what is the name of that disorder where people think they have a disease, and they get all the sypmtoms but its all in their mind?
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It IS hypochondria. Take this test to see if you have it:\nhttp://www.uib.no/med/avd/med_a/gastro/wilhelms/whiteley.html\n\nPsychosomatic refers to physical or physiologic manifestations of emotional or psychiatric problems. For example, if you are stressed out, you may respond with headaches, or feel like you are having trouble breathing. Its not exactly known what causes psychosomatic disorders but seems to be that psychological stressors become internalized and then get expressed in physical disorders.
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certainly sounds like it. \nhttp://understanding_ocd.tripod.com/ocd_symptoms.html \nI'm beginning to think that most everyone has it to a certain degree.
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I have bipolar affective disorder. I actually hate it if i feel I'm getting special treatment from family and coworkers. But i guess there are some who would try and use it to there advantage.
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Does the world seem fake, almost like a cartoon?  This may be some type of an anxiety illness.  I have felt the same, I was diagnosed with anxxiety.
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It is definitely a disorder.
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its because in society people assume that a mental illness is something that affects us emotionally which is not the case, its an actual chemical imbalance in your brain because the neurons are not flowing right. People need to be educated more on this and maybe the stigma will stop eh
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there is a global assessment test and the dsm, your orientation to reality or person place time and event as well as your ability to think  abstractly,reason, interpret reality, etc , alot of people with certain disorders can only deal with concrete thought, the assessments are comprehensive , the dsm, is a standardized dianostic tool based on certain criteria for each diagnosis, try doing a yahoo or google or wikipedia search on DSM for classifying mental ilnesses or going to  a pych site, you might be ablre to find a sample copy of questions used to assess one's mental status
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Mental Illness is a very misunderstood condition. Often the person suffering the condition has trouble understanding it, how can you expect people who have never experienced it to understand.\n\nMental Illness is about chemical imbalances in the brain. You cannot control the imbalance by 'positive thinking' or by behavioural modification. You generally need drug intervention to get you sorted out. The drugs are the equivelent of putting a broken leg in plaster.  \n\nThere is stigma attached to being mentally ill. But don't worry about it. Take your medications and find a support group in your local area. You will find it easier to cope with if you find one friend who understands.
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On Screen Display. What you probably is thinking of is OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by intense, recurrent, unwanted thoughts and rituals that are beyond the person's control), see links below
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I'm not all that sure what shows or disorders you are speaking of.
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This could actually be an illness and they need psychological help.  I have had problems in the past with worrying and it was anxiety that needed treatment.  Stress can hurt a person physically.
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Well, if you think about having illnesses and always being worried about health, older people might always want to pester people to let go of all the emotions bottled up inside of them. They have different points of views, like your example about the ice cream. So if you feel like you have a major problem with them, then try to put yourself in their shoes.
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NO. You're not being a paranoid. You're just being concerned. This is what most of the people lack. I mean, they tend to neglect their health status and do not seek prompt diagnosis and treatment. That's why some of them find out too late what has become of their health.\n\nSo, you need not worry for being a worrier that you may seem. You're just being a health-conscious one.\n\nBy the way, how were you able to say it's Parkinson's Disease? What other symptoms are you manifesting? What part of your body shakes? does your hands have tremors? Do they occur at rest or when you are at work?\n\nThere are three cardinal signs of Parkinson's disease or PD. The following are:\n\nhand tremors\ncogwheel rigidity and slow movement\npoor, shuffling gait or stooped posture\n\n\nParkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive degenerative movement disorder. Tremors, rigidity, slow movement (bradykinesia), poor balance, and difficulty walking (called parkinsonian gait) are characteristic primary symptoms of Parkinson's disease.\n\nFor you to understand better, let me give a schematic diagram of how the disease process occurs:\n\ntrauma\nfree radicals\naccelerated aging\nenvironmental toxins and\ngenetic predisposition\n                                              leading to\n\ndepleted dopamine producing cells. (Dopamine is the one that controls your motor neurons which also controls your muscles.)\n\n                                             so,\nmotor system nerves are unable to control movement and coordination\n\n                                         thereby,\nproducing the symptoms mentioned above\n\n\n\nActually, Symptoms of Parkinson's disease may appear at any age, but the average age of onset is 60. It is rare in people younger than 30 and risk increases with age. It is estimated that 5% to 10% of patients experience symptoms before the age of 40.
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I used to have it a lot.  I washed my hands ALL the time and took like 3 or 4 baths a day.  Couldn't eat anything that I didn't feel was clean enough, ended up crying all the time because I thought I was going to die of some weird sickness...had it for a long time but never took any medication for it.  Eventually it went away on its own.
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what kind of mental illness and why are you so concerned with the gender in your question?
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I think that is Multiple Sclerosis. There are many websites and associations for patients and their falimy members,just use search engine.\n\nThe other you mentioned: at http://www.transpersonal-web.com/bipolar-mental-illness.shtml
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I have Adhd, and "emotional" problems...I am called "disabled" and I know I have problems, but to me things are"normal" Lol, really since no one is perfect, what is a disability?