Neurosis is a problem that most often affects young people between the ages of twenty and thirty. It manifests itself on many levels: both through behavior, emotions and physical sensations. In any case, it is necessary to treat neurosis without ignoring its symptoms. The main symptoms of this disease are fears, difficulties in functioning in society, as well as a sense of fear before taking up everyday challenges.
This is usually accompanied by difficulties in collecting thoughts, memory problems, learning disabilities, as well as somatic symptoms: heart palpitations, dizziness and headaches, stomach, spine or heart problems appearing in moments of stress and tension, hot waves, with the digestive system (e.g. diarrhoea), blushing, muscle pain, sensory impairment (e.g. hearing), shortness of breath, heaviness in the chest, and sometimes even symptoms of some allergies.
Depending on the reason for the appearance of neurosis, we distinguish its types:
- Obsessive compulsive disorder. It is associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder, which manifests itself in certain areas of life where certain “rituals” are followed. This makes life difficult and forces the patient to, for example, constantly wash his hands, teeth, or count various objects, steps, etc. in his head, or precisely arrange, for example, books on the shelves. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a subconscious push away from fears and phobias that are difficult to control. Such an obsession is most often associated with parts of life such as sex, hygiene, disease and order.
- Neurasthenic neurosis. Sometimes it is the result of a pessimistic approach to life, a negative perception of the world. It appears in the morning when we feel angry, resentful or tired when we have to go to work or school. The mood usually improves only in the afternoon, when working time is coming to an end. It can manifest itself in two ways: through outbursts of anger and hyperactivity, or fatigue and problems with memory and concentration.
- Vegetative neurosis. It appears as a result of prolonged stress and emotions that have a negative effect on our nervous system. Vegetative neurosis causes disorders in the functioning of some organs, primarily the digestive and circulatory systems, contributing to the formation of, for example, hypertension or stomach ulcers.
- Hysterical neurosis. We talk about hysterical neurosis when a person lives in the belief that he is terminally ill. This is usually to attract the attention of those around you (sometimes unconsciously). Upon learning that she is safe and healthy, she usually reacts with anger. As a result of the belief about the disease, various symptoms appear, such as epilepsy, tremors, paresis, loss of consciousness, temporary blindness, or difficulty breathing and swallowing. All this is a symptom of neurosis.
- Post-traumatic neurosis. It’s about people who have survived an accident. They usually experience various ailments, such as headaches and hand tremors. Sometimes it may be actual damage as a result of the accident, other times it is post-traumatic neurosis, i.e. the patient’s belief that the ailments are caused by an injury suffered as a result of the accident.
- Anxiety neurosis. When the patient feels excessive fear of death, the end of the world, or the opinion of other people about him. This is often preceded by a long-term hiding of emotions, until they finally turn into a sense of threat and phobias, i.e. anxiety neurosis. Sometimes the symptoms are accompanied by hand tremors, difficulty breathing, excessive sweating, or chest pain.