Neuroses, which are neurotic disorders, can develop under various circumstances (overwork, nervous overload, somatic diseases, taking certain groups of drugs, excessive mental stress, prolonged stressful situations). Neuroses are classified by the following conditions:
- neurasthenia (extreme agitation combined with fatigue);
- psychasthenia (obsessive thoughts that cause anxiety);
- hysteria (an obsessive state of expressed aggression, screaming, crying, conflicts).
In the treatment of neuroses
An integrated approach is required, therefore therapy for this type of disorder includes psychotherapeutic methods, drug therapy, and physical therapy.
Therapeutic exercise for neuroses
has its own peculiarity, which lies in the fact that
physical activity for neuroses
should be distributed equally to all muscle groups and help stimulate, normalize and align the work of the first and second signaling systems (subcortex and cerebral cortex).
Therapeutic gymnastics for neuroses.
I offer you another video, which presents a brief demonstration of sample exercises of therapeutic gymnastics for neuroses.
Ideal for treating neuroses
"Therapeutic exercises for spinal osteochondrosis."
Pay attention to alternating exercises for the spine and relaxation. Emphasis on inhalation and exhalation.
Read articles for more information on the topic “Neuroses”:
“Therapeutic exercises for VSD”,
“Therapeutic exercises for VSD of the hypertensive type”,
“Therapeutic exercises for VSD of the hypotonic type.”
Basic principles of treatment
The key to successfully getting rid of the disease is an integrated approach. The doctor listens carefully to the patient, determines the degree of development of the disease, and conducts a conversation. If respiratory neurosis is indeed diagnosed, treatment consists of special exercises, taking sedatives, and possibly visiting a consultation with a psychotherapist. Serious medications are prescribed only if breathing problems are severe and the hyperventilation symptom is severe, causing panic attacks. The following drugs are effective:
- special vitamin complexes;
- latest generation antidepressants;
- beta blockers;
- tranquilizing drugs.
In addition to taking prescribed medications, the patient gives up bad habits, establishes proper nutrition, leads an active lifestyle, and begins to react positively to what is happening. Maintaining a healthy sleep regime is the key to successfully defeating the disease.
Heart reserve. Dosing of physical activity.
As with vegetative-vascular dystonia, with hypertension and other diseases you need to know your heart reserve in order to correctly dose the load on the heart.
This is written in detail in the article “Therapeutic gymnastics for VSD.”
Let us briefly repeat the necessary formulas.
1). Calculate resting heart rate for 1 minute after a short rest.
2). Maximum heart rate during physical activity = 180 – age.
3). Heart reserve (100%) = Maximum heart rate during physical activity - resting heart rate in 1 minute.
The cardiac reserve is determined in order to dose the load towards a decrease. It must be remembered that with neuroses, the body’s adaptive capabilities are reduced. In case of neuroses, we will use not 100, but 80% of the heart reserve, so that the condition does not worsen due to fatigue.
Let me give you an example. Age 46 years.
Resting pulse 66 beats per minute.
180 – 46 = 134 beats. per minute is the maximum allowable heart rate.
134 – 66 = 68 beats. per minute – 100% heart reserve.
68: 100 * 80 = 55 beats. per minute - this is 80% of the heart reserve.
4). Resting heart rate + 80% heart reserve = dosed load for a given person.
66 + 55 = 121 beats. per minute
This calculation is especially important during the most intense loads: health path, running, swimming and exercise equipment. Periodically checking your heart rate during physical activity will help you overcome your fear of overload.
During training, you need to breathe only through your nose. If you want to breathe through your mouth, it means the body is overloaded, the cells do not have enough oxygen (this can happen due to a lack of carbon dioxide in the blood, red blood cells cannot give oxygen to the cells, since with a lack of carbon dioxide, too strong bonds arise between red blood cells and oxygen molecules).
Breathing exercises against hyperventilation
- Lie on your back on the bed or floor.
- Place one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach.
- Make sure that while breathing, the hand lying on your chest remains at rest, and the one on your stomach moves up and down.
- Breathe only through your nose.
- Make sure your exhalation is greater than your inhalation.
- Gradually slow down your breathing rhythm. When you get used to it, the maximum number of inhalations and exhalations per minute should not exceed 12.
Breathing exercises for neuroses.
Read the article “Get Your Nerves in Order,” which contains a simple energy breathing exercise with a calming healing effect.
