PSYCHOLOGY

If you feel constant and intense anxiety or fear for no realistic reason, you may have obsessions or phobias, which are an obstacle to your life. In that case, it is recommended to consult a specialist. -If you have frequent thoughts such as “My heart is beating so fast.” or “I'm afraid something will happen to me.” -Fear of something happening to your body, such as tension, restlessness, distress, shortness of breath, fear of having a heart attack and death, and fear of something happening to the mind, such as losing control or going crazy. -Feeling like the ground is shaking or slipping under your feet.

Anxiety disorders are mental disorders.

Panic Disorder Obsessive compulsive disorder Generalised Anxiety Disorder Phobias Social Anxiety Disorder Separation Anxiety Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Selective Mutism (Mutism) Substance and Alcohol-Related Anxiety Disorder

It is one of the most common psychological disorders.

The type of your treatment and its length is unique to you. A decision will be made after your psychologic evaluation.

Anxiety disorders are treated with psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic agents.

It is a mood disorder that affects the emotional, intellectual and behavioural life of the person and can even result in death if not treated.

Having negative feelings such as: Unhappiness, meaninglessness, hopelessness, helplessness, lack of pleasure, feeling empty, feeling worthless etc. .Reluctance, decreased sexual interest, not wanting to go to work, school or even getting out of bed .Increased or decreased appetite .Difficulty falling asleep, sleep interruptions, or oversleeping, absent-mindedness, difficulty concentrating .Suicidal tendencies

The mental health specialist diagnoses the patient's feelings, thoughts and behaviours with a psychiatric examination. Laboratory tests are requested when necessary.

Depression can be treated. Medications and psychotherapy are effective in treatment. Psychotherapy can be done face-to-face in the session room, or online.

It is the relationship between partners in which mutual respect, trust, empathy, listening, support and intimacy, understanding and respecting each other's borders are essential. Even if there are conflicts between partners, they are constructive, not destructive. These kinds of relationships have a capacity problem-solving.

In healthy relationships, the person feels valued and self-esteem enriched. If relational problems persist and do not improve, many people are inclined to have psychological disorders.

Impaired communication, overprotection, unresolved conflicts, physical or mental violence, relation characterized with sado-masochistic, passive-aggressive or dependent features.

There may be relational problems between husband and wife, as well as between lovers, between friends, between parents and children, between siblings, between teachers and students, between colleagues, between employees and supervisors.

The personal characteristics of each person in the relationship and the defences they use determine how they fit together. Personality disorders (Narcissistic, Paranoid, Psychopathic, Borderline, Histrionic, Dependent, Avoidant, Obsessive...) can disrupt the harmony and maintenance of a healthy relationship.

The most appropriate treatment method for relational problems will be relational psychotherapy. The psychoanalytic approach provides opportunities for in-depth and structural change.

Adolescent counselling is aimed at young people to help them make sense of their feelings, behaviours and thoughts and entails the use of unique techniques.

Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to 19.

Anxiety, depression, suicide, bullying, drug and alcohol use (and abuse), digital gaming addiction, social media addiction, conduct disorder, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, antisocial behaviour, performance anxiety and exam anxiety are some of the concerns of an adolescent.

According to the needs of the adolescent, regular psychotherapy with adolescent and family interviews are essentials.

The issue with addiction is that many people who are addicted fail to realise that they do, in fact, have an addiction, so they are in denial. A person who is addicted has thoughts such as

Problems in the early mother-child relationship, attachment problems, addiction history of the parents, growing up in families with intense marital problems, etc.

Alcohol dependence Smoking addiction Substance (marijuana, heroin, cocaine, LSD, ecstasy...) addiction Gambling addiction Digital gaming addiction Social media addiction Shopping addiction Sex addiction Eating addiction

It is not enough just to get away from the substance, relationship or object. Family support, group therapy, Alcoholics Anonymous groups, personal psychotherapy is recommended.