Somatization or Somatic Symptom Disorder

EternalTruth

Just wondering if there is anyone else on here with Somatization or Somatic Symptom Disorder. I have never met anyone with it and would love to talk to others who experience it.

EternalTruth

Just bumping this up to see if there is another MFPer with this disorder.

Alluminati

Interesting, is this kind of like being a hypochondriac?

EternalTruth

No, different than that. People with SSD actually experience the symptoms but they don't have a specific medical cause (although one current theory suggests it is a response to stress). For example, I get excruciating headaches and body pain, digestive problems, conversion disorder issues (I have suddenly become paralyzed from the waist down for several hours several times in my life), dizziness, etc. The symptoms are real but not caused by say a neurological disorder.

Alluminati

EternalTruth wrote: »

No, different than that. People with SSD actually experience the symptoms but they don't have a specific medical cause (although one current theory suggests it is a response to stress). For example, I get excruciating headaches and body pain, digestive problems, conversion disorder issues (I have suddenly become paralyzed from the waist down for several hours several times in my life), dizziness, etc. The symptoms are real but not caused by say a neurological disorder.

Oh ok, thanks for clarifying. That sounds terrible and I hope you find support. I have a co-worker that has this issue and we both chalk it up to stress. I would love to forward this to her but am scared it will make her stress out more, lol. Good luck!

EternalTruth

Thanks, that is very sweet of you!