The body should be relaxed, the mind concentrated on internal sensations with the expectation of a specific goal - harmonizing the body, relieving tension, managing one’s emotions. You need to tune in and experience a feeling of bliss and pleasure.
“The sitting position on a chair can be extremely productive for both passive and active forms of breathing exercises. It is especially important not to forget about the position of your body. There are no small details here. There should be a right angle between the thigh and shin. The back is straight, relaxed, hands rest on the hips with thumbs facing inward. Keep your head straight and calm. This pose can be used for many breathing exercises."
...Full rhythmic breathing can cause side effects, especially in people who are overly irritable and suffer from high blood pressure. They are recommended to breathe while sitting with the movement of their arms. This is a calming exercise. Therefore, at the slightest sign of irritability, stop all other exercises and switch to this (seated exercise with arm movements).
Breathing is accompanied by sluggish, relaxed movements of the hands. When you inhale, they slowly, in the rhythm of breathing, rise to approximately shoulder level. When exhaling, they also slowly lower to the starting position. Moreover, when inhaling, the hands move slightly differently than when exhaling, which is clearly visible from the figures. When exhaling, they seem to be half-open, and when inhaling, they are limply lowered.”
The starting position for a calming breathing exercise is sitting with the movement of the arms.
Inhale, arms rise smoothly, hands relaxed.
Exhale slowly, hands smoothly lower down; the hands are half-open, the fingers are slightly spread.
“Easily excitable people can unconsciously perceive even a simple breath-hold during inhalation and, especially, during exhalation, as a spontaneous convulsive phenomenon. This will cause an unwanted rush of blood, overexcitation of the central nervous system; may also cause not only insomnia, but also more undesirable consequences. People suffering from neurasthenia and hypertension should definitely remember this. They should refrain from holding their breath after exhaling. At first, until their health returns to normal, they should only inhale, hold after inhalation, and exhale.”
In G. S. Shatalova’s book “Choosing the Path,” the entire third chapter is devoted to breathing exercises.
Healthy lifestyle.
I wholeheartedly welcome Galina Sergeevna Shatalova’s system of natural healing, which is described in her kind and smart books. One of them is “Choosing a path”. After reading this book, you will understand by what laws the human body lives, in what conditions you need to exist in order to remain healthy, happy and live long, and you will receive detailed information on how to put into practice all the recommendations for changing your lifestyle. I greet her kindly - a strict conversation with patients, since Galina Sergeevna is a military surgeon, a neurosurgeon with extensive experience in medical practice, who has tested in practice and scientifically proven what a person needs for the health of body and spirit. She cured many terminally ill people from the most serious diseases.
The natural healing system is based on three important components:
1). Spiritual health - (spiritual health in the healing system is of the greatest importance. It implies the absence of selfishness, tolerance, the desire for unity with nature in the broadest sense of the word, understanding of the laws of the unity of all living things and the principles of living ethics, universal love. They are formulated in the commandments of the New and the Old Testaments. A spiritually healthy person is one who lives not for himself personally at the expense of others, but as an equal with care for others. Living according to the laws of goodness is the only way for humanity to survive.)
2). Mental health (this is a harmonious combination of the conscious and subconscious, ensuring both the body’s stability in conditions of survival and adaptability to changing environmental conditions.)
3). Physical health (To maintain physical health, breathing, nutrition, movement, hardening (thermoregulation) play a role.)
The main condition for the system of natural healing of the body is the simultaneous use of all health factors, and not just one thing, that is, an attack on all “fronts”. If you want to be healthy and achieve longevity, then you need to lead an appropriate lifestyle. Galina Sergeevna Shatalova’s book “Choosing a Path” will help you understand and look differently at very important components of human health. Read the book on the website “SVITK.RU Library”.
Neuroses.
Neuroses are functional disorders of mental activity that arise under the influence of psychotraumatic factors and manifest themselves in violation of higher forms of behavior, a decrease in mental and physical performance, limiting the adaptive capabilities of the body to various influences, contributing to the occurrence of somatic diseases.
Neuroses have a variety of manifestations, which are largely determined by personality characteristics. Painful disorders in neuroses never reach a psychotic level and do not lead to pronounced maladaptation; patients retain a critical attitude towards existing disorders.
The main forms of neuroses are neurasthenia, hysteria and obsessive-compulsive neurosis. Often there is a combination of these neuroses and pronounced vegetative-vascular functional disorders, which explains the person’s poor health and the variety of complaints. In such patients, other diseases are more severe.
