#seasonal affective disorder treatment

[telehealth-treatment]

Is Exposure Therapy Good for Someone Who Struggles with Agoraphobia?

Agoraphobia refers to a fear of public spaces. It's a deep-rooted issue that disproportionally affects women. Generally, individuals with agoraphobia will experience fears and anxieties. Many will also suffer panic attacks, creating negative ties to a specific location.

This disorder can be debilitating and more complex than most realize. It often stems from bad experiences in the past, and the intuitive coping mechanisms people use only worsen it.

A counsellor for agoraphobia can use many treatments to help individuals overcome their fears. But is exposure therapy a good choice?

Understanding Exposure Therapy and Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia often pushes people to avoid scenarios that trigger anxiety. Exposure might seem counterintuitive, but it can make a significant difference.

It works so well because it challenges one's gut reaction. If you have agoraphobia, you may attempt to overcome your fears and purposely put yourself in situations that could trigger anxieties. It's impossible to avoid public spaces entirely. But whenever you start to feel those discomforts creep up, you may quickly escape the situation to prevent physical symptoms. For example, it's common for people to remove themselves from a problem to avoid panic attacks.

However, that reactionary escape only reinforces fear. Instead of allowing yourself to calm down and focus on the mental aspects of agoraphobia, you leave. That location then becomes a trigger you'll likely avoid in the future.

Exposure therapy is a great way to challenge those triggers. People who see a counsellor for agoraphobia may get the opportunity to get interoceptive exposure therapy. The treatment is about recreating feared experiences.

Therapists can simulate a triggering environment before helping you step into the real thing. The goal is to teach you how to cope and to shift your perspective on the situation. Mental health experts often combine exposure therapy with cognitive behavioural therapy to help you understand why those adverse reactions occur. By changing your view on the situation, you can learn to challenge your emotional response and overcome your fears.

Treating agoraphobia takes time and work, but it's a worthy investment into your mental well-being that can improve your life.

Read a similar article about antisocial personality disorder counsellor here at this page.

[oscconfessions]

cheesy could possibly have narcissism personality disorder.

He’s narcissistic. As someone who grew up with multiple narcissists in their life, I can totally see some symptoms. for one, he doesn’t take criticism on his humor well, he’ll act violent as a response. he constantly treated Microphone like shit. Anyone notice the fact, his “apology” was just him victimizing himself?? He possibly sees her as lesser, which can be a symptom. He sees her as less worthy than himself, and this can cause him to treat her horribly.

I’m not totally sure about this one, only because I haven’t seen II season 2 in so long. But, he fantasizes about being a comedian, a successful comedian at that.

With the way he acts, it’s safe to say he definitely sees himself as better, or, more deserving of special treatment.

And I’m not trying to diss on a personality disorder, but the way Cheesy is, this affects him to be disrespectful, etc. and he most likely, will never learn/change. Cheesy also in general, a horrible character besides this. Silver spoon, Trophy and maybe Tissues (I haven’t seen season 2 in so long, don’t take my word for them) could also possibly have narcissism personality disorder. But theirs a huge difference between them and Cheesy, they learned and tried to change, Trophy for example, Cheesy is yet to do that.

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[tthatsonme]

Twilight.

by molly

_ As summer slowly but surely creeps into fall, you feel nothing but comfort surrounding the topic, you feel completely immune to seasonal affective disorder (depression when the seasons change) because you love seeing the world turn from green to orange to white and blue, life feels more and more comfortable as fall arrives and the summer gets cooler and cooler, your life feels how the songs Roslyn by Bon Iver and St. Vincent, Waste by KxllSwxtch, Cardigan by Taylor Swift, Master of None by Beach House, Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood, and Possibility by Lykke Li sound, your life and world seems to be shifting into your desired lens colour from the movies, the weather changes when it’s fall to always be rainy, darker, and foggier, your life feels extremely nostalgic like the Twilight movies and it almost feels like it’s 2008-2012 again, no matter what or where your life or what your environment is like; life feels nostalgic again and like the Twilight movies have come to life.

_ Now only is your soul beautiful but your physically beautiful too, you’re just like a vampire with the way that you’ll probably never look older physically, and when the time comes where you do start to look older physically you still look as beautiful as you were when you were younger, even when you get wrinkles or grey or white hair you don’t feel the need to get fillers or dye your hair or anything because of how beautiful you’d look naturally, as of right now you think that you’re beautiful or handsome, you have no insecurities when it comes to looks or your body because even if you don’t like it it’s easy for you to change but you still love and accept yourself as is, even though basically everything about you is beautiful/handsome and perfect the most notable thing about your physical appearance is your skin, your skin is like the moon, not in terms of colour but more because of how naturally glowing and alluring your skin is, your skin almost looks sparkly because of how flawless it is, celebrities and rich people can try all they want to get skin like yours with their expensive treatments and serums or whatever but no one can seem to replicate the naturalness of your perfect skin.

