| Research indicates that around 1 in 4 of
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| | - Persistent feelings of sadness,
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| us will experience some kind of a mental
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| | loneliness or despair
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| health problem at some point in our
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| | - Feeling tired or lethargic most of the
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| lives. We cannot predict who they will be
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| | time
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| and we cannot identify one single cause
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| | - Feeling unworthy and guilty and
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| but instead it would appear that a
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| | deserving of punishment or blame
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| combination of biochemical,
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| | - Sleep disturbances which can either be
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| psychological, environmental and even
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| | sleeping too much or not sleeping at all
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| genetic factors can all play a role in
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| | - Changes in eating patterns and
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| triggering a mental health problem.
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| | associated weight loss or weight gain
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| The most common types of mental health
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| | - Loss of libido and lack of interest in
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| problems are anxiety related disorders
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| | sex
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| and depression. Many very mild cases of
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| | - Feeling anxious and fearful most of the
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| anxiety and depression can be alleviated
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| | time for no apparent reason
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| or even eliminated by learning some
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| | - Emotional outbursts or displaying anger
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| simple self help techniques and sometimes
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| | and hostility to others without real
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| it can be a matter of just making some
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| | cause
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| simple lifestyle adjustments. If you are
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| | - Unable to think clearly or have
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| feeling slightly stressed, a bit down in
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| | difficulty making decisions
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| the dumps or a little anxious, then you
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| | - Talking or thinking about death and
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| could try the following to see if they
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| | suicide
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| make a difference.
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| | - Attempted suicide
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| Self help techniques
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| | Another more potentially serious type of
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| - Identify any worries you have and speak
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| | depressive disorder is bipolar disorder
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| about how you feel with friends and loved
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| | (manic depression) which is believed to
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| ones
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| | affect around 1 in every 100 people.
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| - Cut down on alcohol, smoking, tea,
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| | Bipolar is a lifelong disorder
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| coffee and other stimulants
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| | characterised by extreme fluctuations in
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| - Eat a balanced and healthy diet with
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| | mood from manic episodes or "highs" to
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| plenty of fruit and vegetables
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| | depressive episodes or "lows". There is
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| - Make sure you are getting enough Omega
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| | no set pattern and each individual will
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| 3 fatty acids in your diet in the form of
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| | experience it differently. Some
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| oily fish twice a week or fish oil
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| | additional symptoms to look out for
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| supplements
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| | include the following:
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| - Try to relax or even meditate and spend
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| | - An increase in energy and activity,
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| some time each day just for yourself
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| | feeling restless
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| - Make sure you are getting enough
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| | - Experiencing excessively high and
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| exercise
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| | euphoric moods
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| However, if you are feeling excessively
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| | - Racing thoughts, talking quickly,
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| anxious or panicky or worried or if the
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| | jumping from one idea to another
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| way you are feeling is affecting your
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| | - Experiencing hallucinations or
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| ability to get on with your day to day
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| | delusions
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| routines then you shouldn't try to deal
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| | - Unrealistic beliefs in one's abilities
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| with it on your own. In these cases it
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| | and powers
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| won't just go away so you should discuss
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| | - Poor judgment, spending sprees,
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| how you feel with your doctor at the
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| | unrealistic ideas
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| earliest opportunity who may decide to
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| | - A lasting period of behaviour that is
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| prescribe some medication if he or she
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| | markedly different from usual
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| feels it might help, or in certain cases
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| | - Provocative or aggressive behaviour
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| you could also be offered some form of
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| | - Denial that anything is wrong
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| talking therapy or counselling or even a
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| | Conclusion
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| combination of treatments.
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| | If you suspect that you or someone close
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| Anxiety and depression can also mask
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| | to you is suffering from any kind of
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| other potentially more serious mental
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| | mental health problem then it is
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| problems so any indication of mental
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| | important to speak to a doctor. Untreated
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| distress should be taken seriously.
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| | mental health problems can have a
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| Without appropriate help and treatment,
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| | devastating effect on just about every
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| mental illness can continue for years and
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| | area of life including family,
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| the individual concerned will suffer
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| | relationships and work, not to mention
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| needlessly. So what are the main symptoms
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| | quality of life in general.
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| to look out for?
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| | Many people are afraid of admitting that
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| Recognising there is a problem
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| | they might have a mental health problem
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| Most of the following symptoms can be
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| | and see it is a sign of weakness. This is
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| experienced by any one of us at times and
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| | simply not the case. People with mental
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| can be a perfectly normal part of life.
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| | health problems cannot help how they feel
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| It is when the symptoms are prolonged and
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| | and behave, but even in the most serious
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| persistent in that they have continued
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| | cases, the right treatment can
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| for more than a couple of weeks and when
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| | dramatically improve the symptoms and the
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| they interfere with normal routines and
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| | illness can be controlled. Mental health
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| day to day living that some form of
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| | problems on the whole are treatable and
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| depressive disorder is indicated and you
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| | the majority of people who seek help will
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| may need some sort of treatment or
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| | find that they can regain control of
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| clinical intervention in order to help
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| | their lives and go on to make a full
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| you get back to your old self.
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| | recovery.
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