Psycho Means Mind & Soma means Body .
When no physical cause or underlying illness is determined on medical examination and lab results , then the ailment undoubtedly is a result of concealed emotions such as stress, anxiety, constant worry, depression, anger etc.
It is condition of dysfunction or structural damage in body organs through inappropriate activation of involuntary nervous system & glands of internal secretion. Now a days most of the doctors , treating patients as whole not a part of body because of this psychosomatic era.
For physical disease-
There are most disease are psychosomatic- involving Mind and body.
Mental aspect to every physical cause
How we react to and cope with disease varies from person to person.
Example-
A rash of eczema or psoriasis may not bother some people very much. But the same part covering rash on body make someone feel depressed or more ill.
Physical effects from mental illness-
- A depression can lead to loss of appetite or patient may not take are of yourself which cause physical effects.
Here are categories of psycho-physiological disorder-
Skin
Musculoskeletal
Respiratory
Cardiovascular
Endocrinal
Genitourinary
Disorder of organ of special sense- chronic conjunctivitis
Disorder of other types – disturbance in nervous system in which emotional factors affect much such as Multiple sclerosis.
However, in some illness, psychological factors seem to play a particularly important part.
They can influence not only the cause of the illness, but can also worsen the symptoms and affect the course of the disorder.
The diseases such as duodenal ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome, bronchial asthma, eczema, psoriasis, high blood pressure and heart attacks are strongly influenced by psychological factors.
Sometimes psychological factors causes ill health without actual causing disease.
Some other symptoms include headache, nausea, abdominal pain and chest pain, breathlessness, diarrhea and giddiness and muscle pain.
The relation of such illness between Mind and Body, or between intellectual fields and physical organs or in between subconscious unconscious mind and body.
How does it occurs?
Causes are numerous.
Genetic
Stress- stress is not only cause of those diseases but the way we manage stress.
Depression
A list of psychosomatic disorders .
It does not means that each is exclusively psychosomatic ,but inclusively; it may not at all be !
Digestive systems- gastric ulcer, Colonopathy
Nervous system – headache , twitching, Migraine
Immunological disorders- allergy, asthma.
Asthma is a rich psychosomatic manifestation.
Endocrine disorders- hyperthyroidism, diabetes
Lung disease- cough, pneumonia
Skin- psoriasis, eczema
Child psychosomatic illness- chronic abdominal pain, appetite troubles, enuresis
Treatment-
Global treatment-
Homeopathy have treatment in cases which act on mind and body , both simultaneously
Acupuncture , Meditation, stress management also help in such cases.
Psychosomatic disorders are treated with homeopathy like migraine, peptic ulcer, Irritable bowl syndrome, Asthma, Allergy, Ulcerative colitis. Homeopathy has recognized the psychological origin in somatic illness in very long back. It considers mental symptoms and give highest importance to mind and emotions. Mind and body together considered in each case and helps to eradicate disease.
No other system of medicine has such approach having Mind, Emotion and body combination treatment approach.
Homeopathy has superb treatment in such cases. They are having medicine which work on emotional level like anxiety, fear, irritability, anger, depression, insecurity,
jealousy, suspicious etc. they can cure mental and emotional disturbance in body.
Specific treatment –
Dare who you are – manage each somatization in particular dynamic. If you stress in aggressiveness or auto aggressiveness , you have to observe situation which induces aggressiveness.
Family support is necessary in such cases. The chronic nature of disease is making a complex picture. Such picture need to be observed deeply.
You choose consciously to look at the facts and master in them.
