Health reminder: from the clinical point of view, the symptoms caused by liver disease are limited, while depression, fatigue, anorexia, body pain or discomfort caused by bad emotions are common phenomena. There are surveys and studies show that: hepatitis B virus carriers are mostly depressed, 80% of hepatitis B virus carriers have depression tendency.
The liver belongs to wood, which is mainly used to relax, and likes to get rid of the obstruction of Qi, which leads to the smooth Qi Movement. If the liver fails to disperse and the Qi is not smooth, depression and anxiety will occur. Therefore, most patients with liver diseases will have different degrees of depression, anxiety and other emotional disorders. The common emotional disorders in patients with chronic liver disease include the following situations:
(1) Fear: because chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C is a chronic disease, there is no specific drug at present, long-term development may develop into cirrhosis. Therefore, some patients will have a strong sense of fear.
(2) Anxiety: it is mainly due to the chronic disease repeated for a long time, the economic burden is heavier or not competent for work, and the worry will infect family members and friends.
(3) Loneliness: chronic liver disease is dominated by infectious diseases. Many patients are afraid to communicate with others because they are afraid of infecting others. They will feel lonely and helpless over time.
(4) Irritability: some liver disease patients, easy to be irritable, easily angry, no one dares to approach. The above negative emotions are very unfavorable to patients with liver disease. There is a certain truth in 'anger hurting the liver' and 'worrying about the spleen'.
So how should patients with chronic liver disease adjust their emotions and get rid of the perplexity of bad emotions
(1) First of all, we should fully realize that bad emotions can cause great harm to liver disease.
(2) Scientific understanding of infectious liver disease can reduce unnecessary psychological burden. For example, the understanding of 'hepatitis B infectious', in fact, hepatitis B is blood borne, and general daily contact will not cause infection.
(3) Learn to dredge bad emotions, if necessary, can seek help from a psychologist or liver specialist. Make friends who are optimistic in nature, communicate and talk with friends when things are not going well. Cultivate various interests and hobbies. Take part in more group activities.
(4) Proceed from reality, arrange your life and work reasonably.
Chronic liver disease patients, poor physical fitness, should not be engaged in heavy physical labor, should not drink, stay up late. Patients should have a good attitude, can not compare themselves with other healthy people, do not be too competitive, otherwise it may be more than worth the loss.