How to self examine Paranoid Disorder

Paranoid Personality Disorder is one among the eccentric personality disorder. Eccentric personality disorder is the abnormal behaviour of the person may seem unnatural or unusual to others.

PPD affected people suspect or mistrust others and believe that they will do harm to them . They mistrust the behaviours of the others . A person with PPD feels hostile and anger towards other

This is the condition where they are reluctant to easy going with others , cannot bear criticism , and finding demeaning the other's viewpoint.

Often people with PPD gets angry very quickly because they mistrust others they couldn't take the behaviour of the others.

How PPD is affected / Causes of PPD :

The Paranoid Personality Disorder cause is yet unknown but with signs and symptoms researchers have joggled some of the reasons for PPD (Paranoid Personality Disorder) in a person. They believe that it is the combination of biological and environmental factors can lead to PPD (Paranoid Personality Disorder).

What are the symptoms of Paranoid Personality Disorder

Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) do not accept that their point of view is wrong and they believe that their suspicion is true even they won't accept that their thought is different.

Suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him or her

• Is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trust     worthiness of friends or associates.

   

• Is reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear the     information will be used maliciously against him or her

   

• Reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into remarks or events

• Persistently bears grudges (i.e., is unforgiving of insults, injuries, or     slights)

   

• Perceives attacks on his or her character or reputation that are not apparent to others, and is quick to react angrily or to counterattack

   

• Has recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner.

Paranoid personality disorder generally goes undiagnosed when other psychotic disorder , such as schizophrenia or a bipolar disorder or narcissism or depressive disorder is already being diagnosed.

PPD can be caused by biological or environmental factor . Almost all age groups of people is affected by the PPD . If it exists in the childhood stage then it is known after 1 year . Most of the time at 40's and 50's age only the PPD is seem to be more.

How PPD is diagnosed ?

Paranoid personality disorder are typically diagnosed by a trained mental health professional, such as a psychologist or psychiatrist. While you can initially consult a family physician about this problem, they should refer you to a mental health professional for diagnosis and treatment.

Many people with paranoid personality disorder don’t seek out treatment. People with personality disorders, in general, do not often seek out treatment until the disorder starts to significantly interfere or otherwise impact a person’s life. This most often happens when a person’s coping resources are stretched too thin to deal with stress or other life events.

A diagnosis for paranoid personality disorder is made by a mental health professional comparing your symptoms and life history with those listed here. They will make a determination whether your symptoms meet the criteria necessary for a personality disorder diagnosis.

PPD treatment can be very successful. But people with PPD are reluctant to take up the treatment . They feel they are right in their own way . Some of the methods of treatment:

Talk therapy or psychotherapy is the best treatment for PPD . This method will

• help individual how to cope with the disorder.

   

• Learn how to cope with other in a social situation

   

• reduce the level of mistrusting others.

   

Medication includes :

Antidepressant.

benzodiazepines.

antipsychotics.

How to treat a cyclothymia or cyclothymic disorder

Cyclothymia or cyclothymic disorder is a relative mild mood disorder. It is also a one type of Bipolar Disorder which is not a severe one . Might be it is the first stage of the Bipolar disorder and the final stage is Type 1 : Bipolar Disorder is the severe bipolar disorder which needs extreme and proper treatment to overcome cyclothymia.

In cyclothymia disorder moods swing between low and high mood disorder and lasts for 2 years . Back to back the mood of hypomania and major depression shifts . When these shifting of moods reaches the saturation point , then there is a chances of facing Type 1 : Bipolar disorder. People with cyclothymic disorder have milder symptoms than occur in full-blown bipolar disorder.

Symptoms of Cyclothymic Disorder

Cyclothymic symptoms alternates between the high and low emotional. The high emotional consists of symptoms of hypomania and low emotional consists of symptoms of major depression.

Cyclothymia symptoms have less effects or cause than the Type 1 : Bipolar Disorder. With cyclothymia you can do your normal day to day life but if left untreated ,there is more chances of getting severe bipolar disorder .

Symptoms that arise during hypomanic episode

An exaggerated feeling of happiness (extreme happy for no reason)

Inability to concentrate or gets distracted easily

Decreased sleep

Inflated self-esteem

Talking more than usual

Hyperactive

Increased drive to perform goals.

Symptoms that arise during Depressive episode:

Changes in weight

Decreased sleep

Extreme sadness

Restlessness

Feeling tired

Loss of interest in activities once considered enjoyable

Problem concentrating

Having suicidal thoughts.

Fact about a Cyclothymic Disorder

Cyclothymic Disorder is a genetic problem. Based on a survey taken by the researchers most people who suffers from the cyclothymic bipolar disorder , one of their family member or relative is affected by bipolar disorder.

You cannot exclude this fact not only for this type of bipolar disorder , it is applicable for all type of mental illness.

Treatments for Cyclothymic Disorder

Cyclothymia frequently goes undiagnosed and untreated. Most people's symptoms are mild enough that they do not seek mental health treatment. In fact, some people resist the idea of treatment, which reduces their "up" episodes as well as "down."

The depressive symptoms of cyclothymic disorder are typically more frequent, unpleasant, and disabling than the hypomanic symptoms. Feelings of depression or instability are usually what cause people with cyclothymia to seek help.

Using a Mood stabilizer or antidepressant have been useful for the recovery along with the psychotherapy.

Some of the Mood stabilizer Includes:

lithium - which is commonly used to treat bipolar disorder

anti-epileptic drugs – such as carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine or sodium valproate

Some antipsychotics like quetiapine have also been used as mood stabilizer.

If medication may not be enough for the people , then your doctor may suggest to go for the psychotherapy treatment .

