My wife is undergoing somatoform disorder treatment at NIMHANS Bangalore, she's currently on Dulotin 20mg. She has been advised to consult with clinical Psychologist.
She's currently not having any issues like stress, anxiety or any other mental breakdown related problems.
The only thing is she continuously has an intense pain in her lower back.
Before somatoform we had all the tests done like blood tests, MRI, xray and we had met 2-3 MS Orthos, Spine specialist and even a General physician everyone gave spasm treatment.
Now after almost 1-1.5 years of somatoform treatment still her back pain is intense and not reduced. Are we moving in a right direction of treatment?
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Hello Friend, I can understand your suitation and frustration about her long lasting symptom and treatments. As body and mind are closely interconnected any such physical disturbance can cause emotional imbalance and visa versa.. So the treatment approaches also need to be holistic to address both physical and mental symptoms.
In her case the reason for Lower back pain could be due to others reason as well also like lifestyle, eating habits, daily routine, stress, sitting or walking or sleeping style etc.So it'simportant to assess her both physical and mental symptoms to recommend suitable alternative solutions
Be Positive. She will be alright soon . I am a counseling psychologist as well Ayurveda and Varmam Therapists and can guide you on the alternative solutions along with counseling..Take care. Feel free to reach me online for further assistance.
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I understand your predicament and would like to make a few suggestions that might help your wife. I want you to know that with awareness of how the mind works and how thoughts are generated, she will get better at dealing with them.
Today, the mind is fixated on something. Tomorrow it could be obsessed about another person/event/topic. Understanding the nature of the mind and how thoughts are generated will help you deal with them.
The nature of the Mind, which in simple terms we experience as thoughts, is such that, it will keep shifting its focus from one object/topic/event to another. Ii always needs something to hold on to.
Another important characteristic of the Mind is this - You will either have thoughts about the past or the future. This will keep alternating. Try thinking about the present moment - you will see that the Mind and 'Now' can never coexist.
The Mind has 3 states in general. Sometimes, you may find yourself having very positive, inspiring thoughts. During other times, you may find yourself very emotional, or all charged for action. Whereas during other times, you may feel very lethargic, dull or lazy. These states will keep alternating.
Having understood the nature of the mind, the first step towards mental health is to become aware of your thoughts. Learning to be an observer of your thoughts, learning to observe them from a distance like clouds passing in the sky.
The next step is knowing that you have the power to choose which thought you wish to focus on and act on and exercising that power. With practice, you will have better mastery over this process.
Having negative thoughts is something that plagues everybody from time to time. Trust me, even if everything was perfect, you will still find some shortcomings somewhere and brood about it. Tension or anxiety is a physiological response which is again part of being human. It is normal to have such thoughts about any situation.
As mentioned above, with practice, you will learn to focus and entertain only those thoughts are healthy enough to be acted upon.
Whenever you feel overwhelmed by thoughts, just bring your focus back to your breath and take a few relaxing breaths. You will automatically be able to focus on the task at hand and do what is required.
Whatever you feed your mind through your sense organs will be replayed to you as thoughts. Be conscious of this. Take care of the content you feed your mind - the kind of books you read, the websites you visit, the kind of music you listen to, the kind of food you eat, the kind of company you keep ( "You are an average of five people you spend most of your time with" )
Ask yourself :
Where would I like to see myself ten years from now?
What should I do today to reach there ten years from now?
What would I do if I knew I wouldn't fail?
What would I do if I weren't afraid?
No matter how impossible the answers might seem, I want you to know that you can and will make them possible. Take the first step. The rest will follow.
A beautiful future awaits you. Take ownership of every time, take responsibility for it and confidently work towards your dreams and aspirations. One day you will thank these dark moments for being the fuel for your success. Please set aside time for exercise daily and make sure you eat healthy every time.
Our challenges that seem to threaten our very existence are the ones that serve as fuel for our evolution.
Have faith in yourself. You are capable of dealing with this. You are going to do just fine.
Take care.
I appreciate that you are taking care of your wife wants to do good for her, as advised to consult with Clients Psychologist, it's may happen that she is going through psychosomatic pain, I suggest you to go ahead as advised, also you can read a book "You can Heal Your Life by Louise Lay to get idea about Psychosomatic treatment.
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Consult as advised
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Read a book "You can Heal Your Life" by Louise Lay to idea about about Psychosomatic.
Hello, there are several factors which need to be considered like what is her routine , eating habits,exercise routine, state of mind.
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would suggest kindly book an appointment for a consultation and let’s talk about it with the history that will give me more insight and I can advise better.
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Tell her to observe herself and pls make a note of all that is happening to her as a neutral person and not involved party
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