{"id":5361,"date":"2022-06-19T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foteinos.wpoink.com\/?page_id=5361"},"modified":"2022-07-16T11:43:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T11:43:55","slug":"psychosomatic-disorder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/diseases-conditions\/psychosomatic-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychosomatic Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9bc13744\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-f4f7c5c3\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-b3dff89f\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b3dff89f\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f14d9018 gb-headline-text\">Psychosomatic Disorder<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-c849eb28\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c849eb28\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-b8fd7976\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 28\"><path d=\"M30.6 28c-5.2 0-9.4-4.2-9.4-9.4C21.2 8 25.5 1 25.7.7l.5-.7H33l-.6 2C31.9 3.9 31 7.4 31 8.6v.6c2.4.1 4.6 1.1 6.3 2.8 1.7 1.8 2.7 4.1 2.7 6.6 0 5.2-4.2 9.4-9.4 9.4zM27.9 3.1c-1 2-3.6 7.7-3.6 15.5 0 3.4 2.8 6.2 6.2 6.2s6.2-2.8 6.2-6.2-2.7-6.2-6.1-6.2h-.1c-1.4 0-2-.7-2.4-1.3-.4-.7-.4-1.5-.4-2.4 0-1.2.6-3.7 1-5.5l-.8-.1zm2.7 6.1zM9.4 28C4.2 28 0 23.8 0 18.6 0 8 4.3 1 4.5.7l.4-.7h6.8l-.6 2c-.6 1.9-1.4 5.5-1.4 6.6v.6c2.4.1 4.6 1.1 6.3 2.8 1.7 1.8 2.7 4.1 2.7 6.6 0 5.2-4.2 9.4-9.3 9.4zM6.7 3.1c-1 2-3.6 7.7-3.6 15.5 0 3.4 2.8 6.2 6.2 6.2s6.2-2.8 6.2-6.2-2.7-6.2-6.1-6.2c-1.4 0-2-.7-2.4-1.3-.4-.7-.4-1.5-.4-2.4 0-1.2.6-3.7 1-5.5l-.9-.1zm2.7 6.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-19fd6e50 gb-headline-text\">With only 4 acupuncture treatments, I saw a tremendous improvement in my bronchial asthma that has been bothering me for years, my period improved after a year and my cholesterol dropped to normal levels. Efthymios, thank you again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-c1e6959a gb-headline-text\"><em>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107447502766384357233?hl=el&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjC6-C7tfv3AhVmhf0HHSRbBWIQvvQBegQIARAj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandra A<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8b1a0c02\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-65b3d818\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-b890140c\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b890140c\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f2728717 gb-headline-text\">What are psychosomatic disorders?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We all know that our body is inextricably linked to our feelings and minds. Often, people experience symptoms in the physical body that seem to be affected by emotional states and there is no medical cause. Then we say that the disease is psychosomatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The symptoms may vary, but in any case, they are true, although findings do not always appear in the relevant medical examinations. As the word betrays, the causes are usually hidden in the psychology of the person, that is, their feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stress, anxiety, bereavement, sadness, anger, jealousy, envy, frustration or some psychological traumas are just some of the possible causes of our symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-button-wrapper gb-button-wrapper-170fb4ba\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-5edf02b2 gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/contact\/\">Make an appointment<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-b886ce04\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b886ce04\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-98d31005\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-6798be46 gb-headline-text\">Common psychosomatic symptoms:<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-dfdc80d7\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-a39ec1b5\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a39ec1b5\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0e5d7405 gb-headline-text\">Sleep Disorders<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-d049a833\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d049a833\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-581ce3d1 gb-headline-text\">Digestive System Disorders<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-46a9a45b\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-46a9a45b\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0aebb4ac gb-headline-text\">Dyspnoea<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-87ba6465\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-87ba6465\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-bda96bb2 gb-headline-text\">Anxiety\/Panic Attacks<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-4badd6ff\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4badd6ff\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-3bd7394d gb-headline-text\">Heart Problems<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-dbef945e\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dbef945e\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-51676e89 gb-headline-text\">Dry skin<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-52e48cec\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-52e48cec\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-1db0c7f6 gb-headline-text\">Itchiness<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-cf4bc2d3\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cf4bc2d3\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e692fffb gb-headline-text\">Headache<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-6545cb8c\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6545cb8c\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fdee15b3 gb-headline-text\">Tension and Pain in the Neck, Waist or Shoulder Blades<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-6da36aff\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6da36aff\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e0853900 gb-headline-text\">Weakening of the Immune System<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-5586bf45\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5586bf45\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/priscilla-du-preez-F9DFuJoS9EU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5418\" width=\"544\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/priscilla-du-preez-F9DFuJoS9EU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/priscilla-du-preez-F9DFuJoS9EU-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/priscilla-du-preez-F9DFuJoS9EU-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/priscilla-du-preez-F9DFuJoS9EU-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/priscilla-du-preez-F9DFuJoS9EU-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Many of these pains can be explained by the increased secretion of cortisol or adrenaline, hormones needed for situations where it is necessary to fight or flee (fight or flight response).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our mind does not understand the difference between a real and an imaginary threat. Therefore, as long as something remains mentally unresolved, we continue to feel unpleasant and stressful emotions, to which our brain reacts by secreting the aforementioned hormones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trauma is often the cause of many emotional or physical symptoms that make life difficult for us. In fact, it is our body that tries to convey a message to us, because the trauma is stored there, even though it has an emotional root.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, a synthesis of therapeutic methods, techniques and tools is needed, addressed to the mind, emotions and the physical body. Chinese Medicine and acupuncture work with the energy (Qi) of the person, restoring it to a smooth and balanced flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My training in psychotherapy and the experience of more than 10 years of working with people offer a solid and safe foundation in the treatment of people with psychosomatic problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A plethora of research supports the positive effects of acupuncture in the treatment of psychosomatic diseases. The research of Wild et al. in 2020 showed that acupuncture has the potential to reduce stress while in 2002 the ability to suppress the activation of the sympathetic nervous system was shown (Middlekauff et al., 2002). A study completed in 2013 showed that acupuncture had extremely positive results in veterans suffering from insomnia related to post-traumatic stress syndrome ( Prisco et al., Group Auricular Acupuncture for PTSD-Related Insomnia in Veterans: A Randomized Trial).<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common psychosomatic symptoms: Many of these pains can be explained by the increased secretion of cortisol or adrenaline, hormones needed for situations where it is necessary to fight or flee (fight or flight response). Our mind does not understand the difference between a real and an imaginary threat. Therefore, as long as something remains mentally &#8230; <a title=\"Psychosomatic Disorder\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/diseases-conditions\/psychosomatic-disorder\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Psychosomatic Disorder\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":5734,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5361","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5361"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5742,"href":"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5361\/revisions\/5742"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foteinos-therapeutis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}