How do you know that it's time for an appointment with the therapist

In the world of the number of patients with various mental disorders measuredWHO Newsletter hundreds of millions. Every fifth adult at least once feltMental illness to imagine what it is - to live, when the natural mind leads.

Mental health - it is not just the absence of mental disorders. Mental Health - a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his abilities, can withstand the normal stresses of life, work productively and contribute to their community.

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Many difficult to understand why you need a therapist. In normal people also have friends to talk to them from the heart should be, and then gather strength - and all the problems will be. And all this psychotherapy - a way of siphoning off money before such was not, and no depression was not there.

One can not disagree with the fact that had somehow got along without psychotherapists. But there is a man, he has a problem, and he did not want to live "once as before," he wants to live well now. Justified by the desire to realize that psychotherapy can help.

Who is the therapist

Background not to confuse who is considered to be a therapist, and who - no.

Psychologist - A person with specialized higher education, the diploma is written "psychologist". After special training - "clinical psychologist". All other names (Gestalt psychologist, art therapist, etc.) indicate only that the methods he uses. Psychologist helps to find a way out of difficult situations, to work out the problem. But he does not treat mental disorders and diseases, he advises healthy people.

Psychiatrist - a person with higher medical education, a specialist in psychiatry. He treats people with severe mental disorders, usually in a hospital, mainly pills and procedures.

Psychotherapist - a psychiatrist who has passed additional training. He can prescribe drugs, counseling and treatment by different methods of psychotherapy.

Therapist needed for the rehabilitation of patients with serious diseases and for the treatment of disorders which somehow interfere with life, work, build relationships and create. In general, therapy improves quality of life.

When it's time to sign up for the reception

Mental disorders rarely occur for no apparent reason, as a rule, the symptoms gradually becoming stronger. Cheerleaders must be the following:

1. Changed character. Man becomes closed, loses interest in the business, it does not communicate with the people that used to be important.
2. It takes faith in their own strength, so much so that even start something you do not want, because I'm sure in the failure.
3. Constantly felt tired, I want to sleep either, or do nothing.
4. Reluctance to move is so strong that even a simple action (take a shower, throw garbage) are converted to the task for the day.
5. There are strange sensations in the body. Not pain, but just something completely indescribable and very strange.
6. The mood is changing rapidly for no apparent reason from elation to total despondency.
7. There are unexpected emotional reactions: tears when watching comedy, sadness in response to the "Hi, how are you?".
8. Often there are aggression and irritability.
9. Broken dream comes insomnia or constant sleepiness.
10. Rolls panic attacks.
11. Changing eating behavior: markedly systematic overeating or not eating.
12. It's hard to concentrate, learn and deal with the case.
13. There were frequent or repetitive compulsive actions, habits.
14. I want to hurt yourself (or notice that a person hurts himself: Body minor burns, scrapes, cuts).
15. There are thoughts of suicide.

It's not all about the symptoms that signal difficulties in the psyche.

The main criterion: if something prevents you live every day reminds himself, go to the doctor.

If you notice any symptoms of a loved one or the other, offer assistance. Do not scold or laugh at a man, do not force treatment. Tell me what's bothering you and ask how you can help. find helpline or addresses of experts, to people unable to contact them.

Once recorded it is not necessary

If you have a bad mood because of the nasty weather if you get a bad grade, you are fired or if you had an argument with a loved one, do not need a therapist. It's all solved several rest days, the same conversation with family and a cup of hot chocolate or watching a football match.

If you have experienced a lot of stress, grief, can not resolve the conflict, which has long stretches and you really need to sort out their feelings to figure out what to do next, then you to a psychologist.

However, if you are afraid that all these bad situations affect the life and decide to go to a therapist, will not be worse. The doctor can help himself or refer to the same psychologist (or psychiatrist, if it turns out that your disease is more serious than expected).

What to do before you go to a therapist

Many of the symptoms that signal the mental disorders do not always appear due to failures in the psyche. General weakness, chronic fatigue, irritability, insomnia and depression can occur at ordinary diseases, with mental health unrelated. Therefore, before you go to a therapist, you need to make sure that you are healthy physically.

No one bothers to attend both the therapist and explore the physical condition.

How to check your health, when nothing hurts, but in general it is not so:

1. Consult a physician and pass basic tests.
2. Undergo mandatory testing. Layfhaker I wroteWhat it is and when they take place.
3. If you have a chronic disease, go to the reception to the profile expert and check whether the aggravation is not.
4. Visit endocrinologist. Many of the symptoms of mental disorders are associated with disorders of the endocrine system.

But do not get carried away. Many patients over the years looking for the cause of sudden heart attacks mad or suffer from insomnia before recognize that the blame mentality.