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Stress reaction
Stress is a set of reactions (thoughts, feelings,
physical sensations and/or behaviours) we experience
towards events we encounter with in our work or personal
lives. The way we respond to certain events will determine
our level of stress. Prolonged stress can cause significant
physical and emotional problems for individuals. Learning
to recognise your stress can be extremely helpful
as it can motivate you to change the situation you
are in or your approach to a situation.
Anxiety
There are many types of anxiety disorders and people
can experience more than one type of disorder. Anxiety
can severely affect a person's life and interfere
with our ability to cope with work or school. It
can hamper our ability to live a full and enjoyable
life. Depression commonly occurs alongside anxiety.
Types of anxiety we treat include:
Panic attacks
Agoraphobia
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Generalised anxiety disorder
Post traumatic stress disorder
Social phobia
School phobia
Specific phobias
Health anxiety
Depression
Depression often occurs alongside anxiety, but this
is not always the case. A person feeling depressed
may want to withdraw from normal activities and
may increase their use of alcohol or drugs in order
to feel better. The person may be increasingly irritable
or angry with close friends or family members. Depression
following the birth of a baby is also common.
Signs of depression can include:
feeling sad or 'down'
feeling lonely
crying more than usual
feeling discouraged about the future
difficulty sleeping or wanting to sleep too much
feeling guilty or worthless
much less interest or pleasure in people and activities
you normally enjoy
loss of sexual drive
feeling fatigued or having a lack of energy
difficult making decisions and finding it hard to
concentrate
irritability or anger
an increase or decrease in weight or appetite
thought of suicide or death
Other related difficulties we treat include:
Grief and loss
Relationship difficulties
Sleeping problems
Eating disorders
Chronic pain
Adjustment difficulties
Teen and adolescent issues including life stage
transitions,
career planning and goal setting
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