause of the disease, so you need to get rid of them.
Here are some ways:
- Meditation. It will help you relax and drive out bad thoughts from your head that spoil your mood and well-being. This method is suitable for everyone who wants to cure a neurosis on their own. It is especially effective if the disease is still at an early stage.
- Crowding out. How can you overcome anxiety neurosis with this practice? Negative energy needs to be displaced, and physical activity will help in this. Everyone can choose what is right for him. For example, wrestling classes or in the gym. If there is a cozy park near the house, you can go jogging in the morning and in the evening. In some cases, a person needs to speak out. You need to write down your thoughts on paper, and then burn this letter. It is possible to defeat neurosis in this way if the disease manifests itself periodically or is at an early stage.
- Self-hypnosis. This method should be combined with meditation. One must imagine that with each exhalation all problems, bad thoughts and worries leave the body. Self-hypnosis will help calm down and cure neurosis at home.
To get rid of the disease, first of all, it is important to learn how to control your thoughts. Some people tend to cheat themselves, constantly replaying situations with a negative outcome in their heads. This happens especially often before a meeting or exam. Anxiety neurosis sometimes appears even if a pleasant event awaits a person ahead. For example, a bride, preparing for the wedding, may worry about how this important day will go and wind herself up, imagining that her plans will be disrupted and everything will go badly.
Health care
It is important to know how to treat neurosis on your own, but we must not forget that if the disease is neglected, it is necessary to consult a specialist. If you do not start to fight this disease in time, complications and serious health problems can arise. The doctor should advise how to get out of the neurosis.
What medical treatment may be required? First of all, you need to drink a course of vitamins A, C, B, PP. They will strengthen the immune system and improve well-being. To get rid of unpleasant symptoms, the doctor will prescribe valerian and motherwort. Glycine will also be useful.
To know exactly how to cope with a neurosis quickly and effectively, you need to understand the causes of the onset of the disease. It will depend on them which medications need to be taken. For example, if anxiety neurosis has arisen against the background of overwork, the patient will need to take drugs that will improve the blood supply to the brain.
We should also talk about antidepressants separately. Treatment of neurosis at home with their help is possible, but only if the medicine has been prescribed by a doctor. Such funds must be selected individually, otherwise they will do more harm than good. Antidepressants strengthen the psyche, but they do not work immediately. The course of treatment is at least 2-3 months.
Anxiety is a serious illness, so don't wait until symptoms start to poison your life. It is important to start treatment on time, by contacting a specialist and trying, in parallel with taking medications, to help yourself on your own. We must not forget about psychotherapy. It is very important. What kind of sessions the patient needs depends on the causes of the disease.
It is worth noting that family therapy may be needed. It is needed in cases where the neurosis is associated precisely with family relationships. For example, if it has developed due to constant conflicts with parents, children or spouse. The sessions will help restore mutual understanding and cure the disease.
Folk recipes
How to get rid of neurosis on your own using traditional medicine? Herbs can be used that have a calming effect. For example, lemon balm, immortelle, oregano or wormwood. It is necessary to drink tea from these plants before bedtime. The following herbal preparations are also effective:
- Lavender and oregano. You need to take 50 g of each plant and pour a mixture of them with 500 ml of boiling water. The liquid must be infused for 1 hour, then filtered and drunk 100 ml at a time.
- Melissa and mint. They should also be taken 50 g each, mixed, and then pour 500 ml of boiling water. You need to insist on this collection for 30 minutes. It is worth adding a little honey to the drink.
- You can drink a collection of 50 g of mint, 50 g of lemon balm and 30 g of thyme. It is necessary to pour 700 ml of boiling water over the herbs, and then infuse for 1 night. In the morning, you need to filter the liquid and add honey to it. You can use this collection to prevent neurosis.
- It is necessary to take 50 g of the tartar, 30 g of the erythematosus and 30 g of adonis. Pour 700 ml of boiling water over the herbs and leave for 1 night, and then add honey and 2 tablespoons of motherwort tincture. It is important to note that this collection is a powerful remedy, so it should be used with caution and only in severe stressful situations. It is necessary to drink 250 ml 4 times a day. When the symptoms subside, you should stop adding motherwort and start drinking this collection once a day before bedtime.
It is worth knowing these recipes, because with their help you can get rid of neurosis without harm to the body as a whole. Before use, you should consult with a specialist to avoid allergies.
