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Working with Chronic Illness and Physical Symptoms
According to Somatic Psychology, chronic symptoms reflect problems in nervous system regulation. This perspective suggests that there are common factors in the origins of disease (life events, stress, trauma are all factors that influence the nervous system, for example) that are broader than a diagnosis. Consequently, Somatic Psychology is taylored to the individual rather than to the symptom.
The following is a small sample of symptoms and chronic illnesses that may be affected by emotions, past and current life events, or life stressors, among other things, and which may benefit from Somatic Psychology.
| Chronic Illness |
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| Asthma |
| Autonomic dysregulation |
| Cancer |
| Chronic fatigue |
| Congestive Heart Failure |
| Crohn's |
| Diabetes, type 1 & 2 |
| Dysautonomia |
| Fibromyalgia |
| Hypertension, Hypotension |
| Hyperthyroid, Hypothyroid |
| Lupus |
| Mitral valve prolapse / MVP syndrome |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) |
| Parkinson's |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Scleroderma |
| Seizures |
| Sjogren's |
| Sleep Apnea |
| Thyroiditis |
| Tourette's |
| Ulcers (Peptic, Gastric . . .) |
| Physical symptoms |
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| Arrhythmias |
| Atypical chest pain |
| Diarrhea, Constipation... |
| Dizziness, Vertigo |
| Fainting, Syncope |
| Fatigue |
| Globus |
| Headaches, Migraines... |
| Hives and Urticaria |
| Hypoglycemia |
| Infertility |
| Irritable bowel syndrome |
| Menopausal Symptoms |
| Menstrual Cycle: pain, irregularity, ... |
| Neuropathy |
| Numbness ie: "Stocking / Glove" |
| Overweight |
| Pain: myofascial, back & neck, ... |
| Palpitations |
| Phantom limb pain |
| PTSD |
| Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) |
| Stress-related exacerbations |
| Stuttering |
| Tics, tremors, twitches |
| Tinnitus |
| TMJ |
| War Veterans with symptoms |
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