_ You don’t even need to say a word and people like you and want to be with you whether it be in a romantic or platonic sense, it seems like you’re never alone because of how much people flock towards you, everyone talks about how beautiful and attractive you are, even if you seem like a “loner” you still have people who talk about you and how much they love you and admire you, even if you do happen to be someone who’s more quiet and uninterested in having an intense social life of partying and trying basically everything you have no problem being social, (unlike Bella lmaoo) you’re not awkward and even if you are people find it interesting rather than immediately judging you for it, no matter what your personality or life is like people still like you, since you have pretty or handsome privilege people are always coddling, pampering, spoiling, praising, and just overall loving you because they find you so cute (ib Aleya ofcc), you just scream Twilight vibes because of your aesthetic and the way that you dress, you’re always finding Twilight-esque clothing (whatever that may be to you).

_ You find a partner/significant other who is just like your desired character from Twilight, regardless of who that is; the quote from Edward to Bella where he says “You’re like my own personal brand of heroin” is exactly how they feel about you, they seem to always be looking out for you + the of the affirmations from my “Can I show my love for you?” subliminal.

Extras I added

_ Manifest people into your life that are like/look like the characters that you want from Twilight

_ When winter comes around, it’s never too cold for you, you’re immune to freezing + you’re always warm even in -50 or colder (I’m Canadian so)

_ If you want to move towns/cities to have this aesthetic, you suddenly have an opportunity to do so

_ You’re never on your phone/social media because of how interesting and adventurous your life has become

_ You can manifest any of the things in this subliminal for other people

[jacensolodjo]

I don't want to be that dude to add a rant onto another post so.

It bothers me when people continue to call House an addict. A dependence on drugs for a legitimate issue is not addiction. His professional and personal problems are not created by an addiction. They're by people not understanding what chronic pain is or chemical dependence. And the fact he's an asshole. And would be a much bigger one WITHOUT THE DRUGS. IS a much bigger asshole WITHOUT THE DRUGS. Because PAIN. Has been an asshole BEFORE drugs.

If you completely cut out the Tritter arc, at no point does House show any real sign of a real addiction. He shows the signs of a man who is not being properly treated for chronic fucking pain.

People in chronic pain on pain management live in constant fear of being called an addict.

House is missing a chunk of muscle. He lives in level 12 out of 10 pain aka agony 24/7. The Vicodin takes the edge off. All of the little sub plots around his chronic pain inevitably fail because then it's a show that isn't all that interesting without the drama of 'addiction' and why he has said 'addiction'. Which is why they slam our heads into it every single season.

Addiction requires abuse of the narcotic. He doesn't get fucking high anymore! He doesn't even chase it! He chases the relief from pain. He takes the narcotics because they help a medical issue.

There are loads of literal medical papers out there written about the whole dependence vs. addiction thing and how harmful it is to patients for them to be called addicts. For addiction to be considered interchangeable/conflated with dependence.

"This conflation originates from the use of the word dependence to describe uncontrolled drug-seeking behaviour in place of addiction in the DSM-III-R, because some lay members of the committee argued that the word addiction was pejorative and the word dependence was more neutral. 'Dependence’ has been easily confused with the term ‘addiction’ when, in fact, the tolerance and withdrawal that previously defined dependence are actually very normal responses to prescribed medications that affect the central nervous system and do not necessarily indicate the presence of an addiction.

Failure to distinguish between addiction and physical dependence can have real-life consequences. People who have difficulty stopping their medications because of withdrawal effects can be accused of addiction or misuse. Misdiagnosis of physical dependence as addiction can also lead to inappropriate management, including referral to 12-step addiction-based detoxification and rehabilitation centres, focusing on psychological aspects of harmful use rather than the physiology of withdrawal."

It should be made clear that dependence is not the same as addiction. The problems with prescribed drug dependence are not restricted to the small minority who are misusing or addicted to these drugs, but to the wider population who are physically dependent on and might not be able easily to stop their medications because of withdrawal effects."

"Physical dependence is when the body requires a specific dose of a particular drug, such as a prescription opioid, in order to prevent withdrawal symptoms. Substance use disorder (SUD), or addiction, is classified as abnormal and is defined by the DSM-52 as a chronic, treatable illness."