The main cause of neuroses is unfavorable psychogenic factors (stimulants) that cause overstrain and disruption of higher nervous activity.
A decrease in resistance to stress and the occurrence of neuroses is facilitated by:
1). physical inactivity,
2). bad habits,
3). distance from nature, apartment-city lifestyle.
4). disturbances of biorhythms resulting from changes in work activity, severance of family ties, disruption of rest and nutrition;
5). heavy load of responsibilities combined with lack of time.
6). information overload and, conversely, information deficiency; long-term search for solutions to problems, including conflict situations; reassessment of existing ideas about life.
7). negative feelings and emotions: disappointment and hopelessness, resentment, envy and others. Unjustified restraint of emotions and one's needs is essential.
8). age-related hormonal changes in the body.
It should be noted that under the influence of the same unfavorable psychogenic factors, neuroses do not occur in all people, but only in certain individuals. This means that in the occurrence of neurosis, the properties of the organism itself are essential: the type of higher nervous activity (cholerics and melancholics are more susceptible) and congenital psychopathy.
Neuroses occur more often in people who have
rapid exhaustion of nervous processes (asthenic type);
prone to violent, unrestrained reactions and highly suggestible (hysteroid type);
lack of self-confidence, fixation of attention on certain thoughts and actions (anxious-suspicious type).
Reasons for the development of the pathological condition
The functioning of the human respiratory system is controlled by a certain part of the brain. This is a rather complex mechanism, the normal operation of which is disrupted by any stressful situations occurring in life. The most common causes of respiratory neuroses:
- severe emotional shocks, violent reactions to external stimuli;
- persistent external pressure, existence under stress;
- instability of life, fear of the future;
- negative events that disturb a person’s peace of mind (dismissal, divorce, betrayal);
- possible disturbances in the functioning of the autonomic nervous system;
- pathological processes occurring directly in the respiratory organs;
- abuse of narcotic, alcoholic and medicinal substances;
- advanced mental disorders (for example, depression).
An attack of neurosis is manifested by sudden difficulty breathing. Inhalations and exhalations become fast, superficial, the body ceases to be saturated with oxygen, fluttering of flies, loss of consciousness, and nausea are possible. A person experiences a panic attack, is afraid that the end of his life’s journey has come, and succumbs to hysterics. This is the picture of an acute attack of respiratory neurosis.
A similar chronic illness occurs a little differently. The sick person constantly feels shortness of breath, feels that he is inhaling incompletely. Panic does not arise because there is no feeling of a sharp lack of air. However, the insidious disease progresses, gradually acquiring a more severe form.
In addition to manifestations from the respiratory system, characteristic symptoms from other organs often occur. Heart pain and rhythm disturbances are observed. The gastrointestinal tract reacts to the disease with disorders, loss of appetite, constipation, and discomfort in the abdominal area. The nervous system also signals a negative process: dizziness, consciousness switches off, sleep is disturbed, and an anxious feeling increases. General manifestations: fatigue, lethargy, fatigue, loss of interest in life, decreased performance.
Forms of neuroses.
There are several forms of neuroses, which depend on the nature of the psychogenic stimulus and on personality traits: neurasthenia, hysteria and obsessive-compulsive neurosis.
Neurasthenia (asthenic neurosis - nervous exhaustion, overwork). A disease characterized by increased irritability along with rapid mental fatigue. Patients react to ordinary stimuli (loud sounds, creaking doors, the appearance of another person) with inappropriate reactions: raising their voices, screaming; they experience palpitations, hypertension, and headache. Along with incontinence, mental and physical exhaustion quickly sets in, attention and memory are weakened; sleep is disturbed (insomnia at night and drowsiness during the day), appetite, functional intestinal disorders (constipation or diarrhea), sexual activity decreases. Stable features of asthenization appear: apathy, indifference, weakness (“give up,” don’t want to do anything).
Hysteria is a form of neurosis in which patients strive to attract the attention of others.
Symptoms of various diseases may appear, of which the patient with hysteria is well aware. All these symptoms disappear instantly if it can be proven that he is completely healthy. This is explained by high suggestibility and suspiciousness.
Mental disorders can manifest as memory loss (amnesia), confusion, delusions, and rarely hallucinations. There may be disturbances in sensitivity and movement in a wide variety of forms. For example, catatonia - immobilization in an elaborate pose, paralysis and paresis.
There are also numerous manifestations of autonomic functions: shortness of breath (according to the patient, it is difficult for him to breathe), swallowing disorders, nausea and vomiting, changes in blood pressure and pulse, and many others.
