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Bipolar - Bipolar Disorder is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (your brain going super-fast and it’s hard to slow down) and lows (feeling sad, down, and lack of interest in activities that you use to enjoy. Symptoms you may experience: 1. Emotional Highs: -      Feeling unusually happy or irritable -      Having a lot of energy or feeling restless -      Talking very quickly or feeling like thoughts are racing. -      Engaging in risky behaviors (e.g., spending sprees, reckless driving) 2. Emotional Lows: -      Feeling sad, hopeless, or empty -      Having little energy and feeling tired -      Changes in appetite or sleep patterns -      Difficulty concentrating or making decisions. -      Thoughts of death or suicide
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder- is a mental health condition where a person has recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas, or sensations (obsessions) that make them feel driven to do something repeatedly (compulsions). Symptoms you may experience: 1. Obsessions: -Â Â Â Â Â Â Constant, unwanted thoughts, images, or urges that cause worry or distress. -Â Â Â Â Â Â Fear of contamination, harm, or unwanted urges. 2. Compulsions: -Â Â Â Â Â Â Repetitive behaviors causing someone to feel forced to perform in response to an obsession. -Â Â Â Â Â Â Examples include excessive hand washing, checking things repeatedly, counting, or arranging items in a specific order. 3. Impact: -Â Â Â Â Â Â OCD causes significant distress and can interfere with daily life, relationships, and work or school responsibilities.
Burnout - Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress or excessive workload. Burnout can also come about in physical symptoms such as headaches, insomnia, and changes in appetite. It's important to address burnout by seeking support and making lifestyle changes to restore balance and well-being. Symptoms you may experience: 1. Emotional Exhaustion: -Â Â Â Â Â Â Feeling drained, overwhelmed, and emotionally depleted. -Â Â Â Â Â Â Loss of motivation and interest in work or activities once enjoyed. 2. Detachment: -Â Â Â Â Â Â Developing a cynical or detached attitude towards work or colleagues. -Â Â Â Â Â Â Feeling increasingly negative or indifferent. 3. Reduced Personal Accomplishment: -Â Â Â Â Â Â Decreased effectiveness and productivity. -Â Â Â Â Â Â Feeling incompetent or unable to meet demands.
Dissociation - Dissociation is a mental process where a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity. It can vary from mild detachment to severe disconnection from reality. Dissociation can occur in response to trauma, stress, or as a coping mechanism. It's important for those experiencing dissociation to seek support from mental health professionals to understand and manage their symptoms effectively.  Symptoms you may experience: 1.    Feeling Detached: A sense of being disconnected from oneself or surroundings. 2.    Amnesia: Gaps in memory or difficulty recalling important personal information. 3.    Identity Confusion: Uncertainty about one's identity or feeling like different parts of oneself are separate. 4.    Depersonalization: Feeling like an outside observer of one's thoughts, feelings, or body. Derealization: Feeling like the world is unreal or distorted
Social Anxiety - Social anxiety, also known as social phobia, is an intense fear of social situations where one might feel judged by others. It involves excessive insecurity with oneself and fear of embarrassment or shame. Social anxiety can significantly impact a person's quality of life and relationships. Treatment options such as therapy or counseling and sometimes medication can help manage symptoms effectively. Symptoms you may experience: 1. Fear of Social Situations: Avoidance of social gatherings, speaking in public, or interacting with unfamiliar people. 2. Physical Symptoms: Sweating, trembling, blushing, rapid heartbeat, nausea, or dizziness in social situations. 3. Negative Thoughts: Worrying a lot, before, during, and after social events about being judged or criticized. 4. Physical Avoidance: Avoiding eye contact, speaking softly, or hiding in the background to avoid attention. 5. Impact on Daily Life: Difficulty making friends, attending work or school functions, or pursuing relationships due to fear of social interaction.
Drug Addiction -Drug addiction, also known as substance, use disorder, is a chronic disease identified by compulsive drug seeking, use, and continued use despite harmful outcomes. Drug addiction is treatable with a combination of behavioral therapies, counseling, and sometimes medications. Early intervention is crucial for successful recovery and to minimize long-term health and social consequences. Symptoms you may experience: 1.    Craving: Intense desire or urge to use the drug. 2.    Loss of Control: Inability to limit or stop drug use despite attempts to do so. 3.    Physical Dependence: Needing increasing amounts of the drug to achieve the desired effect (tolerance) and experiencing withdrawal symptoms when not using. 4.    Negative Consequences: Continued use despite knowing it causes physical, mental, or social harm (e.g., health problems, strained relationships, legal issues). 5.    Neglect of Responsibilities: Spending a significant amount of time obtaining the drug, using it, and recovering from its effects, leading to neglect of work, school, or social obligations. 6.    Changes in Behavior: Withdrawal from friends and family, secretive behavior, mood swings, and changes in sleep and eating patterns.