"Accurately identifying persons with addiction is critically important for effectively targeting treatment and harm reduction interventions. Misdiagnosis of addictive disorders can lead to a cascade of negative outcomes, including stigma, discontinuation of needed medications, undue scrutiny of both patients and physicians, and even criminal consequences.

Additionally, incorrect diagnosis of addiction can threaten not just patients’ health and ability to function, but their lives. Studies have found that involuntary cessation of opioid pain treatment is associated with triple the risk of overdose death, as well as increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviour."

"However, the adaptations associated with drug withdrawal are distinct from the adaptations that result in addiction, which refers to the loss of control over the intense urges to take the drug even at the expense of adverse consequences. [...] Physical dependence is an ordinary biological consequence of taking certain medications for weeks or years— while addiction is continued drug use that persists in the face of negative experience. "

[findingmypeace]

I’m feeling a little better today. I’m working from home today so it’s been very laid back. I slept in until 9:30am. That is unheard of for me (I’m very much a morning person-ideally I get up around 7-8am). Despite staying up for the NYE countdown I got more sleep in than I have in months. I guess sleep really does affect how we feel.

Eating disorder urges are still pretty strong, especially with it being resolution season. My resolution this year is to slow down and spend at least an hour a day doing something for myself AND not multitask at the same time.

I got the results of the MRI already. Everything came back as normal. Obviously I am grateful for that and at the same time I still don’t have concrete answers for why all of these things are happening to my body. I think I’m at the point where I have to admit that I did this to myself. Severe malnutrition can lead to the actual size of your brain shrinking. The good news is your brain heals with proper nutrition. The bad news is that it takes up to a year of proper nutrition to fully heal your brain. Prior to residential last summer the brain fog was so bad that I could barely finish a sentence. I would forget what I was saying it as I was saying it. I don’t want admit to myself that while things are so much better it hasn’t been enough for the brain fog to fully go away.

Another possibility is this recent discovery of ADHD. I’m on a starter dose of Dexedrine and my coworkers are already commenting on how I seem more focused. Maybe it’s a combination of the malnutrition and ADHD. I would also add that there are so many moving pieces in my life. Work, gym, therapy/dietitian, voice lessons, watching the boys, and so many more menial tasks that fall by the wayside when I have really important things to take care of.

I would never want to have something wrong with my brain but if there was, it would be a simple explanation and subsequent treatment. All the other things have a grey area where they may or may not be a part of the issue and there is no clear cut way to fix things.

[officialgleamstar]

I keep being like “wow I have been really upset the last few days” and then I look back and realize I’ve been upset since like the beginning of June and just have had a few scattered good days 😓 they need to invent a Seasonal Affective Disorder treatment that works for summertime. My sun lamp is not cutting it when I’m getting enough sun as is

[miles-is-so-gay]

[Image ID: A horizontal flag with eleven stripes in the following colors: muted green, muted teal, muted sky blue, light grey, gold, yellow, gold, light grey, muted blue, muted purple, muted magenta. There is a light grey circle in the middle that slightly passes through the second and second-to-last stripes, and contains a large black semi-colon. The gold and yellow stripes outline the circle. End ID]

let me know if and how i can improve my image id :D

I was looking for a depression flag but could only find one for persistent depressive disorder, so I decided to make one! flag can be used by anyone with depression or a depressive disorder :) extra info under cut

[divider] made the flag by desaturating the cool colors on the color wheel, decided to add the gold and yellow as a way of representing how things look bleak, but get better. and ofc the semi-colon bc its the symbol used for depression

color meanings!!

muted green - seasonal affective disorder / seasonal depression

muted out teal - loneliness, apathy, lack of energy, symptoms

muted sky blue - treatment, therapy, meds

light grey - other depressive disorders / undiagnosed depression

gold and yellow - things look bleak, but get better

muted blue - major depressive disorder / persistent depressive disorder

muted purple - depressive bipolar state / bipolar depression

muted magenta - community

[bunny-hoodlum]

If it's alright for me to ask a second question (🤭), you said "Duty Bound" is the Juvie AU. What else can you say?

No problem! I appreciate you asking, Chloe! 🫶💕

I'm afraid I might end up repeating the original post, but I'll try to delve into it more.

So, basic premise: Hinata is a troubled teen. She's still a dandere, super withdrawn, mysterious and gloomy. The lack of disobedience in her behavior inside juvie is perplexing to the seasoned counselor, Naruto, that works at the all-girl facility she gets sent to.

