Anyone have Somatoform Disorders?

[saradeee]

I first started out with having a constant pain in my lower back, I noticed it started when some family problems really got to me and gave me severe anxiety. I had no idea why i had the pain for a year. Constant trips to the ER, Doctor visits, Chiropractors, multiple X-rays and CT scans also a MRI, Even two surgery's. Nothing got rid of that pain. My main doctor said that the only other reason for this pain is psychological, How i took it was that he was saying i was crazy and i was just faking it, but the pain is really there. There was no way i was faking it when i was literally feeling this constant pain! This pain made my life completely stop. I never left the house or took care of myself. I gained so much weight and lost my social life. I finally decided to look into the possibility of having Somatoform and i'm so grateful i did. I found out that there a different types of Somatoform, and I myself have Somatoform Pain Disorder. It's where you have multiple pain symptoms that you really feel, but no physical reason (like i have back pain, burning sensation in my urethra, sexual intercourse pain) These are real and not imagined. I went to a therapist, who decided to put me on Effexor, It helped me so much. It has gotten rid of my pain, It didn't get rid of it right away of course but it has now. I'm still struggling with anxiety and have anxiety attacks almost once a week, Whenever i'm sick or in pain i have to know what is wrong right away or i will worry about it and get anxiety because i'm afraid of having the constant pain again for a year, i know i worry to much. I want to start Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help control my anxiety. I have heard it helps so much. I'm just looking for people who have Somatoform Disorders and their experience with it! It would be nice to know that i'm not the only one out there!

[TheLightSeeker]

Wow, I cannot believe this freddie8605!!!!

I took a  a past life regression therapy course, recently.
Before the end of this course, every student had to facilitate a
past life regression for another person.
The person that I partnered with, had been tested for diabetes and other conditions-
because of constant and  excessive thirst and fatigue !
  I helped her to regress in a past life that  went like this:
In this particular past life she was in Kenya, in a small village, where everyone is dying
from dehydration, as they experienced a  long drought. She was asked to go and fetch water along with a few other young people, who seemed the most able to walk.
During this expedition- having left behind her siblings and her almost dying mother-
she finds herself left alone under the intense desert heat. Everyone else died.
The thirst and the fatigue, are unbearable. She feels her death coming. She also feels guilt that she failed her people.
I helped her remove herself from this scene, so she doesn't experience any more pain.
She is now the observer.
My suggestion was, that she removes any feeling of guilt, as it was not her fault at all.
Everyone back at the village would understand.
Eventually she sees her self finding a shrub, crawling underneath for some shade
and falling in a deep sleep, and dies.
As her Spirit leaves her body, she can "see" that rain was coming to her village,
and eventually her people got water and survived.

When I guided her back to the present life, I asked her if she wanted some water.
And she answered "no thank you. I am fine"!!!   ( I felt some tears trickling down my face)
She suffers from Fibromyalgia, as well.
Next time I meet her, I will ask her about her fibromyalgia.
This is a white woman in her forties, her and her husband had decided to go to  Kenya,
for their honeymoon!. She had always wanted to visit to Kenya, see the wild life,
and when they arrived there, she got extremely emotional and started crying!!!

Please post your comments! You may be have a connection to this.
There are no coincidences, only Divine Synchronicities.
Blessings
Nikodicreta

  

[freddie8605]

In the past people have said that my pain was in my head. At that time i was also drink a large amount of water, 4 or 5 liters a day which was causing some health problems. i was told after doing tests that i had psychogenic polydipsia. It took awhile but ok i accept that it was in my head now but then after  i got on top of the drinking to much water i started getting general pain almost anywhere or everywhere. and i went to the same doctor and he said that it was caused by anxiety and that it too was in my mind but he never did any tests or anything and now my mom thinks that it might be fibromyalgia. If he had done all the possible tests and they came back fine then maybe i would have believed it. I really do understand that if it is in my mind the PAIN is very real and effects you majorly. I am glad you say you have overcome the pain and you feel better after getting help. I am glad for you. I might bring it up with my therapist next time i see her and see what she thinks as this pain comes and goes and and isn't present at the moment. I have bipolar also but i think when you tell a doctor you have a psychological illness they think there is no way you could have a physical l illness as well. eg i also have asthma and they often say it is anxiety even though it has almost killed me once and that doctor in the hospital after doing extra tests that i definitely have moderate asthma.

[TheLightSeeker]

Hey Saradeee.
Welcome to the forum.

You are not the only one out there. There are many people around us with similar issues.
I experienced what you are going through when I was 10 years old.
My fear of dying was actually greater than my multiple pains (sometimes
so severe that I thought my death was imminent)
It all started when my dad was taken away by the military (long story)
With my younger brother being an infant and our mom  very ill,
I became the "man in charge of the house". With very little help and scarce
resources, we managed somehow to endure the hardships for 2 and a half years.
However the huge amount of stress, "broke" me.
I thank my lucky stars that brought into my life my grandma-a great source of inspiration and love- and the kindest Doctor in the world. A Psychologist/Cardiologist that refused to give me drugs, as I was too young.
He also refused to accept my payment- I went alone to this appointment- as there was nobody available to be there with me.
He gave me advice and copied pages of a book for me, which also included some mental and breathing exercises. Dying was not an option ha-ha, so I immersed myself into the Holistic teachings that I was given. My inner world started changing. The wisdom of the words in those pages dominated my thinking. And in short time it all got better.
For the greater part of my life now , I've devoted my energy toward health, wellness, healing and kindness. And this has helped me not only overcome some very serious personal challenges, but help many other people with their challenges.

Please hang in there and  consider some form of non-drug therapy.
Things will get much better
If you want some recommendations please message me directly or post at the alternative
therapies (forum rules). My advice is 100% holistic. I have  backround  knowledge in this field that will simplify your approach to your issues. Include any details you deem important.
Blessings,
Nikodicreta