Is this a mental disorder?

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Okay, so I feel really weird talking about this.

Whenever I see blood, needles, hear something about that topic, I faint. I completely pass out and go unconscious. Everyone has heard that before, right? I freak out over needles and everything.

I am not really sure when this started, I've been fainting since I was five and I have fainted about 16 times in my lifetime(I am 18). I fainted in a hospital once and they put me in the ER and ran some tests, etc. Really there's nothing wrong with me.

The problem is, I am obsessed with it, I am obsessed with the rush I get from feeling attended to in that particular way. Whenever a doctor would take a stethoscope to my chest or do something of that nature, I get this rush. What happens is that I feel my heart drop a little bit, but it feels good. I crave this feeling often, which is really starting to affect me. I feel as if I have to have it. Whenever I get sick, I demand that attention. If I am sick and no one pays attention to me, I begin to grow depressed and masochistic. I come from a family that always says oh you're fine. They never really have been concerned any time I am sick. I think that's sort of where this whole obsession began. It's a combination of all of these factors, really...

I daydream about getting stuck in a hospital. I recently spilled my guts to my boyfriend of two years and I just feel ashamed of this obsession. I cry about this often, I just want the thoughts to stop. I have never told anyone else, but everyone only knows about the fainting part. I just can't stop thinking about it and often have internal urges to self-harm to get into a hospital. I have no intention of committing suicide at all, but just wanting to hurt myself just enough. I am just really upset with myself over this and it's my fault for thinking this way, but I just can't stop. What should I do?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

That's a very dangerous game my friend. That "rush" might seem fun now, but soon you'll be so obsessed it'll be like drugs. It would be a pretty good idea to get into therapy quick.

? · Answer

No to at least a million. No to 2. 3 is the treatment and the charm. there are thousands of genetic complications that are treated daily and persons get to steer a classic life, although there is not any treatment for most. on your case actually you're particularly fortunate, your underlying complications are stress and melancholy. they're very easliy treatable on your case. you do not even favor a psychologist purely yet, ask you kin well being care service that you want to attempt some anti-depressant which will tackle your melancholy and stress. this would convey on the spot relief to you (seventy 2 hours) and your urges to tear at your self will shrink particularly heavily. in case you may't even attempt this for your self, there is not any longer some thing else i visit allow you to recognize. purely save in concepts it truly is an ailment like all different and may be treated. @Earthquake you're as a lot a psychology pupil as "Psychology Mullah" change into. LMAO. This time you should call your self optimum publicity. lol

? · Answer

You describe a vasovagle reaction....which is very common (happens to me, which is why I get my blood drawn laying down and I make sure to drink juice/gatorade as soon as they draw it).

Now, the obsession with attention by medical professionals or being sick to get attention is actually a big problem.

You need to talk to a psychiatrist about this. This need won't get better until you do.

In the meantime, stop self-diagnosing and just go to the psychiatrist. You really need to.

We are not medically trained and neither is the internet.

Jessica Watson · Answer

It's normal to pass out whenever seeing needles or blood. But, to have the rush about a hospital I'm not so sure, I'm almost positive you're not the only one though. You should talk to someone about it, but it's not something to think you're mental over. It's just your morphine. It's what gets you going. Not saying you do morphine or any type of drug just to make that clear. But, just talk to your mom or someone your close to like your boyfriend and ask for their opinion. You're ok, hun!

Jonathan · Answer

Well it seems you get some kind of rush from it :L I would see someone about it if it gets to be a serious addiction though :L

Brian B · Answer

this is a classical case of  blood–injury–injection phobia. it's as though you copied this straight out of a text book.

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