Thus, hysteria is a form of neurosis, which is characterized by a variety of mental changes, sensitivity disorders, movements and autonomic functions with a satisfactory general condition of the patient. In hysteria, control of the functions of subcortical formations by the cerebral cortex is weakened.
Hysterical attack. There is hysterical excitement, which is caused by psychotrauma (as a rule, this is a discrepancy between expectations and reality, some kind of dissatisfaction). An attack of hysterical excitement looks demonstrative, theatrical, in order to attract the attention of the public; accompanied by hysterical laughter, sobs; Often there may be hysterical convulsive seizures and hysterical fainting (hysterical syncope). A patient with hysteria, when fainting, falls so as not to hurt himself or be injured. That is, he prudently calculates how to fall and not hit himself. Nausea and vomiting are possible, and after an attack - sudden weakness.
Providing assistance during a hysterical attack. No need to fuss. It is enough to stand nearby, doing nothing. You can put a pillow under your head. When the attack is over, give 40 - 60 drops of valerian or motherwort tincture in hot water. If the person’s condition, in your opinion, is alarming, then call an ambulance; especially if the attack happened in a public place (and hysterical attacks most often occur in public places in the presence of a large number of people).
Remember that your excessive attention to the patient during a hysterical attack, active participation in providing assistance and fuss around him can increase the manifestations of hysteria and even contribute to the frequency of attacks and the deepening of this neurosis, since this is precisely the way the patient achieves his goal - attracting attention.
Obsessive-compulsive neurosis (obsessive-compulsive neurosis) is a form of neurosis characterized by the appearance of constant, irresistible, contrary to the patient’s wishes, fears, memories, doubts or actions. Obsessive fears (phobias) can be very diverse: fear of a closed or, conversely, open space, fear of getting a serious illness, fear of heights and many others. Fears can be so strong that they completely paralyze the patient’s consciousness, that is, he cannot think about anything else. Obsessive fears and doubts are associated with obsessive actions: for example, due to fear of some kind of infection, a person repeatedly washes his hands, boils dishes, etc. It is considered pathological when these fears and actions are unjustified. Due to fixation of attention on fictitious stimuli disturbing the patient’s imagination, the person abnormally performs his duties at home or at work. So, for example, a woman after giving birth does not approach the child much, spending most of her time and energy on establishing order and sterile cleanliness in the apartment. Or a person does not get a job, fearing that he will not be able to cope with his usual job responsibilities.
All forms of neuroses are characterized by the fact that a person is aware of the painfulness of his condition, understands the meaninglessness of his fears and doubts, but cannot free himself from them, cannot control his feelings and emotions. It is clear that all this affects his quality of life and prevents him from living a full life and working normally.
Any neurosis is characterized by a decrease in the functionality of the central nervous system, its rapid fatigue, and inappropriate reactions to various stressful stimuli, which reduces the adaptive nature of behavior. For example, something that previously caused a reaction no longer does; or an overly expressed reaction to a weak stimulus occurs; or to a strong stimulus – a weak reaction.
Let me present to your attention the television program “Conversations with a Psychologist,” in which psychotherapist Elman Osmanov talks about neuroses.
Exercises to relieve anxiety, tension and stress, or say “no” to the crisis
Alena Lepilina
Recently, many have been experiencing anxiety and fear, stress and tension due to the instability of the world around us: all sorts of economic shocks, jumping exchange rates and a tense political situation prompt us to fear for our own future at the level of instincts. Naturally, this affects our well-being, mental and physical, and every day we are in the grip of negative emotions.
But, as Carlson said, “calm, only calm.” We spend too much time trying to control what we have no control over. So we offer a “package of anti-crisis measures”: simple exercises that will help you relax, forget about all the troubles and feel that very desired calm.
Vaccination against fear
Start now by choosing the three most stressful or anxiety-inducing tasks in your career or personal life. In the current situation, this could be the fear of being left without a job, without a livelihood, or the fear of not being in control of your life. Write them down.
Then, mentally rehearse a situation in which you are faced with one of your most stressful work or personal problems. Observe and feel yourself in these conditions.
Remember that it is extremely important that you feel discomfort, fear and self-doubt for several breaths in order to free yourself from phobias, fear of failure and bad habits.
The fear you try to avoid can turn into a phobia - source.
Close your eyes so you can better identify what's going on in your body and mind.