New rhythm of life
How to deal with neurosis by changing the rhythm of life? It is very important to follow the regimen in order to regain productivity and get rid of the symptoms that interfere with life. Hardening will not hurt. You can sign up for the pool. It is necessary to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. When the body gets used to this rhythm of life, fatigue will go away. If you are experiencing insomnia, consider using a soothing herbal.
It is worth revising not only the daily routine, but also the diet. It is important to note that with neurosis, one should not overeat or, conversely, starve. You should eat at the same time every day. Food should contain a lot of vitamins so that the patient does not weaken the immune system. We'll have to give up coffee and alcohol. It is important to cut back on sweets. It is worth adding vegetables and fruits to the diet. It is best to drink clean water and fresh juices. Do not overeat before bed, because it will interfere with normal sleep.
It is important to know how to cure neurosis, because everyone can face this disease. To avoid such health problems, you should follow the daily regimen, eat right and get enough rest. Daily exercise and exercise in the gym 2-3 times a week will not hurt.
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Even a couple of hundred years ago, a person knew only what was happening in his settlement, and even then not always. Life was calm and unhurried. So, the bride of Balzac, Evelina Ganskaya, a wealthy noblewoman who had huge estates on the territory of Ukraine, lived and "breathed" deeply only once a month - when the courier service delivered fresh issues of Parisian newspapers and magazines. They were "swallowed" instantly, and again the agonizing expectation lasted for a month.
Modern man is entangled and surrounded by information. He knows everything that happens on the other side of the world in an hour, and sometimes even earlier. As you know, good news is not very popular, so stress is "dumped" on us from everywhere. From TV screens, from village radio products, from smartphones and tablets. The rhythm of life has accelerated, and the higher nervous activity of a person must withstand it, otherwise neurosis will develop.
It is not only meaningful information that leads to neurotic reactions. Let's take a jet lag. This is the name for circadian rhythm and health disorders caused by rapid jet lag. The flight from the USA to Russia is 12 hours. And you have a "mistake": instead of night - day, and vice versa. It is impossible to adapt to this immediately. Stress, maladjustment and neurosis arise.
We have given two simple reasons caused by the "aggression" of the outside world. What is neurosis? How does medical science define it? Are there endogenous, “internal” reasons when no one touches a person and no one invades his “possessions”? What to do, how to treat neurosis? Let's take a look at this delicate and delicate problem.
What is neurosis?
Modern medicine has studied this condition and neurotic reactions from many angles. And, finally, she made a definition: neurosis is a transient functional psychogenic disease that tends to a protracted course, while in the clinic such disorders as hysteria, obsession with thoughts and actions (obsessive-compulsive disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder), asthenization of the patient manifest themselves ...
- As a result, there is a pronounced decrease in both mental and physical performance, noticeable to others.
It doesn't take much work to understand the whole "curliness" of this definition. But this always happens with diseases of higher nervous activity, as well as in psychiatry, where there is no material substrate. Of course, it is much easier to define what diabetes mellitus or sprain is than neurosis.
An interesting historical definition of neurosis, which was given back in 1776, is a nervous disorder in which there is no fever and none of the organs is affected, but is "a general disease on which the actions and thoughts of the patient depend."
Why does neurosis develop?
A neurosis always develops in a person who has an external or internal confrontation, an insoluble conflict reaches a level at which it manifests itself as symptomatology, but is not realized. In this case, the action of mental traumatic states is possible, which are recognized, but cannot be changed (conflicts at work).
Also, prolonged overstrain leads to neuroses, of course, not physical, but emotional or intellectual. So, the conditions of work on the creation of the atomic bomb in the USSR, which was created in Stalin's "sharashki", were very traumatic. The punishment for delay is a link to the camps, or execution.
Types of neurosis
As shown above, the history of the study of neurosis is more than two hundred years. During this time, various attempts have been made to classify neurotic states. In general terms, there are three large groups of states:
- hysterical neurosis;
- neurasthenia;
- obsessive-compulsive neurosis.
Sometimes it is said about cardioneurosis, but in modern terms it is nothing more than panic disorder, which was previously (and still) known as vegetative vascular dystonia (VVD). However, VSD has not always been equated with a panic attack.
There are a lot of mistakes when states caused by other, non-psychogenic causes, for example, schizophrenia, are considered neuroses.
An important basis for the development of various types of disease are character accentuations - that is, certain inclinations and options for a normally developed personality that exist in many healthy people. An asthenic personality will be prone to a neurasthenic variant. People who have anxious and suspicious traits in their character fall into the "embrace" of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Pronounced selfish and narcissistic people with hysterical personality traits, naturally, have a very high probability of developing a hysterical form.
