Is it possible to create pain/inflammation all in your mind?
I was looking for some resources that explore the possibility of people creating pain/ medical conditions all in their own minds.
The reason I ask this, is that several doctors are telling me this about my current medical condition.
In a nutshell I protected sex with a girl and I was 150% certain that she had given me an STD, and I have developed different symptoms that doctors would just scratch their heads and say "that doesnt look like anything" in the mean time Im dealing with 24/7 pain in the penis for the last month and a half, I see it kind of inflamed and I feel constant pain, basically I have run out of doctors to visit.
The scary side is I though something could be wrong with my testicles and low and behold now my testicles now ache…
So can I really be doing all this to myself? or could there still be something wrong with me (if there is I have run out of doctors)
If i made this all happen to me, to do I undo this?!
Since I don’t know you, I certainly can’t say for sure that you are doing this to yourself. But in theory, yes, the mind has a very powerful influence on our perceptions of pain, our immunity, and much more. So… again in theory… one thing you could try is to find a hypnotherapist who works with psychosomatic conditions and pain management. There is a lot of evidence that they can help in this area.
It is possible to create pain and inflammation in your mind yes. There have even been cases of women thinking that they are pregnent and actually bloating up and having morning sickness. If the brain thinks that you are sick, hard enough, then it will make the symptoms arise. Take a couple days to just tell yourself that you are not sick and maybe the symptoms will disappear. If not visit your doctor right away.
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Since I don’t know you, I certainly can’t say for sure that you are doing this to yourself. But in theory, yes, the mind has a very powerful influence on our perceptions of pain, our immunity, and much more. So… again in theory… one thing you could try is to find a hypnotherapist who works with psychosomatic conditions and pain management. There is a lot of evidence that they can help in this area.
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