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What psychological trauma does amputation cause to amputees?

An able-bodied person suddenly loses one limb due to amputation due to trauma, disease, etc. The first thing he suffers is a huge psychological (or spiritual) blow and trauma. The main manifestations of psychological trauma are:

Depression:

After amputation, it is difficult for patients to accept the reality of amputation for a while. Even if they gradually accept the reality psychologically, they will also develop depression. Mild depression is characterized by taciturnity, unpleasantness, discouragement, and lack of interest in the surrounding environment. Severe depression manifests itself as sullen tension, worry, frustration, disappointment, inability to concentrate, memory loss, and in some cases low self-esteem, self-guilt, and self-blame.

Anxiety:

Anxiety is formed because amputees over-consider the practical issues they need to face in the future such as independent living, study, work, economic income, marriage, family, children, etc. Anxious amputees may experience symptoms such as palpitations, tachycardia, restlessness, dizziness and headache, pale face, and dry mouth.

Irritable, irritable:

This is an emotional response to the reality of amputation, which is aggravated by amputees when combined with residual limb pain or phantom limb pain. Due to violent emotions, amputees often engage in oppositional behaviors, such as making noises and throwing things...

Compassion and inferiority:

After amputation, patients generally underestimate their abilities and often feel looked down upon and discriminated against by able-bodied people, so they tend to be negative and pessimistic. This kind of self-compassion and inferiority is sometimes heavy and sometimes light, sometimes exposed, sometimes hidden by amputees.

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