What should we do if we have autonomic dysfunction?

People sometimes experience inexplicable symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath, and are often accompanied by stomach pain, bloating, etc. These symptoms are actually caused by autonomic dysfunction, and can easily be misdiagnosed as other diseases during diagnosis. Therefore, it is necessary to popularize some knowledge about autonomic dysfunction. The autonomic nervous system is the most important neural network in the human body. It is distributed almost everywhere in the body and has close connections with various body tissues. The autonomic nervous system is prone to disease manifestations when in a state of extreme fatigue. Let’s take a look at what to do if the autonomic nervous system is dysfunctional.

Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system can lead to different clinical manifestations, such as cardiac neurosis such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations, and a sense of impending death; gastrointestinal neurosis such as stomach pain, bloating, vomiting, and diarrhea; and other clinical symptoms such as sweating, headache and dizziness, worsening vision, insomnia, forgetfulness, numbness and itching of the skin, and dysmenorrhea.

1. Improve the environment and reduce stimulation: Improve living and working environment and reduce stress and stimulation. Avoid long-term stressful and heavy work, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and reduce the workload of study or work when necessary. After the disease is relieved, resume the original study and work.

2. Learn to relax yourself, your body and mind: When you feel tired and upset, put down your work temporarily and give yourself a chance to breathe. For example, when the phone rings, take a deep breath before answering it. Looking out the window and letting your eyes and other parts of your body relax can temporarily relieve the stress at work. You can even get up and walk around to temporarily avoid the low work atmosphere.

3. Foot massage: Try to relax yourself when lying in bed. You can listen to lyrical music to relax yourself and imagine yourself floating with the music. The key to falling asleep successfully is to reduce your focus and avoid over-stressing yourself. Deep breathing, muscle stretching (gymnastics), and yoga may help. Guided breathing and progressive relaxation techniques can be very helpful for insomnia.

5. Symptomatic treatment: Only by eliminating the causes of the disease and character defects can recurrence be avoided and the disease be cured. We should combine work and rest, and live a regular and moderate life. Avoid and reduce mental stress, and consciously exercise your psychological endurance.