She wore 12 pairs of pants to seek medical attention: I'm too cold, the temperature is 30 ° C, my whole body | Auntie | 30 ° C
On the day of Mangzhong, the temperature in Hangzhou is approaching 30 degrees. In the consultation room of Xu Bin, the chief physician of the Department of Neurology at the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a patient arrived. He was wearing thin and thick pants, and upon careful counting, there were a total of 12 pairs!
Unexpectedly, the strange disease of being afraid of the cold
Rooted in psychology
Patient Aunt Zhao is from Jiangsu, 65 years old this year. A few years ago, she came to Hangzhou with her son for retirement. As a "Hangzhou drifter", she has been struggling to adapt to the new living environment. Starting from last year, she suddenly suffered from a strange illness of being afraid of the cold. Even in hot summers, she had to wear several pieces of clothing when going out, and often had to cover four or five blankets when sleeping at night.
Aunt Zhao's family felt very strange that no one among her relatives or friends had ever suffered from this disease. So he took her to seek medical treatment everywhere, searching and searching, but never found any major problems. The more she couldn't find the cause, the more anxious Aunt Zhao became and her body became increasingly thin.
Coincidentally, Aunt Zhao's family recently learned about a similar case, who was also afraid of the cold and sought medical treatment. As a result, she was cured in the Department of Neurology at the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. So they quickly took Aunt Zhao to seek medical treatment, and at that moment she was wearing 12 pairs of pants on her legs.
Dr. Xu Bin, the chief physician of the neurology department, received a diagnosis. After a comprehensive examination, he determined that Aunt Zhao did not suffer from any rare "strange disease", but rather a "physical form disorder" caused by psychological factors and subjective negative emotions.
After being admitted to the hospital, the team decided to provide Aunt Zhao with continuous psychological treatment, combined with medication such as soothing the liver and relieving depression. It is estimated that she will recover and be discharged in half a month.
Chronic diseases related to somatoform disorders
Seek medical attention if such situations occur
Somatic form disorder, also known as somatic symptom disorder, is a mental illness characterized by long-term belief that one has a certain disease. Generally speaking, such patients often seek medical attention repeatedly and express doubts about the results of normal examinations. Research has shown that, in addition to genetic factors, this disease is closely related to psychological factors, neurotransmitter disorders or reductions.
Most patients with physical form disorders have a suspicious and stubborn personality, overly focusing on their own feelings, and at the same time, they have lower tolerance for physical discomfort. Xu Bin explained, "Like Aunt Zhao, although she keeps saying she feels' very cold ', her whole body is actually' hot '. It is understood that the elderly are more dominant when they are young, but after retirement, they have changed their environment, which gives them a certain sense of loss. The fear of the cold in their self narration may be to some extent to attract the attention of their family."
From a clinical perspective, about 40% of patients seeking treatment in the neurology department also suffer from physical form disorders. However, most people do not immediately think of it as a mental illness when they develop symptoms, and seek medical attention, which increases anxiety and delays and exacerbates the condition.
Regarding how to prevent the disease and seek medical attention correctly, Xu Bin suggests that sensitive individuals should cultivate more interests and hobbies to distract their attention, try to make friends more, and use more chatting and communication to alleviate negative emotions. If the feeling of "psychological pain" persists for more than two weeks without relief, or if there are strange behaviors without organic problems, it is advisable to seek medical attention from neurology or psychology departments as soon as possible.
