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Somatic Condition Reflection

Somatic disorders are quite embarrassing especially if a wrong professional handles the situation. Somatic disorders may be triggered by various risk factors that include the presence of a medical condition or even after the recovery of a previous condition. Anxiety and depression, as well as exposure to traumatic events, are also among the risk factors that can be said to trigger the occurrence of somatic disorders. When a person suffers from the somatic condition, they tend to have lower self-esteem, and therefore they need to be treated with great care so that they don’t suffer double blows in their health that may prompt them to develop suicidal thoughts.

Most of the patients suffering from the somatic conditions are young people implying that this as a problem that is developed to children still under the care of their parents. Students especially those in high school and college are more susceptible to somatic conditions and the reason behind is that they are prone to anxiety and depression. Being a teenager, I once suffered from the somatic condition whereby I suffered from aching joints and severe headache. Upon seeking medical attention, the results proved to be negative especially for malaria as the symptoms almost were similar to those of malaria.

Since the condition wasn’t diagnosed, the condition became severe till I believed that there was a misdiagnosis from the doctors. By then I had no idea of somatic disorders and how they really manifest. Finally, after there was no option, my parents suggested that we should seek the services of psychiatric and thanks to him that I came to know that I was only suffering from depression. I attended several sessions that included counselling therapy, and some anti-depressants were administered. I took all the medication, and within a few days, the symptoms were over. Somatic conditions, therefore, need the attention of psychiatrists as the condition may worsen deteriorating the health of the person affected.