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Types of Distress

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  • Emotional Abuse
  • Physical Abuse
  • Sexual Abuse

  • Alcohol Dependence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Gambling
  • Smoking

  • Everyone knows what anger is, and most people have felt it at some point in their life. It is a comp ... more >>

  • Agoraphobia
  • Generalised Anxiety Disorder
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorder
  • Phobias
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Bereavement is the path that consists of grief and mourning when a loved one dies. Everybody reacts ... more >>

    A person or group of people continuously tormenting, intimidating, verbally/emotionally harassing or ... more >>

    Career counselling is sought when an individual needs confidential guidance and help about areas of ... more >>

    Sometimes children and young people (and their families) may need extra support if they are finding ... more >>

    Financial problems often cause stress, anxiety ... more >>

    Dementia is a progressive brain dysfunction that gradually leads to an increased restraint of daily ... more >>

  • Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
  • Dysthymic Disorder
  • Major Depression
  • Postnatal Depression

  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Binge Eating Disorder
  • Bulimia Nervosa

  • Self-confidence can be defined as ‘being self-assured and feeling or showing self-reliance’ or 'fait ... more >>

    Most people assume self-esteem is the same as self-confidence, and alt ... more >>

  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Dependent Personality Disorder
  • Histrionic Personality Disorder
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
  • Paranoid Personality Disorder
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder

  • Sexual problems affect almost everyone at some stage in their life – sometimes these problems resolv ... more >>

  • Abortion
  • Infidelity
  • Marriage/Couples Counselling
  • Mental Health
  • Separation and Divorce

  • Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder, affecting the sufferer's ability to think clearly and deci ... more >>

    Sexual orientation indicates whom an individual is sexually and emotionally attracted to. This can m ... more >>

    Stress is the wear and tear experienced as individuals adapt to a continually changing environment. ... more >>

    Tourettes Syndrome is a neurological illness, which usually begins during childhood. This disorder ... more >>

    Psychological trauma occurs as the result of a traumatic event. Traumatic experiences make us questi ... more >>

    Pressure at work can help to keep individuals motivated and enthused about their job, however if the ... more >>

    Did You Know?
    "Mixed anxiety and depression, according to the ONS 2000 survey, is experienced by 9.2 per cent of adults in Britain. This is followed by general anxiety at 4.7 per cent and depression (without the symptoms of anxiety) at 2.8 per cent."
    (www.mind.org.uk, 2005)
    Also...
    "The least common disorder in the ONS survey is panic disorder, affecting 0.7 per cent of the population of Britain. In 2000 there was a slight decrease, 0.5 per cent, in the prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder compared with the figures for 1993."
    (www.mind.org.uk, 2005)
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