PANIC ATTACKS

Terror, palpitations, breathlessness, tremors, sweating, choking, fear of losing control or going crazy.

AGORAPHOBIA

Avoidance of places in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable in the event of having a panic attack (e.g. banks, supermarkets, crowded places, queues, buses & planes, driving on motorways).

CLAUSTROPHOBIA

Fear of flying, feeling trapped in an enclosed space
(e.g. lifts, buses and planes).

GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER

Generally worrying too much about things.

SPECIFIC PHOBIAS

Anxiety provoked by exposure to heights, dogs, insects, water, thunder, vomiting, needles, blood and injury, fear of medical and dental procedures.

DEPRESSION

Low mood, poor concentration, indecisiveness, feeling sad and empty, loss of interest in activities, changes in weight and/or sleep patterns, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness, recurrent thoughts of death or suicide.

LOW SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE

Generally feeling bad about yourself.

SOCIAL / PERFORMANCE ANXIETY

Shyness, fear of humiliation, avoidance of and embarrassment in social situations.

OCCUPATIONAL STRESS

Burn-out, exhaustion, depression caused by work situations.

OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS

Repetitive worrying thoughts and images, nonsense thoughts/phrases, counting, repugnant or disgusting thoughts (e.g. of harming others).

COMPULSIVE RITUALS / BEHAVIOURS

Checking doors and windows, taps, appliances for safety reasons, ensuring objects are in the right order, washing hands/body or environment excessively, ritualising to prevent unwanted consequences, excessive tidieness and hoarding.

HYPOCHONDRIASIS

Excessive worry about health concerns.

COMPULSIVE HABITS

Nail biting, hair pulling, nose picking.

BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER

Preoccupation with imagined defect in appearance of particular body parts, especially face and hair.

EATING DISORDERS

IE Anorexia and Bulemia.