Posted by shadows721 on June 7, 2004, at 15:14:45
In reply to Re: Somatization Disorder, posted by Miss Honeychurch on June 7, 2004, at 14:21:49
From what I understand about this disorder, it is a body ailment or illness representative of an emotional conflict. Here are some examples, a person who is not consciously grieving over a death comes in with pains in their chest area. A person who has unconscious guilt over killing people during a war looses use of their arm that was used to shoot. A person with no memories of sexual abuse has pains in their groin. In all situations, there is nothing wrong physically with the person. The mind is causing the symptoms. The person really feels these things. They focus on the symptoms and not the underlying issue. In most cases, the patient doesn't really realize the real issue until in the therapy setting. It is as though the body is speaking the true feelings.
I feel hypochondria is different.
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