Of course, they can occur with neurosis and depression. Moreover, he himself is often a mask of depression, which is hidden behind a certain clinic of "minor psychiatry".
Why neurosis is dangerous: consequences and prognosis
If the symptoms of severe neurosis in an adult or child are not recognized in a timely manner and treatment is not started, then a change in the patient's character occurs. This often occurs with continued exposure to a traumatic situation. In addition, neurosis is dangerous and sudden outbreaks, which can lead to life-threatening conditions for the patient. Of course, this condition does not belong to the categories of suicidal behavior, but there are exceptions to each rule.
Excessively deep neurotization contributes to the appearance of somatic diseases, the development of insomnia, and a decrease in immunity. So, for example, a characteristic manifestation of deep neurosis is the appearance of a stomach ulcer, as a classic example of somatization of psychogenic disorders. Therefore, with neurosis in adults, even pain may occur, oddly enough. How do the different types of disease manifest in patients?
Symptoms and signs by type of disorder
Since this is a functional and reversible disorder, there is no common standard. The clinic of neuroses is polymorphic, changeable, and often latent. Nevertheless, we will try to highlight the general symptoms characteristic of each group of neuroses.
Hysterical neurosis
This pathology has been known since ancient times. Hysterical neurosis "collected" and "crushed" everything that is possible: motor, sensory and even autonomic disorders. The culmination of this type is the hysterical fit. Of course, this does not mean that all patients with this type of neurosis bring themselves to a seizure.
Vegetative signs in hysterical neurosis often force patients to go to doctors with complaints of abnormalities in the work of internal organs. At the same time, the patients themselves are sure of this, and attempts to dissuade them run into fierce misunderstanding and aggression. In fact, try to tell the person who exaltedly calls you the "beacon" of medicine that she does not have a tumor of the thyroid gland, as she has long suspected, but the sensation of a "lump in her throat" is nothing more than a manifestation of hysteroid neurosis, most likely , due to loneliness and lack of male attention.
Even if you do it with the utmost tact, then you will be cut (and forever) into the list of "charlatans" who simply mock her suffering, and by their inaction will simply bring her to death.
Of course, we will repeat it again - this is not a mental illness, and the case we told is not delusional at all. The patient herself, somewhere very deeply understands that the doctor is right, but it is much easier to try to surround herself with "false care" so that they love you like a sick person, because no one loves you just like that.
And from this, numerous symptoms of hysterical neurosis arise, for example:
- temporary paralysis of the limbs and immobility in bed, speech disorders, as in a stroke, pseudo blindness;
- tremors in the hands, staggering, gait disturbance;
- decreased skin sensitivity;
- various pains ("before screaming").
In addition, there are many other symptoms, always "richly furnished" and manifested without fail in the presence of other people. An experienced neurologist will understand all the absurdity and inconsistency of symptoms, and when left alone, a patient with a hysterical neurosis "suddenly recovers."
With a hysterical seizure, novice actors can learn to portray expression, screaming, crying and wringing hands, as well as falling, which, unlike a true epileptic seizure, are always performed very carefully so as not to harm themselves. That is why, during a hysterical attack, some vases and objects always fall, and the patient himself never turns out to lie face down on a hot stove and does not receive burns, which is often encountered in true epileptic twilight.
Neurasthenia
With neurasthenia, all the signs of nervous and mental weakness appear: the production of nervous and mental reactions is slow and quickly depleted, just like assimilation. Often neurasthenia manifests itself in the form of irritable weakness, when patients are irritated by literally everything, and they feel an unprecedented breakdown. At the same time, patients quickly switch to increased tones, break down, and have low patience.
It is difficult for the patient to concentrate on work for a long time or just on one detail: the degree of his enthusiasm is shallow, and the distraction is large. The patient has poor sleep. He is superficial, restless and often interrupted, and in the morning he does not feel any freshness from the night spent.
Often disturbed by functional digestive disorders, lightheadedness, and incomprehensible headaches. This neurosis inhibits libido more than other forms. In the future, the general concentration of attention and memory, indifference and apathy decrease.
