Is a problem in your life dragging you down? Is it making it hard to function, feel in control or be happy?
Emotional troubles like this are more common than you suspect—by some estimates, in any given year 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. struggle with a mental health problem like depression, severe anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder.
If you are struggling, a mental health professional can help you feel like yourself again. Using talk therapy and possibly medication, this professional can help you:
• Come up with plans for solving problems.
• Change behaviors that hold you back.
• Feel stronger when facing challenges.
• Examine how the way you think may negatively affect your emotions.
• Heal pain from your past.
The encouraging news: Most people who seek help get better.
Keep this in mind too: Seeking help is never a sign of weakness. It takes strength to admit things need to change and to learn new coping skills and grow.
Watson Clinic's Psychiatry and Psychology departments are here to help. You can schedule an appointment with our Psychiatry department at Watson Clinic Main by calling 863-680-7385 or at Watson Clinic Highlands by calling 863-607-3689. Psychology appointments at Watson Clinic Main can be scheduled by calling 863-668-3465.
Sources: American Psychological Association; Mental Health America