Non-suicidal Self-injury/cutting is the term used to explain deliberately harming your own body, like cutting or burning yourself. It is done to cope with emotional traumas, anger, and frustration and it is usually not done with the intention of committing suicide .
This article will give you a general idea of why people indulge in self-harm, its causes, and treatment for self-injurious behavior. Keep reading to learn more.
Separation anxiety disorder is a condition in which toddlers and children experience severe anxiety when separated from their parents. Separation anxiety is common among most kids. However, when this anxiety is prolonged and more serious, the child is diagnosed with separation anxiety disorder. Read on to learn more about separation anxiety, its symptoms, its causes, and treatments.
In sleep-related eating disorders, you suffer from uncontrollable eating and drinking while you are asleep. You may or may not be fully aware of your eating habits in your state of sleep, and you may not necessarily remember these actions after you wake up. Sleep-related eating disorders are linked with some medications or other kinds of sleeping disorders.
It is entirely normal to feel a little nervous in some social situations. But social anxiety disorder causes significant anxiety, embarrassment and self-consciousness in everyday social situations. Therefore, a social anxiety disorder is a definitive psychological disorder.
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a sliding hinge joint present on each side of the jaw. It connects the mandible(lower jaw bone) to the skull.
TMJ helps in opening and closing your mouth, enabling you to eat and speak. TMJ disorders are conditions, which affect the TMJ joint and its muscles. TMJ disorders cause severe pain, loss of mobility, and tenderness in the joints and associated muscles.
Hypochondria is a health anxiety disorder, where the patient excessively worries about the possibility of falling acutely ill. A hypochondriac may not have physical symptoms, but considers minor symptoms- or regular sensations in the body as a sign of acute illness- even if a medical examination denies that existence of an underlying medical condition. Hence, it is the extreme anxiety in the person, rather than the symptoms, that result in immense distress that can disturb normal life.
SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a form of depression which displays a periodic seasonal pattern drastically dropping your energy levels and impacting your mood, causing multiple mood swings. It is a severe mental health issue and is perceived as a societal taboo.
Trichotillomania describes an impulsive disorder of the mind where individuals cannot prevent the urge to pull out their hair from various body parts like eyebrows/eyelashes, scalp, beard, or mustaches. It is also related to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
When people have an intense fear of needles, it is called trypanophobia. They may avoid getting vaccinated and giving blood samples or give injections and intravenous (IV) fluids a miss. If the person delays medical care, they can face serious medical consequences.
When a person experiences a strong physical and emotional reaction such as fear and disgust to any pattern with numerous holes it can indicate trypophobia. Honeycomb, sea sponge, and soap bubbles are some of the triggers of trypophobia. It is said that the bigger the cluster of holes, the more uncomfortable people are. Majority of people do not have a genuine fear of holes. Exposure treatment may be able to help you overcome your aversion to patterns of holes.
