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Mental Distress
Everyone has experienced mental distress
If that distress is interfering with our life and making it very hard to do the things we want to – like spend time with friends, sleep, eat, go to school or work – then it may be described as mental health problems or mental illness
People explain mental distress in different ways
• It could be caused by traumatic, sad or frightening things happening to us
• It could be a way of expressing how hard it is to fit in with what society expects of us
• It could be caused by an illness or disorder of the brain
• It could be caused by a mixture of things
What mental health problems and illnesses are there?
Many people will experience
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Mood swings
• Panic attacks
• Phobias
Some people will experience
• Eating disorders
• Self harm
• Suicidal thoughts
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Some people will experiencepsychosis
• A person’s sense of reality is changed – it may include hearing voices, seeing things or believing things not shared by most people
• It can happen once or many times
• Sometimes it’s connected with taking drugs
• It can be very frightening
One in Four
A quarter of people will experience mental health problems severe
enough to ask for professional help
People recover
• People who have any of these mental health problems can and do get better
• There is support available to help people recover
• Talking and listening can really help