• Notice how you react during the first five seconds. What is happening in your body (breathing, heart rate and areas of muscle tension), what are your thoughts or images, your feelings? How do you talk to yourself?
• Notice your reactions without making judgments or comparisons. Simply observe and then make notes of your automatic reactions to stress and confrontation. And again write down: a) physical sensations; b) thoughts or images;
c) internal dialogue.
Stay in these stressful conditions for 30 seconds (that's 5-6 deep breaths) and get a “vaccination” that will help you become less susceptible to fears and stress in the future.
When you decide to be alone with something that you have previously avoided, you are telling your primal reflexes that “a leader solves a problem, not runs from it.” Your brain and body will turn off the fight-or-flight response and provide you with calmer, more focused energy levels.
Write down any changes you notice during the 30 seconds of mental rehearsal. How did your breathing, heart rate, muscle tension, thoughts and feelings change?
Repeat the mental exercise above for any of your three most stressful situations every day for one week. You'll soon discover your routine reactions (including shaky knees) and know when they're most likely to occur. As you build confidence, take on more frightening situations.
Concentration exercise
By doing this concentration exercise several times a day, you will find that feelings of worry and anxiety will gradually subside.
Sit on a chair with your feet touching the floor, place your hands on your knees or thighs and take 3-12 breaths in three steps as follows:
1) focus on breathing and inhale on the count of “one-two-three”; 2) hold your breath on the count of “three”, clench your fists and tense your leg muscles and pull your navel to the spinal column;
3) slowly exhale fully to the count of “four-five-six”, releasing muscle tension as you feel support from the chair and floor.
Feel the warmth and homeliness of an ordinary chair - source.
Read the following instructions out loud and record them on your voice recorder. Sit down, play a recording, close your eyes and focus on calming your energy and easing the tension in your muscles.
- As you exhale, feel yourself touching the chair and the floor, which represents something stronger than your mind or your ego fighting alone. This something could be your strongest self, the support of the earth, the laws of the Universe, the deeper wisdom of the integrated left and right hemispheres of your brain, or, if you prefer, God or another higher power.
- As you bring your attention to your body and the sensation of contact with the chair after each exhalation, try to feel how the chair is supporting you. Feel the warmth of the chair in your buttocks and back. As you shift your attention to your feelings in the present, you are telling your mind and body, “It will remain safe to be here for the next few minutes. There is no urgent work waiting for you, and there is no need to rush anywhere. You can ease your tension. You can eliminate the need to work as hard as you can. I prefer to sit quietly here, in the moment—the only moment that exists.”
- Welcome any thought or any part of yourself that tries to cling to the past or control the future. Bring that part of you and your time-traveling mind back to the present by saying, “Yes, I hear you. Now I'm here with you. You don't have to face the problems of the past or future alone. Come and be with me now, at this moment.”
- Recommit to protecting your body and life and treat every aspect of your self with compassion and understanding. With added power in your leadership role, bring all parts of yourself into this unique moment of respite from worries about the past and future. Focus your attention on what you can do now to improve your chances of achieving success and inner peace.
- Write down any physical and emotional changes you observe.
Drawing of fear
Take half an hour and jot down a list of your fears. Write the first thing that comes to mind. List thirty fears. Write down what you are worried about, what terrifies you so much that you are afraid to even write these words on paper.
Take a pencil or felt-tip pen and make small drawings next to your most frightening feelings and thoughts. Depict each strong fear graphically.
For example, once Olga Solomatina, the author of the book “How to Overcome Fear,” imagined her fear of getting into an accident in the subway and drew how cheerfully she walked along the sleepers with a flashlight.
Write down everything that worries you. Table from the book “How to overcome fear”
Expressing feelings
There is a fundamental difference between experiencing feelings and expressing them. Expressing all the emotions that arise is unhealthy, impolite, dangerous and stupid, so you need to experience them and then decide whether to express them. Considering how much relief it brings, it is surprising that many avoid expressing emotions not out of rational choice, but out of habit or fear.
If you have a loved one you can trust, it will be a little easier for you. It’s easy to agree with a partner and take turns doing the following exercise. But it can also be done alone, talking through feelings or pouring them out on paper.
Trust a loved one - source.
Sit comfortably in a quiet place where you will not be disturbed for half an hour. Freely and without hesitation in expression, express what is on your heart. Don’t worry if it comes out incoherent: just let yourself talk - about the events of the day, the problem that occupies your thoughts, memories, fantasies, etc.
