Understanding psychosis

Understanding psychosis

The conditions that affect the mind are described as psychosis, where there has been some loss of contact with reality. When someone becomes ill in this way it is called a psychotic episode. During a period of psychosis, a person’s thoughts and perceptions are...

WHAT IS SELF-HARM? Self-harm is when someone deliberately hurts, cuts, or injures themselves. For some people, self-harm is a way of coping with difficult or overwhelming feelings. Many people self- harm as a coping mechanism to deal with intense or difficult...

Traumatic events are common, and most people will experience at least once during their lives. WHAT IS TRAUMA? Trauma is the experience of severe psychological distress following any terrible or life-threatening event. Trauma survivors may develop emotional...