Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD may affect people who experienced one or more traumatising situations. These traumas may develop as a result of extreme stress and life-threatening experiences. The symptoms of PTSD includes recurring flashbacks to the incident, avoidance of memories of the event which continues after a month of the traumatising experience. 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCD is an anxiety disorder which is characterized by intrusive thoughts. This again could lead to feelings of uneasiness, fear or worry. The affected will establish repetitive behavioural patterns (compulsive) which are associated with reducing the feeling of uneasiness. The behavioural patterns may include nervous rituals, preoccupation with thoughts of violence, excessive washing and repetitive needs of reassurance. 

Health Anxiety

Health anxieties of Hypochondriasis refers to constant worries of having a serious illness. These worries will occur without the presence of an actual medical condition. 

Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Generalised Anxiety Disorder is characterized by excessive and often irrational worries about events or activities. These worries will normally interfere with the daily functions of the affected person. 

Social Anxiety Disorder

Social anxiety disorder is a disorder which is characterised by an intense feeling of fear in social settings, giving the affected difficulties with functioning in the daily life. 

Stress

Stress is a psychological process which is caused by events that may harm, challenge or threaten the individual. The stress may happen consciously or subconsciously. 

Anxiety

Anxiety is an unpleasant feeling of inner conflict, often followed by nervous behaviour. The feeling of inner conflict is not a response to a real threat, but rather to what is perceived as a future threat.
  

Depression

Depression refers to the state of low mood, accompanied by an aversion to activity. Thoughts are often negative and repetitive, the patient reports of fewer experiences of joy, and a feeling of hopelessness which often leads to a decrease of general interest in everyday life.
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Anger Management

Anger management is training for temper control and reclaiming a sense of calm. Popular techniques includes cognitive restructuring and techniques for problem solving. 

Low Self-esteem

People suffering from low self-esteem will often experience heavy self-criticism and general dissatisfaction about oneself. Towards others, the person might be hypersensitive and easily defensive when criticised.     

Eating Disorder

Eating disorders are characterised by abnormal eating habits, resulting in either overeating or insufficient food intake. 

Trauma

A trauma is a damage to one’s psych after several distressing events. The trauma will often be an overwhelming sensation of stress, which the individual is unable to cope with. 

Physical Injury

A trauma can also be done to the physical organism, which is caused by harm from an external source. 

Work Stress

Work stress refers to the stress which may be caused by your occupation. It is a response to being presented with demands and pressure which is not matched with their abilities. 

Lack of Assertiveness

Lack of assertiveness is characterised by a passive nature, a need to please the surroundings which may lead to a sense of worthlessness. The individual will see other people’s feelings as superior to their own. 

Suicidal Feelings/Self-harm

Suicidal feelings concerns thoughts which are overly focused on suicide. The intensity of the thoughts may vary from fleeting thoughts, detailed planning and extensive focus on it. 

Panic

Panic is an overwhelming feeling of fear, dominating rational and logical thoughts. The feeling will often lead to an anxiety attack. 

Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia

A panic disorder will be diagnosed in people experiencing panic attacks seemingly out of the blue, while no real threat exists. These people will often be preoccupied with the fear of the recurrence of such a feeling. Some will start avoiding the places where they have experienced panic attacks – thereby developing Agoraphobia, the fear of open and public places. 

Unexplained Medical Symptoms

People who suffer from persistent medical complaints, such as pains and dizziness, will feel reassured by receiving a concrete diagnosis. However, when the doctors cannot provide a precise diagnosis, the patient may find the symptoms even more distressing and difficult to cope with. 

Chronic Illness and/or Disabilities

A chronic illness is a condition which is persistent or long-lasting. Patients who lives with a chronic illness will sometimes need to work through feelings of guilt, denial and frustrations connected to the chronic illness in order to cope better with their everyday-life. 

Phobias

A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, defined as a persistent fear of a situation or an object. The person suffering from a phobia will normally go to great lengths of avoiding the situation or object which triggers the anxiety.   

Bereavement

Bereavement refers to the period of grief and mourning after the death of a loved one. It is a highly individual and complex experience, therefore making it often difficult for the grieving person to connect with others.