Psychological disability
Profiles whose mental experience shapes their relationship to the world and to others.
- Energy cycles that vary from one period to another
- Early signals to know and to respect
- A calm, non-judgmental presence rather than advice
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Anxiety disorder An anxiety disorder is not a worry that is a bit too strong and that you could simply reason away. It is an inner alarm that goes off in the absence of any real danger and that occupies the body as much as the thoughts: … View the explanations
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Bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder brings two climates into a life that alternate over weeks, sometimes months. There are the periods when energy rises to the point of filling the nights with plans, words, and drive, and the periods when … View the explanations
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Borderline personality disorder Borderline personality disorder, also called emotionally unstable personality disorder, is marked by emotions of a rare intensity and very rapid swings, sometimes within a few minutes. Joy, anger, emptiness, or the fear … View the explanations
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Depression Depression is a lasting state that switches off energy, drive and the capacity to feel pleasure, sometimes for weeks or months. It is not just sadness: it is often the very desire that fades, to the point that once-enjoy… View the explanations
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Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating) An eating disorder sets up an all-consuming relationship with food, the body, and control. Depending on the form, anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating, it can show as severe restriction, uncontrollable eating followed by g… View the explanations
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OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) combines two things that feed each other: intrusive thoughts that impose themselves and cause strong anxiety, and gestures or rituals that the person carries out to bring that anxiety … View the explanations
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appears after an event that exceeded a person's ability to cope: an accident, an assault, a disaster, violence. Long after the real danger has gone, the body and mind keep reacting a… View the explanations
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Schizophrenia Schizophrenia at times changes the way a person perceives reality and organises their thoughts. During these periods, perceptions, ideas, or sensations may impose themselves without anything external causing them, which … View the explanations
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Selective mutism A person with selective mutism speaks without difficulty in certain places, often at home with loved ones, and finds themselves physically unable to make a sound in others, such as school, a shop, or in front of someone … View the explanations
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