News of Somatization Disorder Forum

Today I found out I have somatization disorder. I am 19 years old. It all started October 9th of this year when I was put in the hospital for a UTI that spread into a bladder and kidney infection. My kidney had already been operated on at age seven due to an obstruction and so its function was not what it should be. I stayed two nights in the hospital, where I missed a midterm, ...

I have some problems with somatization and not being able to identify my feelings very well (like alexithymia). Apparently the two often go together, and I suppose that makes sense. I'm trying to become more emotionally aware, but am finding it difficult. I tend to work out how I feel by thinking about how I behaved after the event e.g. I didn't want to get out of bed yesterday, therefore I must have been feeling ...

All my problems started late 2007. Problems sleeping mostly, felt like my heart was beating way too fast. During the day I'd be 100% fine. Then as time went along I'd start experiencing chest pain when laying down to go to bed. I guess at the time I just felt like I may have been experiencing minor general anxiety problems.

Eventually, things would start getting worse. I'd start to experience discomfort in my chest while ...

In 2008 I went to my local hospital spitting blood! A doctor checked me out and sent me home. Throughout that year I felt strange body tremors but no pain anywhere. In 2009 I started getting abdominal pains and in September I had an endoscopy which showed erosive duodenitis caused by helibactor pylori. At the same time I had fine pins and needles in my arms and legs and genital numbness and ED. I read ...

hi its been suggested to me today that i could have somatization disorder. Up untill now i have never heard of it, but having researched it in depth it soon makes sense. I was wondering if any one new the steps next and how to make things better. Im only 19 and in all fairness im not going to lie its scared me abit :/ x

I'm not really sure if Somatoform includes Hypochondria but I'd say that the two combined pretty much define and dominate my entire life.

On a constant and continual basis I diagnose myself with various medical disorders/diseases (ranging from superficial to deadly to rare and unheard of maladies) and diagnose myself with different psychological disorders, such as: Generalized Anxiety, Panic attacks, OCD, Depression, Schizotypal, Schizophrenia, Bypolar, Narcissism, Borderline...

With the medical diagnosis: I've experienced so many ...

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I'm 22 years of age, have always been quite anxious and just recently discovered that of Somatization disorder. I have always expressed concerns for my health, being quite dizzy and nauseous and constantly feeling tummy pain. I have had every test ...

I have conversion disorder and worse i had to endure going to school and living with it to. My friends were all cool with it. they even jokingly asked once what would i do if my legs went out while I was outside walking during passing period I said I would crawl into a corner and read a good book. It doesn't happen that much anymore except occasionally and if they do go out they ...

hello.
this is my first post here. tell you the truth i'm not even sure why i'm here. i feel a bit of a fake - since it appars everybody (docs, friends, social workers) all say i am better. but, you know i don't feel like it.

it is almost 10 am on the morning watch, yet i've been up for 3 days now. yes, there was some 10-15 min cat-nap, but no more. so ...

Hi all. My name is Shannon. I'm 30 years old and have recently been given a diagnosis of somatization disorder. I'm happy to have an explanation for my many symptoms of illness, yet quite afraid of what the future holds.
For me, this all began about 7 years ago following my very first panic attack. I became "preoccupied" with my health and started having a plethora of physical symptoms that could never be explained by ...