Overview

Hypochondriasis (or hypochondria, sometimes referred to as health phobia) refers to an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. Often, hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured him/her that his/her concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or, if there is a medical illness, the concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease. Many people suffering from this disorder focus on a particular symptom as the catalyst of their worrying, such as gastro-intestinal problems, palpitations, or muscle fatigue.

Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily symptoms may indicate a serious illness, constant self-examination and self-diagnosis, and a preoccupation with one's body. Many individuals with hypochondriasis express doubt and disbelief in the doctors' diagnosis, and report that doctors’ reassurance about an absence of a serious medical condition is unconvincing, or un-lasting. Many hypochondriacs require constant reassurance, either from doctors, family, or friends, and the disorder can become a disabling torment for the individual with hypochondriasis, as well as his or her family and friends. Some hypochondriacal individuals are completely avoidant of any reminder of illness, whereas others are frequent visitors of doctors’ offices. Other hypochondriacs will never speak about their terror, convinced that their fear of having a serious illness will not be taken seriously by those in whom they confide.

Fighting Chronic Viral Infections Naturally

Posted by glos Monday, January 19, 2009 at 7:24 PM

Some viruses like chronic fatigue syndrome and Epstein-Barr viruses are controversial diseases. They are often misdiagnosed as psychosomatic, hypochondria or depression because medical tests do not show that the disease exists. Traditional medicine, if it even recognizes the diseases, provides drug therapies to fight individual symptoms, but might not be effective in fighting the actual viral infection. It is necessary for people who are suffering from chronic viral infections to take a wider look at alternative therapies that help them overcome the infection.

Self-hypnosis programs can be a very powerful tool to use to help you fight off viral infections. They offer guided visualizations, where you visualize yourself enticing the viral cells out into the open and destroying them. The subconscious mind is very powerful and there is a very strong mind-body connection. The subconscious mind does not differentiate between imagined events and actual events, so you can directly affect a change in your body by actively imagining that change.

You can also use self-hypnosis to build your confidence and strengthen your belief that you can and will fight the virus off. You might be getting a direct or indirect benefit from maintaining the disease. A professionally designed self-hypnosis program will help you identify and replace any hidden benefits you might be getting from maintaining the disease. They will then empower with you with new coping mechanisms and subconscious habits that enable you to enjoy good health.

Lastly the self-hypnosis program can guide you through a creative visualization to boost your energy levels, ensuring that you are fit and strong enough to keep fighting off the viral infection.



Autor: Lisa Sandler

http://www.jasonsandler.co.za


Added: January 19, 2009
Source: http://ezinearticles.com/

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