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Difficulty sleeping
I am a first year postgraduate student in Hyderabad. I have difficulty sleeping and also have back pain. I have been feeling emotionally numb for so long that I don't realise it anymore. I feel detached from life and myself. I don't specially remember anything, but I feel uncomfortable with birds ( especially pigeons). Just the sight of them or imagining it is strongly uncomfortable for me. I start sweating and my heart beat increases. My hostel has a lot of pigeons and I am coping with it. ( I am actually doing better than i expected). My exams are around corner and I am unable to concentrate due to lack of sleep and fatigue.
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I hope you are doing fine. it sounds like a really tough situation with sleep difficulty, back pain, feeling emotionally numb and the feeling of discomfort with pigeons. It's important to understand better where this feeling of discomfort arises from as well as the reason for feeling emotionally numb. There also seems a presence of stress and anxiousness which may result in the difficulty in sleep and back pain. At times pain can result due to stress, anxiety and other psychological reasons as well.
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Suggest to meet a psychiatrist for medication and also simultaneously begin therapy to allow yourself to understand this situation better and how we can work in managing the same.
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You seem to have symptoms of mixed anxiety as well as depression. If this is affecting your ability to function, then they will need treatment with antidepressant medication. Please book an appointment with the psychiatrist and get the required help.
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Hi.. you could be having anxiety disorder.
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Dabbiru
Psychiatrist
16 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Emotionally numb, sleep disturbances, somatic complaints ( pain)fatigue, difficulty in concentrating,detachment from life , racing heart beat and also other autonomic symptoms all are signs and symptoms of both anxiety and depression so i strongly suggest you to get evaluated by a psychiatrist and if needed he / she will manage using medications and counselling
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Dr. Suneet Upadhyaya
Neuropsychiatrist
22 yrs exp
Jaipur
Difficulty in sleeping, back pain, emotional numbness, detachment, anxiety from pigeons, all these symptoms indicate that you are suffering from anxiety disorder. It's very easy to treat this illness. With just one or two medicines you will get wonderful results. Within a month you will be free of all your symptoms. I am a professor with 22 years of experience in treating patients. You can consult me online through practo or preferably through my Google page. To know more about me you may visit my Facebook page. Dr Suneet upadhyaya from Jaipur
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