Pain & anxiety - when the body sounds the alarm
Pain & anxiety - when the body sounds the alarm
"I'm in constant pain - but all examinations are normal."
"My heart is racing, my chest is constricting, I can't breathe - and no one can find anything."
"I wake up at night, completely cramped. Everything hurts. And I'm terrified."
We hear statements like this again and again in therapeutic practice. And they show that pain is not just a physical event. It is a warning signal - and often part of a much larger, inner state of alarm.
Pain and ME/CFS - When even rest is exhausting
Pain and ME/CFS - When even rest is exhausting
"I'm tired " - this sentence is often used, but it is rarely meant in an existential sense. In ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), however, fatigue is not a vague mood disorder, but a debilitating, omnipresent condition. A condition that does not improve with sleep, but often worsens massively with minimal exertion.
A silent disease - with a loud body
According to estimates, ME/CFS affects over 300,000 people in Germany alone - the number of unreported cases is likely to be significantly higher. Many patients spend years searching for a diagnosis.
Multiple sclerosis - living with a nervous system in transition
Multiple sclerosis - living with a nervous system in transition
Numbness, visual disturbances, unsteady gait. Then days without symptoms - and suddenly a new attack. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that irritates, frightens and changes. It is not always visible - but it can be felt profoundly. For many sufferers, the diagnosis marks the beginning of a journey into the unknown: with questions, fears and hopes.