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Suggest Treatment For Blackouts When Under Stress

Good evening! I have a friend who works in a very stressful job as a VP for a large company in Dallas. She informed me on Friday that her stress level was thru the roof after she found out some info that could be damaging to her company. She was having bouts of periodic light-headiness to short bouts of blacking out. She said she slept well last night but the blackouts were more so now. Any suggestions?
Fri, 1 Sep 2017
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Dear user
Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. The blackouts during extreme stress periods and after is called psychogenic black outs. Blackouts are naturally physical, but here psychological stress is causing it.

Symptom include passing out and falling on the floor, loosing control of bowels, feeling out of touch with surroundings etc.

Still, I suggest a medical examination to make sure that your friend has psychogenic blackout. Then if it is confirmed, your friend should take a week vacation and unwind self. Then your friend should undergo relaxation therapy and stress management therapy. Things will be better.
If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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Suggest Treatment For Blackouts When Under Stress

Dear user Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. The blackouts during extreme stress periods and after is called psychogenic black outs. Blackouts are naturally physical, but here psychological stress is causing it. Symptom include passing out and falling on the floor, loosing control of bowels, feeling out of touch with surroundings etc. Still, I suggest a medical examination to make sure that your friend has psychogenic blackout. Then if it is confirmed, your friend should take a week vacation and unwind self. Then your friend should undergo relaxation therapy and stress management therapy. Things will be better. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.