Fear of going crazy: causes and symptoms, methods of struggle

How often do we use the phrase: "They are crazy!" And we don’t even think about the fact that in some people this expression can cause an unpleasant feeling and even fear. And all because there are individuals who are very afraid of losing their minds. Phobia, manifested in a mild form, is not a disease, but it is imperative to pay attention to this problem in time and begin to fight it.

Ordinary people are afraid of any disease. This is a completely normal fear. Most of us feel horrified at the thought of losing control of ourselves. And this is also not something out of the ordinary. The main thing is that this fear does not become permanent.

A sane person who is accountable for his actions and is responsible for his actions is afraid of losing his status and becoming completely helpless in terms of social adaptation. The same person may be aware that the disease does not choose people by status or by well-being. Therefore, we all understand that everyone can lose their minds. This is where the phobia develops.

True, here it is necessary to make a reservation: not every one of us can think about this problem day and night. A really strong fear of going crazy is experienced by a very small part of people. The bigger one, with a more stable psyche, tries not to think about it.

It is not for nothing that such a disorder is not of a psychiatric nature, but more of a psychological one. That is why it is not included in the list of serious diseases that the international community has established. And all because this phobia may indicate that a person has certain reasons for developing anxiety. This is how they separate.

• Socio-cultural. They arise when a person has various psychoemotional loads in his life. Risk-related professional activities can also lead to this condition. If we add to this the dependence on the opinions of others, then progress in terms of the development of phobia becomes inevitable. Separately, it should be noted the genetic predisposition. And when a person knows that his close relative suffered from insanity, then the fear of repeating the fate of a sick relative can grow and turn into panic attacks.

• Personal character traits. People with increased anxiety, lack of confidence in their abilities, a tendency to depression and stress may experience a fear of insanity.

Neurologists often define a disease as vegetative-vascular dystonia (VVD). This diagnosis is known for its multifaceted symptoms and belongs to the group of other diagnoses. Pathological changes in the autonomic system lead to the fear of going crazy. And in this case, the phobia can be a real threat to health.

Vegetation is difficult to treat. In order for the patient to stop thinking about his phobia, it is necessary to find a certain reason, after which he can forget about fear.

Human fears and panic attacks are intertwined. The emergence of such states leads to the fact that the individual begins to fear becoming crazy. Personality disorder involves panic attacks. It turns out that the patient cannot get out of these weaves. Then he has a fear of harming others. He is increasingly moving away from social life, and the process becomes completely irreversible.

With neurosis, there is also a fear of losing his mind. People are afraid of losing control of themselves, and this fear provokes even greater fear. And then the following conditions may occur: post-traumatic, acute or chronic stress, neurasthenic syndrome, hypochondria, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (numerous phobic disorders).

And then a frequently occurring obsessive state, in which there is no logic, can already begin. A person understands well that he commits wrong actions, but cannot resist them. And then he convinces himself of his madness.

Suspiciousness (that a person has certain mental disorders) causes a condition called hypochondria. People with this condition spend a lot of effort on treatment. They truly believe they have deviations. And even when they are told that they are completely healthy, they continue to believe in their illness, justifying this by the fact that doctors are mistaken and simply cannot make the correct diagnosis.

Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia are prone to physical impairments. At the initial stage, the individual still a little bit, but he realizes that something is wrong with his consciousness. For example, when auditory hallucinations begin, the patient can distinguish real sounds from fictitious ones. The fear of doing something crazy then aggravates the course of the disease.

With anxiety to go crazy, the clinical course of schizophrenia begins, which is expressed in a paroxysmal progressive form.Then enlightenment can come when a person fully understands that something is wrong with him. And this further increases the fear. However, at the same time, the individual does not understand that he has already lost his mind.

There are often cases when social reasons can lead to the fear of going crazy: emotional or physical overload, fatigue, tension in personal life and at work.

People who are very busy, do not have sufficient livelihoods, are prone to a phobia of losing their minds. As a result, a person falls into a depressive state, and this only aggravates his situation. Attention decreases, memory becomes weaker, and thinking processes slow down.

These somatic disorders lead to the idea of ​​his insanity. If you do not get rid of this state, then suicidal tendencies appear further.

To overcome a condition called dyspsyhophobia, you need to start conducting courses of psychotherapy. Rehabilitation activities such as outdoor recreation, a trip to the sea, or complete relaxation at home will help lift a person out of this condition.

Induced delusional disorder is expressed in emotional relationships between very close people, when an individual, having a certain mental illness, tries to transfer it to a loved one. In response, his quite healthy relative tries to find an excuse for such behavior. Eventually, both people begin to think the same way. This is how the fear of not going crazy is jointly overcome. When both begin treatment, the adequate relative bounces back much faster, and the sick individual continues the treatment.

A phobia can be overcome quickly only when a person himself is aware of his condition and begins to show willpower. It is difficult to overcome neurosis on your own. Psychologists and psychotherapists will help here using the following methods:

• psychoanalysis is an obligatory link, a person must independently realize the cause of his fears;
• hypnosis can be applied;
• cognitive therapy will also be effective;
• art therapy (art treatment);
• in a very neglected case, drug treatment will help.

You can also propose to act on the principle of "knock out a wedge by a wedge". You need to try to give your fears the right to exist. In thoughts, you can "crank" and consider any situation. It won't hurt anyone, including you. So, imagine that you hurt a person or become insane and run naked down the street. After that, it is necessary to conduct a study of your attitude to the above events.

This practice will help remove the fear of losing control of yourself. Learn to get rid of attitudes that get in your way. They can be as follows: fear of aggressive actions (you should not show your strength), fear of freedom (you need to endure, even if you don’t like something), fear of loneliness (please others in the hope of their favor), etc.

These attitudes will not bring anything good to life. It is not for nothing that even in a famous song it is sung: "You should not bend under the changing world." Ultimately, you will not please everyone, but you can easily harm your psyche and drive yourself into depression. The fear of going crazy hides primarily the denial of your Self. Remember that wrong attitudes will contribute to this denial until you learn to say "no" to them.

Psychologists say that it is impossible to be angry inside yourself for a long time. Such emotions should spill out. And if your will was suppressed due to circumstances independent of you, then allow yourself to get angry a little.

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