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Dealing with mental illness

Have you ever worried excessively, felt depressed or anxious without knowing why, felt someone was a threat to your wellbeing, thought about suicide as an escape - or abused alcohol or drugs to self-treat a psychological problem?

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In this section

Mental disorders can be insidious - working their way into many life situations - and they can also be devastating, destroying individuals' effective functioning in life, as well as affecting their families and the people surrounding them.

Anxiety, panic and phobias
When worries get out of control
Bipolar disorder
The extreme mood swings of manic depression
Dementia
This condition often starts with memory problems
Depression
It's important to remember that depression is treatable
Eating disorders
Learn to spot the symptoms of eating problems
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Few of us have total control of our thoughts
Post-traumatic stress disorder
When you continually relive a traumatic event
Personality disorder
We take a look at the common symptoms
Schizophrenia
Find out why this condition is often misunderstood
Postnatal depression
For many mothers the ‘baby blues’ become something more serious

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