Most of us would admit to feeling shy from time to time, or anxious about public speaking: the larger the crowd the greater the terror. It’s also not unusual to feel awkward while making small talk with unfamiliar (or uninteresting) people. But a significant number of people find these situations utterly mortifying.
Recovering from a traumatic experience can be challenging for some individuals. It can result in various mental and physical health issues, such as depression, substance abuse, anxiety, and physical health problems. However, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is linked explicitly to traumatic experiences.
In any year, one in five Australians will experience symptoms of a mental illness.
While drug treatments are widely used and can be effective, they sometimes come with troubling side-effects such as weight gain, headaches, and fatigue.
It’s important to know that, in general, psychotherapy is highly effective. Across a wide range of psychological problems and many different types of people, therapy simply works.
Earlier this year, Prince Harry revealed he has used a therapy called EMDR to cope with anxiety and trauma, including trauma resulting from his mother Princess Diana’s death when he was 12.
