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How to Deal with Loneliness for Better Mental Health

Psychological Health Care

Read on to learn more about loneliness, how it can impact your mental health and strategies to overcome feeling lonely. Mental health issues. Mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder, can also contribute to feelings of loneliness. What is Loneliness?

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. Etiology may include mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. Psychosis, e.g., paranoia, hallucinations, or delusions.

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10 Ways Substance Addiction Can Change Your Personality

Gateway Foundation

Substance use disorder significantly impacts a person’s life, damaging health, relationships, careers, and finances. Substances affect the brain differently depending on the type of substance it is and the individual’s health, habits, and other factors. These conditions commonly co-occur with substance use disorders.

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The monster will get us, be quiet

Stop Abuse Campaign

I still suffer from night paranoia. I have Bipolar 1 disorder and am on many medications to keep me stable. My wife is understanding of this and my mental illness. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline – (800) 662-4357. She would always cry on Christmas night.

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He Died Waiting: A book with a purpose

Learning Social Worker

He Died Waiting: Learning the lessons – a bereaved mother’s view of mental health services is based on my experiences as a mother and as a social worker. The support that he had from mental health services was dire. So, like many other people with mental illness he joined an endless waiting list.

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psychosis, violence, and the fear of madness

Clinical Philosophy

what the BPS report says In contrast to media stereotypes, in reality few people who experience paranoia or hear distressing voices ever hurt anyone else. The report also tells us that as a result of people’s fear and prejudice, mental health service users are much more likely than others to be victims of violence.