Alcoholism - Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a chronic disease characterized by a person's inability to control their drinking despite negative consequences. Alcoholism can lead to severe health problems, legal issues, and difficulties in personal relationships. Treatment typically involves counseling, support groups (like Alcoholics Anonymous), and sometimes medications to help manage withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings. Early intervention is important to improve the chances of successful recovery. Symptoms you may experience: 1.    Craving: A strong desire or urge to drink alcohol. 2.    Loss of Control: Inability to limit the amount of alcohol consumed once drinking starts. 3.    Physical Dependence: Needing to drink more alcohol to achieve the same effects (tolerance) and experiencing withdrawal symptoms when not drinking. 4.    Compulsive Drinking: Spending a lot of time drinking, obtaining alcohol, or recovering from its effects. 5.    Negative Consequences: Continued drinking despite knowing it causes problems at work, school, or home, and despite health issues or relationship problems. 6.    Neglect of Responsibilities: Failing to fulfill obligations and responsibilities at work, school, or home due to drinking. 7.    Withdrawal Symptoms: Shaking, sweating, nausea, anxiety, or other physical symptoms when alcohol use is stopped.
Phobia - A phobia is an intense and irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity that leads to avoidance behaviors. Phobias can range from specific fears (like heights or spiders) to more generalized fears (like social situations or flying). Treatment options include therapy (like cognitive-behavioral therapy), exposure therapy, and sometimes medications to manage symptoms and improve quality of life. Symptoms you may experience: 1.    Intense Fear: Feeling terrified, anxious, or panicked when encountering or even thinking about the feared object or situation. 2.    Avoidance: Going to great lengths to avoid the object or situation that triggers the fear. 3.    Physical Symptoms: Rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, dizziness, or feeling faint when exposed to the phobia trigger. 4.    Impact on Daily Life: The fear is so overwhelming that it interferes with daily routines, work, school, or relationships. 5.    Recognition of Irrationality: Often, the person recognizes that their fear is excessive or unreasonable, but they still cannot control their reaction to it.
Anorexia - Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight, leading to extreme efforts to restrict food intake and maintain a significantly low body weight. Anorexia nervosa requires specialized treatment, including medical monitoring, nutritional counseling, therapy, and sometimes medication to address underlying issues and promote healthy eating behaviors. Early intervention is crucial for recovery and to prevent serious health consequences. Symptoms you may experience: 1.    Severe Restriction of Food Intake: Limiting food intake to an extent that results in significantly low body weight. 2.    Intense Fear of Weight Gain: Obsessive fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even if underweight. 3.    Distorted Body Image: Seeing oneself as overweight, despite being underweight. 4.    Physical Signs: Extreme weight loss, fatigue, dizziness, fainting, irregular heart rhythms, and other health complications due to malnutrition. 5.    Behavioral Signs: Obsessive calorie counting, avoiding eating in public, excessive exercise, and rituals around food preparation or eating. 6.    Psychological Signs: Anxiety about food, depression, social withdrawal, and obsessive thoughts about body weight and shape.
Psychiatric - Psychiatric disorders, also known as mental disorders, are conditions that affect a person's thinking, emotions, behavior, or mood, leading to distress and impairing their ability to function in daily life. It's important to remember that these symptoms can also be caused by other factors, such as stress or medical conditions, and a mental health professional can provide a proper diagnosis and treatment plan. Symptoms: 1. Changes in mood: Mood disorders can cause mood swings that are not relatable. 2. Anxiety: Excessive worry, fear, or panic attacks. 3. Delusions: False beliefs that are strongly held despite evidence to the contrary. 4. Hallucinations: Seeing or hearing things that are not there. 5. Disorganized Thinking: Trouble organizing thoughts or connecting them logically. 6. Behavioral Changes: Significant changes in behavior, such as agitation, withdrawal, or erratic actions. 7. Difficulty Functioning: Trouble managing daily tasks, maintaining relationships, or performing at work or school. 8. Altered Perceptions: Changes in how one perceives reality, which may include dissociation or feeling disconnected from oneself. 9. Sleep Disturbances: Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much. 10. Changes in Appetite: Significant changes in eating habits, whether increased or decreased. 11. Cognitive Impairments: Problems with memory, concentration, or decision-making.