As you talk, notice how your body feels. Are you sad? Are you dejected? Are you angry? Happy? Try to put these feelings into words. Or maybe you feel constrained? Concerned? Wary? Try to identify where these feelings come from and leave them in the past.
Your partner should listen sympathetically and very carefully. He can only make comments that further drain your emotions. The assistant should not interfere with his thoughts, ask for clarification, criticize or change the topic. This will teach you not to hold back your emotions, which means not to seal away fear, allowing it to destroy you from the inside.
5. Psychological Safety Safety Net
This exercise will give you a physical sense of how to create a psychological safety net for yourself that will relieve you of fear, stress, and help you work and live in peace.
Read the exercise and imagine (with your eyes open or closed) your feelings in each scene. Then notice how your mind and body responded.
Scene 1. Imagine that you have to walk on a board that is 30 cm wide, 100 cm long and 2.5 cm thick and you have all the abilities necessary to complete this task. Can you take the first step without fear or hesitation? Let's assume you answer yes.
Scene 2. Now imagine that you need to complete the same task and your abilities remain the same, but the board is between two buildings at a height of 30 m.
Can you walk along this plank in these conditions? If not, what's stopping you? How much stress are you experiencing? In what part of your body do you feel tension (i.e., what are your reactions to danger and stress signals)? Most people answer that they are afraid of falling and getting seriously or even fatally injured. This is an understandable and normal reaction.
Scene 3.
While you are standing on the edge of the board, trembling with fear and not daring to start or finish the movement, your boss, friends or relatives, who know full well that you are capable of handling this task, begin to accuse you of indecisiveness and advise you to just do it. what is needed. But you know it's not easy. When the stakes are this high, you know you have to execute every move perfectly—there's no margin for error—or you'll die or be seriously injured.
Suddenly everything changes. You feel the heat behind you and hear the crackling of fire.
The building, on which one edge of the board rests, was engulfed in fire! How will you now cope with your doubts and the fear that holds you back? How important will it be to complete the task perfectly now? Are you still afraid of falling? Do you tell yourself: “I work best under pressure and time pressure”? How do you let go of the fear of failure and push yourself to walk the plank?
Most people respond that self-esteem and perfectionism no longer concern them. They say that they are ready to walk on the board even on all fours, just so as not to die in the fire - source.
Regardless of the method you choose to move around the board, notice how you are freed from the paralysis caused by fear and become motivated to take any action that ensures your survival.
Scene 4. In this final scene, imagine that you still need to walk along the board at a height of 30 m, your abilities remain the same, there is no fire, and there are no strict time limits for you, but 1 m below the board there is a strong net.
Can you walk the board in this case? If so, what has changed for you? Notice that you may now make a mistake, fall, feel confused, or not execute the move perfectly.
Write down the words and feelings you had after the safety net appeared.
For example, you might tell yourself, “I won't die,” or “If I make a mistake, it won't be the end of the world,” or “I'm still afraid of heights, but knowing that the safety net exists allows me to just think about completing the task and not worry about a possible fall.”
It may be hard to believe, but creating a psychological safety net will actually eliminate much of what causes you stress.
Using whatever words are appropriate, send yourself a daily message about the physical and psychological safety that an imaginary safety net provides you.
Write down and carefully store your personalized message that communicates safety, dignity, and the presence of your strongest self.
According to some studies, Buddhist monks are the happiest people because they don't worry about anything. Of course, it is impossible to avoid worries in everyday life, but you have the power to resist their negative influence.
Based on materials from the books “An Easy Way to Start a New Life”, “How to Overcome Fear” and “Depression Cancels”
Source: https://blog.mann-ivanov-ferber.ru/2015/09/03/uprazhneniya-dlya-snyatiya-trevogi-napryazheniya-i-stressa-ili-skazhem-net-krizisu/
Psychomotor agitation.
Sometimes, against the background of neuroses, psychomotor agitation occurs - a sudden complex pathological state of excitation of mental activity under the influence of a strong factor traumatic to the psyche, which is expressed in acceleration and intensification of movements, speech, thinking, emotions (a state close to panic).
A person does not control himself and can pose a danger to others and to himself. Call emergency medical assistance. You cannot discuss his condition with other people, you must convince him of your own goodwill, speak politely in “you” and calmly as if nothing is happening: you cannot ask about his condition, you must talk about something not related to this situation.
Be sure to remove all sharp and cutting objects and remain vigilant, as the patient’s behavior may change dramatically. We must be prepared to prevent a possible suicide attempt.