He's used to the girls that come in there to be mouthy and promiscuous, they either come from female gangs, have personality disorders, or got in trouble for prostituting themselves. Their behavior is so predictable that they can never get a rise out of him, and he's able to see right through them, too.

Except for Hinata.

Naruto's life is pretty secure. He's good at his job, he gets results, and his girlfriend of two years brightens his days.

Maybe he comes from a family of troubled women, so he entered this line of work. His distant cousin Karin, even his own mother. Helping others who can't help themselves is in his nature, it's his calling.

He has to chip away at Hinata's walls in order to help reform her. Because she becomes his first challenge in years, he becomes a bit obsessed with her, bringing work home with him at times.

Eventually, he can't deny he harbors some sort of affection for her, though he doesn't understand when it happened. Maybe she brings out his hero complex, gives him more purpose than his own girlfriend and fails to notice when he's begun to neglect her. He thinks he's not being inappropriate and that his girlfriend is being selfish.

Hinata, who is good in every conceivable way, and very much a victim of circumstance, may be the worst and best thing that's ever happened to him.

So, the idea was inspired by a doujin where the FMC developed a sexual interest in middle-aged men due to a childhood trauma (the hentai depicts her as once bothered by the experience, but the doujin depicts her as unbothered). I was thinking Hinata became one of those promiscuous girls, too, but she never sold herself. She's kind of nymphy in that sense, like she just has this compulsion she needs to scratch, and it is due to fetishing her own trauma. She may have a very subtle way of hitting on older men, like Naruto, where her innocence cannot be easily questioned. She's going to be very sneaky trouble for him. And Naruto will succumb to desperate measures to cure her sickness. 🤭

Naturally, he has to keep this a secret from everyone.

It's not just his girlfriend or his bosses, it's the other girls in juvie too, who've been trying for months to drag him off his pedestal and get in his pants. If they find out he's exploitable after all, he'll be targeted by them and he'll never be able to complete Hinata's treatment. 😏😈

[moonhedgegarden]

🌳Separate from Nature, we struggle🌳

✨Numerous studies indicate that spending time in nature is associated with reduced stress levels and improved mental well-being.

✨Quite a bit of research suggests that exposure to green spaces can enhance mood and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.

✨Regular nature walks have been linked to improved cognitive function and increased attention span.

✨Engaging with natural environments has been shown to lower cortisol levels, a hormone associated with stress.

✨Access to green spaces is correlated with a lower risk of developing mental health disorders.

✨Gardening activities have been found to promote relaxation and alleviate symptoms of depression.

✨Spending time in natural settings is associated with enhanced creativity and improved problem-solving skills.

✨Nature-based interventions are increasingly recognized as complementary to traditional mental health treatments.

✨Views of nature from windows in healthcare settings have been linked to quicker recovery times for patients.

✨Children with regular exposure to nature exhibit improved attention spans and reduced symptoms of ADHD.

✨Regular contact with nature is linked to lower blood pressure, improved immune function, and better overall physical health.

✨Being near water, such as oceans or lakes, has been associated with additional mental health benefits, including increased feelings of tranquility and relaxation.

✨Nature exposure, especially during sunlight hours, is considered a valuable component in managing symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Nature is our support system, we are a part of it. Not greater than it, not separate from it, a piece of it. We belong to nature and the further we move away from it and ravage it, the sicker we become.

[strangesoulmates]

Seasonal affective disorder treatment is so fucking funny like

"oh you're sad because it's dark out? Sit for half an hour with a lamp with THE CONCENTRATED POWER OF THE SUN a foot from your face"

[mentalhealth11blog]

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a serious mental health condition that requires treatment. It is important to know the Symptoms Of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. There are effective treatments available for OCD. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) are two evidence-based therapies that are effective in reducing symptoms of OCD. Medications such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may also be prescribed in conjunction with therapy. With proper treatment, individuals with OCD can learn to manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.

[ask-a-rare-person]

Introduction!

I am @epic-sorcerer and I have many rare parts of myself that others may be curious about. I wanted to put myself out there as someone who is willing to ask any questions about this topics, weather if it is for general curiosity or even help with characters with similar situations. I intend this to be an ask-based blog so participating will keep it running.

I have extensive knowledge of queer and disability studies in a general sense and would love to answer any questions pertaining to these subjects.

Feel free to ask how different parts of me interact with each other!

My gender is fluid and changes based on the baremetric pressure. I am also bisexual, go by he/they/fae, and use xenogenders.

