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Ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka kuyigagasi elikhawulezayo lokwesaba okukhulu noma ukukhathazeka okuqala ngaphakathi kwamaminithi ambalwa, ngisho noma kungekho ingozi yangempela ekhona. Isistimu yokuxwayisa yomzimba wakho iqala ngokungalindelekile, idala imizwa yomzimba nezingqondo ehlukanisayo engase ibe yingozi kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi.
Lezi zenzakalo zivame kakhulu kunalokho ongase ucabange, zithinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele. Nakuba ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka kuzwakala kuyesabekayo, azilimazi futhi ngeke kulimale umzimba wakho ngokuphakade.
Ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka kungumphendulo wokulwa noma ukubaleka womzimba wakho osebenza ngamandla aphelele ngaphandle kwesongo langempela. Cabanga ngakho njengoxwayiso olungalungile lapho uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa lukholelwa ngephutha ukuthi usesengozini enkulu.
Phakathi nokuhlaselwa, ubuchopho bakho bukhulula ama-hormone okucindezeleka abangela ukuguquka okukhulu komzimba. Inhliziyo yakho iqhubeka, ukuphefumula kuya ngokushesha, futhi ungase uzizwe sengathi ulahlekelwa ukulawula noma ufa.
Ukuhlaselwa okuningi ukukhathazeka kuhlala phakathi kwamaminithi angu-5 kuya kwangu-20, yize izinga elikhulu livame ukwenzeka ngaphakathi kwamaminithi ambalwa okuqala. Izimpawu zingase zibe nzima kangangokuthi abantu abaningi basabela ezikhungweni zezempilo, beqinisekile ukuthi kukhona okuphosakele kakhulu enhliziyweni yabo noma ekuphefumuleni kwabo.
Izimpawu zokuhlale ukukhathazeka zingase zihluke kumuntu nomuntu, kodwa ngokuvamile zihlanganisa kokubili imizwa yomzimba nezimpendulo zobuwena. Ukuqonda lezi zimpawu kungakusiza uqonde ukuthi kwenzekani phakathi kwenzakalo.
Izimpawu ezivamile zomzimba zihlanganisa:
Izimpawu zengqondo nezomzwelo zingaba namandla afanayo:
Lezi zimpawu zingase zizwe ziyinyani futhi zesabe kakhulu kangangokuthi kuyinto evamile ukukhathazeka ngokuthi kukhona okuthile okubi kwenzeka empilweni yakho. Khumbula ukuthi nakuba ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka kuzwakala kukubi, akuyingozi ngokomzimba.
Ochwepheshe bezempilo yengqondo bayaqaphela izinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zokuhlukunyezwa ukukhathazeka ngokusekelwe kulokho okuyibangela. Ukuqonda ukuthi iyiphi uhlobo olukuhlangabezana nalo kungakusiza ukuqondisa indlela yakho yokwelashwa.
Ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka okulindelekile kwenzeka ngenxa yabangela noma izimo ezithile. Ungase ube nokuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka lapho ungena esitolo esigcwele, uqhuba ngaphezulu kwesibhuloho, noma ubhekene nesizathu esithile sokwesaba.
Ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka okungalindelekile kubonakala kuvela kuphela ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile. Ungase ukhululeke ekhaya, ulele, noma wenze imisebenzi yansuku zonke lapho izimpawu ziqala khona ngokuzumayo.
Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nezinhlobo zombili ngezikhathi ezahlukene. Ukuhlaselwa okungalindelekile kuvame ukuzwakala kusabisa kakhulu ngoba kunzima ukulungiselela noma ukuqonda.
Ukufikelwa yizinhlekelele zengqondo kuvela ekuhlanganiseni okuyinkimbinkimbi kwezinto eziphilayo, ezingokwengqondo, nezimo ezingqongile ezisebenza ndawonye. Isistimu yokuxwayisa yengqondo yakho iba nomona kakhulu, iphendula ezinhlelweni zamanga njengokungathi zingamahlelo okuphuthumayo angezeka.
Izinto eziningi zingase zifake isandla ekukhuleni kwezinhlekelele zengqondo:
Ngezinye izikhathi izinhlekelele zengqondo zivela ngemva kwesikhathi socindezeleko oluqhubekayo lapho isimiso sokuphendula ecindezeleko somzimba wakho siqeda amandla. Ngezinye izikhathi, kungase kuqale ngesikhathi sezinguquko ezinkulu zokuphila lapho usuvele uzizwa ubuthakathaka.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izinhlekelele zengqondo zingase zihlanganiswe nezinye izimo zezokwelapha njenge-hyperthyroidism, izimo ezithile zenhliziyo, noma izifo ze-vestibular ezihlupha ukulinganisela. Kungakho kubalulekile ukuqeda izimbangela zezokwelapha, ikakhulu uma izinhlekelele zakho zengqondo zaqala ngokuzumayo.
Kufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlushwa yizigameko eziphindaphindayo zokwesaba okukhulu ngezimpawu zomzimba. Ukuthola usizo lochwepheshe kusenesikhathi kungavimbela izinhlekelele zengqondo ekuvinjelweni kokuphila kwakho kwansuku zonke.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti nodokotela wakho uma:
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu esifubeni, ukuqina kokuphefumula, noma ezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo okokuqala. Nakuba lokhu kuvame ukuba yizimpawu zokuhlukunyezwa kokukhathazeka, kubalulekile ukuqeda izimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha.
Ungalindi ukuthola usizo uma ucabanga ngokuzenzakalela noma uzizwa engenathemba. Ukuhlaselwa kokukhathazeka kuphatheka kakhulu, futhi awudingi ukuhlupheka wedwa.
Izici ezithile zingakwenza kube lula ukuthuthukisa ukuhlaselwa kokukhathazeka, yize ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzokuhlangabezana nazo ngokuqinisekile. Ukuqonda ingozi yakho siqu kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela.
Izici eziyinhloko zengozi zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izimo zezokwelapha zingakwandisa ingozi yakho, kufaka phakathi izifo ze-thyroid, izinkinga zenhliziyo, izinkinga zokuphefumula njenge-asthma, kanye nezinye izifo zokusebenzisa izidakamizwa. Ukuba nenkinga eyodwa yokusongela akuqinisekisi ukuthi uzoba nokuhlaselwa okukhathazayo, kodwa ukwazi kuzokusiza ukuthi uqaphele izimpawu ngokushesha.
Ngaphandle kokwelashwa okufanele, ukuhlaselwa okukhathazayo kungabangela izinkinga ezengeziwe ezithinta kakhulu ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho. Ukwesaba ukuba nokuhlaselwa okunye kuvame ukuba nomkhawulo njengokuhlangatshezwa ukuhlaselwa ngokwako.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile ezingaba khona zifaka phakathi:
Abanye abantu bathuthukisa okuthiwa "isifo sokuhlaselwa okukhathazayo," lapho ukwesaba ukuhlaselwa okukhathazayo kwesikhathi esizayo kuba ukukhathazeka okuqhubekayo. Lokhu ukukhathazeka okulindelekile kungaba nokukhubaza njengokuhlukumeza kwangempela.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, ukuhlaselwa okukhathazayo okungaphathwe kungabangela izinkinga ezinzima kakhulu njengokuba agoraphobia ephelele, lapho ungakwazi ukushiya ikhaya lakho. Noma kunjalo, ngokwelashwa okufanele, lezi zinkinga zingavikeleka futhi zibuyele emuva.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukugwema ukuhlaselwa okukhathazayo ngokuphelele, unganciphisa kakhulu ubukhulu bawo namandla ngokushintsha indlela yokuphila kanye namasu okuqondisa. Ukuvimbela kugxila ekuqondiseni amazinga akho okuhlupheka nokukhathazeka.
Amasu okuvimbela asebenzayo afaka phakathi:
Ukufunda ukuqaphela izimpawu zakho zokuqala kungakusiza ukusebenzisa amasu okuqeda ukukhathazeka ngaphambi kokuba kuhlakulele ukuhlaselwa okugcwele kokukhathazeka. Abantu abaningi baphawula ukuguquka okuncane ekuphemeni kwabo, izinga lokugijima kwenhliziyo, noma imicabango ngaphambi kokuba ukuhlaselwa kuqale.
Izivivinyo zokwelapha eziqondile, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle, zingakusiza ukugcina amakhono adingekayo ukuvimbela izehlakalo zesikhathi esizayo. Cabanga ngakho njengokulondoloza impilo yakho yengqondo.
Ukuqonda ukuhlaselwa kokukhathazeka kuhilela ukususa izimbangela zezokwelapha nokulinganisa izimpawu zakho nethonya lazo ekuphileni kwakho. Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqonda isithombe esiphelele salezo zinto ozibhekana nazo.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho angase asebenzise izindinganiso ezithile ukuze ahlonze isifo sokuhlazeka, esidinga ukuhlazeka okuphindaphindayo kanye nokukhathazeka okuqhubekayo ngokuhlala okuzayo noma ukushintsha okukhulu kokuziphatha ukuze kubalekwe.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ikusiza uthole ukwelashwa okulungile. Ngezinye izikhathi lokho okuzwakala sengathi ukuhlazeka kungahlobene neemeko zezokwelapha ezidinga izindlela ezihlukile.
Ukuhlazeka kuphatheka kakhulu ngokuhlanganiswa kokwelashwa, imithi, namasu okunakekela kwakho. Abantu abaningi babona intuthuko enkulu phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa zokuqala ukwelashwa.
Izindlela zokwelapha ezisebenza kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ukwelashwa kuvame ukuletha imiphumela ehlala isikhathi eside ngoba kufundisa amakhono okuphatha ukukhathazeka isikhathi eside. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuqonda ukuthi izimpawu zokwesaba zivela kanjani kusiza ukunciphisa ukwesaba kwabo ngezigameko zesikhathi esizayo.
Uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa luzokwenziwa ngokwezidingo zakho, izimpawu, nendlela yokuphila. Abanye abantu benza kahle ngokwelashwa kuphela, kanti abanye banesibopho sokuhlanganisa ukwelashwa nemithi.
Ukufunda amasu okuzisiza kungakunika amathuluzi okuphatha izimpawu zokwesaba uma zivele futhi kunciphisa amazinga akho okukhathazeka ngokujwayelekile. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono uma zisetshenziswa njalo, hhayi kuphela ngezikhathi zengcindezi.
Amasu okusheshayo ngesikhathi sokuhlaselwa ukwesaba:
Izindlela zokuphatha imihla ngemihla zihlanganisa:
Khumbula ukuthi amasu okuphatha ekhaya asebenza kangcono uma esebenza kanye nokwelashwa okuvela ochwepheshe, hhayi njengokushintsha kwakho.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu kanye nelenkaneli yokwelapha ephumelelayo. Udokotela wakho udinga ulwazi oluqondile mayelana nezimpawu zakho kanye nethonya lazo ekuphileni kwakho.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, buza lolu lwazi:
Cabanga ngokuletha umngani noma ilungu lomndeni othembekile olingakusiza futhi likusize ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile ekuhambeleni.
Qinisani futhi nicacise ngezimpawu zakho, ngisho noma zibonakala zihlazisayo noma zingavamile. Udokotela wakho udinga ulwazi oluphelele ukuze akusize ngokuphumelelayo.
Ukuhlaselwa kokukhathazeka kuyizikhathi ezesabekayo kodwa eziphatheka kalula zokukhathazeka okukhulu okuzonqanda ukulimaza umzimba wakho isikhathi eside. Nakuba zizizwa zikhulu kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi, ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani kungasiza ukunciphisa ukwesaba kwakho ukuhlaselwa kwesikhathi esizayo.
Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okumele uzikhumbule ukuthi ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka kuyinto evamile, akuyingozi, futhi kunokwelashwa okuphumelelayo okutholakala. Abantu abaningi abathola ukwelashwa okufanele babona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ezimpahleni zabo nasempilweni yabo.
Ungavumeli ukwesaba ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka kuqondise impilo yakho noma kukuvimbe ekufuneni usizo. Ngokusekelwa okufanele nendlela yokwelapha, ungafunda ukulawula ukukhathazeka kwakho bese ubuyela emisebenzini oyithandayo.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuphulukiswa kungenzeka, futhi awudingi ukubhekana nalokhu wedwa. Usizo lochwepheshe, kanye neqhinga lokukhathalela kwakho siqu nokwesekwa abathandekayo, kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekuhambeni kwakho ekuzizweni kangcono.
Cha, ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka akunakubangela ukusabela kwenhliziyo kubantu abaphilile. Nakuba ubuhlungu obusengifubeni kanye nokushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo kuzwakala kukhulu, ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka akonakalisi inhliziyo yakho noma kubangeli ukulimala okungapheli komzimba. Noma kunjalo, uma ubhekene nobuhlungu besifuba okokuqala, kubalulekile ukufuna ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ukuze kuvinjwe izinkinga zenhliziyo.
Ukuhlaselwa okuningi ukukhathazeka kufinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu phakathi kwemizuzu eyi-10 futhi ngokuvamile kuhlala phakathi kwemizuzu emi-5 kuya kwengu-20. Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nokukhathazeka okuhlala khona ngemuva kokuba ukuhlaselwa okuyinhloko kuphelile, okungase kuhlale amahora amaningi. Izimpawu ezinamandla, eziphezulu ngokuvamile azipheli ngaphezu kwemizuzu engu-20-30.
Yebo, ukuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka ebusuku kungenzeka ngesikhathi ulele futhi kukuvuse ngokwesaba okukhulu kanye nezimpawu zomzimba. Lokhu ukuhlaselwa ebusuku akunamkhawulo kunokuhlaselwa kwasemini futhi kungaba okwesabisayo ngoba kubonakala kuvela kuphi. Kuhlukile ephusheni elibi futhi akuveli ngesikhathi sokuphupha.
Ukuhlaselwa okukhathazayo kungadluliselwa emindenini, okubonisa izingxenye zezinto ezivela kubazali, kodwa ukuba nomuntu womndeni onenkinga yokukhathazeka akusho ukuthi nawe uzokuthola. Izici zemvelo, okuhlangenwe nakho kokuphila, kanye namazinga okucindezeleka komuntu siqu nawo adlala indima ebalulekile. Izihlobo zingadala ukuthambekela, kodwa akuyona inhlanhla.
Yebo, abantwana nabasakhulayo bangaba nokuhlaselwa okukhathazayo, nakuba kuvamile kakhulu kubasakhulayo nabantu abadala. Abantwana bangaba nobunzima bokuchaza izimpawu zabo noma bangase bangaqondi ukuthi kwenzekani kubo. Uma uthi umntanakho uhlushwa ukuhlaselwa okukhathazayo, kubalulekile ukufuna ukwelashwa okuvela ochwepheshe nokuphathwa okuhambisana nobudala.
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