Lads I suffer from hypochondria/somatic symptom disorder (medicated

>>9213302
start with the greeks

>>9213324
Came here to post this.

>>9213324
Lol you fuckers I'm a regular here. How about your diary desu. But seriously when I mean have you tried a book for therapy I'm not talking self help I'm talking about manual on cognitive behavioural therapy. Anyone ever try learning something like that to help themselves? How did it go.

>>9213342
Books tend to target specifics. Not just bad feels. I think close to the majority of literary books do, on some level, show a cognitive-behavioural process. A character has a flaw, then they correct it.

How much Dostoevsky have you read? It's not often I recommend him and I know he's a meme but his literature is fundamentally psychological. It's the point of it, as it were.

>>9213365
True. I was thinking more along the lines of medical textbooks.

mental disorders aren't real, brainlet. keep taking your antidepressants though

>>9213424
Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria

>>9213434
They are.my brain chemicals are fucked. Family history of mental shit to

>>9213501
dw about it brainlet

>>9213302
>hypochondria/somatic symptom disorder

are these the medical terms for being a little bitch now?

>>9213535
It's not funny. If only you knew how I feel :( although I would not wish this upon anyone. 26 years of this and I'm finally going to therapy hahaha I am stupid.

>>9213552
hahaha

>>9213548
Reeeeeeeeeee I thought you guys were supposed to be smart.

>>9213342
Epictetus' Discourses is a fundamental text in CBT. You don't really need to look further than the greeks for now. You could pair a dose of stoicism and exercise with therapy, though it's up to you whether you wanna bother with therapy or not. I assure you would not if you just stayed the course.

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try this book OP
you should be able to pirate it easily

I'd recommend taking female hormones and getting sexual reassignment surgery.

stop eating processed foods
exercise daily
get away from digital devices as much as you can
have conversations with those close too you often
don't smoke
don't drink
spend free time on constructive hobbies
read dank af books

coating a shitty lifestyle in chemicals doesn't fix the problem.

>>9213583
I do every single one of those Hahahaha. Even live with my loving girlfriend and have pets. Lmao they said a dog would make me happy hahahaha

>>9213583
Also my disorder causes me extreme anxiety when I'm "triggere" not depression.

>>9213615
Tell us your triggers, faggot.

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>>9213616
Triggers as in something I find wrong with my body. Here I'll send you my most recent one. When I find something my mind automatically jumps to cancer and I get intense fear as if I've been told I'm dying. The anxiety won't go away until a doctor tells me I'm fine. This little spot that went away after a day or two had me thinking oral cancer.

>>9213633
Don't forget to measure the size of your moles (all of them) from time to time, they can develop into skin cancer.

>>9213642
Fuck off

>>9213552
ok brainlet

>>9213647
Enjoy your melanoma.

>>9213633
oh yeah i get that also.
my trick is sleeping it off or going back to christianity and thinking god still needs me to spread his "word" then i feel better.

>>9213302
what you're describing sounds to me like you finding something to freak out about because your life isn't going so great and you're focusing that dissatisfaction onto something like your health but idk.
either way calm down. honestly evaluate your life, your relationships, your job/career/hobbies/passions. also, try and be aware of the patterns of what you're thinking/saying to yourself.
be patient and just try taking it easy for awhile. stop reading up webmd shit and freaking out.
use your senses. look, smell, taste, feel, listen to things you enjoy.

i don't doubt that what you described is real in terms of it's symptomatic aspects but you have to realize that you're doing it (even if you're unaware), stop labeling yourself and thinking theres something biologically off with your brain. there's something a lot simpler and obvious there that's causing it and you have to take it easy be aware and let it reveal itself.

here's some pretty good advice:
>When you do not know the nature of the malady, leave it to nature; do not strive to hasten matters. For either nature will bring about the cure or it will itself reveal clearly what the malady really is. - Avicenna

>>9213687
It's very true. That's what I've been trying to do and now I need some help so I'm going to try therapy.

>>9213713
i'd suggest avoiding therapy it might make you functional but it'll also turn you into a robot.
don't be afraid to figure shit out, get angry about it then do something about it.