CBT(Cognitive Behavioural therapy ) : can be effective. CBT involves talking to a trained therapist to find ways to help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. It can't remove your problems, but may help you manage them in a more positive way.

How do you know you have cyclothymic Disorder

If you have cyclothymia you will have alternate extreme happiness and followed by deep sadness. When you experience hypomanic episode (extreme happiness) will get no sleep . After a week , you may get major depressive episode

Mood swings will be fairly frequent, as well as persistent – you'll have no more than two symptom-free months in a row.

Your fluctuating moods need to have lasted at least two years .

Home Tips to reduce or Ease Sleep Apnea

 

Some home tips to recover from Sleep Apnea . You could follow these ease sleep apnea tips to get soon relieve from it . This can help you to get completely well from the sleeping disorder. But even if it persists you can just consult a psychiatrist specialist .

Sleep Apnea is a critical sleeping disorder when affected to person , he/she experience temporary block of breathing in a periodical manner . For 10-15 seconds temporarily breathe stops and goes back to normal . This will occur for at least 100 times periodically during the night sleep.

Lose Weight

Excessive body weight can cause snoring . But even thin people can also snore . The additional tissue in the throat can cause snoring problem . So , this is the main reason you need to lose weight . Due to your weight gain , if you suffer from constant blocking in the breathe that collapse all your good night sleep .

So , follow some weight lose tips and unanimously motivate yourself to reduce the weight as early as possible to get rid of sleep apnea as well as from other disease such as diabetes , cholesterol etc....

Change the Sleeping Position :

Changing the sleeping position will help to recover from the sleep Apnea . When you are lying on your back , the probability of snoring will be high . This is because this position makes the base of the tongue and the soft palate to collapse to the back of the throat. You can use a full length pillow to maintain a sleep position on your side.

Elevating the head while Sleeping :

While sleeping keep your head position elevated . You can add extra pillows to your head position in such a way that it lifts up . Now , your head position in the top which helps open up nasal airway passages and prevent snoring. Sometimes sleeping in this position can cause neck pain.

Avoid Alcohol

There are so many health problems is associated with the consumption of alcohol . If you have sleep apnea , definitely you must avoid alcohol. Alcohol is sedative and reduces the tone of muscle at the back of the neck and thus snoring occurs. If the people does not have snore also have chances of getting snore after the consumption of alcohol.

Quit Smoking

We all are aware of the fact that quitting smoking make our life easier and smoother. Tobacco smoke irritates the mucous membranes which cause the throat to swell up, thereby narrowing the airway. Smokers also develop problems of nasal congestion. It can act as a relaxant and allowing your throat to relax , thus making it to expand and blocking off the airways.

Practice good sleep hygiene

A good sleep can stabilize our metabolism in our health . Sleeping and waking up daily at a routine time makes our body health and fit . An irregular sleep can make your body fatigue , and when you fall asleep or go to deep sleep you may get snoring .

Practice Pranayama

Pranayama is one type of yoga practice . This will promote blood flow to the brain and increases blood circulation in the body . It helps to relieve sleeping disorder , sleep apnea as it circulates more oxygen in the body making ease of sleep , feel energised and rejuvenated.

Myths and Reality on Eating Disorder

Myths and Facts About Eating Disorder :

 

Often people think eating disorder is virtual . Most of the time people getting this disorder states out some other reason for it . They might feel guilt to consult a doctor .

Below are some of the myth and real fact about Eating disorder.

Myth : By seeing the person you must not judge that he/she has eating disorder

Facts : You must not determine the person by looking his outer appearance . Often media and people does not recognize the eating disorder affected person correctly . Individuals with eating disorder often comes in different shapes and size. It is a false perspective that anorexia is only the major symptom of eating disorder and people with that symptom is always underweight . But person other symptoms like bulimia , binge eating and OSFED can be underweight , normal weight , overweight or obese and often fluctuate in weight . Even athletes who appear to be normal and fit may also undergo a eating disorder . So , eating disorder should not be misjudged by the people shape and size .

Myth : Anorexia is the only threatening eating disorder

Facts : Eating disorder is the only cause of the anorexia. Anorexia is an internal fear of the people that they may put overweight so they have obsessive desire for reducing weight and in turn they reduce in taking of food . There are other threatening disorder that increase the mortality rate . It is a fact that eating disorder is the severe mental illness that involves more mortality rates .

While anorexia has 4% of the mortality rate , the other symptoms like bulimia and EDNOS that were similar to and higher than anorexia. EDNOS with 5.2 % and bulimia with 3.9% mortality rate .

Myth : Recovery is not possible in eating disorder

Facts : As we say nothing is impossible when we try with full-fledged effort. Recovery with the best possible treatment and remedial measure , the eating disorder can be completely curable. The recovery could take months or even years to eventually cure from the eating disorder . But should not be left untreated otherwise your may have adverse effect even person face death when symptoms are severe.

Myth : Eating disorder is due to controlling parents and dysfunctional families .

Facts : It is often that parents blame individual for the eating disorder . But the real fact is that 80% of eating disorder is due to genetic factors . If a parent is affected with eating disorder there is chance that child may also affected with eating syndrome.

Myth : Purging is the effective way to lose weight

Facts: Purging does not cause weight loss or prevent weight gain . Even after vomiting the food some parts of the ingested food stays in the body . Laxatives actually not help for the weight loss , but stimulated fluid loss in the body resulting in dehydration problem . Purging can affect the metabolism as a result it accelerates the weight gain so it is a false viewpoint that it is the effective way to lose weight.

Myth : Men don't get Eating disorder

Facts : Men don't get eating disorder is a false perspective . Out of 10 at least 1 men are affected by eating disorder. They are often diagnosed with binge eating syndrome .In the past 10 years , the rate of people affected with eating disorder is increasing .