The clinomaniaalso known as clinophiliais the extreme desire to be in bed for a long time derived from a disorder of anxietyIt is often confused with depression or the person is accused of being lazy or weak.
We all like to lie in bed doing nothing. It is even normal to want to go to bed because you are very tired or you have a day in which laziness has gotten the better of you. But it is not the same. In this case, Clinomania is an unjustified obsession with lying down due to any organic disease. You may spend many hours or even several days in bed, which directly affects your health. personal, work and family life.
Symptoms of a person with clinomania
- You don't make plans with friends. You dedicate your leisure time to stay in bed and you only get up when you need to go to the bathroom.
- You have sudden mood swingsYou go from sadness and discouragement (for example, when a relative is visiting) to joy when you have an excuse to stay home and stay in bed (for example, a broken down car or a day of heavy snowfall).
- Nobody understands youIt is a disorder that others do not understand, so family and friends may distance themselves from you and you may feel alone.
- You have no motivations to relate to what surrounds you. In fact, you display hostility towards the outside world.
- You worry too much by the elements linked to the bed: mattress, sheets, pillow,… So, you want to be in it as long as possible.
- You feel comfort and pleasure lying in bed.
- There is a force greater than you that prevents you from getting upwhich does not let you. As if you had cancelled the willpower.
- Because you don't get out of bed, you feel guiltyThis feeling generates sadness and demotivation, worsening depression.
- You social and work life deteriorates from being continually in bed.
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Treatment of cyclomania
If you suffer from a anxiety disorder such as clinomaniayou must go to a psychologist. You need to get your personal life, work life, friends and family back. With psychotherapyyour cognitive-behavioral symptoms will be reduced.
However, if these symptoms are very severe, you may need medication based on anxiolytics or antidepressants, which should always be prescribed by your family doctor or a psychiatrist.
The goal of psychological treatment is that, as a patient, you acquire the skills to overcome anxiety and regain your enthusiasm for life.
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