| There are many different types of mental
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| | rechecking that doors are locked and
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| health disorders, any of which could
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| | windows closed etc. Someone with OCD can
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| affect any one of us at any time of our
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| | feel intensely anxious if they don't
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| lives regardless of our age, gender,
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| | carry out their rituals so performing
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| background or status. The most common
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| | them is a way to relieve their feelings
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| type of mental health disorders are
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| | of anxiety and distress.
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| anxiety and depression related disorders.
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| | Depression
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| Certainly, all of us can experience
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| | Depression is more than a period of the
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| anxiety at times, especially when we have
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| | blues. Clinical depression can be said
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| a particularly difficult situation to
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| | to exist when the symptoms of depression
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| deal with, like taking a driving test for
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| | persist for longer than a couple of weeks
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| example, or going for a job interview,
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| | and are severe enough to interfere with
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| but when the anxiety is so severe that it
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| | normal daily routines. There is also a
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| disrupts our daily lives, then it could
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| | loss of pleasure in activities that were
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| be that we are suffering from an anxiety-
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| | once enjoyed. There are many symptoms
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| related mental health disorder.
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| | associated with depression including
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| Similarly, each of us know what it's like
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| | feelings of sadness and despair,
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| to feel a bit down in the dumps, we may
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| | lethargy, sleep disturbances, changes in
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| even say we are depressed, but true
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| | eating patterns, sudden changes in
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| depression is where the symptoms don't
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| | behaviour and mood, anxiety, guilt, and
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| subside after a short period of time,
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| | thoughts of death and suicide. We can
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| they persist and are severe enough to
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| | all experience some of these symptoms at
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| impair our ability to carry out our
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| | times but when truly depressed these
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| normal routines.
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| | symptoms don't just subside, they
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| The following list represents some of the
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| | persist.
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| more commonly known mental health
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| | Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
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| disorders with a brief description of
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| | Bipolar disorder is characterised by
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| their typical symptoms.
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| | extreme fluctuations in mood with
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| Phobias
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| | episodes of euphoria and mania
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| A phobia is an anxiety related disorder
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| | alternating with episodes of depression
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| characterised by extreme fear, perhaps
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| | and despair. During a manic phase the
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| fear of a situation, an object, a place
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| | bipolar sufferer may need very little
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| or a creature and this fear is completely
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| | sleep, may think and talk very quickly,
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| out of proportion to the norm. There are
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| | can be highly creative, appear completely
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| literally hundreds of known phobias but
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| | confident and without inhibition, they
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| common ones include fear of public
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| | could leave their job, go on a spending
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| places, confined spaces, flying, spiders,
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| | spree or behave in other potentially
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| and fear of heights. A sufferer will try
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| | destructive ways. During a depressive
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| to avoid their fear at all costs, and
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| | episode they may experience strong
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| when faced with it, will experience
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| | feelings of hopelessness and despair and
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| severe anxiety which can include
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| | find themselves unable to muster the
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| palpitations, nausea and panic attacks.
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| | energy to do even the simplest of tasks.
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| Panic attacks
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| | They may also withdraw from social
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| A panic attack can be a terrifying
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| | situations and even contemplate suicide.
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| experience. Someone experiencing a panic
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| | Bipolar is a lifelong disorder affecting
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| attack is engulfed by overwhelming fear
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| | around 1% of the population.
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| and panic often without warning. Various
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| | Schizophrenia
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| physical symptoms can accompany a panic
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| | Schizophrenia is a particularly severe
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| attack, which include difficulty
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| | kind of mental health disorder, which is
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| breathing, trembling, palpitations,
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| | characterised by hallucinations,
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| dizziness, sweating, and nausea and a
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| | delusions, and strange behaviour and
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| feeling of impending death.
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| | beliefs.
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| Post traumatic stress
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| | Conclusion
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| Post traumatic stress can follow an
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| | Mental health disorders are complex so
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| intensely disturbing experience such as a
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| | making an accurate diagnosis yourself can
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| car crash, violence or rape, being in
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| | be difficult, many people will present
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| extreme danger or basically any event
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| | with symptoms of more than one type of
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| that causes severe psychological
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| | disorder and many of the symptoms of each
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| distress. The symptoms include
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| | disorder overlap with each other.
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| constantly reliving the event in the mind
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| | Consequently, it is important to seek the
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| through flashbacks and nightmares,
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| | right help. In the first instance you
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| disturbed sleep, anxiety and depression.
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| | should speak to your doctor who will be
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| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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| | able to make full medical assessment and
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| Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an
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| | guide you towards an appropriate course
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| anxiety related disorder manifesting
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| | of treatment.
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| itself in irrational and obsessive
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| | Sadly, many people are afraid of seeking
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| thoughts that spark illogical rituals and
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| | help and as such, will suffer in silence
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| behaviours or compulsions, for example,
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| | which can be an isolating and lonely
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| constantly thinking (obsessing) that your
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| | experience with potentially devastating
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| hands are not clean causing you to
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| | effects. Fortunately, mental health
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| repeatedly wash your hands (a
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| | disorders are treatable and those who do
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| compulsion). Other examples include
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| | seek help can go on to lead normal lives
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| excessive cleaning, checking and
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| | once again.
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