I have a rare neurological disorder called amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome. Here is more about it. On my journey to master my nervous system for my amps treatment, I learned how to resqedual my hot flashes to a specific date and time and last a specific duration!

I have ADHD, seasonal affective disorder, dyselxia, dyscalculia, and anxiety. These are not rare but I mgiht as well put them here

I have conversion disorder which is like amps but with less focus on pain and more general weird shit.

I have autonomic dysfunction. This is a form of Dysautonomia and is basically AMPS disguising itself as POTS. It works just like amps exept I have to drink mroe water and eat more salt.

I am an age regressor. I started last year and regress to all different ages. My therapist also says that my age regression is deeper than what she has personally seen before, and mimics the meditative depth of psychedelics.

I am a four time wheelchair user, and currently using one.

Also I grew up with my mom who is interfaith pagen and I eventually decided to believe in it as well.

[clndstn-headmates]

i know I said I wouldn't come back, but I swear we're addicted to this account, the headmates you make always turn out so good when formed 🙏🏽🙏🏽

anyways, is it possible for you to make a headmate for Yul from Disventure Camp?

lots of genders and ID's if possible :3

thank you in advance <3

if you don't know who he is:

(Yul's official description on the Disventure Camp Wiki)

Yul Kim[1] was a contestant on and main antagonist for the first half of Disventure Camp (season 2). Initially a member of the Green Team, he was switched to the Orange Team in "Truth Hurts", and ultimately placed 10th. He returned as a contestant and one of two secondary antagonists in Disventure Camp: All-Stars[2] as a member of the Yellow Team, and placed 9th.AppearanceYul wears a black crop-top showing his stomach with flames on the sleeves and the bottom of the shirt, light blue pants, and black and white shoes. He also has a bowl cut kind of hairstyle, a right eyebrow slit, and earrings. In All-Stars, his hairstyle is a bit more groomed. According to an official post, Yul is 5'9/1.80cm tall.

Personality:

While comedic, Yul is an arrogant, cruel, and devious man. He sees himself as a god and everyone else as beneath him. Yul is constantly seen being rude to everyone, going out of his way to mock people's appearances, personalities and other personal traits to their faces. Despite his cruelty, he is also a cunning strategist who was able to form alliances on both teams he was on. He is underhanded enough that he is even willing to poison and hospitalize one of his fellow contestants in order to advance in the game.

When Yul returns for All-Stars, he attempts to curb his unpleasant behavior in order to save his declining public image. However, he quickly shows that he has not changed at all by joining the Villains Alliance and feuding with other characters such as Riya, Connor and Gabby.

While in a relationship with Grett in All-Stars, he at first seems genuine in his affection for her, even fiercely leaping to her defense her when Miriam insults her. However, his treatment of Grett soon turns abusive when he is shown constantly bossing her around and making rude remarks about her weight. It revealed partway through the season that his relationship with Grett is a charade that he perpetuates to get fans to like him, and that he actually finds Grett to be quite unattractive. Eventually, his abuse of Grett would be his undoing, as Grett would eventually become fed up with Yul's treatment of her and eliminate him in "Dis-vengers".Unlike the other contestants, he shows no gratitude to the supporters of the show, even demeaning the audience at times (although he at least complies when instructed to do a shout-out to them after he is eliminated).

omg thank you!! ^_^ we hope you like this! made him pretty damn problematic (/pos), but of course feel free to change anything!

-Mod Andrew

NAMES: Kim Yul

AGE: 22

PRONOUNS: he/him

GENDERS: transmasc, godboy, narcmasc, villaingender, ignisprincic, fatalflawic, problematicgender, racegender, N!Koreangender, raporic, techwearic, narcvillain, kpopgender, villainous, cockymmin, darciangender,

SEXUALITY: bisexual, abroromantic, bihet, arospec

SOURCE: Disventure Camp

SPECIES: human

ROLE: persecutor, NPD holder

TRANSIDS: transfamous, transabusive, kpopracial, transkpopidol, permamanipulator, transcheater, transhateful, transfatphobic, trans-misogynist, transincel, transtoxicmasculinity, fireamian, xenoNPD, doomedNPD, transBPD, transASPD, transeatingdisorder, transedgycoolkid, transhighschooldropout, transnullchildhood, transproblematicalter, evilic, transstraight, transcisman, transSouthKorean

CISIDS: North Korean, black hair, brown eyes, NPD, low empathy, IED, bipolar disorder, OCD, dancer, actor, arrogant, cruel, temperamental, egotistical, controlling

PARAS: sadist (👊), biastophile (🥀), aptophile (🍬)

APPEARANCE:

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[jam-the-hologram]

Debunking the House M.D Fabry’s Disease episode!

