Neurosis is a mental state bordering on the norm, caused by psychological reasons. It usually occurs in connection with a difficult life situation. People with an inflexible character, poorly adapting in society, suffer from neuroses. Overcoming neurosis is a difficult task, which most often can only be solved by highly qualified medical specialists. "How to help a patient?" - is this question often asked by close people of a neurotic?
Instructions
Step 1
See your doctor. Medicines in the treatment of neurosis are not decisive, but they help to reduce depression, anxiety, eliminate insomnia, solve problems with the digestive tract and other unpleasant symptoms. And the main way to deal with neurosis is psychotherapy.
Step 2
Insist on seeing a therapist. Neuroses can last for several years. During this time, a person changes noticeably - he acquires traits unusual for him - isolation, aggressiveness or passivity. The long course of the disease is due to the presence of the patient in the environment that caused the neurosis and continues to aggravate it. And until the problem that became the catalyst for mental changes is resolved or disappears from the patient's life, he will not be cured. In this case, psychotherapy should help the patient learn to build relationships with people, be aware of their problems and change their attitude towards themselves and other people. Until the inner conflict of the patient with neurosis is resolved, there will be no cure.
Step 3
Help the neurotic patient. Close people should also help him gain self-confidence. A neurotic is a distrustful and frightened person. It is very difficult to convince him. Every day, in his mind, the idea is increasingly strengthened that the enemies around are deceitful, treacherous and selfish people. You need to have a lot of patience in order to continue to communicate with a sick neurosis. Another problem is that the neurotic himself may begin to do things that can be characterized as antisocial, selfish and immoral. This happens because he strives to correspond to his distorted vision of the world - it seems to him that all people do this.
Step 4
Contribute to a change in the lifestyle of a person with neurosis. To heal, he may need to change jobs, move to another area, change the environment. This is difficult to do, but very important. Such changes will have a beneficial effect due to the fact that the factor that stimulates his illness will disappear from the life of the neurotic. And sometimes this action becomes decisive in his cure.