As a result of a long and long-term course of neurasthenia, there is a constant decrease in mood. At the same time, the neurasthenic has no strength for tragic affects. King Lear does not come out of it. It is a hypochondriacal and tearful condition that is nonetheless quite treatable.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
This neurosis is characterized by specific disorders - the appearance of obsessive thoughts (obsessions), and obsessive actions (compulsions). Moreover, the latter are often called upon to free a person from the former. Obsessions can often exhaust an adult and significantly reduce the quality of life. For example, the thought that the iron has not been turned off, that the taps in the apartment are not closed, can obsessively bother a person all day long. He cannot fully think about anything else.
Moreover, leaving home is accompanied by a rigorous, rigorous ritual designed to ensure that everything is closed and turned off when leaving home. But it does not help, and thoughts return again. Returning home, the patient reproaches himself for empty fears, and again returns to a good mood. But in the morning all anxious and suspicious thoughts come back again, and nothing can be done about them.
More often than others, there is an obsessive fear of death, the fear of contracting syphilis (and now HIV), the fear of losing things, the desire for perfect order. Obsessive actions often arise, like the desire to constantly wash your hands, clean your apartment, and so on.
In addition to these thoughts and actions, as mentioned above, these patients are easily suggested, are characterized by increased anxiety and suspiciousness. They have a difficult process of making an independent decision, which can have consequences, they often do not have their own opinion.
Are the first signs that the changes are invisible?
Since neurosis arises imperceptibly, the first signs include ordinary personality traits that are more emphasized than others, for example, anxiety, growing anxiety, obedience to others, unwillingness to take responsibility for oneself. Often a person shows irritability and relieves it by drinking alcohol. All neurotics are highly addicted to tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
In addition, these patients are characterized by unstable relationships, casual relationships, or, on the contrary, persistent clinging to the same relationship. Among future patients, there are often workaholics, those who strive for excellence in everything (perfectionists). Characterized by such features as touchiness and rancor, narcissism and superficiality. On the other hand, excessive self-criticism and love of truth, feelings of guilt are also signs of an incipient neurosis.
It can be seen that individually the described symptoms are simply sometimes manifested character traits, and nothing more. But in the event that they become expressive and leading, then it's time to take care of the treatment.
How to treat neuroses - drugs or rest?
Naturally, since the body comes to neurosis slowly, through strong mental and emotional stress, the treatment of any neurosis - even an obsessive one - also involves a slow and complex effect on the patient's body through psycho-emotional stress of a different kind.
As usual, complete elimination of the traumatic environment is recommended, but for this it must be accurately identified and defined. Sometimes it is a long vacation or, in general, dismissal, and sometimes - a change of residence, travel. Often only this event completely eliminates all the symptoms of neurosis and leads to recovery.
In the same way, getting married and having children sometimes so abruptly "changes the vector" of a neurotic's activity that the disease "dissolves" by itself.
Also shown are the types of outdoor activities: tourism, cycling, swimming. Physiotherapeutic techniques (electrophoresis and vitaminophoresis, electrosleep) are recommended for the elderly. Group and individual psychotherapy is a very important step. Believers suffering from neuroses respond very well to visiting holy places, and especially to staying there for a while, and to conversations with representatives of the clergy.
It is very important for atheists to understand that his activity and he himself is necessary for society, and a conflict that has arisen out of the blue often ends on its own, having exhausted its energy.
It is very important for all patients to normalize sleep and wakefulness. Of course, in an ideal state, a rejection of bad habits is needed, but at the initial stage of treatment, this only causes an aggravation of the symptoms.
For the treatment of obsessive - compulsive disorder, cognitive - behavioral psychotherapy, various forms of hypnosis, are often used.
Medicines
Usually at the very beginning of treatment, various medications are used. These can be adaptogens (ginseng, golden root, badan tea) for neurasthenics, since they need activation. Of the drugs, they are shown "Phenibut", which has an activating nootropic effect. Patients with hysterical neurosis are prescribed mild tranquilizers (Elenium, Relanium).
Depending on the symptoms of neurosis, treatment with antidepressants is also prescribed. You need a specialist to choose between stimulant and anti-anxiety antidepressants. The former can increase irritability and anxiety, while the latter can cause drowsiness and inhibition. Nootropic drugs are indicated in any form. Also shown are vitamins, spa treatment.
In conclusion, it must be said that philosophical people are very rarely susceptible to neuroses, who can, however, each in his own way, answer the question of what is the meaning of life. There are also few patients with neuroses among the rural population, since a simple and unambiguous, clear, established way of life for centuries, responsibility, involvement with ancestors and continuity are a reliable factor that protects against functional anomalies of the nervous system.
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