Anxious neurosis: the causes, symptoms and characteristics of treatment

If you have panic attacks, if you do not understand what their cause is, you should seriously think about your health right now.

Feel

Irritability, a constant sense of fatigue, sudden reactions to simple events, a frequent headache, a feeling that the head seems to be squeezing something like a helmet or a hoop, frequent palpitations, sweating, eating disorders, sleep disorders, problems with stools, Constant feeling of anger or, conversely, lethargy, constantly bad mood, tightening the muscles of the neck, shoulders, back, inability to breathe fully (take a deep breath and exhale) and, finally, a constant sense of fear, anxiety, unreasonable anxiety - all this with Signs of a disease known to doctors of psychologists and psychiatrists, as an anxious neurosis.

Terminology

Throughout the 20th century, concepts such as neurosis, anxiety disorder were used by doctors in the event of any state of persistent anxiety and depression and were differentiated from "psychosis". Distinguished these two types of mental illnesses only in that in the first case, patients remain connected with reality and rarely exhibit antisocial behavior.

The disorders caused by such a disease as psychosis are much more serious. Here, there is an inability to correctly perceive the real world, gross violations of social behavior and an inability to control one's psychic reactions. Symptoms of anxiety neurosis are increased general anxiety, which manifests itself in various physiological symptoms associated with vegetative activity (regulating the work of internal organs, vessels, glands) of the nervous system.

Differences between neurosis and psychosis

Symptomatic of the disease is quite different.

At the end of the twentieth century, after a conference on the revision of the International Classification of Diseases in Geneva, such an independent disease as anxious neurosis ceased to exist separately and was included in the definition of anxiety disorder (generalized anxiety disorder). Now the definition, like neurotic disorders, summarizes the various categories of violations:

• Depressive disorders.
• Phobic disorders.
• Psychiatry, obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• Hypochondriacal disorders.
• Neurasthenia.
• Hysteria.

All of them are considered reversible and are characterized by a protracted current. And the clinic is characterized by significantly reduced physical and mental activity, as well as obsessive states, hysteria and the state of chronic fatigue.

Nevertheless, many doctors continue to isolate this mental illness as a separate one, because this term is more understandable and does not frighten patients so much. It is much easier to explain how to treat an anxious neurosis than to delve into the complex terminology of psychiatry.

What is the cause of anxiety neurosis

There are no clear reasons for the appearance of this disease, but there are several plausible theories:

• There is a predisposition to have an anxious condition, a neurosis. In this case, the disease can occur at the slightest stress or from an incorrectly chosen pattern of behavior.
• Disturbances in the hormonal system of the body (excessive release of the adrenaline hormone) can cause frequent panic attacks, which can lead to a mental illness in the future.
• Uneven distribution of the serotonin hormone in the brain can cause symptoms and subsequently the disease with a neurosis.
• Still Sigmund Freud wrote that if "someone suddenly became irritable and morose, and also prone to anxiety attacks, you should first ask about his sexual life." And indeed, the symptomatology of the condition of a person who has not attained a relaxation (orgasm) after excitation during sexual intercourse is very similar to that described in neuroses.

Most likely, anxiety neurosis is caused not by one factor, but by a whole series of psychological problems, biological "errors" and social factors that influence its development.

It is worth noting that close and familiar can not notice anything unusual in the behavior of a person suffering from a phobic neurosis. It will not be surprising that the pulse rises if a person enters into which there are feelings (positive or brightly negative) that a person sweats if there is heat on the street or in a room. Also, many of the symptoms may be hidden behind the signs of disease that already affects a person. It is unlikely that the patient in the card will be written only one diagnosis - an alarming neurosis.

Treatment at home here just does not help. In the case of a prolonged course of the disease without medical assistance, pathological conditions such as panic attack, aspiration for complete isolation (the desire to secure oneself from the outside world, the fear of going out) can arise. There may appear various phobias: fear of public transport, open spaces (agarophobia), ride in the elevator and other forms of claustrophobia. Such people often deliberately avoid places where panic attacks occurred, limiting the circle more and more.

Anxious neurosis. Simple form

The simple form of the neurosis of fear is different in that it occurs abruptly, after trauma (accident, loss of a loved one, disappointing medical diagnosis and the like). A person with a simple form of the disease does not eat well, falls asleep heavily and often wakes up, his hands and knees tremble , a low pressure is felt, he often goes to the toilet, the breathing is incomplete, the dryness of the mucous membranes is noted, he can not gather his thoughts during conversation and gets confused in the answers . In this case, anxious neurosis treatment involves only symptomatic. Over time, all the functions will be restored themselves. To speed up the process, you can use herbal medicine, physical therapy, massage, sessions with the therapist.

Chronic form of the neurosis of fear

Chronic anxiety neurosis in a complex and neglected form is characterized by more pronounced basic and additional symptoms, such as unconscious conversation, mumbling, loss of space, numbness, numbness

Anxious neurosis: symptoms and treatment in children

In young children, neurosis can cause anything. If the child is just beginning to know the world, if he is naturally closed and irritable, if there are any congenital or acquired (for example, birth trauma) diseases, then such a child can easily have a frightful neurosis. A sharp, unusual sound (especially in those moments when the child is sleeping or in a calm state), bright light, someone else's face, which suddenly appeared, a new pet - everything can cause a strong fright. Older children will certainly remember the scene of a fight, an aggressive person or an accident.

In seconds of fright the child is likely to become numb and numb or begin to tremble. If the fear remains in the memory, the child can temporarily stop talking, "forget" that he can walk, he is a spoon, wipe his nose and much more. Often children begin to stutter, nibble their nails, urinate in bed. This is how the anxious neurosis manifests itself in children. Symptoms and treatment of this disease are well known to any child psychologist. In most clinical cases, the prognosis of therapy is favorable. All the functions that were violated are gradually restored, and the child forgets about the fright.

In no case should children be intimidated by scary tales, films or characters. If a child is over five years old, then it is worth watching more closely. There is a high probability that various phobias can develop from an anxious neurosis (obsessive states).

Treatment

If after several visits to a doctor, psychiatrist or psychotherapist, an alarming neurosis is diagnosed, the treatment the doctor prescribes will most likely be medicated. Independently at home, herbs, compresses, hot baths or with the help of healers who remove spoilage, such a disease can not be cured. If the problem brought the patient to the doctor, then it's time to entrust the treatment and diagnosis to specialists. The intake of pharmacological preparations prescribed by the attending physician, and psychotherapy sessions in a few months can make life beautiful. Resolution of their internal conflicts, changing attitudes to the world around them and themselves, searching for internal problems and ways to solve them in their minds, along with the help of antidepressants, will help prevent possible complications and gain harmony.

Supportive therapy

After the treatment, antioxidant drugs are usually prescribed. They contribute to the consolidation of the results of therapy. Also, as a further prevention of neurotic conditions, the doctor will recommend decoctions of herbs (chamomile pharmacy, peppermint, oregano, linden, valerian root, motherwort and others). It is also possible to use light hypnotic and sedative drugs.