Mental & Psychological Illnesses

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Anorexia | Sexual dysfunction | Burnout | Depression | Apathy | Insomnia | Dyslexia | Anxieties | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Stuttering | Seasickness | Sleepwalking |

Anorexia

Anorexia nervosa is a predominantly female eating disorder that most often appears during adolescence. It leads to strict and voluntary food deprivation for several months, even several years. Anorexia is very often associated with psychological disorders.

Sexual dysfunction

In men, sexual dysfunction is difficulty having sexual intercourse. Sexual disorders include a large number of disorders affecting: Sexual arousal (libido) Ability to achieve or maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction or impotence)

Burnout

Definition. Professional burnout syndrome, equivalent in French to the English term burnout, translates into “physical, emotional and mental exhaustion which results from prolonged investment in emotionally demanding work situations”

Depression

Depression (or depressive disorder) is a common psychological illness which, through its mood disorders, seriously disrupts daily life. Many psychological, biological and environmental factors are involved in its occurrence.

Apathy

Apathetic behavior is manifested by: the absence of emotions, sensations and desires; a lack of motivation and initiative; loss of interest in others.

Insomnia

Insomnia is defined as the feeling of having slept poorly due to: difficulty falling asleep; and/or one or more nocturnal awakenings; and/or waking up too early in the morning.

Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a learning disorder, just like dysorthographia and dyscalculia. What these disorders have in common is that they modify the ability to retain, understand, retrieve or communicate information. They harm academic learning.

Anxieties

The physical symptoms are varied and numerous: sleep disorders, muscle pain, palpitations, tremors, sweaty hands, dizziness, chills, headaches or stomach aches, diarrhea or constipation, feeling of tightness in the chest, feeling of suffocation, knot in the stomach or throat, ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) triggers disturbing, repetitive and uncontrollable thoughts, causing severe anxiety. These obsessions focus on specific themes (dirt, sex, fear of making mistakes, etc.) They are frequent and often begin before the age of 25

Stuttering

Stuttering is a speech disorder. It is characterized by involuntary repetitions and lengthening of sounds and syllables, often accompanied by pauses and blocking. Stuttering prevents you from expressing yourself continuously

Seasickness

Seasickness is due to a conflict between our senses, due to the contradictory movements of the body and the sea. The brain cannot process the information transmitted to the inner ear and the eyes, hence the sensations dizziness and nausea.

Somnambulism

Sleepwalking is characterized by a state of unconscious wakefulness during sleep. The sleepwalker may simply remain awake in bed, or even get up, eat and do activities that may be more or less dangerous, for him and others.

Caution

Lithotherapy should in no case be a substitute for prescribed medical treatment. It should only act to reinforce this treatment. Medical diagnosis is essential and any ongoing treatment must be continued.