Bullies can make life very difficult for the people they target but what often makes it worse is the bystander who looks on and does nothing.
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Mental Health Conditions: What is a Phobia?
A phobia is an intense fear of an object, a living creature, a situation or place. Phobias are common and can vary…
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OCD is a mental health condition that makes people repeat an action again and again or think about things over and over…
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Borderline personality disorder is a mental health condition that impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others…
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Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that can disturb a person’s thoughts, perceptions, emotions and behaviour…
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The word psychosis is used to describe a condition and a set of symptoms that include delusions, hallucinations and disturbed thinking…
Continue readingMental Health Conditions: What is PTSD?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (or PTSD) is a mental health disorder that begins after a traumatic event. It can happen to anyone at any age.
Continue readingMental Health Conditions: What are Mania and Hypomania?
Mania and hypomania are periods when a person feels full of energy, elated and very active. Both are associated with bipolar disorder…
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Depression is a mental health condition that can affect thinking, feeling, energy and behaviour. It can have a big impact on someone’s life.
Continue readingMental Health Conditions: What is Bulimia?
Bulimia is an eating disorder and serious mental health condition driven by an intense fear of putting on weight…
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