Mental Health
Most people have reasonably good
mental health most of the time. However, when we face difficult challenges or
major stressful life events occur, we may all experience some degree of poor
mental health.
When we experience mental health
difficulties, it becomes hard to function. We may have difficulty
concentrating, making decisions or sleeping.
When these difficulties are not
severe, support from friends and family, along with useful self-help
strategies, can help to restore our wellbeing.
However, at a more severe level, poor
mental health can develop into a diagnosable mental health disorder. As a
result, people will often need professional help to recover from or manage
their condition.
Mental Health Disorders
Mental health difficulties can
become a mental health disorder when they create significant problems.
Significant problems include:
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Experiencing several symptoms of a particular mental health condition, not just
one or two
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Experiencing the symptoms over a long period of time and/or on most days
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Feeling distressed by the symptoms
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Feeling that recent events (such as moving house or breaking up with a partner)
don’t easily account for your symptoms and distress.
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Finding it difficult to do daily activities, such as driving, cooking, working,
studying, or social activities
Help Is Available
Our free, self-help and
therapist-assisted treatment programs are designed to help you overcome mental
health difficulties related to:
- generalised anxiety disorder
- depression
- social anxiety
disorder
- obsessive compulsive disorder,
- post-traumatic
stress disorder
- panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia.
Even if you only have some symptoms of a mental health
disorder, our programs can help you prevent your difficulties from getting
worse and developing into a diagnosable disorder.
If you’re not sure what might be
going on for you, our free online self-assessment, e-PASS, will help you assess
your symptoms and recommend what next steps to take.
Register here.