mental health

What is agoraphobia? Agoraphobia may prevent you from going to work, keeping in touch with your friends and family, or running errands. Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder. People living with agoraphobia fear being in places that would be hard to escape from, such as public and crowded spaces. Examples of places that cause …

What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a chronic brain illness and are of five different types paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual type. Schizophrenia is a chronic brain illness that affects people’s perception of the world around them. Many cases of schizophrenia manifest in individuals when they reach their late teens. Men tend to show symptoms of schizophrenia earlier than women. …

What is Asperger’s syndrome? Adults diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome often have trouble with social interactions. They also have obsessive interests and enjoy repetitive activities. Asperger's syndrome is a diagnosis that was once given to those who had trouble with social interactions. People diagnosed with Asperger's also had obsessive interests and enjoyed repetitive activities.  Since 2013, people who were once considered …

What is claustrophobia? Claustrophobia is the fear of confined spaces. The cause is unknown but may be linked to trauma, genetics, family influence, or environment. Common triggers include elevators, planes, tunnels, MRI machines, and other crowded or closed spaces. Claustrophobia is a specific phobia, an anxiety disorder revolving around the fear of a specific object or situation. Specific phobias lead …

What symptoms are caused by anxiety? Anxiety can cause both mental and physical symptoms like shortness of breath, sweating, and irregular heartbeats. Everyone feels anxiety from time to time. It's normal to feel stressed or worried about things that happen in our everyday lives. However, people who experience anxiety disorders often feel heightened fear or worry about common situations. The …

What is an anxiety attack? During an anxiety attack, people may experience overwhelming panic, fear, loss of control, chest pain, trouble breathing and other signs of worry. Anxiety can occur during everyday life, it could be fleeting or it could persist and build. But if you have an anxiety disorder, you may feel your anxiety or panic overwhelm you with …

What does it mean to be a pathological liar? Pathological liars lie to manipulate others. Pathological lying is often a warning sign of antisocial personality disorder (commonly known as a psychopath). A pathological liar is usually considered manipulative, selfish and cunning. They lie incessantly to get their way and do so with little awareness or guilt. It could be that …

What are the traits of a narcissist? People need five out of nine traits to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder. The traits of a narcissist have been defined by the American Psychiatric Association. They have been described under the section of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). NPD falls under the umbrella of personality disorders described in psychiatry. Doctors diagnose NPD …

Facts you should know about misophonia Misophonia is defined as severely negative reactions to sounds that have a specific pattern, meaning, and context to the sufferer based on previous experiences. Other forms of sound sensitivity include hyperacusis (a negative reaction to sound due to particular physical characteristics, like volume, type, and intensity) and phonophobia (a fear of certain sounds). Some …

What exactly does a psychotherapist do? A psychotherapist helps people cope with and overcome mental health problems. A psychotherapist or therapist is a trained professional who assists people with various mental health conditions such as stress, depression, anxiety, insomnia, addiction, bipolar disorder, negative behavior patterns, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other debilitating feelings. Psychotherapy is also called talk therapy and can help …