Post-operative hemorrhoidal mental stress can be self-adjustment, psychological counseling, to psychiatric consultation.
1. Self-adjustment: after hemorrhoid surgery, you should take good care of the wound, avoid eating spicy and greasy food, and follow the doctor’s instructions. Don’t pay too much attention to your life, and do what you need to do.
2. Psychological counseling: With the help of a psychiatrist, you can get support, rebuild your confidence and get encouragement. Cognitive behavioral therapy, group therapy, etc. can also reduce stress.
3. Psychiatric consultation: If mental stress is too great, you can go to a psychiatrist. If you are diagnosed with depression, anxiety and other psychiatric disorders, you can take medications to improve your mood, such as sertraline, venlafaxine, fluvoxamine and so on.
Medications should be used under the guidance of a physician.