So, some background! I have Fabry’s Disease (I was diagnosed with it in 2020 after a chain of family diagnosis’s). It’s a pretty rare condition so there isn’t much media that has ever brought it up. So when I saw that House MD, the “he needs mouse bites to live” toxic gay doctor show had an episode on it, I had to check it out. Btw this is a *long* post.

Some background on Fabry’s Disease itself (you can’t know what they did wrong if you don’t know what the disorder is!). It’s a rare X-linked genetic condition caused by the build up of a fatty substance in the cells- in layman’s terms? The Recycling Plant of my cells doesn’t work- and because the cells can’t recycle the fatty globules they just litter. This causes many problems as the fat messes up wherever it ‘lands’ (I am streaching this metaphor to its breaking point I fear)- this could be the heart, the nerves, the brain, the eyes, the sweat glands- anywhere! There are many different symptoms associated with Fabry’s Disease- two people could have Fabry’s Disease but be affected completely differently by it!

In any case, it’s House MD time. The episode in question is episode 2 season 6 ‘Epic Fail’.

It starts out with a VR game developer (the episodes patient) saying that his hands [feel like they] are on fire. While it is correct that this is a symptom of the disease- nerve damage caused by the cells being fucked (in fact, I have this symptom myself- I take *a lot* of gabapentin for neuropathic pain), the manner in which he responded to it made it seem like he was experiencing it for the first time. This is strange because this symptom is usually the first you experience- my hands and feet have hurt like this since I was around 5 years old (within the past year or so my knees has also started to hurt in the same manner). If you are wondering what it feels like (unmedicated) imagine that tingling feeling of pins and needles. Now imagine that those pins and needles are rusty and molten hot. The redness of his hands whilst feeling the pain was correct (my hands/feet/knee also swell up slightly when aggravated by movement as well as turning red and hurting like a bitch)!

While there is a later-onset type of Fabry’s Disease which could explain why he is only now feeling these symptoms- though that usually just shows itself though renal or cardiac problems- and with less severe symptoms overall. They also don’t mention this as a possibility in the episode.

After a couple of failed tests (why the doctors didn’t just ask if anyone in his family has had similar symptoms is beyond me- it’s a genetic disease after all), they find that the patient has a thickened left ventricle in his heart- this is in fact a symptom (I have to have bi-annual check ups to make sure that my heart hasn’t thickened)! People with Fabry’s Disease are a *high* risk of both heart attacks and strokes.

After this the doctors come up with even more incorrect theories. The patient then complains of a 3 hour erection. This is *not* a fucking symptom. I genuinely don’t know where the writers pulled this from (their arses most likely).

After even more failed tests and treatments the patients lymph nodes swell up- particularly on his neck. And while Lymphoedema can a symptom of Fabry’s Disease it is *very, very* rare, and only affects the arms or legs.

After the doctors start the patient on steroids to treat his lymph node swelling he starts hallucinating and has a high fever. This is also definitely not a symptom of Fabry’s Disease (though maybe it was meant to be a reaction to steroids?).

After putting the patient in an ice bath for a couple of hours and getting the diagnosis wrong again, the doctor finally cracks it! It’s Fabry’s Disease! Did he come to this conclusion through genetic test? No, of course not! That would have been reasonable! He came to the conclusion because the patient didn’t have pruney fingertips after being in the ice bath for so long. Only- that’s completely wrong. Your fingers can still prune in water when you have Fabry’s Disease- mine do! I’ve got to be honest- that ending pissed me the fuck off- and that’s why I wrote this long-ass post!

I hope you enjoyed this and maybe learned a thing or two about my genetic disorder! Here are some websites to learn more about Fabry’s:

<https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/fabry-disease/>

<https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/fabry-disease>

<https://www.fabry.com.au/signs-symptoms/>

TLDR:

In the Fabry’s Disease episode of House the patient has several symptoms. Some are right, most are wrong. The symptoms are=

- A Burning feeling in the Hands, also causing redness ✅ (though dramatised)

- Thickened Heart causing a heart attack ✅

- 3 Hour Erection ❌

- Swollen Lymph Nodes ❓(very very unlikely, also not in the same place his Lymph Nodes swelled up. Dramatised)

- Fever and vivid hallucinations ❌

- Fingers not pruning after long exposure to water ❌