I'm talking about this because anything can happen in life. Neuroses can masquerade as various diseases. Even an experienced doctor will need some time to determine the diagnosis of neurosis, psychosis or other disease.
Psychopathy.
I consider it necessary to pay attention to the innate predisposition to neuroses. Below is a quote from the book by Dubrovsky V.I. “Therapeutic Physical Education”.
Psychopathy is a congenital, hardly reversible, pathological personality type that covers the entire mental constitution, in which adaptation to the environment is disrupted. Psychopaths are distinguished not only by disharmony of character, but also by significantly greater vulnerability compared to ordinary people, increased sensitivity to internal (age-related crises), somatogenic, psychogenic and social factors. These properties determine the diversity of the dynamics of psychopathy, the main forms of which are phases and pathological reactions.
The following types of psychopathy are distinguished: schizoid, psychasthenic, asthenic, afferent, paranoid, hysterical, excitable. Emotionally dull psychopaths have also been described.
Schizoid psychopaths are unsociable, preferring solitude, reserved people, avoiding violent manifestations of feelings, etc. The basis of the schizoid temperament is a combination of excessive sensitivity and coldness (psychasthenic projection).
Psychasthenic psychopaths are distinguished by a tendency to doubt, a lack of internal confidence in the truth of feelings and the correctness of their judgments and actions, indecision in choosing a line of behavior, etc.
Asthenic psychopaths are characterized by general nervous weakness, timidity, excessive sensitivity and impressionability, which is revealed primarily in unusual situations that go beyond everyday situations. A distinctive feature of asthenics is increased fatigue.
Affective psychopaths are individuals of the cycloid circle, sociable, friendly, good-natured. One of their main features is emotional lability, mood instability, sometimes reaching the level of regular affective disorders.
Paranoid psychopaths are people with one-sided but persistent affects that take precedence over logic and reason, capricious, unfrank, distrustful, etc.
Hysterical psychopaths are characterized by a desire to appear more significant than they actually are, to experience more than they are capable of experiencing, etc. Among the painful manifestations in hysterical psychopaths, various vegetative and hysterical paroxysms (spasms, aphonia, tremor of fingers and toes, etc.) predominate.
Excitable or emotionally dull psychopaths adjacent to them are hot-tempered, irritable individuals, devoid of feelings of compassion, cruel and gloomy. The most typical forms of reaction for them are attacks of anger, rage over any very insignificant reason, sometimes accompanied by an affectively narrowed consciousness and sharp motor agitation.
Comprehensive rehabilitation of psychopathy includes medical and pedagogical measures aimed at personality correction. The hospital provides drug therapy (psychotropic drugs), psycho- and occupational therapy (sculpting, drawing, board games, choral singing, group viewing of films, etc.), diet, vitamin supplementation, group exercise therapy accompanied by music, and outdoor games.
Prevention of psychopathy begins with proper obstetric care and other measures. Subsequently, rational education in the family, school, physical education and sports with parents and children is of great importance. It is necessary to provide for a number of social and pedagogical measures in relation to the so-called difficult children. The family should have a friendly environment, adherence to diet and sleep. Before going to bed - take a shower, air the room, etc.
I attach great importance to the normal course of pregnancy: the child must be desired, the parents must be healthy and lead a healthy lifestyle. Previous abortions have an adverse effect on subsequent pregnancies.
And after the birth of a child, you need to instill in him a positive attitude towards life and cultivate good feelings; the baby must grow up in the magical field of love between parents for each other and, of course, for him.
Probability of occurrence
- asthenic traits (neurasthenics and psychosthenics);
- anxious suspiciousness or hypersensitivity as character traits;
- lability (instability) of the emotional background - a radical change in mood at the slightest provocation;
- temporary or prolonged depression;
- rigidity – low adaptability to life changes, etc.
That is, here the conditions for the development of respiratory neurosis (as well as intestinal neurosis, cardiac neurosis, etc.) are the initial weakness of a person’s psycho-emotional characteristics. However, people who have come under the sudden influence of traumatic situations (death of loved ones, disaster, etc.) may be susceptible to the development of neurosis.
Regarding different age categories and gender. Firstly, it can be noted that both the neurosis of adults and the neurosis of children are revealed. Respiratory neurosis in children has the same symptoms and treatment as in adults. Secondly, female representatives are more susceptible to this problem due to their enhanced emotional characteristics (one might say innate).
Muscle tension headache.
