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Q: Conversion Disorder

asked by: stargirl on May 1st, 2004

New User

I was diagnosed with conversion disorder when I was 16 - but I never followed through with treatment and the physical problem went away on its own. I haven't had any serious recurrences.

Do you think that the problem could arise again - given that I never sought treatment?

I was skeptical of the diagnosis because there were soo many physical sympotoms that kept retuning negative test results. However, I happend to watch er last night where they had this woman with conversion disorder and it made me realize how real somehting like this can be.

Any advice or suggestions?

Replies(2)

zilbucks

replied on May 2nd, 2004

Experienced User

Yes. From what I know about it- which given I don't know a great deal on it- but it is easier to treat early on when symptoms aren't as serious, if it's left untreated it could later on develop into more serious symptoms that are more difficult to treat or are just not treatable. So it might be a good idea to make an appt with a doctor and ask questions and tell them your concerns, and also researching it yourself just so you have better knowledge. Hope I helped Smile

qt3

replied on May 10th, 2004

Experienced User

Hi stargirl-
what is conversion disorder?
Thanks.

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