I wonder if I have psychological problems with novel coronavirus.

These days, I have always suspected that I have a new type of pneumonia. On New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve, the symptoms such as fever 37.3, chest tightness and suffocation were verified. I'm anxious and worried. I'm afraid that if I do get infected, it will be transmitted to young children and elderly mother-in-law.

Therefore, even at home in those days, I wore a mask to keep my children away from me. But I know very well that I have no epidemiological history (I have never been to Hubei epidemic area, and I have never been in contact with people in Hubei epidemic area). At the same time, I also pay great attention to personal protection and try to reduce unnecessary going out. From 2 1 afternoon, you always wear a mask and wash your hands frequently when you go out, so the chance of getting infected with novel coronavirus is very small. But why do I still have such strong self-doubt?

I believe there are many people like me. Otherwise, there will be no patients crowding into the hospital, seriously crowding out the medical resources of severe patients with new coronary pneumonia, increasing the risk of cross-infection, and the news reports that Internet hospitals later called for consultation and mild patients isolated themselves at home.

I, a person with no epidemiological history, can still have such serious doubts. Those who do have a history of epidemiology will have more serious doubts before medical observation is lifted. The purpose of this paper is to relieve personal hypochondriac anxiety objectively and scientifically and regain physical and mental relaxation through self-case analysis.

1. Personal hypochondriasis experience process record

On the evening of 20th, Academician Zhong Nanshan publicly confirmed that novel coronavirus will spread from person to person, calling on everyone to wash their hands frequently and wear masks when going out.

2 1 Early in the morning, before going to work, I went to all the pharmacies under the residential building one by one and asked if there were any masks for sale. As a result, all the masks were sold out, and I couldn't buy them either. I'm a little anxious.

At dinner time on the 22nd, my elder sister called me and said that my eldest brother was in hospital. At first, I thought my eldest brother was injured and hospitalized again, such as fighting. Listen carefully, just know is in the county hospital isolation treatment of suspected novel coronavirus infected people. Fortunately, it was a false alarm. My eldest brother was diagnosed with influenza A that night and was discharged the next day.

On the evening of 23rd, Wuhan announced the closure of the city, followed by several cities in Hubei.

On the 24th, I ate hot snack nuts at home for several days, and my mouth was festering. At noon on New Year's Eve, I feel tight in my chest. I took a thermometer and measured 37.3. For the first time, I experienced symptoms such as fever, chest tightness, and breath holding, and began to suspect that I was infected with novel coronavirus.

On 25th and 26th, I deliberately reduced the intake of hot snacks and nuts, drank more water at home, and didn't stay up late to brush my mobile phone to ensure adequate sleep. Put down your mobile phone during the day and try to edit the audio self-made reading package for your child's picture book (a network tool that can be clicked with a pen). The symptoms of discomfort soon disappeared.

On the 27th, the third day of New Year's Eve, the news began to report the existence of asymptomatic novel coronavirus carriers. Secondly, symptoms such as fever, chest tightness and breath holding. My temperature is 37.2, and I suspect that I am infected with novel coronavirus again.

At night, my son was so angry that a big bubble popped up in his mouth for no reason. It was less than 8 o'clock in the evening, and he wanted to take his son to the social rehabilitation center. As a result, two social health centers were closed. So I decided to go to Baoan Central Hospital, not far away. At the hospital, the doctor took everyone's temperature and asked if there was any epidemiological history. After confirming that there was no problem, they were taken to the pediatric emergency department.

It was not until I went to the hospital to take my temperature that I gradually felt at ease, convinced that I must not be a new type of coronary pneumonia, and I should not always be suspicious and anxious. This not only increased my mental and psychological burden, but also increased the burden of testing and investigation of hospital medical staff. It was also at this time that I had the idea of sharing and analyzing my suspicious experiences.

2. Analysis and explanation of the causes of hypochondria

I graduated

The condemned man thought that his blood was constantly dripping out and soon died in this great fear, but in fact he didn't shed a drop of blood.

Was his body scared to death or bled to death? After his physical examination, he found that all the reactions of his body were the same as massive blood loss!

In other words, his consciousness thinks he is bleeding, which in turn causes his body to reflect excessive blood loss. This experiment reveals that mentality affects physiology, and inner fear is a person's greatest enemy.

Rosenthal effect

Also known as "pygmalion effect" and "interpersonal expectation effect", it is a kind of social psychological effect, which refers to the phenomenon that teachers' earnest hope for students can get the expected effect dramatically.

1968 One day, American psychologist Rosenthal and his assistant came to a primary school and said that they would conduct seven experiments. They selected three classes from Grade One to Grade Six, and conducted a "future development trend test" for the students in this 18 class. After that, Rosenthal handed a list of "most promising people" to the principal and related teachers in a favorable tone, and told them to keep it secret so as not to affect the correctness of the experiment.

