News of Somatoform Disorders

I have been suffering from Urticaria for the past 6 to 7 months and one of my friends told me this disease name after hearing the symptoms. I am suffering from the itchy rashes almost on all parts of the body, severely on hands and legs. In the initial stages these rashes are not itchy but after a few days the itching becomes severe. Sometimes swelling of the lips also occurs. Most of the time ...

Do you have any back problems such as disc herniations, bulging discs, spondylolythesis, etc? If so, how have you dealt with it in regards to your training? I just found out yesterday that I have a small herniation at L5-S1, and probabley have had it for quite some time. Now that I am aware of it though--other than the strong numbness and tingling I feel down my legs at times I want to be EXTRA ...

I've managed to convince myself that I've got a brain tumor or some deadly brain disease. I'm getting headaches more frequently now, and I zone out all the time. I know it's probably nothing but I can't stop thinking about it, which makes me head hurt more.

Just felt good to get that out.

I know I have BDD, I have kind of looked into it over the years but now when I have been faced with all my other diagnosis's..I will have to address this one too. It is getting worse as I get older but has always been bad.

I really do believe I am ugly. I see a monster in the mirror. I think I used to be attractive when younger..like teens and twenties. But I ...

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Hello everybody, my name is lucas and I'm 22. Since I was 14 I've been experiencing a lot of apparently neurological symptoms, to which I've not been able to find any organical explanation, yet the truth is that the doctors I visited have only done perhaps half of what can be done to diagnose something like this, an because of that, I'll soon go to a ...

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Does anyone here have a suggestion for a good Medicare supplement at a reasonable cost? I know Medicare does not cover everything. Do supplements generally cover drugs? Thanks!

Hi,
Does anyone here have a suggestion for a good Medicare supplement at a reasonable cost? I know Medicare does not cover everything. Do supplements generally cover drugs? Thanks!

Hi, my girlfriend of 16 years has had CD for 1.5 years, and i just researched it because i was curious, and i found this forum. Reading the posts is helping me cope with it, it was a huge shock reading all of the apparent symptoms and problems caused by it. I love her so much, and i feel completely helpless, i feel like i can do nothing to help her, i want to help ...

:cry:Hello. I am new here. Just looking for some other people who suffer from BDD. I really dont wish this on anyone else, but it does help to know other people who have it.
This must be one of the most painful and tortorous disorders ever.
I have dealt with tremendous physical pain and other mental issues but nothing compares to BDD. It is ...

This is debilitating and embarrassing. I am losing my hair I have a very thin build and I am pale. I want to shave my head but have a very small bony shaped head and I am completely debilitated over this. 1st is this BDD??

I am suffering from depression (for approx. 7 year). I was divorced in June, (14 yrs) and have 2 beautiful children, that don't live w/ me. To explain the seriousness ...