04331cam a2200913 4500 530744636 TxAuBib 20210910120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781590517963 1590517962 B01B0K5YEK Amazon 21d3bfcb-c190-4f09-ac18-99b5574b0531 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 645308 645308 645308 2875808 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib O'Sullivan, Suzanne. Is It All in Your Head [Libby] : True Stories of Imaginary Illness. Other Press, 2017. relationships. spiritual. health. Social Work. spirit. brain. mindfulness. consciousness. Neuroscience. crime. philosophy. mental health. marriage. human nature. Identity. Healing. Healthcare. therapy. yoga. Short Stories. fitness. psychology. kindness. Neuropsychology. feminism. self help. Psychotherapy. Reference. psychiatry. Biology. Medicine. Self Improvement. how to. wellness. intuition. psych. Spirituality. Essays. meditation. Medical. Emotions. Sociology. gender. mental health books. psychology books. psychology book. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2897kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 2897kB. Health & Fitness. Psychology. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>A neurologist's insightful and compassionate look into the misunderstood world of psychosomatic disorders, told through individual case histories</b><br /> <br /> It's happened to all of us: our cheeks flush red when we say the wrong thing, or our hearts skip a beat when a certain someone walks by. But few of us realize how much more dramatic and extreme our bodies' reactions to emotions can be. Many people who see their doctor have medically unexplained symptoms, and in the vast majority of these cases, a psychosomatic cause is suspected. And yet, the diagnosis of a psychosomatic disorder can make a patient feel dismissed as a hypochondriac, a faker, or just plain crazy.<br /> <br /> In IS IT ALL IN YOUR HEAD? neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan, MD, takes us on a journey through the world of psychosomatic illness, where we meet patients such as Rachel, a promising young dancer now housebound by chronic fatigue syndrome, and Mary, whose memory loss may be her mind's way of protecting her from remembering her husband's abuse. O'Sullivan reveals the hidden stresses behind their mysterious symptoms, approaching a sensitive topic with patience and understanding. She addresses the taboos surrounding psychosomatic disorders, teaching us that "it's all in your head" doesn't mean that something isn't real, as the body is often the stand-in for the mind when the latter doesn't possess the tools to put words to its sorrow. She encourages us to look with compassion at the ways in which our brains act out, and to question our failure to credit the intimate connection between mind and body. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=21d3bfcb-c190-4f09-ac18-99b5574b0531&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=21d3bfcb-c190-4f09-ac18-99b5574b0531&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=21d3bfcb-c190-4f09-ac18-99b5574b0531&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)