Benefit From Your Own Medicine
As a mental health professional, you have to be the sounding board and emotional support for your client. You can be of help to others when you are taken care of first.
The common issues faced by mental health professionals are:
Depression
Almost half of practising mental health professionals are found to be clinically depressed due to the feelings of failure, burnout, personal issues, daily stress and emotional challenges. Self-diagnosis is difficult in such situations; they require a third person’s opinion
Future of the issues if not dealt with:
Depression
Long term depression results in risky behaviour, reduction in functionality, addictions, suicidal ideation, anhedonia, loss of appetite and physical illnesses.
Cognitive Decline
Ignored cognitive decline leads to loss of functionality, memory loss, attention deficits and loss of motor skills.
Stress
Untreated personality disorders hamper interpersonal relationships, social functioning and occupational productivity leading to a state of dysfunction in severe cases.
Personality Disorders
Untreated personality disorders hamper interpersonal relationships, social functioning and occupational productivity leading to a state of dysfunction in severe cases.
Psychotic Disorders
When not treated, psychosis can lead to physical illness, legal and financial difficulties, dysfunctionality and even suicidal behaviour..
Ananda mental wellness is the one stop solution for your psychological needs. Catering to fellow mental health professionals is a priority.
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Emotional regulation
Therapy will provide you the non-judgemental space for venting out your emotions
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Healthy coping techniques
The trauma, stress, burnout has to be dealt with regularly to avoid overwhelming pile ups; which is possible through healthy coping techniques.
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Better sleep quality
Working through the other mental health issues will eventually affect your sleep pattern and quality for the better.
Benefits of Ananda
Easy bookings, no commuting needed
Express yourself without feeling judged
Choose your own therapist
FAQs
Psychologists also face problems in life, regarding health and relationships. Hence, they also undergo mental health issues.Mental illness can affect a psychologist’s performance when working with clients. And detecting those performance issues often requires an outside observer. emotions conjured up for acting may result in sleep deprivation, anger, depression, anxiety and the cyclical nature of the ensuing side effects. Sleep deprivation alone can lead to impaired function, causing some individuals to “acute episodes of psychosis”
Psychiatrists have been shown to be more likely than doctors from other specialties to suffer from a range of mental health problems. Often ignored, their symptoms increase in severity before they begin treatment.