All people are imperfect, sometimes someone experiences a feeling of anger towards the world and society, is in a state of increased irritability, or is subject to the action of other components of a nasty mood. But, unfortunately, few people know that these are the first signs of one unpleasant disease.
Description
Dysphoria is a state of low mood, which is accompanied by special viciousness and irritability. The name of the disease has Greek roots. Indeed, in the translation the word "dysphoria" is "torment, suffering." This is how patients describe their condition when contacting a doctor.
People with dysphoria, as a rule, do not suffer from mental or physical retardation. But they often have bouts of activity, injustice, as well as outbursts of anger and an aggressive state.
Often, dysphoria is the main component of a depressive syndrome (depression). In addition, she often goes along with other mental illnesses. For example, in some cases of epilepsy before or after a seizure, manifestations of dysphoria can be observed.
Causes
Unfortunately, at the moment, scientists have not identified a disease that would clearly accompany dysphoria. The causes of its occurrence can be very diverse. Doctors distinguish the following list of ailments in which dysphoria is observed:
- oligophrenia;
- atrophy of the brain;
- senile dementia;
- epilepsy;
- psychopathy (both excitable and other types);
- cerebrovascular diseases associated with vascular insufficiency;
- previous strokes;
- organic brain diseases.
In addition, dysphoria is an ailment that manifests itself not only with mental illness and during periods of hormonal changes, but also with stress and depression.
Symptoms
In the world, a division into two degrees of the disease was accepted: mild and severe. Moreover, the former is often not taken seriously. In a mild degree, all symptoms are not very pronounced, and they do not particularly interfere with the patient's life. Most often, they are simply considered a character trait. These include: causticity, grouchy, cynicism, etc. These symptoms can affect all spheres of a person’s life, and in some cases manifest themselves in relation to any particular things.
With a pronounced degree, everything is more complicated. Her symptoms are accompanied by hopelessness, fear, anxiety. Outbreaks of anger can reach the highest level, accompanied by physical violence.
If a patient is diagnosed with dysphoria at this degree of the disease, the symptoms will be as follows:
- Frequent motor agitation.
- Injustice.
- Periodic stupor.
- Clouding of consciousness.
- Distraction.
Separate groups of dysphoria
Based on this disease, the following divisions were identified that relate to various disorders in the genital area:
- Postcoital dysphoria is a period of bad mood after intercourse. This condition can last from a couple of minutes to several hours. The first mention of this phenomenon was recorded in ancient Rome. The writer Petronius said that all living beings are sad after intercourse. Postcoital dysphoria is usually characteristic of men. This is due to a change in hormonal balance and postponed physical fatigue. In women, this type of dysphoria is often psychological in nature - dissatisfaction with oneself or a partner, preoccupation with various problems, etc.
- Premenstrual dysphoria. It is usually caused by a change in hormonal levels and is observed only in women. This diagnosis can only be made if there are more than five signs from the above list:
- Change in appetite.
- Depression or anxiety.
- Sleep impairment.
- Frequent mood swings.
- Headache.
- Fatigue.
- Irritability.
- General oppression.
- Depression.
Gender dysphoria: what is it?
Among the mental illnesses in the field of sexual identity, another terrible deviation stands out. If a person suffers from the fact that he feels himself in the body of the wrong sex, then he can be diagnosed with “gender dysphoria”. What it is and what are the reasons for its appearance is still not known exactly. These include various hormonal disorders, hermaphroditism, a violation of intrauterine development. Many people with this disease suffer very much because of the condemning attitudes of society and the inability to fulfill their wishes.
Treatment
Any procedures for getting rid of the disease are prescribed depending on the severity of the disease.
If the patient is worried about mild dysphoria, treatment can be reduced only to psychotherapeutic methods and various auto-training, which can reduce anxiety and relieve all tension.
If we are talking about a pronounced degree of the disease, then the process of getting rid of the disease is fundamentally changing. To begin with, the patient is prescribed special drugs with the corrective effect of behavioral reactions that have hypnotic effect, as well as antipsychotics-antipsychotics. If these measures did not help, then tranquilizers are included in the course of treatment. After the seizures are stopped, the medication continues until the cause of the disease is eliminated.
With special forms of dysphoria, the approach to treatment can differ significantly. For example, postcoital disorder cannot be cured. To get rid of him, it is enough for the patient to exert strength for self-improvement.
As for premenstrual dysphoria, it may require the use of various devices: painkillers, sleeping pills, sedatives. If this sexual deviation occurs extremely often, you should visit a gynecologist for advice. In such cases, hormonal correction is possible.
Treating gender dysphoria is a very difficult process. It is selected strictly individually for the patient. Most often, the patient is prescribed sex hormones, it is recommended to visit a beauty salon and undergo a laser operation and conduct speech correction. These procedures are the easiest way to turn a man into a woman and vice versa. The most effective treatment option is gender reassignment surgery. But such an intervention in the human body is carried out only after consultation with a psychiatrist to exclude possible psychological diseases.