Headache often accompanies existing neurosis due to muscle tension during strong psycho-emotional experiences. When stressed, the muscles of the collar area and neck, as well as the muscles of the head, are the first to tense. Dr. Sperling talks about muscle tension headaches.
I also recommend watching Dr. Sperling’s short and insightful video lecture on stress. We need to understand the impact of strong and prolonged stress on the human body in order to think about whether it is necessary to be treated if nervousness, anxiety and other mental imbalances appear. Watch a video about stress in the article “Therapeutic exercise for hypertension.”
How to behave with a “neurasthenic”?
Living and communicating with a “neurasthenic” is not easy. Sometimes the question of divorce arises. First you need to try to cure neurosis, which responds well to physiotherapeutic procedures (massage, exercise therapy, electrosleep, halo chamber (salt cave) and others); medications; Conversations with a psychologist help. It is also necessary to reconsider your lifestyle: introduce rhythm into your life (daily routine, music, physical education, timely maintenance of order in the house, etc.); healthy lifestyle (eliminate bad habits, include healthy eating, exercise, healthy sleep, rest, etc.); and cultivate a positive attitude towards life and people.
For Orthodox believers, the question of divorce does not arise. Divorce is carried out only in case of infidelity. The best medicine for a “sick” soul is confession. A person must realize that due to the manifestations of his negative emotions and actions, not only the people around him suffer, but first of all he himself. Confession helps you return to adequacy, understand the pattern of life’s problems and look for the cause of misfortune in yourself.
How to deal with an unbalanced person? Talk to him as if he were completely healthy: politely, calmly, patiently, with understanding; Be sure to listen to him in order to give him the opportunity to understand for himself what is happening to him and find out what is bothering him. A kind word heals, you need to find these kind words, for example, “nothing, we’ll break through” or “everything will be fine, we’ll cope with the problem.” The most important thing is to try not to be an additional irritant for the “neurasthenic”, not to say words or do things that make him nervous (within reasonable limits), not to respond to rude treatment in kind, otherwise a clash will arise - a pronounced conflict. Learn to calm a “nervous” person, find an approach to him. There is no need to hide the truth; you need to speak sincerely, kindly, considering every “little thing.” But you shouldn’t allow permissiveness.
Neurosis must be treated, since with a long course of neurosis, the nervous system is depleted, and there is a risk of psychosomatic diseases.
“The human body was created as the highest resource of nature and, thanks to the plastic properties of its central nervous system, it is capable of self-healing and self-improvement. If only the appropriate conditions were created.”
It is necessary to eliminate irritating stress factors and ensure contact with nature with love for it, a positive attitude and good mood, daily routine, healthy lifestyle; We need physical therapy for neuroses , massage and other physiotherapeutic procedures, and sanatorium-resort treatment.
Therapeutic gymnastics for neuroses will be of great benefit if you learn to move correctly.
“The main thing in movement is the ability to liberate the muscles, trust them, allow them to contract freely and relax in a natural rhythm. Then only those of them that are absolutely necessary at a given moment for a given type of movement will work. The rest will have the opportunity to rest. But this must be learned, and everyone must learn. The natural healing system includes exercises, the purpose of which is to teach a person the art of movement while relaxing.” (G. S. Shatalova “Choice of a path”).
Exercises for neuroses stimulate the production of endorphins, harmonize the nervous system and the entire body as a whole, providing a healing effect in combination with proper nutrition, breathing, hardening and spiritual work on oneself in order to cultivate good positive feelings, emotions, thoughts and actions. Living according to the laws of goodness makes a person happy and mentally healthy.
Who is at risk for the disease
The fact is that the disease described, like the related neurosis of the pharynx, does not choose whom it affects. Men, women, adults, old people, and children are equally susceptible to stress. Experiencing constant nervous and emotional overload, the body gets tired, exhausted, responding to external influences with neuroses.
Recently, neuralgic disorders have become much younger. Even schoolchildren who experience constant, unbearable pressure from teachers and parents suffer from similar problems. Normal breathing is disrupted, blood and internal organs no longer receive sufficient oxygen, general well-being deteriorates, as does labor productivity.
Treatment of this type of neurosis should not be delayed. You can try to solve the problem yourself, but it is more advisable to contact a competent specialist who will accurately establish the diagnosis and prescribe the correct therapy. With the right attitude towards the disease, a professional approach and careful adherence to the doctor’s instructions, respiratory neurosis can be defeated forever.
