Ukukhathazeka Kwezempilo (Hypochondria)

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• Uyini umehluko phakathi kokukhathazeka ngempilo yakho nokukhathazeka kwezempilo?
• Yini ebangela ukuthi abantu bahlakulele ukukhathazeka ngempilo?
• Ukukhathazeka kwezempilo kutholakala kanjani?
• Kuphathwa kanjani ukukhathazeka ngempilo?
• Ukwelashwa kwengqondo
• Imithi
• Uyini umbono wokukhathazeka ngempilo?

Kuyini ukukhathazeka ngempilo?

Ukukhathazeka kwezempilo ukukhathazeka ngokweqile nangokungenangqondo ngokuba nesimo esibi sezempilo. Kubizwa nangokuthi ukukhathazeka ngokugula, futhi phambilini kwakuthiwa yi-hypochondria. Lesi simo sibonakala ngomcabango womuntu wezimpawu zomzimba zokugula.

Noma kwezinye izimo, ukuhumusha komuntu ngokungeyikho kwemizwa yomzimba emincane noma ejwayelekile njengezimpawu zezifo ezinzima yize abaqinisekisiwe abasebenza kwezokwelapha bengenakho ukugula.

Uyini umehluko phakathi kokukhathazeka ngempilo yakho nokukhathazeka kwezempilo?

Uma umzimba wakho ukuthumelela izimpawu zokuthi uyagula, kuyinto ejwayelekile ukukhathazeka. Ukukhathazeka kwezempilo kubonakaliswa inkolelo engaguquki yokuthi unesifo noma izimpawu zesifo esibi. Ungakhathazeka kakhulu uze ucindezeleke.

Uma ukhathazekile ngempilo yakho, into enengqondo ongayenza ukubona udokotela wakho. Ngokukhathazeka kwezempilo, uzozizwa ucindezeleke ngokweqile mayelana nezimpawu zakho zangempela noma ezicatshangelwe noma ngabe imiphumela yokuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ibuya ingeyinhle futhi odokotela bakuqinisekisa ukuthi uphilile.

Lesi simo sidlulela ngaphezu kokuba nokukhathazeka okujwayelekile ngempilo yomuntu. Inamandla okuphazamisa izinga lomuntu lokuphila, kufaka phakathi amakhono abo oku:

• sebenza esimweni sobungcweti noma semfundo
• ukusebenza nsuku zonke
• dala futhi ugcine ubudlelwane obunenjongo

Yini ebangela ukuthi abantu bahlakulele ukukhathazeka ngempilo?

Ochwepheshe abaqiniseki ngezimbangela eziqondile zokukhathazeka kwezempilo, kepha bacabanga ukuthi lezi zinto ezilandelayo zingabandakanyeka:

• Unokuqonda okungalungile kokuzwa komzimba, izifo, noma zombili lezi zinto. Ungase ucabange ukuthi isifo esibi sibanga ukuzwa komzimba wakho. Lokhu kukuholela ekutheni ubheke ubufakazi obuqinisekisa ukuthi empeleni unesifo esibi.
• Unelungu lomndeni noma amalungu akhathazeke ngokweqile ngempilo yawo noma ngempilo yakho.
• Uke waba nokuhlangenwe nakho okudlule okubhekene nokugula okungathi sína kwangempela ebuntwaneni. Ngakho-ke njengomuntu omdala, imizwa engokomzimba oyitholayo iyethusa kuwe.

Ukukhathazeka kwezempilo kuvame ukwenzeka lapho usukhulile noma maphakathi nokuba mdala futhi kungaba kubi ngokukhula. Kubantu asebekhulile, ukukhathazeka kwezempilo kungagxila ekwesabeni ukuba nezinkinga zememori. Ezinye izinto eziyingozi ekukhathazekeni kwezempilo zifaka:

• umcimbi noma isimo esicindezelayo
• kungenzeka ukugula okungathi sína okuvela ukuthi akukubi
• ukuhlukunyezwa esemncane
• ukuba nokugula okungathi sina kwengane noma umzali onesifo esibi
• ukuba nobuntu obukhathazayo
• uhlola ngokweqile impilo yakho kwi-intanethi

Ukukhathazeka kwezempilo kutholakala kanjani?

Ukukhathazeka kwezempilo akusafakiwe kwi-American Psychological Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Phambilini yayibizwa nge-hypochondriasis (eyaziwa kangcono njenge-hypochondria).

Manje, abantu abatholakala ukuthi bane-hypochondria esikhundleni salokho bangahlukaniswa njengabanakho:

• isifo sokukhathazeka, uma umuntu engenazo izimpawu zomzimba noma izimpawu ezimnene kuphela
• ukuphazamiseka kwesifo somatic, ikakhulukazi lapho umuntu enezimpawu ezibonakala njengokucindezela kuye noma uma enezimpawu eziningi

Ukufika ekuxilongweni kwesifo sokukhathazeka ngempilo, udokotela wakho uzokwenza ukuhlolwa komzimba ukukhipha noma yiziphi izimo zezempilo okhathazeke ngazo. Uma uphilile, udokotela wakho angakudlulisela kuchwepheshe wezempilo yezengqondo. Bazoqhubeka ngokulandelayo:

• ukwenza ukuhlolwa kwengqondo, okubandakanya imibuzo mayelana nezimpawu zakho, izimo ezicindezelayo, umlando womndeni, izinkathazo, nezinkinga ezithinta impilo yakho
• ukukucela ukuthi uqedele ukuzihlola ngokwengqondo noma uhlu lwemibuzo
• buza ngokusebenzisa kwakho izidakamizwa, utshwala, noma ezinye izinto

Ngokusho kwe-American Psychiatric Association, isifo sokukhathazeka ngokugula siphawulwa ngu:

• ukukhathazeka ngokuba noma ukwehla nokugula okungathi sína
• ukungabi nezimpawu zomzimba, noma ukuba nezimpawu ezimnene kakhulu
• ukukhathazeka ngokweqile ngesimo sezokwelapha esivele sikhona noma umlando womndeni mayelana nesimo sezempilo
• ukwenza isimilo esingenangqondo esihlobene nokuziphatha, okungabandakanya:
  • ukuhlolisisa umzimba wakho izifo kaninginingi
  • ukuhlola ukuthi ucabanga ukuthi yiziphi izimpawu zezifo ku-intanethi
  • ukugwema ukuqokwa kukadokotela ukugwema ukuxilongwa ngesifo esibi
  • ukukhathazeka ngokuba nokugula okungenani izinyanga eziyisithupha (Ukugula okhathazeke ngakho kungashintsha phakathi naleso sikhathi.)

Kuphathwa kanjani ukukhathazeka ngempilo?

Ukwelashwa kokukhathazeka kwezempilo kugxile ekwenzeni ngcono izimpawu zakho kanye nokukwazi ukusebenza empilweni yansuku zonke. Imvamisa, ukwelashwa kubandakanya ukwelashwa kwengqondo, ngemithi kwesinye isikhathi engezwe.

Ukwelashwa kwengqondo

Ukwelashwa okuvame kakhulu kokukhathazeka kwezempilo yi-psychotherapy, ikakhulukazi ukwelashwa kokuziphatha kwengqondo (CBT). I-CBT ingasebenza kakhulu ekwelapheni ukukhathazeka kwezempilo ngoba ikufundisa amakhono angakusiza ukuphatha isifo sakho. Ungabamba iqhaza kwi-CBT ngawodwana noma njengeqembu. Ezinye izinzuzo ze-CBT zifaka:

• ukukhomba ukukhathazeka kwezempilo nezinkolelo zakho
• ukufunda ezinye izindlela zokubheka imizwa yomzimba wakho ngokushintsha imicabango engakusizi
• ukukhulisa ukuqonda kwakho ukuthi izinkathazo zakho zikuthinta kanjani wena nokuziphatha kwakho
• uphendula imizwa nezimpawu zomzimba wakho ngokuhlukile
• ukufunda ukubhekana kangcono nokukhathazeka nokucindezeleka kwakho
• ukufunda ukuyeka ukugwema izimo nemisebenzi ngenxa yokuzwa ngokomzimba
• ukugwema ukuhlola umzimba wakho ukuthola izimpawu zokugula nokufuna kaninginingi isiqiniseko sokuthi uphilile
• ukukhulisa ukusebenza kwakho ekhaya, emsebenzini, noma esikoleni, ezindaweni zenhlalo, nasebudlelwaneni nabanye
• ukubheka ukuthi ngabe unezinye izifo zempilo yengqondo noma cha, njengokucindezeleka noma i-bipolar disorder

Ezinye izinhlobo zokwelashwa kwengqondo kwesinye isikhathi zisetshenziselwa ukwelapha ukukhathazeka kwezempilo. Lokhu kungafaka ukuphathwa kokucindezeleka kokuziphatha kanye nokwelashwa kokuchayeka. Uma izimpawu zakho zinzima, udokotela wakho angancoma imithi ngaphezu kwezinye izindlela zokwelashwa.

Imithi

Uma ukukhathazeka kwakho kwezempilo kuthuthuka ngokwelashwa kwengqondo kuphela, lokho ngokuvamile yikho konke okuzosetshenziselwa ukwelapha isimo sakho. Abanye abantu abaphenduli ukwelashwa kwengqondo, noma kunjalo. Uma lokhu kusebenza kuwe, udokotela wakho angancoma imithi.

Ama-anti-depressants, anjenge-serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) akhethiwe, asetshenziswa kaningi kulesi simo. Uma unesifo semizwa noma sokukhathazeka ngaphezu kokukhathazeka kwakho, imithi esetshenziselwa ukwelapha lezo zimo nayo ingasiza.

Eminye imishanguzo yokukhathazeka ngempilo iza nezingozi ezinkulu nemiphumela emibi. Kubalulekile ukubuyekeza izinketho zakho zokwelashwa nodokotela bakho kahle.

Uyini umbono wokukhathazeka ngempilo?

Ukukhathazeka kwezempilo yisimo sezokwelapha sesikhathi eside esingahluka ngokuqina ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kubantu abaningi, kubonakala kubi kakhulu ngokuguga noma ngezikhathi zokuxineka. Kodwa-ke, uma ufuna usizo futhi unamathela ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa, kungenzeka ukunciphisa izimpawu zakho zokukhathazeka ngempilo ukuze uthuthukise ukusebenza kwakho kwansuku zonke futhi wehlise izinkathazo zakho.