Depression
Depression is a complex mood disorder characterized by enduring emotions of sadness, desolation, and a sense of hopelessness. This condition manifests in various forms, including major depression, clinical depression, postpartum depression, and manic depression. Regardless of its type, each presents with a range of behavioral and physical manifestations.
Symptoms
- Panic attacks when thinking of event
- Being constantly on guard, paranoia, mistrust
- Detachment from family and friends
- Repeatedly reliving the event or trauma
- places, events, objects
- Avoiding reminders of the trauma, i.e.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is an anxiety disorder marked by intrusive and recurrent thoughts, impulses, and mental visuals, compelling individuals to perform repetitive, ritualistic actions. Alongside, some may also grapple with tic disorders, manifesting as abrupt, recurrent muscle movements or vocalizations.
Symptoms
- Obsessive hand washing, fear of germs and contamination
- Obsessive hand washing, fear of germs and contamination
- Having things symmetrical or in perfect order
- Aggressive thoughts towards others or self
- Unwanted, forbidden or taboo thoughts involving sex, religion, or harm
- Compulsive counting
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event. PTSD causes flashbacks or uncontrollable thoughts of the traumatic event, nightmares, and severe anxiety.
Symptoms
- Repeatedly reliving the event or trauma
- Avoiding reminders of the trauma, i.e. places, events, objects
- Panic attacks when thinking of event
- Overwhelming guilt or shame
- Being constantly on guard, paranoia, mistrust
- Detachment from family and friends
- Difficulty sleeping, concentrating, irritability, angry outbursts, aggressive behavior
General Anxiety Disorder
General Anxiety Disorder is characterized by pervasive and unwarranted anxiety and concern related to everyday occurrences. Instead of a typical ebb and flow, daily life is engulfed in continual feelings of apprehension, fear, or unease. Often disproportionate or magnified, these worries heavily influence an individual’s thoughts and actions.
Symptoms
- Uncontrollable, excessive, ongoing worry and tension
- Difficulty sleeping
- Expecting the worst
- Difficulty concentrating, mind goes blank
- Inability to relax
- Easily irritated
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder, often referred to as manic-depressive disorder, is a distinct mood condition. Those affected undergo intense emotional fluctuations, ranging from profound periods of depression to heightened phases of energized behavior, termed manic episodes.
Symptoms
- Racing thoughts, poor attention
- Increased risk taking (risky sexual behavior, spending money, etc.)
- Changes in sleep patterns and eating habits
- Increased talkativeness
- Deep depression
- Lack of energy and motivation
- Feeling worthless, guilt
- Suicidal thoughts
Suicidal Ideation
Suicidal Ideation is characterized by persistent thoughts of self-harm or taking one’s own life. The presence of mental health conditions, like depression or bipolar disorder, can amplify these thoughts. Active suicidal ideation goes beyond mere contemplation, encompassing both the desire to end one’s life and a formulated plan to execute it.
Symptoms
- Withdrawing from others, avoiding social contact
- Speaking about death, dying
- Feeling hopeless, self-loathing
- Increased risky behaviors including drugs and alcohol abuse
- Belief that suicide is the only remedy to end emotional pain
Migraines, Headaches
Migraines present as powerful, pulsating headaches typically concentrated on one side of the head. Various triggers, including environmental changes, stress, hormonal shifts, among others, can induce these episodes. Predominantly affecting women, migraines can significantly impede daily activities and routines.
Symptoms
- Pounding, throbbing pain affecting the whole head or shifting from side to side
- Blurred vision
- Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain
- Fatigue, dizziness
- Loss of appetite
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