Many mental health and medical conditions have similar symptoms to depression—such as fatigue and sleep problems—so you may think you have depression when you actually don't.
Here are the facts about depression, disorders with similar symptoms, and how to tell them apart.
Depression: The Basics
Depression is a common mental health condition that affects the way you feel, think, and behave. You ...
Anxiety disorders are common psychological disorders that cause people to feel excessive worry, fear, or nervousness, affecting their daily lives and work. This article will introduce the definition, symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention methods of anxiety disorders, hoping to help you understand and deal with this psychological problem.
Definition of Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety disorder is a ...
Anxiety is a normal emotional response that we all feel when we are faced with stress, danger, or difficulty. However, if anxiety is excessive, persistent, or unreasonable, it may affect our quality of life and health. At this time, we may suffer from anxiety disorders.
Anxiety disorder is a mental illness that comes in many different types and manifestations. According to statistics in the Unite...
Have you ever met someone who always ignores right and wrong, doesn't care about other people's feelings and rights, often lies, cheats, manipulates or hurts others, but never feels guilty or regretful? Do they frequently break the law and engage in dangerous or violent behavior without responsibility or concern for the consequences? Are they self-righteous, arrogant, and always thinking they are ...
Introduction: Some people always like to express themselves in front of others, no matter what method they use. They may suffer from a psychological problem called histrionic personality disorder. This problem will affect their normal life and social interaction. This article will introduce you to the definition, manifestations and treatment of histrionic personality disorder.
What is histrionic ...
How to deal with depression and anxiety
Depression and anxiety are two different mood disorders that can have negative effects on your body and mind. Depression causes you to fall into a persistent low mood and lose your enthusiasm and motivation for life. Anxiety causes you to feel uncontrollable fear or worry that affects your daily activities and relationships. Sometimes, you may suffer from b...
Agitation depression (AD) is a special type of depression that, in addition to low mood, is also accompanied by psychomotor agitation and escape from thoughts. Patients with this disorder often exhibit uneasiness, irritability, impulsivity, hostility and other behaviors, which seriously affect their quality of life and social functions. Agitation depression is closely associated with bipolar disor...
Research shows that since 2019, social movements have caused great mental distress to many Hong Kong people, and many people will feel guilty and self-blame. If you feel chronically guilty during this period, you may want to pay attention to whether you have 'survivor's guilt' or even post-traumatic stress disorder.
What is survivor guilt?
Survivor guilt is one of the symptoms of post-traumatic ...
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that includes different types and degrees of autism. The core symptoms of autism are social communication impairment, language communication impairment and repetitive stereotyped behaviors. Autism spectrum disorders range widely, and some people may have only mild symptoms, while others may hav...
Introduction
Do you often do seemingly meaningless things but can't stop? Do you always demand perfection from yourself and others, otherwise you will feel uneasy or dissatisfied? If you experience these symptoms, you may have obsessive-compulsive disorder or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. These are psychological disorders that require prompt professional help. This article will intro...