In fact, Rosenthal told an "authoritative lie" because the students on the list were randomly selected. Eight months later, Rosenthal and his assistants re-examined the students in Class 18. As a result, a miracle appeared: the students on the list made great progress, lively and cheerful, confident and curious, and were more willing to deal with people.

In fact, Rosenthal's "authoritative lie" played a role. This lie gave the teacher a hint, which affected the teacher's evaluation of the students' ability on the list. The teacher passed on his psychological activities to the students through his emotions, language and behavior, which made the students become more self-respecting, self-loving, self-confident and self-reliant, thus making extraordinary progress in all aspects.

placebo effect

Also known as fake medicine effect, fake medicine effect and substitution effect, it refers to the phenomenon that patients "expect" or "believe" that the treatment will be effective and the symptoms will be alleviated. This relief is not caused by the drugs taken, but based on the patient's psychological expectation of recovery. A person who easily produces corresponding psychological and physiological effects when using a placebo is called a placebo.

The personality characteristics of this kind of people are sociable, dependent, easy to be hinted, lack of self-confidence, worrying about various physiological changes and discomfort, hypochondriasis and nervousness. It is the influence of psychological suggestion on behavior. So I tried to do a self-analysis to find the real reason for my hypochondriasis:

First of all, I am self-conscious. I realize that I am a sensitive and self-suggestive person, especially after getting married and having children. For example, after giving birth to a baby, I once suspected that my uterus was prolapsed until the doctor confirmed that I was fine. I always suspected that my baby's hip was dislocated. I will always pay attention to whether the child's leg lines are symmetrical. Doctors should pay attention to every physical examination of children. I won't be completely at ease until the child learns to walk, run and jump. Because of the pressure of work, I had a physiological reaction to chest pain. I was afraid of chest pain and sudden death. Chest pain went to the hospital, and the emergency department took a chest X-ray to make sure there was no problem, and then it gradually improved.

So since the outbreak of the epidemic, the news events updated every day and the emergencies around me have given me great hints. This is reflected in the closure of Wuhan, and my eldest brother is suspected of being hospitalized, which makes me feel that the epidemic is getting worse and worse. Therefore, on New Year's Eve, I had a fever of 37.3 for the first time at noon, chest tightness, breath holding and other symptoms. However, the report of asymptomatic novel coronavirus carriers in the third grade made me worry that I would be infected by asymptomatic virus carriers if I went out several times during the Spring Festival, so it happened again.

I have a fever and chest tightness. I have been seriously unwell these two days, that is, I didn't rest well, stayed up late to watch the play and ate a lot of hot snacks nuts, which led to oral ulcers and oral inflammation, leading to fever. I guess this is also the real cause of fever. Later, I slept and drank a lot of water, which caused my symptoms.

Make sure you are an impressionable person.

Like me, you can think about whether you have hinted at real examples in the past. If you confirm that you are a suggestible person, when you have fever, chest tightness and discomfort, and you suspect that you are infected with novel coronavirus, tell yourself clearly that this is the result of self-suggestion, and you are not infected. Then reflect on what you need to pay attention to in diet and sleep, improve in time, and quickly eliminate uncomfortable symptoms. Gradually consolidate this idea that I am not infected and I am healthy. Slowly, the anxiety of hypochondriac patients will be greatly reduced.

Change the focus of attention

There is no need to refresh the news all the time, especially when you find that the news has an impact on you. If you can't brush, stop doing other things in time and brush a well-made TV series with high ratings.

Funny pictures of jokes on the internet, such as: finally on the fifth day, I can lie at home and do nothing and make contributions to society. It is cloudy. Out of control in bed 15 times, heartbeat 268 1 time, blinking 588 times. I really can't figure out why there are sand sculptures eating bats. Does he want to fly?

In fact, waiting is also a way to shift the focus. As soon as the center of gravity shifts and people get busy, they naturally have no extra time and energy to worry about getting sick.

Keep objective and rational.

The virus will not be transmitted to you from Hubei for no reason, but it must have a vector to achieve infection. Therefore, if you don't have close contact with virus carriers, wear masks when you go out and wash your hands frequently when you go home, you will basically not be infected. Even if infected, people with good physical immunity can heal themselves and give themselves more positive psychological hints. Believe that you are healthy.

When you feel stressed, talk to your family and friends in time.

Relieve those bad emotions, reduce bad psychological hints and get more positive psychological hints. At the same time, the online public welfare psychological platform can also provide professional methods and knowledge to ease the release of pressure. Proper attention and application can relieve anxiety and restore inner peace.

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